What follows are all the multiple choice questions from quizzes through chapter 14.
They constitute the majority of the questions that will be on the semester final.
1. Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor in
colonial Virginia?
A. Slave ownership was forced on reluctant White Virginians by profit-minded
English merchants and the mercantilist officials of the crown.
B. It was the first case in which Europeans enslaved blacks
C. It fulfilled the original plans of the Virginia Company
D. It first occurred after Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, which greatly
stimulated the demand for low-cost labor
E. It spread rapidly in the late seventeenth century, as blacks displaced white
indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
2. In the eighteenth century, colonial Virginia and colonial Massachusetts
were most alike in that both
relied on the marketing of a single crop
were heavily dependent on slave labor
had an established Anglican church
were royal colonies
administered local government through justices of the peace
D.
E.
3. Which of the following statements about Africans brought as slaves to
the British North American colonies is true?
They were the primary labor force for plantations in the Chesapeake by 1630
They had much lower life expectancy in the Chesapeake than in South
Carolina or the West Indies
They greatly outnumbered Europeans in every colony south of the MasonDixon line by 1776
They maintained cultural practices brought from Africa
They were the primary labor source in Pennsylvania until 1720
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
4. Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial
era?
She would be sent to debtor’s prison for debts incurred by her husband
She could vote as her husband’s proxy in elections
She generally lost control of her property when she married
She had no legal claim to the estate of her deceased husband
Her legal rights over her children were the same as her husband
A.
B.
C.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
5. The First Great Awakening was:
a religious revival that occurred throughout the American colonies
a slave rebellion in colonial South Carolina
an eighteenth century religious movement among Native Americans
the flowering of Enlightenment political thought in North America
and early colonial protest against British imperialism
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
6. The mercantilist system of the eighteenth century led to
the restriction of governmental intervention in the economy
the protection of Native Americans from European economic exploitation
the expansion of colonial manufacturing
the subordination of the colonial economy to that of the mother country
noncompetitive commercial relations among nations
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
7. The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain’s policy
of salutary neglect to
establish religious freedom as a fundamental right
work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries
introduce the practice of slavery to the new world
establish a standing army
make favorable territorial settlements with France
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
8. The Navigation Acts were part of the British policy of
isolationism
capitalism
mercantilism
monopolism
imperialism
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
9. The mercantilist system of the eighteenth century led to
the restriction of governmental intervention in the economy
the protection of Native Americans from European economic exploitation
the expansion of colonial manufacturing
the subordination of the colonial economy to that of the mother country
noncompetitive commercial relations among nations
10. Colonial cities functioned primarily as
A. mercantile centers for collecting agricultural goods and distributing imported
manufactured goods
B. places were poor immigrants settled and worked as independent artisans
C. centers where large-scale financial and banking operations were conducted
D. places to which wage earners commuted from numerous surrounding
communities
E. centers of light manufacturing
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
11. The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain’s policy
of salutary neglect to
establish religious freedom as a fundamental right
work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries
introduce the practice of slavery to the new world
establish a standing army
make favorable territorial settlements with France
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
12. The Navigation Acts were part of the British policy of
isolationism
capitalism
mercantilism
monopolism
imperialism
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
13. By the 1750’s, the British colonies on the North American mainland
were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
disdain for British constitutional monarchy
many religious denominations
a society without a hereditary aristocracy
a growing number of non-English settlers
acceptance of slavery as a labor system
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
14. The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT
separatism and secession from established churches
the renewed persecution of witches
the growth of institutions of higher learning
a flourishing of the missionary spirit
a greater appreciation of the emotional experiences of faith
15. The wealthiest people in pre-Revolutionary America were primarily
(A) lawyers, doctors, and other professionals
(B) northern merchants and southern planters
(C) inland farmers
(D) industrialists
(E) local government officials
16. France’s support for the United State’s during the American Revolutionary War was
motivated primarily by
(A) enthusiasm for the revolutionary principles espoused by the Americans
(B) a desire to weaken its rival, Great Britain
(C) a desire to regain Canada and the Florida’s
(D) pressures from its ally, Spain
(E) the hope of converting the United States into a French dependency
17. By the time of the revolution, the American colonists had generally come to believe that
creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchical rule because a republic
would establish
(A) a highly centralized government led by a social elite
(B) a strong chief executive
(C) a small, limited government responsible to the people
(D) unlimited male suffrage
(E) a society in which there were no differences of rank and status
18. After 1763, changes in the British imperial system threatened the interests of
which of the following groups of American colonists?
