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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868? 8.9(C)
His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War
His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states
His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves
- 2. Multiple Choice
This painting shows artist Thomas Nast’s interpretation of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the Civil War.
Where did the events shown in this painting occur? 8.8(B)
A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia
The U.S. Capitol building
A public church near Ford’s Theatre
The Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments? 8.12(B)
A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states
The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories
A reduction in trade with European countries
The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South? 8.9(A)
By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves
By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves
By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves
By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves
- 5. Multiple Choice
This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the — 8.1(A)
Reconstruction era
Age of Jackson
Second Great Awakening
War of 1812
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War? 8.12(D)
Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces
Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or with the Confederacy
- 7. Multiple Choice
This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by — 8.24(A)
writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin
publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star
organizing the Underground Railroad
becoming the first African American senator
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did President Lincoln succeed in permanently abolishing the practice represented by the tree in this cartoon? 8.16(B)
By ordering the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery
By encouraging an armed rebellion of slaves in the South
By promoting the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
By helping abolitionists fund the Underground Railroad
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts? 8.7(C)
Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War? 8.8(B)
Several important Confederate generals were killed.
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.
The Confederate territory was divided in half.
Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the result of the events shown on the map above? 8.10(A)
General Lee’s troops received necessary reinforcements.
General Grant’s supply lines were completely cut off.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
General Grant and General Lee combined forces.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? 8.12(B)
A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise? 8.4(D)
It increased the political influence of the South.
It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.
It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.
It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these directly resulted from the event announced in this headline? 8.7(C)
The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North.
Members of the U.S. Senate sought to end Black Codes in the southern states.
The federal government allowed the expansion of slavery into all new western territories.
Abolitionists moved to the South to avoid living under the new law.
- 15. Multiple Choice
These reforms were instituted by — 8.9(A)
governors during the colonial era
Reconstruction governments after the Civil War
Patriots during the American Revolution
revivalists after the Second Great Awakening
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s? 8.28(B)
Sectional differences increased.
The federal government prohibited immigration.
Job opportunities decreased.
Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton? 8.12(A)
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- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?
African American families divided by slavery were reunited.
Newly free men and women moved west to claim land.
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election.
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who made this statement? 8.23(E)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Phillis Wheatley
- 20. Multiple Choice
How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system? 8.27(A)
By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton
By increasing the profitability of slavery
By reducing the demand for raw cotton
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen? 8.7(B)
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.
- 22. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to — 8.9(C)
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
- 23. Multiple Choice
How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy? 8.10(C)
How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map? 8.12(B)
The economic demands of the plantation system
The construction needs of the railroad
Increased textile manufacturing
Increased western migration
- 25. Multiple Choice
Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change? 8.8(B)
Radical Republicans took control of Congress.
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.
The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article? 8.1(A)
The Jacksonian era
The antebellum era
The Federalist era
The Reconstruction era
- 27. Multiple Choice
What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise? 8.21(C)
It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.
It provided financing for canal construction.
It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.
It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.
- 28. Multiple Choice
The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the — 8.16(B)
Compromise of 1850
Fifteenth Amendment
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why were these tactics effective? 8.12(D)
Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.
Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.
Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.
Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes this list? 8.9(C)
Established schools
Certified applications for political office
Granted small-business loans
Provided funds for farming supplies
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