Question of the Day
Which of the following helped make Virginia a successful
colony in the 17th century?
I. the headright system which increased land ownership
II. allowing for the export of tobacco to England
III. limiting land ownership to members of the Church of
England
IV. providing a representative assembly
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
I and II only
II, III, and IV only
I, II, and IV only
all of the above
none of the above
2. Which of the following statements about Anne
Hutchinson is not true?
A) she was banished from the Massachusetts Bay
Colony
B) she was accused of teaching both men and
women in her home
C) when on trial, she admitted to receiving divine
revelation from God for herbeliefs
D) she was accused of preaching Quaker doctrines
E) she and most of her family were eventually
killed by Indians in 1643
3. Which of the following, while searching for
the Northwest Passage, was set adrift with
his son by mutinous crew members and
disappeared without a trace in 1611?
A) John Cabot
B) Alexander Mackenzie
C) William Parry
D) John Franklin
E) Henry Hudson
4. Of the following colonies, which was
established by Cecil Calvert and became
known as a religious refuge for Roman
Catholics?
(A) Pennsylvania
(B) Maryland
(C) Rhode Island
(D) Georgia
(E) Connecticut
5. Which of the following statements characterizes both
the First and Second Great Awakening?
A) Enlightenment thinking led to a new appreciation of
the natural laws that govern the universe
B) membership in the Anglican Church increased sharply
C) revivals took place exclusively in camp meetings,
often in wilderness settings
D) Protestant ministers led religious services that often
featured emotional responses from attendees
E) a Calvinist belief in salvation solely through election
by God
6. “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The
eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely
with our God in this work we have undertaken... we shall be
made a story and a by-word throughout the world. We shall
open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God...
We shall shame the faces of many of God's worthy servants,
and cause their prayers to be turned into curses upon us til we
be consumed out of the good land whither we are agoing.” Which colonial leader made this statement?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
William Penn
William Bradford
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
John Smith
7. Which of the following does not involve
relations between Indians and colonists in
New England?
A)Squanto assisting the Plymouth Separatists
B) King Philip's (or Metacom's) War
C) "praying towns“
D) the Powhatan Confederacy
E) Pequot War
During the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Crisis,
A.
no ministers were accused of practicing witchcraft
B.
authorities carefully protected the legal rights of
those accused
C.
"spectral evidence" (visions and dreams) was
allowed as testimony against the accused
D.
only a handful of people were actually accused of
witchcraft
E.
virtually all of those who went to trial were
acquitted
One result of the Great Awakening was that it
A.
renewed colonists' respect for authority
B.
unified colonial congregations
C.
reduced religious enthusiasm in the colonies
D.
caused farmers to participate more fully in
colonial governmeresul
E.
led to a greater awareness of democratic
concepts, such as freedom of conscience
The 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger provided
support for which important American
freedom?
A. freedom of religion
B. right of the people to peaceably assemble
C. freedom of press
D. freedom from self-incrimination
E. freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
Which of the following American colonial
cities was the largest seaport in the year
1750?
A. Philadelphia
B. Charleston
C. New York City
D. Boston
E. Baltimore
Which of the following would Benjamin Franklin have
not been able to include on his resumé by 1776?
A.
successful newspaper publisher and print shop
operator
B.
inventor of a stove, bifocals, and swim fins
C.
charter member, First Presbyterian Church of
Philadelphia
D.
founder of the first subscription library
E.
founding member of the American Philosophical
Society
Enlightenment thinkers believed strongly in
A. the power of human reason
B. the power of supernatural miracles
C. divine revelation
D. the divine right of royalty to rule
E. the ultimate authority of the Bible
Which was not an important military problem
for the British forces during the Revolutionary
War?
A. the enormous size of America
B. great distance for the transport of troops and
supplies
C. poorly disciplined and inadequately trained
troops
D. American determination and commitment
E. guerrilla tactics used by colonial troops
Which of the following statements about Benedict Arnold is
not true?
A. he led an ill-fated American invasion of Canada in 1776
B. he played an important role in the victory over the British
at Saratoga
C. he sought and obtained command of West Point in a plan
to turn it over to the British
D. though fellow-conspirator John André was captured and
hanged as a spy, Arnold narrowly escaped capture by
General Washington's troops
E. following his switch to the British side, he was denied his
request for a command in the British army
Which early American leader's spouse encouraged her
husband: "In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it
will be necessary for you to make I desire you would
Remember the Ladies and be more generous and
favorable to them than your ancestors."
