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Goal 1-3 Test
1. Which of the following political issues MOST seriously
divided Northern and Southern politicians during the
period before the war?
A
Extension of slavery in US territories
B
Enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine
C
Role of the federal government in supporting
railroads
D
Issue of organizing labor unions
2. Southern states attempted to limit the impact of
constitutional amendments passed during the
Reconstruction Era by
A
Passing Jim Crow laws
B
Ending racial discrimination
C
Seceding from the Union
D
Fighting the Civil War
3. Which of the following is not a correct pairing of a
political party in the 1850s and its characteristics?
A
The Know Nothing Party was tolerant of all
ethnicities.
B
The Republican Party supported Lincoln.
C
The Free-Soil Party was against slavery.
D
The Democratic Party had support in the South
4. The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of those
territories the right to decide the question of slavery by
voting. This solution is known as
A
Abolition
B
Emancipation
C
Popular Sovereignty
D
Suffrage
5. The Civil War began with the
A
Secession of South Carolina
B
Illegal formation of the Confederate States of
America
C
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
D
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
6. Lincoln’s election led many Southerners to which
conclusion?
A
Both free and slave states would continue to be
admitted to the Union
B
The South should secede from the Union
C
The South would have increased control in the
federal government
D
Slavery would cease in the US
Name: ______________________
Date: _______________________
7. Reasons for ________________.
I. Increasing Sectionalism
II. Disagreements over states rights issues
III. Breakdown of Compromise
IV. Election of Lincoln in 1860
What would best complete the header for the outline
above?
A
The Impeachment of Johnson
B
Southern Succession
C
Compromise
D
Reconstruction
8. What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott
case?
A
Enslaved African Americans were citizens.
B
Enslaved African Americans living in free states
were now free.
C
Enslaved African Americans had the right to sue
in courts.
D
Enslaved African Americans were property.
9. Which of the following guaranteed full citizenship status
to previously enslaved African Americans?
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Thirteenth Amendment
C
Fourteenth Amendment
D
Fifteenth Amendment
10. In which system did a landowner lend materials to a
person who planted crops and was then repaid
with a portion of harvested crops?
A
Carpetbagging
B
Sharecropping
C
Barter Farming
D
Tenant Farming
11. During Reconstruction, which agency gave food and
clothes to former slaves?
A
Salvation Army
B
American Red Cross
C
Freedmen’s Bureau
D
Daughters of the Confederacy
12. What were black codes?
A
symbols used on the Underground Railroad
B
tests that African Americans had to pass to
become citizens
C
laws that sought to limit the rights of African
Americans
D
a term used to describe former slaves
13. Which group of people in the South used intimidation
to terrorize African Americans?
A
Carpetbaggers
B
Scalawags
C
Ku Klux Klan
D
Republicans
14. During the first half of the 19th century, territorial
expansion led to (2.01)
A
increased tensions over slavery
B
improved relations with bordering nations
C
fewer conflicts with Native American Indians
D
decreased domestic demand for manufactured
goods
15. In the mid-1800s, the population growth of California
was mainly a result of the (2.01)
A
discovery of gold
B
opening of the Panama Canal
C
migration of freedmen after the Civil War
D
secession of the Southern states
16. The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine
(1823) was to (2.04)
A
create a military alliance for the defense of North
America
B
guarantee democratic governments in Latin
America
C
secure new colonies in the Caribbean
D
limit European influence in the
Americas
17. The Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls
Convention of 1848 proclaimed that (2.05)
A
the abolition of slavery was necessary
B
all men and women are created equal
C
California should be admitted as a free state
D
the sale of alcoholic beverages should be illegal
18. Who was the most known for solving political
problems?
A.
Henry Clay
B.
Andrew Jackson
C.
Thomas Jefferson
D.
John Quincy Adams
19. During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of
new western territory because they (2.06)
A
feared the admission of new slave states
B
wanted to limit the power of the national
government
C
were concerned with the legal rights of Native
American Indians
D
supported an isolationist foreign policy
20.
A
B
C
D
20. What group of people had the strongest
impact on the antislavery movement?
