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- 1. Multiple Choice
The image is a diagram of the USS Maine.
To investigate the sinking of this ship, a historian could use this image to
create a design for a new version of the ship.
compare American ships to Spanish ships.
learn more about how the USS Maine was built.
figure out how to build a ship that would not sink.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which are the most likely reasons an interpretation of a historical event could change? Check all that apply.
New evidence is discovered.
New opinions are considered.
Pieces of evidence are lost or stolen.
Oversights and errors are corrected.
New technology is applied to evidence.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which two developments caused industrialization and the economy to grow during the Gilded Age?
new technology and workers’ unemployment benefits
new technology and a system of railroads
a system of railroads and social change
unemployment benefits and social change
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which change in the West was brought about by railroad expansion?
The Western economy went into a recession.
The mining and cattle ranching industries increased in the West.
The Eastern economy went into recession.
The wild buffalo population of the West increased.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the aim of the Dawes Act?
to strongly encourage American Indians to sell their land
to strongly encourage American Indians to speak English
to strongly encourage American Indians to change religions
to strongly encourage American Indians to become farmers
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Plains Indians embraced the Ghost Dance movement because they were
trying to unite all American Indians.
rallying against life on reservations.
looking for a reservation to call home.
creating a new buffalo-hunting ritual.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which factor most contributed to delays in construction for the Central Pacific Railroad?
a shortage of supplies
intense summer heat
long stretches of desolate landscape
conflicts with American Indians
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Homestead Act greatly impacted the American Indians of the Great Plains by
encouraging homesteaders to take over the American Indians’ farms.
creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of American Indians.
making new technologies available to American Indians.
bringing new schools to American Indian settlements.
- 9. Multiple Choice
I was enclosing my letter in its envelope when the explosion came. It was a bursting, rending, and crashing sound or roar of immense volume, largely metallic in character. . . . The electric lights, of which there were eight in the cabin where I was sitting, went out. Then there was intense blackness and smoke.
Read Captain Charles D. Sigsbee’s account of the sinking of the USS Maine, given in 1899.
This is a reliable source mainly because
it is dated 1899, which was only a year after the ship’s sinking.
it is based on secondhand information about the Maine sinking.
it appeared in a fictional story about the sinking of the Maine.
it was written by a person who was on board during the sinking.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Look at the chart below, which shows railroad growth in different areas of the country.
An increase in railroad mileage in an area led to great economic growth in that area. Between 1870 and 1890, which area had the greatest increase in railroads and, as a result, the most significant economic growth?
New England
the South
Western states and territories
the middle states
- 11. Multiple Choice
The photograph shows the USS Maine, which sank in 1898.
Which question might a historian ask to investigate what happened?
How many people are in the photograph?
Where did the sinking take place?
Who took this photograph?
Why did the military use this kind of ship?
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, and cases combined with it, came before the Supreme Court in 1883 and were mostly related to
freedom of speech and the Ku Klux Klan.
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
racial discrimination in public facilities.
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.
- 13. Multiple Choice
During Reconstruction, poll taxes and literacy tests virtually wiped out
the gains African Americans had won from the Thirteenth Amendment.
the losses African Americans had sustained from the Fourteenth Amendment.
the gains African Americans had won from the Fifteenth Amendment.
the losses African Americans had sustained from the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers was that tenant farmers
paid their rent in cash instead of crops.
owned their farms instead of renting them.
paid other farmers to work their fields.
owned their equipment and supplies.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did sharecropping have a negative effect on Southern society?
Sharecroppers were locked in a cycle of debt.
Landowners were unable to make a profit.
The system devalued the importance of cotton.
The system often separated family members.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did the Panic of 1873 affect American politics?
Southern Democrats gained power.
The Republican Party gained power.
Southern Democrats lost power.
Reconstruction efforts increased.
- 17. Multiple Choice
After the removal of troops from the South, whites disenfranchised African Americans, or
voted African Americans into political office.
prevented African Americans from joining parties.
took away African Americans’ right to vote.
granted African Americans the right to vote.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was one of the main goals of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?
to rebuild the cities of the South
to educate formerly enslaved people
to aid Radical Reconstruction
to oppose Radical Reconstruction
- 19. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, Congress reacted to rising violence against African Americans by
giving more money to the Freedmen’s Bureau.
offering more education to Southern whites.
legalizing the actions of the Ku Klux Klan.
declaring martial law in some parts of the South.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Many African Americans became involved in politics during Reconstruction by
participating in constitutional conventions.
registering to vote as Democrats.
moving to Northern cities to register voters.
starting their own political parties in the South.
- 21. Multiple Choice
In support of the Thirteenth Amendment, President Lincoln argued that
slavery did not impact the Civil War.
slavery should be made illegal everywhere.
slavery should be allowed in the South only.
slavery should be allowed in the North only.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is one thing William Holden did as North Carolina’s first provisional governor after the Civil War?