A.
George Washington
B.
John Adams
C.
Benjamin Franklin
D.
Thomas Jefferson
E.
Samuel Adams
Which of the following is a feature of the 1787
Northwest Ordinance?
A.
slavery was forbidden in the territory north of the
Ohio River
B.
all state debts were to be assumed by Congress
C.
a section of land was to be set aside for education
D.
land was to be divided into townships, six miles
on a side
E.
it authorized the seizure of Indian land by federal
land agents without compensation
The rebellion led by Daniel Shays
A.
took place in western Pennsylvania and was in
response to a tax on whiskey
B.
was dismissed by virtually all observers as a minor
incident
C.
involved debt-ridden farmers seeking relief from
their mortgage payments
D.
resulted in no actual casualties or deaths
E.
greatly concerned Thomas Jefferson, then in
France
Thomas Jefferson, who would become an
opponent of some of the major elements of
the Constitution, nevertheless called the 55
delegates to Philadelphia in 1787, "reallyan
assembly of demigods." What was the
occupation of 31 of the 55 delegates?
A. merchant
B. printer/publisher
C. lawyer
D. farmer
E. minister
The new national government that began
operation in 1788 was a result of the
Constitution being ratified by
A.
state legislatures
B.
state conventions
C.
Congress
D.
the Supreme Court
E.
none of the above
Which of the following is not listed as a power
reserved to Congress in Article I,Section 8 of the
Constitution?
A.
to coin money
B.
to borrow money on the credit of the United States
C.
to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the
high sea
D.
to tax exports from any state
E.
securing for limited times to authors and inventors the
exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries
Since the addition of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the U.S.
Constitution has been amended 17 times. Which of the
following proposed amendments was not approved?
A. fixed the date for the start of Congress (January 3rd)
and the inauguration of the president (January 20th)
B. equal rights for men and women
C. income tax allowed to be collected by national
government
D. Washington, D.C. being represented in the Electoral
College
E. presidency limited to two terms or a maximum of 10
years
Which of the following statements is incorrectly matched with its
source document?
A.
"We the people of the United States"—Constitution
B.
"Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and
independence"--Articles of Confederation
C.
"All men are created equal"--Declaration of Independence
D.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively, or to the people."—Constitution
E.
"No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a
manner to be prescribed bylaw."--Bill of Rights
Which of the following four methods of amending the Constitution have
never been used
I.
Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions
II.
II. Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures
III.
III. Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions
IV.
IV. Proposal by Congress, ratification by state legislatures
A)
I only
B)
I and II only
C)
II and III only
D)
I and III only
E)
II only
Which of the following statements about the Report on
Manufactures is inaccurate?
A. it was proposed by Alexander Hamilton
B. one of its goals was to raise revenue for the national
government
C. it proposed "bounties" or subsidies to American
industries
D. it was supported enthusiastically by representatives
from both New England and Southern states, including
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
E. it recommended moderate tariffs to spur economic
growth in the U.S.
The Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson
tended to favor
A. maintenance of the public order, even if that
required federal troops
B. strict interpretation of the Constitution to
defend states' rights
C. an affiliation with the British in foreign affairs
D. the establishment of a national bank
E. a strong, centralized national government
When George Washington decided to not seek a third
term as president, he wrote a Farewell Address in
1796 in which he
A.
suggested that the Constitution be changed by
acts of Congress as well as amendments
B.
urged Americans to support the U.S. Bank
C.
warned of the dangers of entangling foreign
alliances
D.
called for the establishment of a national university
E.
made no mention of the impact of partisan politics
The Federalist Party emerged during the struggle over the adoption of the Constitution in
the late 1780s but had ceased to be a major force in American political life by 1820.
From which two of the following groups did the Federalists tend to draw their support?
I.
small farmers from the southern states
II.
residents of the northeast
III.
bankers and large merchants
IV.
those believing in a narrow, or strict, interpretation of the Constitution
V.
recent immigrants to the U.S.
A.
I and II
B.
II and IV
C.
II and III
D.
II and VI
E.