Farmers
Women
Blacks
Whigs
21. Nat Turner like other slaves who rebelled were
A
set free
B
punished or killed
C
returned and not punished
D
captured in the North
22. Who was the first person to compile an American
English Dictionary?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Edgar Allen Poe
C
Noah Webster
D
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
23. Which best describes the favoring of native-born
citizens over immigrants?
A
Socialism
B
Sectionalism
C
Nativism
D
Nationalism
24. Which issue discussed at the Seneca Falls Convention
of 1848 was most important to the people in attendance?
A
Temperance
B
The Second Bank of the United States
C
Indian Treaties
D
Women’s rights
25. Sojourner Truth was to African American slaves what
Dorothea Dix was to _______.
Which best completes the analogy?
A
Education Reform
B
Prison Reform
C
Women’s Rights
D
Temperance
26. Which was an attempt to satisfy both Northern and
Southern views on slavery?
A
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
B
Manifest Destiny
C
Adams-OnisTreaty
D.
Tariff of Abominations
27. Which best explains the meaning of James Polk’s
1844 campaign slogan “Fifty-Four-Forty or Fight”?
A
The US government should refuse to
make peace with the American Indians
B
The US should refuse to make a treatywith
Mexico
C
He promised to fight Mexico
D
He was willing to fight Britain for Oregon
Territory up to the 54-40 parallel.
33. What was the most important effect of the cotton gin?
A. It caused a boom in the cotton harvest that increased
the need for slaves.
B. It caused a firm alliance between Britain and Southern
cotton planters.
C. It causes the South to be a more prosperous region than
the North.
D. It caused territorial expansion from the South to the
Midwest.
28. The philosophy that urged people to reach beyond the
limits of their mind and let their souls connect with nature
was called
A.
Unitarianism
B.
Mormonism
C.
Transcendentalism
D.
Individualism
34. The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) expanded
the power of the Supreme Court by (1.01)
A
restricting the use of the elastic clause
B
establishing the power of judicial review
C
upholding the constitutionality of the
National Bank
D
interpreting the interstate commerce clause
29.
Manifest Destiny became a rallying cry for
American’s who believed that it was God’s plan for
America to do which of the following?
A.
Adopt Protestantism
B.
Abolish slavery in all states
C.
Convert all Natives to Christianity
D.
Extend the nation from coast to coast
35. One reason James Madison and Thomas
Jefferson objected to Alexander Hamilton’s financial
policies was that they believed (1.01)
A
the establishment of a national bank was
unconstitutional
B
a laissez-faire policy would not help the country’s
economy
C
the government should encourage industrial
development
D
high tariffs were needed to protect America’s
economic interests
30. Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of
the War of 1812?
A.
The XYZ Affair
B.
Impressment
C.
Neutrality
D.
Pinckney’s Treaty
31. How did President George Washington react to the
conflict between France and England in 1793? (1.03)
A
He used the opportunity to begin the war for
American independence.
B
He declared the neutrality of the United States.
C
He aided the French because they had supported
the American Revolution.
D
He negotiated a peace settlement between the
warring nations
32. Which European nation signed two treaties with the
United States, giving it Florida and opening the
Mississippi Valley to farmers?
A.
France
B.
Spain
C.
Great Britain
D.
Switzerland
36. On what grounds would strict constructionists of the
United States Constitution have questioned the purchase of
the Louisiana Territory? (1.01)
A
It violated the guarantee of states’ rights.
B
The president was not specifically given the
power to purchase new land.
C
Congress was opposed to expansion west of the
Mississippi River.
D
The Constitution applied only to the original
thirteen states.
37. Conflicts between Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians
during President George Washington’s first administration
led directly to the (1.01)
A
end of the Era of Good Feelings
B
decision to replace the Articles of Confederation
C
addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution
D
start of the first political parties
38.
Which best completes the cause and effect chart?
A.
Re-election of George Washington as president.
B.
Election of John Adams as president
C.
Development of a two-party political system
D.
Ratification of the Bill of Rights
39. Two long-lasting precedents set by President
Washington were
A.
cabinet reorganization and treaty-making
B.
receiving ambassadors and using the militia
C.
state of the union message and power to pardon
D.
two-term presidency and neutrality in foreign
affairs
40. How would the term “embargo” best be described?
A.
A tax on trade
B.
A ban on trade
C.
An agreement to stop war
D.
An agreement to trade only certain goods