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EOCT PRACTICE QUIZ 2 – UNITS 3 – 5
1. n the 1800s, the United States built a number of roads, canals, railroads, etc. Such projects represented
advancements in the nation’s
a. Politics
b. National security
c. Public education
d. Infrastructure
2.
“Until mankind recognizes that all men have the right to be born free, society will never warrant being called
civilized. No matter what the color of a man’s skin, he is entitled to liberty, and if it takes blood to gain it, so be it!” –
Which of the following people would have been MOST LIKELY to agree with the above quote
a. John Brown
b. John C Calhoun
c. Jefferson Davis
d. Andrew Jackson
3. The initiative, recall, and referendum were all examples of
a. Civil Rights reforms during the 1950s
b. Political reforms during the Progressive Era
c. Economic changes during to industrialization
d. Laws passed to deal with immigration
4. the nullification crisis of 1832 centered around
a. trade with France
b. the admission of Missouri as a slave state
c. Jackson’s war on the bank
d. southern opposition to tariffs
5. The Supreme Court case that most clearly contributed to the start of the Civil War was __________________.
a. Marbury v. Madison
b. Mcculloch v. Maryland
c. Roe v. wade
d. Scott v. Sanford
6. the impeachment of president Andrew Johnson was due to
a. his disobedience of the tenure of office act
b. his fundamental disagreement with the radical republican reconstruction efforts
c. a struggle between congress and president over power coupled with personal animosity between the two
d. all of the above
7. the confederate states’ most important advantage entering the civil war was probably that:
a. They had more farmland that the north and could use their crops to trade for weapons, supplies, etc.
b. their soldiers knew how to ride horses and use firearms better than any northerners did
c. they only had to fight a defensive war and outlast the union’s will to fight in order to win
d. the south was much more industrial than the north and produced more weapons
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the north that contributed to its military strength in the early part of
the civil war?
a. Extensive transportation network
b. Well established and capable civilian government
c. Vast food production capability
d. Capable military leadership
9. at the beginning of the civil war, the union had all of the following advantages, EXCEPT:
a. a larger population
b. a large percentage of the nation’s railroads
c. a larger industrial base
d. superior military officers
10. “Fourscore and seven years ago out fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” (1863)
The above quote came from statements made on what occasion?
a. President Lincoln’s first inauguration
b. The dedication of a civil war battlefield
c. The battle at fort Sumter
d. Robert e. lee’s surrender at Appomattox courthouse
11. the last major violent Indian conflict in north America is generally considered to be the 1890 conflict the …
a. sand creek massacre
b. wounded knee massacre
c. battle of little big horn
d. battle of horseshoe bend
12. John D. Rockefeller dominated the oil industry by
a. Refusing to use railroads to ship his products
b. Focusing only on oil production and allowing other people’s companies to supply him with the materials he
needed for production
c. Establishing a trust
d. Hiring large numbers of Chinese workers
13. Samuel Gompers is most remembered as
a. The leader of the Pullman strike
b. A supporter of federal injunctions
c. Leader of the AFL
d. The president who sent in federal troops to end the Pullman Strike
14. Who would have been most likely to visit Ellis Island?
a. A freed southern slave
b. A radical republican
c. A Russian immigrant
d. A Chinese immigrant
15. Who would have been most supportive of a labor union?
a. A poor immigrant working in a new York sweatshop
b. A cattle rancher
c. A buffalo soldier
d. A giant of big business