III and IV
The 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts
A.
resulted in no actual arrests of newspaper editors
B.
made it easier for naturalized citizens to attain
voting status
C.
decreased the level of partisanship in American
politics
D.
led to the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which
established the principle of nullification
E.
were supported equally by Alexander Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson
In the controversial presidential election of 1800
between Thomas Jefferson and JohnAdams,
A. the U.S. Senate chose Jefferson as president
B. Adams won the popular vote, but Jefferson won
the electoral vote
C. both Jefferson and his vice-presidential candidate
Aaron Burr ended up with the same number of
electoral votes
D. Adams won most of the southern states
E. Alexander Hamilton urged his fellow Federalists to
support Adams in the House of Representatives'
vote
Which of the following statements about the 1803 Marbury v. Madison
case are accurate?
I.
It established the principle of judicial review, in which the Supreme
Court can rule a law unconstitutional
II.
It involved federal judges appointed by John Adams prior to his
leaving office in 1801
III. It overturned parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789
IV. It was a clear and complete victory for the Federalists, as it made
for a more powerful Supreme Court
V.
It was a clear and complete victory for the Democrat-Republicans,
as it denied Federalists control of federal judgeships
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
I, II, III, and V only
I, III, and IV only
I, II, and III only
I, II, and IV only
all of the statements are accurate
Which of the following statements about Citizen Genet is
not true?
A. he visited the U.S. in 1793 in an attempt to build support
for France's war with England and Spain
B. he asked Pres. Washington to suspend the U.S. position
of neutrality
C. in a rare occurrence, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas
Jefferson agreed on how Washington should treat him
D. he was greeted with enthusiasm by American residents
in the South
E. following his mission to the U.S., he returned to France
and joined the Jacobins in their attempt to gain political
power
Which of the following statements about the
Louisiana Purchase is accurate?
A. the purchase price demanded by France was seen
as excessive by most Americans
B. the constitutionality of the purchase was clear to
all observers
C. all Louisiana residents were immediately granted
representative government
D. the exact borders for the purchase were not
specified
E. a large number of French fur-trappers living in the
territory immediately left for Canada
The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
A. discovered the Pleistocene mammals that
President Jefferson felt might still exist in the
West
B. had no unfriendly contact with the Indians they
met
C. failed to find the source of the Missouri River
D. travelled over 8000 miles in the course of their
journey
E. made contact with British traders when they
reached the Pacific Ocean
Which of the following was not a foreign policy crisis faced
by Thomas Jefferson inhis two terms from 1801 to
1809?
A.
conflicts with the Barbary pirates
B.
the Leopard-Chesapeake engagement
C.
the impressment of American sailors by the British
D.
all trade with Europe being outlawed by the Embargo
Act
E.
British guns and ammunition discovered at the Battle
of Tippecanoe
Which of the following was not a factor in the industrialization
of New England inthe years following the War of 1812?
A.
Water power from streams and rivers
B.
Capital accumulated by merchants and shipbuilders
C.
Plentiful labor supply
D.
European banks opening branches in New England cities
E.
the Lowell (or Waltham ) system which brought girls to
factories
Which of the following is not true about the
Monroe Doctrine?
(A) it was a treaty approved by the U.S. Senate
(B) it was written by John Quincy Adams' Secretary of
State Henry Clay
(C) it had little impact on future American foreign
policy
(D) it declared that the western hemisphere was no
longer open to new European colonization
(E) it stated that the U.S. was ready to intervene in
internal European affairs to promote democracy
Which of the following is/are true of the Missouri
Compromise?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
maintained the balance of slave and free states
in the U.S. Senate
admitted Missouri as a slave state
admitted Maine as a free state
prevented the establishment of any more new
slave states north of latitude 36°30‘
all of the above
In which of the following Supreme Court cases did John
Marshall state "The power to tax is the power to
destroy?" in an expansion of the implied powers of
the federal government?
A.
Gibbons v. Ogden
B.
McCulloch v. Maryland
C.
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
D.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
E.
Cohens v. Virginia
Robert Fulton
A) developed the first economically successful
American railroad
B) financed the construction of the Erie Canal
C) demonstrated the commercial potential of
steam navigation
D) established a system of roads connecting
eastern cities with western agricultural regions
E) built the Cumberland Road
Oliver Evans greatly improved the efficiency of
mills in the early 1800s with the
A) use of female laborers
B) support of federal subsidies to construct new
mills
C) construction of dams on fast-flowing New
England rivers
D) setting up of mills in the Ohio River Valley
E) virtually total mechanization of mill operation
Tariffs became a major issue of contention in American
politics during the first half of the 19th century. Which
of the following tended to support tariffs?
