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What was one of the benefits of the telegraph, invented by Samuel F.B. Morse? A. Merchants and farmers had access to information about supply and demand. B. It made communication with European countries easier. C. It increased access to pictures from other parts of the country. D. People were now able to listen to the latest music. ANSWER: A In the North, how did the Industrial Revolution lead to the growth of cities? A. The introduction of cars meant that people could move more easily. B. As more factories were built, agricultural workers left the farms to find work. C. More luxury apartments were built which attracted the workers. D. The movement of Native Americans looking for work increased city populations. ANSWER: B Which of the following statements BEST describes the Industrial Revolution? A. It was quick and violent and produced few results. B. It took place mostly in rural areas among farmers C. It depended largely on the development of the factory system. D. It occurred because of years of planning in the United States in the mid-1700’s ANSWER: C Which statement BEST describes daily life in a factory in the early 1800’s? A. The employee, mostly women and children, worked long hours. B. Factory owners took increasing interest in the welfare of the workers. C. Laws were enacted to prevent child labor. D. The employees, mostly men, worked short hours. ANSWER: A Why was the development of steam power important? A. It made best use of the rivers. B. It allowed manufactures to use water power. C. It allowed manufactures to build factories almost anywhere. D. It made machines expensive to run. ANSWER: C What caused many European immigrants to leave their homelands during the 1800’s? A. They left because of their homelands. B. They left because of C. They left because of Europe. D. They left because of their homelands. famine and political unrest in an increase in factory jobs. the Black Death moving trough an increase in personal rights in ANSWER: A At the Seneca Falls Convention, what did women demand? A. Equality at work, at school, and in church. B. A free university education for girls. C. Total equality for African-Americans. D. The repeal of temperance laws nationwide. ANSWER: A What was the primary purpose of the slave codes? A. The purpose was to recognize slave marriages. B. The purpose was to guarantee good working conditions for slaves. C. The purpose was to prevent slaves from running away. D. The purpose was to prevent slaves from practicing their religion. ANSWER: C How did the cotton gin make growing cotton more profitable? A. It kept the soil from wearing out. B. It allowed slaves to pick cotton more quickly. C. It allowed slaves to clean cotton more quickly D. It allowed northerners to build factories anywhere. ANSWER: C Who made up the majority of Southern whites? A. Planters who owned large farms. B. Farmers working small farms. C. Factory workers. D. Slave owners. ANSWER: B What was the relocation of the Cherokee Tribe from the Southeast United States under the Indian Removal Act called? A. The Santa Fe Trail B. The Oregon Trail C. The Trail of Tears D. The Trail of No Return ANSWER: C Which territory did the U. S. gain as a result of the Mexican-American War? A. Louisiana B. California C. Ohio D. Oregon ANSWER: B What conclusion did President Andrew Jackson draw about the Bank of the United States? A. It helped farmers and laborers. B. It was controlled by states’ rights supporters. C. It helped mostly the wealthy. D. It was controlled by foreign powers. ANSWER: C What does Manifest Destiny mean? A. American democracy needed improvement. B. Slavery should be allowed in the West. C. Native Americans had equal claims to land in the West. D. The United States should expand to the Pacific. ANSWER: D What led to violence in Kansas in 1856? A. The repeal of the Compromise of 1850. B. The election of Abraham Lincoln as President. C. The verdict in Dred Scott v. Sanford. D. The rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers. ANSWER: D How did the ruling in the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate? A. It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit. B. It determined the authority of Congress to outlaw slavery in the territories. C. It temporarily united antislavery and proslavery forces. D. It reversed the Missouri Compromise. ANSWER: D Who was Harriet Tubman? A. A part of Emerson’s circle of writers. B. A speaker for the temperance movement. C. A member of the U. S. Senate. D. A conductor on the Underground Railroad. ANSWER: D What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case? A. Slaves had the choice to be free when their owners died. B. Slaves had a right to sue their masters in any federal court. C. Slaves were not citizens so they could not sue in court. D. The 2/3 Compromise was unconstitutional. ANSWER: C Which law allowed the people living in these new territories to vote on the issue of slavery? A. Kansas-Nebraska Act B. Missouri-Nebraska Act C. Arizona-New Mexico Act D. Compromise of 1848 ANSWER: A What did Abolitionists call for? A. They called for an immediate end to slavery. B. The called for the return of all African Americans to Africa. C. They called for a gradual decrease in the number of slaves in Northern states. D. They called for an end to the manufacturing of alcohol. ANSWER: A What was in the North’s response to John Brown’s execution that convinced many Southerners that war was inevitable? A. That the North wanted to support slavery. B. That the slaves would be elected to the government. C. That the army would not oppose the South. D. That the North wanted to destroy slavery. ANSWER: D What did the political compromises during the 1800’s, including the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to? A. The removal of the French from Mexico. B. The change from growing cotton to growing tobacco. C. The outbreak of the Civil War. D. The increase in slavery in Northern states. ANSWER: C What did Senator John C. Calhoun list as the only two actions that could preserve the South’s way of life (slavery) in a speech given before the Senate in 1850? A. Change the crops grown in the South, or become more industrial. B. Ask for a constitutional convention or join Great Britain. C. Pay a large amount of money to the North, or begin importing more slaves. D. Pass a constitutional amendment protecting states rights, or leave the Union. ANSWER: D How did the Civil War begin? A. Federal troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina. B. Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina. C. Confederate troops attacked federal forts off the cost of Florida. D. Union troops attacked Confederate forts of the coast of Florida. ANSWER: B How did African Americans in the Union army contribute to the war effort? A. They fought alongside white soldiers in mixedrace regiments from the beginning. B. They served only as laborers throughout the war. C. They fought as African American regiments in many major battles. D. They worked mostly in gun factories. ANSWER: C How did Ulysses S. Grant’s concept of total war differ from earlier strategies? A. Civilians and their property were left untouched. B. Civilians were subject to the same hardships as enemy soldiers. C. The army and the navy attacked enemy strongholds together. D. No prisoners were taken. ANSWER: B What was South Carolina protesting when it passed the Nullification Act in the 1830’s? A. The passage of the Indian Removal Act. B. The increased use of literacy tests for voting. C. The increase in poll taxes. D. The placing of tariffs on manufactured goods. ANSWER: D Why did the South decide to secede, or leave, the Union? A. They had the largest cities in the United States. B. They believed slavery was illegal and that Lincoln wanted to keep slaves. C. They believed Lincoln would take away their right to own slaves. D. They believed that Mexico belonged to the South. ANSWER: C What was one of the Confederate Army’s advantages over the Union army? A. They had better military leadership. B. They had more miles of railroad track. C. They had a steady supply of gold from California. D. They had more factories. ANSWER: A Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? A. It ended the Confederate army’s advance into the North. B. It ended the Union army’s advance into the South. C. It allowed Lee to invade Washington D.C. D. It proved to the Confederate soldiers they could defeat the Union. ANSWER: A What is one of the reasons that the North won the Civil War? A. The South fought a completely defensive war. B. The North had a smaller population. C. The South had inferior military leaders. D. The North had overwhelming economic power. ANSWER: D Which of the following quotes from the Gettysburg Address would most clearly match the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence? A. “In a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground.” B. “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here...” C. “Our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation…dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” D. “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…” ANSWER: C Why was the 54th Massachusetts regiment’s attack on Fort Wagner significant? A. It won respect for the courage of the AfricanAmerican soldier. B. It led Lincoln to appoint an African-American as general of the army. C. It scared the slaves in the South. D. It ended discrimination in the Union Army. ANSWER: A What was one result of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation? A. The abolition of slavery became a Union goal. B. European nations gave support to the Confederacy. C. It led to four more states seceding from the Union. D. Slaves were allowed to fight in the Confederate army. ANSWER: A What was one of the reasons that Black Codes were passed in Southern states after the Civil War? A. To increase African-Americans’ freedoms. B. To convince African-Americans to return to the South. C. To keep African-Americans from gaining political and economic power. D. To provide complete equality for all AfricanAmericans. ANSWER: C What did President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction include? A. That 10 percent of the voters in each southern state to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States. B. Laws denying the right to vote to southerners who had served in the Confederate army. C. Southern states were forbidden to take part in the national government again. D. Any common soldier who had fought in the Confederate army was denied the right to hold office. ANSWER: A What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution designed to do? A. They were designed to limit the rights of AfricanAmericans. B. They were designed to punish the South after the Civil War. C. They were designed to guarantee the rights of African-Americans. D. They were designed to give guidance for electing the President. ANSWER: C What were laws passed by the southern states that separated blacks and whites in schools, street cars, playgrounds and hospitals called? A. Jim Crow Laws B. Scalawags C. Carpetbaggers D. Grandfather clauses Answer: A What was one of the reasons that there were conflicts between settlers and Plains Indians? A. Railroad passengers shot at the sheep from trains. B. Indians claimed more land to build factories. C. The settlers ignored treaties protecting Indian lands. D. Indian chiefs, like Sitting Bull, asked to be taken to the larger reservations. ANSWER: C Why did many factory owners use child labor? A. The children could read and write better than their parents. B. The children were more efficient than other workers. C. The children could be paid less than adults. D. The parents wanted their children to have jobs. ANSWER: C Andrew Carnegie was a giant in which industry? A. Steel B. Oil C. Banking D. Railroads ANSWER: A What happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? A. Anglos and Mexicanos fought over political rights. B. Chief Joseph defeated Colonel John Chivington. C. Black Elk introduced the Ghost Dance to the Lakotas. D. Colonel George A. Custer was defeated by chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. ANSWER: D Which of the following fueled the growth of the steel industry? A. The invention of the telephone. B. The increasing popularity of the railroads. C. The development of the light bulb. D. The invention of the radio. ANSWER: B What was a major benefit of the TransContinental Railroad? A. Fewer buffalo were left on the Plains. B. Fewer states entered the Union. C. Supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply. D. Congress gave loans to railroad companies. ANSWER: C What role did the buffalo play in the lives of Plains Indians? A. They were the focus of the Plains Indians’ religious beliefs. B. They were captured and sold as livestock to farmers. C. They were a source of food, clothing, tools, and shelter. D. They were a source of income because Indians sold their meat to railroad workers. ANSWER: C What strategy did John D. Rockefeller use to strengthen Standard Oil? A. He built his own steel mill. B. He controlled most domestic oil production. C. He refused to form corporations. D. He forced railroads to give him rebates. ANSWER: B What was the most important effect of Henry Ford’s method of automobile manufacturing? A. Manufacturers could produce more luxury cards for the wealthy. B. Millions of Americans could afford automobiles. C. Female workers were hired for factory work for the first time. D. Manufacturers produced cars with more mechanical defects. ANSWER: B