I. Land speculators with interests west of the Appalachians
II. Newspaper editors and lawyers
III. Farmers wishing to settle in the Ohio River valley
IV. Boston smugglers
A. III only
B. IV only
C. I and III only
D. I, II, and IV only
E. I, II, III, and IV
19. During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American
government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to
A. rally all the states behind a common cause
B. convince the British of the justice of the American cause
C. make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states
D. facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing money from other nations
E. allow Von Steuben, Lafayette, and other Europeans to join the American army
20. Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the
Revolution?
A. French military and financial assistance
B. The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action
C. A major American military victory at Valley Forge
D. Support from the French Canadians
E. The British failure to capture Philadelphia
21. The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT
A. appeal to the philosophy of natural rights
B. call for the abolition of the slave trade
C. appeal to the sympathies of the English people
D. Criticize the provisions of the Quebec Act of 1774
E. accuse George III of tyranny
22. All of the following contributed to the discontent among soldiers in the
Continental Army EXCEPT:
A. Most soldiers were draftees
B. The soldiers feared for the welfare of their families back home
C. The army had inadequate arms and ammunition
D. The army paid soldiers in depreciated paper money
E. The army was inadequately fed and clothed
23. A major defect in the national government established by the Articles of
Confederation was that it lacked
A. a means of amending the Articles
B. the authority to tax
C. the power to declare war
D. the authority to make treaties
E. a legislative branch
24. In 1787-1789 which of the following groups was most likely to oppose the
ratification of the Constitution?
A. Farmers in isolated areas
B. Export Merchants
C. Former officers in the Continental Army
D. Southern planters
E. Urban artisans
25. The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to
A. test the new process of amendment described in the Constitution
B. protect rights not specified in the Constitution
C. strengthen the powers of the federal government
D. restore to the states the powers they had enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation
E. clarify the federal relationship among the states
26. As originally ratified, the U.S. Constitution provided for
A. political parties
B. a presidential cabinet
C. the direct election of senators
D. an electoral college
E. a two-term presidential limit
27. The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation
was its establishment of
A. a bicameral legislature
B. a system for orderly settlement of the West
C. general postwar prosperity
D. a standardized length for the school year
E. federal financing of secondary education
28. After the Revolution, the concept of the "republican mother" suggested that
A. women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous
citizens of the young republic
B. voting would soon become a privilege granted to educated and/or married women
C. the first duty of mothers was to serve the needs of the government
D. wives and mothers would be welcome in the emerging political parties
E. women's virtues had been the inspiration for the ideals of the Revolution
29. Which of the following was true of the U.S. Constitution as adopted at the
Constitutional Convention?
A. It was built on a series of compromises
B. It provided exact specifications covering all aspects of government
C. It was a revised version of the English Constitution
D. It included a Bill of Rights
E. It allowed all male citizens over the age of twenty-one to vote
30. Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. central government had no power
to
A. levy taxes
B. make treaties
C. declare war
D. request troops from the states
E. amend the articles
31. Thomas Jefferson opposed some of Alexander Hamilton’s programs because Jefferson believed
that
(A) the common bond of a substantial national debt would serve to unify the different states
(B) the French alliance threatened to spread the violence of the French Revolution to America
(C) the federal government should encourage manufacturing and industry
(D) Hamilton’s programs were weakening the military strength of the nation
(E) Hamilton’s programs favored wealthy financial interests
32. Early American diplomats to European nations often gained advantages for the United States by
A. sending America’s strong military and naval forces against those of European powers
B. convincing the people of European nations to exert pressure on their governments
C. using confidential information effectively
D. exploiting European rivalries
E. using America’s vast wealth in order to obtain favorable diplomatic settlements.
33. Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of the Founding Fathers toward
political parties?