I. Southern cotton farmers
II. New England textile manufacturers
III. Henry Clay
IV. John C. Calhoun
A) I and III
B) II and III
C) I and IV
D) II and IV
E) all of the choices tended to support tariffs
The commercial railroad system that began in the U.S.
in the 1830s
A) always used a standard track width
B) grew much more slowly than European railroads
C) was funded exclusively by federal grants in its early
years
D) faced its main competition from canals and
steamships
E) made its greatest impact in the southeast section of
the U.S.
Which of the following was not part of Henry Clay's
American System?
A) the building of canals by the national government
B) local or "pet" banks independent from the national
bank
C) protective tariffs
D) a national bank
E) the building of roads by the national government
Eli Whitney, known best for his patenting of
the cotton gin, was also an early proponent
of interchangeable parts in the
manufacturing of
A) steam engines
B) guns
C) bicycles
D) shoes
E) clocks
"Education is a social process. Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life; education is
life itself. " Which American educational reformer
insisted on a child-centered, practical curriculum
and viewed education as playing a key role in
developing citizenship and democracy?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
John Dewey
Horace Mann
James Conant
Charles Eliot
Henry Adams
Which of the following American artists were
representatives of the Hudson River School of
art that emerged in successive waves in the 19th
Century and featured the themes of discovery,
exploration, and settlement ?
A) Thomas Eakins and George Caleb Bingham
B) Grandma Moses and Jackson Pollock
C) Thomas Cole and Albert Bierstadt
D) Georgia O'Keefe and Mark Rothko
E) Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns
Which of the following statements about the election of
1824 is accurate?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Henry Clay was elected vice-president
Andrew Jackson finished second in the popular vote,
but had the most number of electors
John Quincy Adams was elected president though he
finished second in both the popular and electoral
votes
this was the first time the election decision was made
in the House of Representatives
Jackson responded to the final election results with
grace and a call for patriotic unity
During the 1830s, which of the following would
have been most supportive of the re-charter
of the Second Bank of the United States?
(A) Andrew Jackson
(B) small farmers needing loans
(C) Whig Party members
(D) local or pet banks
(E) western-state Democratic Party
members
Andrew Jackson's policy of appointing friends
and supporters to government positions
and then rotating them out of office was
known as the
(A)civil service system
(B)spoils system
(C)the rotation system
(D)kitchen cabinet
(E)trail of tears
In the 1830 Maysville Road dispute,
(A) President Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
authorizing federal financing of the construction
the proposed road would have linked Atlanta with
the Ohio River
Jackson's decision was completely consistent with
his earlier position on internal improvements(
all of the road would have been built within the
state of Tennessee
canal and road builders in New York were
disappointed in this decision, as they had become
dependent on federal subsidies in the building of
canals
In the 1832 Worcester v. Georgia decision
(A) the Supreme Court supported the state of Georgia
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
in its claim
Samuel Worcester, a missionary, strongly argued
for the removal of the Cherokee Indians
President Andrew Jackson supported the Supreme
Court decision
the principle that Indian tribes are nations was
articulated by Chief Justice John Marshall
the Treaty of New Echota was ruled null and void
Andrew Jackson's popularity can be best attributed
to
(A) his cerebral and rational approach to policy decisions
(B) his ability to work effectively with other branches of
the government, such asthe Supreme Court
(C) his desire and ability to rise above partisan politics to
do what was best forthe country
(D) his determination to appoint the best-qualified
candidates to public office
(E) voters characterizing him as a strong-willed man of
the people
One of the results of the dispute over the recharter of the U.S. Bank was
(A) a stabilizing effect on the U.S. banking system in
the 1830s
(B) an authorization to recharter the bank, which
survived Jackson's veto
(C) its eventually going bankrupt in 1841
(D) a rare uniting of Whig and Democratic leaders in
opposition to the Bank
(E) the elimination of "pet" or local banks as
competitors for banking business
In the 1832 nullification crisis
(A) Andrew Jackson supported the position of South
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Carolina
Congress temporarily suspended tariffs throughout
the U.S.
