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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which term best describes Manifest Destiny?
When the British Parliament ignored the colonies
Belief that it was America's God-Given right to expand from coast to coast
The idea that the British Parliament should tax the colonies
Belief that Native Americans were destined to rule the land
- 2. Multiple Choice
How was the Mexican American War a turning point in American History? (select all that apply)
Growth of Abolitionist movement
Increased Sectional tensions
Issue of Popular Sovereignty
Spread of slavery out west
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were reasons for westward migration? (select all that apply)
Access to natural mineral resources
Economic opportunities
Religious refuge
The land in the west was vacant (empty of people)
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Homestead Act....
Granted American citizens 160 acres of land for a cheap fee
Gave Native Americans land for a cheap price
Prohibited settlers from homesteading in the West
Encouraged settlement in the Northeastern part of the United States
- 5. Multiple Choice
Nativists... (select all that apply)
Were Anti-Catholic
Created policies that favored native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
Sought to limit the power of immigrants
Wanted to give more power to Native Americans
- 6. Multiple Choice
Select the statement that best describes the Free Soil Movement
Gave all slaves a plot of free soil
Aimed to stop the expansion of slavery in new territories
Encouraged freed slaves to move to new land
Made it illegal to purchase land
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or False: Prior to the Civil War, many Southerners defended slavery, claiming it was a "positive good"
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the Significance of Dred Scott v. Sanford?
The ruling declared Dred Scott a free man
The ruling declared Congress could not stop the expansion of slavery
The ruling declared Congress must stop the expansion of slavery
The ruling declared Dred Scott did not have to listen to his master
- 9. Multiple Choice
What year did the Civil War end?
1861
1865
1886
1905
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the 14th Amendment?
Right to vote for black men
Citizenship granted to all persons born in the United States
Right to vote for women
Ended slavery
- 11. Multiple Choice
The 13th Amendment...
Gave all men the right to vote
Ended the Civil War
Banned slavery
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
- 12. Multiple Choice
The 15th Amendment...
Ended the Civil War
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
Granted the right to vote to all male US citizens
Granted the right to vote to women
- 13. Multiple Choice
How can Lincoln's views on slavery best be described?
Lincoln was a strong abolitionist and always opposed slavery everywhere
At first, Lincoln did not ban slavery, he just sought to limit it's expansion. Eventually he sought to end slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation
At first, Lincoln fought the Civil War to end slavery. He believed slavery everywhere was immoral.
At first, Lincoln supported the expansion of slavery in the new territories as well as in Northern states
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements was NOT a reason the Union won the Civil War?
Strong leaders and battlefield strategy
A stronger railroad network
More factories
Familiarity with most battle fields
- 15. Multiple Choice
True or False: Sharecropping was a way to limit the new freedoms African Americans gained with the Reconstruction Amendments.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
The document that freed the slaves in rebellion states is known as the
Declaration of Independence
Missouri Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
Bill of Rights
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did Southern States limit the rights given in the 15th Amendment? (select all that apply)
Poll Taxes
Literacy tests
Fear and violence
Grandfather clauses
- 18. Multiple Choice
What were the components of the Compromise of 1850? (select all that apply)
Popular sovereignty would be used in the new territories
Maine would enter as a free state
A more strict fugitive slave law
California was added as a free state
- 19. Multiple Choice
Popular Sovereignty can best be described as...
The British tax the colonists at an outrageous rate
State residents would vote to decide the issue of slavery
The idea that it is America's God Given Right to expand from coast to coast
One person will determine whether or not to allow slavery in the territories
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Fugitive Slave Law...
Was supported by many Northerners
Helped southerners capture run away slaves
Was supported by many abolitionists
Gave fugitive (run away) slaves more rights
- 21. Multiple Choice
What was the Sand Creek Massacre?
A battle between Union and Confederate troops
A massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho natives led by the US army
A massacre of US troops
A massacre of bison in Northern Colorado, near Sand Creek
- 22. Multiple Choice
Select all the abolitionists
Frederick Douglas
William Llyod Garrison
Sojourner Truth
John C Calhoun
- 23. Multiple Choice
How did the abolitionist movement gain momentum? (select all that apply)
More laws favoring nativism
The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Publishing anti-slavery newspapers
Increased support from Southern Farmers
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did South Carolina Secede from the Union in 1860?
The Civil War had started
Lincoln declared the slaves in the South were free
They wanted to defend their state's rights after Lincoln was elected
They wanted to join other states who already seceded
- 25. Multiple Choice
How were African Americans positively impacted by Reconstruction? (select all that apply)
Schools were desegregated
Gained right to vote with 15th Amendment
Were granted opportunities through the Freedman's Bureau
African American women gained the right to vote
- 26. Multiple Choice
How were African Americans challenged during Reconstruction? (select all that apply)
Newly freed slaves typically did not own land
The KKK used fear and violence to deter people from using their rights
Poll taxes and literacy tests limited the new rights of African Americans
African Americans were not challenged during this time
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