A. Parties are vehicles of ambition and selfish interest that threaten the existence of republican government
B. Parties are engines of democracy that provide citizens with a voice in government
C. Parties are necessary evils in any republic.
D. In a large republic, parties are the best means of creating effective coalitions of interest groups.
E. A two-party system is essential to a stable republic.
34. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions took the position that
A. only the U.S. Supreme Court had the power to restrict freedom of speech and the press
B. the authority of state governments included the power to decide whether or not an act of Congress was
constitutional
C. only fiscal measures initiated by state legislatures could be acted on by Congress
D. Congress was responsible for maintaining the vitality of a "loyal opposition" political party
E. the "supremacy clause" of the constitution applied only to foreign affairs
35. President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to
A. Spanish expansion in the Southeast
B. Dutch economic activity in the Mid-Atlantic states
C. Canadian alliances with northern American Indians
D. French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American Alliance
E. English boycotts of selected American manufacturers
36. The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following EXCEPT
A. funding of a national debt
B. nullification of all private debts to the states
C. imposing of a tax on liquor
D. establishment of the Bank
E. assumption of all state debts
37. In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790s prompted
A. the acquisition of Puerto Rico for colonization by emancipated slaves
B. a movement of free African Americans to Haiti
C. the passage of a federal law increasing the severity of punishments for slave rebellion
D. an increased fear of slave revolts in the South
E. a military expedition of southern slaveholders to restore French rule in Haiti
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
38. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the United States’
decision to declare war against Britain in 1812?
American military and economic preparedness for war
American concern for national honor
The impressment of American seamen
British interference with United States commerce
American fears of British aid to Native Americans on the frontier
39. Marbury v. Madison (1803) is famous for establishing the principle of
A. the sancity of contracts
B. the supremacy of the executive over the legislative branch
C. judicial review
D. due process of law
E. equal access by any citizen to federal courts
40. An important reason for the proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine was to
A. end the United States alliance with France
B. displace England as the chief creditor of the Latin American countries
C. counter British objections that would arise in any future United States effort to
annex Canada or the West Indies
D. protect republican institutions of government in the Western Hemisphere
E. prevent French interference in the internal affairs of Mexico
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
41. Which of the following is correct about tariffs passed between the period
1816-1828?
They reduced barriers to free trade
They were supported by all sections of the nation.
Their constitutionality was tested in the courts
They were primarily intended as revenue-raising measures
They were the first tariffs whose major purpose was protection
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
42. Which of the following had the greatest effect on the institution of slavery
in the United States in the first quarter of the nineteenth century?
Demands of Southern textile manufacturers for cotton
Introduction of crop rotation and fertilizers
Use of more stringent techniques of slave control
Invention of the cotton gin
The “three-fifths” compromise
C.
D.
E.
43. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it
established the role of the federal government in internal improvements
strengthened the ties between the eastern manufacturing and western agricultural
regions
made the invention of the steamboat economically viable
spurred innovation in the railroad industry
was the last major canal project before the Civil War
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
44. Which of the following moved in the greatest numbers into Appalachia as
the Native Americans of the region were defeated?
immigrants from Sweden
Slaveholders, indentured servants, and slaves from coastal plantations
Puritans from New England
Scotch-Irish, German, and English immigrants
White immigrants from the West Indies
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
45. Which of the following describes the “Lowell System” in early nineteenth
century New England?
A plan to promote and expand textile manufacturing activities
An agreement among the New England states to secede and form a New England
confederacy
A reform eliminating property-holding as a qualification for voting
A strategy to defend New England during the War of 1812
A congressional reapportionment plan during the 1820s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
46. In the first half of the 19th century, Cherokee efforts to retain their tribal
lands in Georgia received direct support from
the white residents of Oklahoma
President Andrew Jackson
The United States Supreme Court
The Democratic press
The United States Congress
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
47. Of the following, which was the principal issue on which the U.S, sought
settlement with Great Britain at the outset of the War of 1812?
A guarantee of New England fishing rights off Newfoundland
Free navigation of the Mississippi River
Cancellation of pre-Revolutionary War debts
Access to trade with the British West Indies
An end to impressment
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
48. According to Alexis de Toqueville in Democracy in America, American
individualism arose as a result of
the absence of an aristocracy
limited geographic mobility
the uneven distribution of wealth
urbanization
the Enlightenment
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
49. When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, “We are all republicans—we are all
federalists,” he meant that
Americans would never ally themselves with monarchical governments
Federalists would be appointed to his cabinet
The two parties’ platforms were identical
The principles of American government were above party politics
He admired Hamilton’s policies
A.