South Carolina declared the tariffs of 1828 and
1832 to be unconstitutional and "null and void“
John C. Calhoun in a famous toast, said "Our
federal Union—it must and shall be preserved.“
Calhoun resigned from the U.S. Senate and ran for
vice-president so that he could more vigorously
fight for states' rights
The Lowell or Waltham System was known for
A) a revolutionary approach for harnessing
rivers to power textile mills
B) luxurious working conditions
C) a socialist approach in which workers owned
shares of factories
D) employing young women who were housed
in factory-owned dorms
E) using slave labor in the operation of factories
Which of the following was not a feature of the 1836
Texas independence fight?
(A) volunteers, including former Congressman Davy
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Crockett, defending the Alamo against the Mexican
army
an execution by Mexican troops of Texans at Goliad
following it, Texas elected Sam Houston as the
president of the Republic of Texas
a speech by Congressman Abraham Lincoln demanding
to know the spot of American soil on which American
blood was spilt
a surrender of Mexican General Santa Anna at the
Battle of San Jacinto
Which of the following statements are true of both the
War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War?
I.
the war added significant territory to the U.S.
II. significant opposition to the war could be found in
New England states
III. naval blockades were a major part of the war
IV. the war ended in a stalemate with the issues causing
the war remaining unresolved
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
I, II, and III only
II and III only
II, III, and IV only
all of the statement are true
none of the statements are true
The Missouri Compromise, in which Congress
designated territory north of the 36 30parallel
(except for Missouri) to be free of slavery, was
altered by the
A. Freeport Doctrine
B.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C.
Ostend Manifesto
D.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
E.
Wilmot Proviso
Which of the following explorers is
incorrectly matched with the area of his
exploration?
A) John Wesley Powell--Pacific Northwest
B) Zebulon Pike--current state of Colorado
C) John C. Frémont--current state of Utah
D) Daniel Boone--current state of Kentucky
E) Jedediah Smith--Rocky Mountains
Which of the following 19th century American
presidents did not have any military
experience prior to assuming duties as
Commander-in-Chief?
(A) Andrew Jackson
(B) Martin Van Buren
(C) Zachary Taylor
(D) Franklin Pierce
(E) James Buchanan
In addition to religious revivals that developed in the "Burned Over
District" of New York state, Mormonism also emerged as a religious
sect in the 1830s in the region near Palmyra, New York. Which of the
following statements or claims about Mormon founder Joseph Smith
is not accurate?
(A) as a teenager, he was occasionally hired to search for buried
treasure
(B) he used seer stones to translate the plates which he then dictated
to scribes
(C) he was directed by an angel to the golden plates on which the Book
of Mormon was written
(D) he and his followers were persecuted by neighbors who found
Mormon belief so objectionable
(E) after stops in Missouri and Illinois, Smith led his followers to the
Great Salt Lake region of Utah
All but which of the following were
characteristic of the Second Great
Awakening?
(A) camp meetings lasting several days or weeks
(B) public confessions and emotional outbursts
(C) a strengthening of the Calvinist doctrine of
predestination
(D) growth in Methodist and Baptist congregations
(E) circuit preachers who traveled by horseback to
remote congregations
Which of the following statements is not true of
Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln?
(A) both moved west after their birth
(B) both had a deep and abiding faith in American
democracy
(C) both were attorneys who had military experience in
their resumés
(D) both were at one time members of the Whig Party
(E) both were activist presidents, using strong
executive action to accomplish their goals
One of the most influential of the abolitionist
agitators of the antebellum period published a
newspaper, The Liberator, and wrote on the
issue of slavery "I will beas harsh as truth, and
uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I
will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not
retreat a single inch, and I will beheard."
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Lewis Tappan
John Brown
Elijah P. Lovejoy
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Which of the following female reformers
advocated tirelessly for a new and more
humane approach to the mentally ill and
insane and was the first woman to address
Congress?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Angelina Grimké
Sojourner Truth
Carrie Nation
Susan B. Anthony
Dorothea Dix
The antebellum period witnessed the emergence of a
number of utopian communities. Which of the
following, founded by John Humphrey Noyes and
established in New York state in 1848, taught that
its members could reach a state of perfection,
practiced communalism and established a
silverware-production operation still in existence
today?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Oneida Community
Brook Farm
New Harmony
Mennonite Brethren
Millerites
Which of the following statements about manifest
destiny are accurate?
I. Journalist John O'Sullivan first used the term in an essay
in 1845 in which he encouraged the U.S. to annex Texas.
II. It referred to specific territories that President James K.
Polk intended to add to the U.S.
III. Its philosophical base included the concept of American
exceptionalism.