He pushed for black codes that restricted the rights of African Americans.
He lobbied to abolish the newly formed Freedman’s Bureau in the state.
He sought to re-establish the power of Confederate leaders.
He worked to reorganize government and enact reforms.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What was the main goal of President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan?
to slowly readmit the Confederate states to the Union
to harshly punish former Confederate military leaders
to limit the influence of the Southern states in Congress
to help the nation heal and move past the war quickly
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes John Wilkes Booth?
a professional actor and fierce abolitionist
a Republican politician who supported slavery
a professional actor and fierce anti-abolitionist
a Republican politician who opposed slavery
- 25. Multiple Choice
How did most North Carolinians participate in the Civil War?
Most residents of the state chose not to pick a side in the war.
About half fought for the Union and half fought for the Confederacy.
Some fought for the Union, but the overwhelming majority fought for the Confederacy.
Some fought for the Confederacy, but the overwhelming majority fought for the Union.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What was the state of North Carolina’s economy after the Civil War?
The economy had improved during the war, and it only grew stronger.
The economy had weakened during the war, but it quickly bounced back.
The economy was devastated by the end of the war, and it continued to struggle.
The economy had improved during the war, but it began to struggle after the war.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt from part 2 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a Federal scout.
Based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?
Farquhar may unknowingly walk into a trap.
Farquhar will pursue the soldier from the North.
Farquhar and the soldier may engage in an altercation.
Farquhar and his wife will forget about the soldier.
- 28. Multiple Choice
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the North’s main goal in the Civil War was to
end slavery.
form an alliance with Europe.
end the Union.
add border states.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which best describes President Lincoln’s overall goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
to preserve the Union
to end slavery in the South
to split the South in two
to add coastline to the North
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Abraham Lincoln’s promise to the nation?
He wanted to prevent any Southern states from seceding.
He wanted to stop the spread of slavery to the West.
He wanted to end slavery completely.
He wanted to prevent the beginning of a civil war.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt from Jefferson Davis’s speech in which he resigned from the Senate.
A state finding herself in the condition in which Mississippi has judged she is, in which her safety requires that she should provide for the maintenance of her rights out of the Union, surrenders all the benefits . . . deprives herself of the advantages . . . severs all the ties of affection . . . which have bound her to the Union . . . taking upon herself every burden, she claims to be exempt from any power to execute the laws of the United States within her limits.
–Speech on retiring from the Senate, Jefferson Davis, January 21, 1861
According to Davis, why did Mississippi secede from the Union?
The people of Mississippi believed that they needed to separate from the Union to maintain their rights.
The people of Mississippi opposed slavery and feared that the Union would preserve it.
The people of Mississippi claimed that the Union no longer held the state in its favor.
The people of Mississippi believed that being part of the Union would be a burden.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Who would have been most likely to support the pro-Union cause in North Carolina? Check all that apply.
yeoman farmers
wealthy plantation owners
abolitionists
settlers in the mountains region
slaveholders
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the Confederate Constitution?
It was written in 1860, before secession.
It was very different from the US Constitution.
It recognized and protected slavery.
It limited states’ rights.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why did Abraham Lincoln lose the election of 1858?
He refused to publicly debate his opponent.
More citizens voted for his opponent.
Republicans won a majority in the Illinois legislature.
Democrats won a majority in the Illinois legislature.
- 35. Multiple Choice
How did Northerners oppose the Fugitive Slave Act?
They passed personal liberty laws in some states.
They granted enslaved people a trial by jury.
They granted all escaped fugitives their freedom.
They became members of the Free Soil Party.
- 36. Multiple Choice
Most of the settlers who followed Stephen Austin into Texas hoped that
Texas would be governed by Spain.
Texas would immediately join the United States.
Texas would become a self-governing Mexican state.
Texas would become an independent nation.
- 37. Multiple Choice
Who was Dred Scott?
an enslaved person who sued for his freedom
an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy
an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers
a slaveholder who was sued by an enslaved worker
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes working conditions in factories in the 1800s?
Men worked long hours, but women and children worked short hours.
Working hours, like working conditions, were similar to those of today.
Laborers worked long hours, but there were frequent holidays.
Most laborers worked twelve hours a day, six days a week, with few holidays.
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which artistic tradition developed as a reaction against the Industrial Revolution?
the classicism movement
the romanticism movement
the Enlightenment
the Hudson River School
- 40. Multiple Choice
What happened to Cherokee who refused to honor their removal treaty with the United States?
The state of Georgia forced them to sell their lands to prospectors.
They brought another lawsuit before the Supreme Court, but lost.
The US Army rounded them up and forced them to march west.
They wrote their own constitution so they could remain in Georgia.
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