B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
51. The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of
New England Federalist opposition to the War of 1812
New England’s desire to end United States trade with Great Britain
Northern gratitude to General Jackson for his victory at New Orleans
The War Hawks’ impatience with President Madison’s conduct of foreign policy
Western resentment against British-backed American Indian attacks
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
52. Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to
remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley
acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops
acquire territory for the expansion of slavery
oppose New England Federalism
demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
53. In Marbury vs. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed
its right to determine the constitutionality of state court decisions
its right to determine the constitutionality of state laws
its right to determine the constitutionality of congressional enactments
the sanctity of property rights against harassment by unfriendly state legislatures
the broad scope of the federal government’s commerce power
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
54. The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
Reaffirmed George Washington’s goal of American neutrality in the Americas
Helped Secretary of State John Quincy Adams secure the presidency in 1824
Established the U.S. as the dominant economic power in Latin America
Provided the basis for resolving Anglo-American border disputes
Asserted American independence in the area of foreign policy
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
55. The Jefferson administration advocated which of the following changes as
a means of restoring republican ideals?
Abolishing the Bank of the United States
Reducing the scope of activities of the federal government
Discontinuing the funding of state debts
Increasing the size of the U.S. military
Adopting the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions on the national level
56. The Missouri Compromise did which of the following?
A. Prohibited slavery in all of the Louisiana Purchase
B. Provided for admission to the Union of all future states in pairs of one free, one
slave
C. Allowed Maine to enter as a free state
D. Provided for the annexation of Texas
E. Finally settled the question of congressional power over slavery in the territories
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
57. The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the U.S.?
It severely damaged American manufacturing
It enriched many cotton plantation owners
It disrupted American shipping
It was ruinous to subsistence farmers
It had little economic impact
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
58. The development of the early nineteenth century concept of “separate
spheres” for the sexes encouraged all of the following EXCEPT
accepting women as intellectual equals of men
idealizing the home as a haven in a competitive world
designating the home as the appropriate place for a woman
emphasizing childrearing as a prime duty of a woman
establishing a moral climate in the home
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
59. President Jackson’s Native American policy resulted in which of the
following?
Jackson’s loss of popularity in the country
The first efforts to grant citizenship to Native Americans
The division of tribal lands into small units and their allotment to heads of
families in each tribe
Widespread uprisings among the Sioux in Dakota territory
The removal of the Cherokee from the Southeast to settlements across the
Mississippi
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
60. In the first half of the 19th century, Cherokee efforts to retain their tribal
lands in Georgia received direct support from
the white residents of Oklahoma
President Andrew Jackson
The United States Supreme Court
The Democratic press
The United States Congress
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
61. Henry Clay’s “American System” called for all of the following EXCEPT
A tariff for the protection of industry
Internal improvements at national government expense
Sale of federal lands to finance higher education
Greater reliance on domestic financial resources
Increased trade among the sections of the nation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
62. Which of the following resulted from the policies of the Jackson
Administration?
A central bank was established.
The value of paper currency issued by individual banks became uniform.
The number of banks, each issuing its own paper currency, increased
A nationwide banking system was begun
Federal fiscal activities became linked to a system of federal banks.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
63. Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT
Indian removal
The right of nullification
The removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States
Annexation of new territory
Use of the presidential veto power
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
64. Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that
an aristocracy posed no danger to the Republic
the National Republicans alone new what was right for the people
political participation by the common man should be increased
political rights should be granted to women
franchise restrictions should be racially neutral
65. The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 was significant, in part, because it
A. Signaled the triumph of pro-tariff forces
B. Strengthened support for the Missouri Compromise
C. Weakened the Whig party throughout the South
D. Enhanced Andrew Jackson’s reputation as a strong president
E. Cemented the alliance between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun
67. The Whigs of the 1830s and 1840s differed from the Jacksonian Democrats in
that the Whigs
A. won the support of Irish immigrants
B. secured the removal of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi
C. Supported the American System of Henry Clay
D. Favored a laissez-faire economy
E. Urged the annexation of Texas
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
68. Which of the following describes the “Lowell System” in early nineteenth
century New England?
A plan to promote and expand textile manufacturing activities
An agreement among the New England states to secede and form a New England
confederacy
A reform eliminating property-holding as a qualification for voting
A strategy to defend New England during the War of 1812
A congressional reapportionment plan during the 1820s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
69. The majority of white families in the antebellum South owned
more than 100 slaves
50 to 100 slaves
10 to 50 slaves
5 to 10 slaves
No slaves
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
70. The development of the early nineteenth century concept of “separate
spheres” for the sexes encouraged all of the following EXCEPT
accepting women as intellectual equals of men
idealizing the home as a haven in a competitive world
designating the home as the appropriate place for a woman
emphasizing childrearing as a prime duty of a woman
establishing a moral climate in the home
71. The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs
EXCEPT:
A. Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its
agricultural base
B. The use of land for settled agriculture was preferable to its use for
nomadic hunting
C. Westward expansion was both inevitable and beneficial
D. God had selected America as a chosen land and people
E. The ultimate extent of the American domain was to be from the tropics to
the Arctic
72. Which of the following most likely increased Mexican suspicion of
American territorial objectives of the 1830s and 1840s?
