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Name __________________________
United States History and Government
Quiz 12/14
1.________In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native
Americans living in western states?
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They maintained control of their traditional lands.
They benefited economically from government policy.
They became farmers and small business owners.
They were forced to live on reservations.
2. ______The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad
helped to fulfill the United States commitment to
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Reconstruction
racial equality
manifest destiny
conservation of natural resources
3. _______The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
1. the Federal Government to improve the status of African Americans and Native
American Indians
2. state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
3. states to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
4. the Radical Republicans in Congress to carry out Reconstruction plans
"Up to our own day American history is the history of the colonization of the Great West. The
existence of an area of free land, and the advance of American settlement westward explain
American development."
4._______This quotation of the 1890’s suggests that the American frontier
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should be preserved for free use by all the people
has mirrored European values and social patterns
will continue indefinitely as a region to be colonized
has had a positive effect on the growth of the United States
5. ________Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to
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deny African Americans the right to vote
extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens
raise money for political campaigns
prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
6. ________“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges . . . of
citizens . . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law. . . .” The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to
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limit the power of the federal government
expand the civil rights of women
maintain competition in business
protect the rights of African Americans.
7. __________“Prices and wages should be determined by the marketplace.” The author of this
statement would most probably support
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government ownership of utilities
minimum-wage laws
wage and price controls
laissez-faire capitalism
8. _______ In the late 1800’s, the goal of the Federal Government’s policy toward Native
American Indians was to
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destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values
grant them full citizenship and due process
give their tribal groups authority over their own affairs
increase the land holdings of western tribes
9._________After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
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forming monopolies or trusts
developing overseas markets
increasing the prices of their products
paying high wages to their workers
10. ______Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
1. The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
2. The central government and state governments should have equal power.
3. If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be
overthrown.
4. Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the
nation’s best interest.
11. _______Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the
Civil War?
1. As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States.
2. President Lincoln wanted to keep the South economically dependent on the industrial
North.
3. President Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.
4. To keep the support of Great Britain and France, President Lincoln had to try to end
slavery immediately.
12. ________ Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
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the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
13. ________ A major result of the Civil War was that the
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economic system of the South came to dominate the United States economy
Federal Government’s power over the States was strengthened
members of Congress from Southern States gained control of the legislative branch
nation’s industrial development came to a standstill
14. ________ After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans
continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because
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the amendments were not intended to solve their problems
many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights
15. _________ A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s
Reconstruction plan was that his plan
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demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy
postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years
granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United
States