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SAMPLE QUESTIONS 18 Weeks TEST US HISTORY
Democratic-Republicans favored a government that —
A endorsed anarchy
B provided less power to the national government and more power to individual states
C limited state power greatly and gave the national government unlimited power
D was headed by a monarchy
Besides Alexander Hamilton, who was the main leader of the Federalist party?
A John Adams
B James Madison
C John Jay
D George Washingon
The election of 1800 won by Thomas Jefferson was the first presidential election in
which
F free African Americans were allowed to vote.
G power was peacefully transferred from one party to another.
H the transfer of power led to civil disorder and rebellions throughout the nation.
J women were allowed to vote.
Where was the cotton kingdom located?
A Caribbean
B Deep South
C Mid-Atlantic
D New England
Which early 19th century invention spurred the expansion of slavery westward from
the Deep South?
F Canals
G Cotton gin
H Steam engine
J Flat-bottom boats
The British taking American sailors off of American ships and forcing them to serve in
the British navy was referred to as —
F tariffs
G impressments
H embargoes
J exchanges
What was a cause of the War of 1812?
A Federalists’ threats to secede from the Union.
B Conflict over the Ohio River Valley.
C American migration into Texas.
D British interference with American shipping.
Who was President during the War of 1812?
F Thomas Jefferson G James Madison
H George Washington
J James Monroe
Which compromise established the 36°30 line of latitude as the boundary to
determine the slave status of states entering the U.S.?
A Great Compromise
B Missouri Compromise
C Three-fifths Compromise
D Compromise of 1850
As a result of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, which of the following gained
momentum at the same time as the anti-slavery movement?
A Women’s suffragists
B Abolitionists
C Labor unions
D Progressives
What did the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court do?
F Reinforced the efforts to limit the spread of slavery
G Overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery
H Nullified high tariffs
J Nullified popular sovereignty
What was Lincoln’s primary goal during the Civil War?
A To punish the South for seceding
B To abolish slavery
C To gain wealth by taking Southern cotton
D To preserve the Union as a nation
Following the Confederate surrender to General Grant in Appomattox, General Lee
encouraged Southerners to —
A continue to fight to the death
B stop voting and renounce their citizenship
C accept defeat and unite as Americans
D leave the South and go North
All of these were goals of the Emancipation Proclamation except –
F allowing free blacks to enlist in the Confederate army.
G making the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim.
H freeing slaves still under Confederate control.
J discouraging any interference from foreign governments.
The 15th amendment —
A establishes citizenship restrictions
C grants universal male suffrage
B allows for taxation of income
D allows for the direct election of senators
The Compromise of 1877 opened the door to —
F allowing southerners to begin trading with Europe
G the Jim Crow Era
H the Civil Rights Era
J allowing southerners to begin trading with northern industrialists
Which was NOT a job the immigrants had in the late 1800s?
A Railroad construction
B Textile worker
C Plantation worker
D Coal mining
Why were the cattle industry and cowboys allowed to flourish during the period after
the civil war?
A Congressional legislation paved the way B Preoccupation with the Gold Rush
C Homestead Act
D Unfenced land
Factors responsible for the growth of American industry include all of the following
except –
A Laissez-faire capitalism.
B increasing numbers of immigrants.
C the development of sharecropping.
D abundant natural resources.
The “separate but equal” doctrine which supported the legality of “Jim Crow” laws
was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court in the case of —
F Terry v. Ohio
G Brown v. Board of Education
H Plessy v. Ferguson
J Williams v. Mississippi