A. Abolitionist agitation in the North
B. Jackson’s policy toward the annexation of Texas (1836-1837)
C. The Webster –Ashburton Treaty
D. Clay’s speeches in the campaign of 1844
E. Rhetoric on “manifest destiny” in the American press
73. A proposal for the uncompensated emancipation of American slaves was
advanced by
A. Thomas Jefferson in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
B. James Madison in The Federalist in 1788
C. The American Colonization Society in 1817
D. William Lloyd Garrison in The Liberator in 1831
E. The Republican party platform of 1860
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
74. Which of the following had the greatest effect on the institution of slavery
in the United States in the first quarter of the nineteenth century?
Demands of Southern textile manufacturers for cotton
Introduction of crop rotation and fertilizers
Use of more stringent techniques of slave control
Invention of the cotton gin
The “three-fifths” compromise
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
75. The dramatic increase in The South’s slave labor force between 1810 and
1860 was due to
an increase in the African slave trade
the importation of slaves from the West Indies
an increase in the severity of fugitive slave laws
the acquisition of Louisiana
the natural population increase of American-born slaves
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
76. In the antebellum period, free African Americans were
given the right to suffrage in most states
protected from kidnapping under stringent provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act
educated in integrated schools in most northern states
able to settle in states in the Middle West without legal restriction
able to accumulate some property in spite of discrimination
77. The Missouri Compromise did which of the following?
A. Prohibited slavery in all of the Louisiana Purchase
B. Provided for admission to the Union of all future states in pairs of one free, one
slave
C. Allowed Maine to enter as a free state
D. Provided for the annexation of Texas
E. Finally settled the question of congressional power over slavery in the territories
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
78. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) heightened the sectional crisis because it
Repealed the Missouri Compromise
Repealed the Fugitive Slave Act
Made Kansas and Nebraska free states
Stimulated Southern emigration to the territories taken from Mexico
Signaled acceptance of the principle of the Wilmot Proviso
79. In the pre-Civil War era, the railroad’s most important impact on the economy
was the
A. Creation of a huge new market for railway equipment
B. Creation of the basis for greater cooperation between Southern planters and
Northern textile manufacturers
C. Generation of new employment opportunities for unskilled workers
D. Participation of the federal government in the financing of a nationwide
transportation network
E. Accessibility to Eastern urban markets provided to Midwestern farmers
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
80. In the presidential campaign of 1860, which of the following positions was
asserted by the Republican Party platform with respect to slavery?
Slavery should be abolished immediately by the federal government
The extension of slavery to other countries should be prohibited
The Missouri Compromise line (36◦ 30◦) should be extended to the Pacific Ocean,
and slavery should be prohibited in territories above that line
The gradual emancipation of the slaves should begin, and the federal government
should compensate slave owners for the loss of slave property
The extension of slavery to United States territories should be prohibited by the
federal government, but slavery should be protected in the states where it already
existed
81. The hostility of the Know-Nothing Party was primarily directed against
the growth of cities and industrial manufacturing
Irish and German Catholic immigrants
Free Masons and members of other fraternal orders
Abolitionists
Slaveholders
82. Which of the following states the principle of Popular Sovereignty?
A. Congress has the right to decide where slavery shall and shall not exist
B. The settlers in a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not
slavery will be permitted there
C. Individual citizens can decide for themselves whether or not to hold slaves
D. The American people shall decide where slavery will exist through a national
plebiscite
E. Individual states have the right to reject congressional decisions on slavery
83. In the 1850’s, the South differed from the North in that the South had
A. A better developed transportation system
B. A better educated white population
C. Less interest in evangelical religion
D. Fewer European immigrants
E. More cities
84. Which of the following statements about the Dred Scott decision is correct?
A. It recognized the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories, but
refused on technical grounds to free Scott
B. It stated that black people were not citizens of the United States
C. It upheld the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise
D. It upheld the principle of Popular Sovereignty
E. It freed Scott, but not other slaves in circumstances similar to Scott’s
85. Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most
controversy in the 1850’s?
A. the admission of California as a free state
B. The establishment of the principle of popular sovereignty in the Mexican
Secession
C. The ban on the slave trade in the District of Columbia
D. The continued protection of slavery in the District of Columbia
E. The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law
86. The Republican Party originated in the mid 1850’s as a sectional party committed
to which of the following?
A. Opposition to further extension of slavery into the territories
B. Immediate emancipation of all slaves
C. Repeal of Whig economic policies
D. Restriction of immigration
E. Acknowledgment of popular sovereignty as the basis for organizing the federal
territories
87. The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for
A. the prohibition of slavery in the Louisiana Territory
B. the primacy of federal law over state legislated Black Codes
C. the abolition of the internal slave trade
D. the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War
E. federal return of fugitive slaves
88. The goal of the American Colonization Society was to
A. return freed slaves to Africa
B. recruit immigrant labor for American factories
C. assimilate recent immigrants into American society
D. extend U.S. influence to overseas colonies
E. promote western expansion by funding internal improvements
89. “Let Southern oppressors tremble. . . . I shall strenuously contend for immediate
enfranchisement. . . . I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as
justice.”
The Author of the statement above was
A. John C. Calhoun
B. Stephen A. Douglas
C. Henry Clay
D. Abraham Lincoln
E. William L. Garrison
B.
C.
D.
E.
90. Which of the following best characterizes the response of Great Britain
and France to the American Civil War?
They saw advantages in a divided Union, but pursued cautious policies toward
both sides
They favored restoration of the Union and actively worked to arbitrate the conflict
They favored permanent separation of the Union and openly supported the South
They favored restoration of the Union and openly supported the North
They had no interest in the conflict and remained aloof from it
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
91. In part, President Lincoln refrained from taking action to emancipate
slaves until the Civil War had been in progress for almost two years
because
He sought to retain the loyalty of the border states
Slavery still existed in most Northern States
Congress had not granted him the authority
He was preparing a plan to send all of the slaves to Liberia
He feared a hostile reaction on the part of the British and French
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
92. The North’s advantages over the South at the outbreak of the Civil War
included all of the following EXCEPT
Greater agreement over war aims
More substantial industrial resources
A more extensive railroad system
Dominance in foreign trade
Naval supremacy
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
93. Which of the following statements about African American soldiers
during the Civil War is correct?
They were primarily engaged in military campaigns west of the Mississippi
They were limited to non-combat duty
They were barred from receiving awards for valor in combat
For most of the war, they were paid less than White soldiers of equal rank
For most of the war, they were led by African American officers
A.
E.
94. At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the
following expectations EXCEPT:
The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an
idealistic war
Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve its
source of cotton
Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would break
The south’s superior industrial resources would give it an advantage over the
North
The justice of the South’s cause would prevail
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
95. The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, is considered pivotal to the
outcome of the Civil War because it
represented the Union’s deepest thrust into Southern territory
forestalled the possibility of European intervention
resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy
marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army
Confirmed George McClellan’s status as the leading Union general
A.
B.
C.
D.
96. During Reconstruction, Southern Blacks typically did which of the following?
A. Worked as day laborers in towns and cities
B. Migrated northward, exercising their new freedom
C. Owned and worked small farms
D. Worked in mines and factories
E. Tilled farms as renters and sharecroppers
97. All of the following elements of the Radical Republican program were
implemented during Reconstruction EXCEPT
A. provision of 40 acres to each freedman
B. enactment of the fourteenth amendment
C. military occupation of the South
D. punishment of the Confederate leaders
E. restrictions on the power of the President
98. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 provided for:
A. temporary Union military supervision of the ex-Confederacy
B. federal monetary support of the resettlement of American Blacks to Africa
C. denial of Black property-holding and voting rights
D. implementation of anti-Black vagrancy laws in the South
E. lenient re-admission of the ex-Confederate states to the Union
99. Why did Congressional Reconstruction end in 1877?
A. The freed slaves had been successfully integrated into Southern society
B. The treaty ending the Civil War had set such a time limit
C. Most of the politically active Black people had left the South for Northern cities
D. The Republican and Democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the
1876 presidential election
E. The United States needed the troops stationed in the South to confront the French
in Mexico
100. The Black Codes passed in a number of southern states after the Civil War were
intended to
A. close public schools to the children of former slaves
B. promote the return of former slaves to Africa
C. enable Black citizens to vote in federal elections
D. place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to Black people
E. further the integration of southern society
101. The direct impact of the Civil War on the economy included all of the following
EXCEPT
A. the emergence of the trust as a form of business organization
B. the initiation of transcontinental railroad building
C. runaway inflation in the south
D. the creation of a more uniform national banking system
E. disruption of cotton exports to England
102. All of the following led Congress to impose Radical Reconstruction measures
EXCEPT the
A. Enactment of Black Codes by southern legislatures
B. outbreak of race riots in New Orleans and Memphis
C. massive exodus of former slaves from the South
D. election of former Confederates to Congress
E. response of southern legislatures to the Fourteenth Amendment
103. Which of the following best describes the situation of freedmen in the decade
following the Civil War?
A. Each was given 40 acres of land and a mule by the Union government
B. All were immediately granted political equality by the Emancipation Proclamation
C. The majority entered sharecropping arrangements with former masters or other
nearby planters
D. They were requires to pass a literacy test before being granted United States
citizenship
E. They supported the passage of Black Codes to ensure their economic and political
rights.
104. Which of the following was a serious constitutional question after the Civil War?
A. The restoration of the power of the federal judiciary
B. The legality of the national banking system
C. The political and legal status of the former Confederate slaves
D. The relationship between the United States and Britain
E. The proposed annexation of Colombia
105. All of the following were objectives of W.E.B. DuBois EXCEPT
A. the total enfranchisement of all eligible Black citizens
B. the establishment of an organization to seek legal redress of Black grievances
C. The establishment of Black political power
D. cooperation of White people in obtaining Black progress
E. the implementation of Booker T. Washington's program for Black progress
106. The Supreme Court decision in Plessy V. Ferguson (1896) did which of the
following?
A. Denounced business combinations in restraining of trade
B. Sanctioned separate but equal public facilities for African Americans
C. Declared that the Fourteenth Amendment applied principally to the protection of
corporations
D. Defined the Constitution as color-blind
E. Empowered Congress to cancel treaties with American Indian tribes unilaterally
107. In his Atlanta Compromise speech, Booker T. Washington called for which of the
following?
A. African American voting rights
B. An end to racial segregation
C. Support for African American self-help
D. Educational equality for African Americans
E. Racial integration of religious organizations
108. During the closing decades of the nineteenth century, farmers complained about all
of the following except
A. rising commodity prices
B. high interest charges
C. high freight rates
D. high storage costs
E. large middleman profits
109.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Gilded Age?
The average real wages of blue-collar workers declined.
The average number of hours people worked increased.
Prices of farm products rose sharply, causing the cost of living to rise steeply.
Business activity expanded and contracted frequently.
E. The federal debt from the Civil War required heavy federal taxes.
110.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Joseph Pulitzer achieved fame and wealth as a
Radio commentator
Political cartoonist
Photographer
Film producer
Newspaper publisher
111.
Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in
American cities at the end of the nineteenth century?
A. Fewer poor people moved to the cities in the late nineteenth century.
B. Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
C. Doctors began to provide free medical care to poor people.
D. Better transportation enabled more people to seek medical care.
E. Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
112.
The second Sioux War (1875-1876), which saw the defeat of Custer at the Battle
of the Little Big Horn, was caused by all of the following EXCEPT
A. The extension of the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad
B. The gold rush in the Black Hills
C. A concentrated effort on the part of the major Protestant denominations to convert
the Sioux to Christianity
D. Corruption within the Department of the Interior
E. Overland migration of settlers to the Pacific Northwest
113.
All of the following are true of railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century
EXCEPT that it
A. Opened new territories to commercial agriculture
B. Accelerated the growth of some older cities and created new ones
C. Was financed by private corporations without government assistance
D. Led to new managerial forms and techniques
E. Was often capitalized beyond what was needed
114.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
Assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture
Recognize and preserve the tribal cultures of American Indians
Legally establish the communal nature of American Indian landholding
Restore to American Indians land seized unjustly
Remove all American Indians to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
115.
Which of the following constitutes a significant change in the treatment of
American Indians during the last half of the nineteenth century?
A. The beginnings of negotiations with individual tribes
B. The start of a removal policy
C. The abandonment of the reservation system
D. The admission of all American Indians to the full rights of Unites States citizenship
E. The division of the tribal lands among individual members