IV. It is usually associated with the era from 1865-1900.
V. Its concepts were generally opposed by Whigs such as
Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln who favored
development of America's economy.
Which of the following statements is accurate about the
acquisition of Oregon?
(A) it was accomplished during the administration of
John Tyler
(B) it featured a battle cry of "54 40 or Fight" from
members of Parliament
(C) it settled the border between the U.S. and Canada at
the 49th parallel in the Oregon Territory
(D) the Oregon Territory had a large number of British
fur trappers living and working in its area when the
Oregon Treaty was signed
(E) the Oregon Treaty provided for joint control of the
land until the year 1900
Which explorer aided a revolt of Americans
living in northern California in 1846 and
took military command of the short-lived
Bear Flag Republic?
(A) Kit Carson
(B) Zebulon Pike
(C) John C. Frémont
(D) Davy Crockett
(E) Jedediah Smith
Arrange these events in their proper time order:
Abraham Lincoln introduces the spot resolutions in
Congress.
II. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican War.
III. The Oregon Treaty is approved.
IV. Texas is annexed by the U.S.
I.
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) IV, III, I, II
(C) III, IV, I, II
(D) IV, I, III, II
(E) III, I, II, III

"When a sixth of the population of a nation which has undertaken
to be the refuge of liberty are slaves, and a whole country is
unjustly overrun and conquered by a foreign army, and subjected
to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to
rebel and revolutionize. What makes this duty the more urgent is
the fact that the country so overrun is not our own, but ours is the
invading army...Under a government which imprisons any unjustly,
the true place for a just man is also a prison.." Which of the
following individuals wrote the quote above in protest of the U.S.
involvement in the Mexican-American War?
(A) Abraham
Lincoln
(B) Henry Clay
(C) William Lloyd Garrison
(D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(E) Henry David Thoreau
Which of the following political parties of the
1840s and 1850s was strongly antiimmigrant and limited its membership to
Anglo-Saxon Protestants?
(A) Free Soil
(B) Whig
(C) Republican
(D) Know-Nothing
(E) Liberty
Which of the following statements about the American
economy in the 1850s is/are true?
I.
The market for northeast manufacturers expanded both
domestically and internationally.
II. The California gold rush added as much as $50 million a
year in gold to the economy each year.
III. As the plantation system spread, the U.S. supplied most
of the world's cotton.
IV. Western agriculture experienced growth with the
expansion of railroads and the opening of European
markets.
V. Protective tariffs climbed steeply during the decade to
reach their highest levels since the nation's founding.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
I, II, and IV only
I, II, and III only
I, III, IV and V only
I, II, III, and IV only
all of the statements are true
Which of the following statements about the 1854
Kansas-Nebraska Act is not accurate?
(A) it repealed the Missouri Compromise's restriction on
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
slavery north of the 36°30'line
it was proposed by Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas
its passage helped reduce tension in the Kansas
region between pro- and anti-slavery forces
it was based on the concept of popular sovereignty,
which stated that a territory's voters should decide
on slavery's fate
opponents of the bill helped form the Republican
Party
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.
Though passion may have strained it must not break our
bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching
from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart
and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the
chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will
be, by the better angels of our nature.
In which of the following did Abraham Lincoln make the above
statement?
(A) Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858
(B) Cooper Union Address, 1860
(C) First Inaugural Address, 1861
(D) Gettysburg Address, 1863
(E) Second Inaugural Address, 1865
Which controversial antebellum figure was described
by Henry David Thoreau as "an angel of light" and by
Frederick Douglass as one whose "...zeal in the cause
of my race was far greater than mine —it was as the
burning sun to my taper light mine was bounded by
time, his stretched away to the boundless shores of
eternity. I could live for the slave, but he could die for
him."
(A)Abraham Lincoln
(B) William Lloyd Garrison
(C) John Brown
(D) John C. Frémont
(E) Stephen Douglas
President Lincoln, while wanting to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation in the summer of 1862,
also wanted it to be issued following a victory so it did
not appear to be a move of desperation. While not a
clear-cut victory, which of the following particularly
brutal 1862 battles provided Lincoln with an
opportunity to issue the Proclamation which took
effect on January 1, 1863.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Antietam(Sharpsburg)
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Petersburg
Second battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
The New York City riots in the summer of 1863,
which necessitated Union troops to be called
out to quell the disturbance, were primarily
caused by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
the decision to use African-American troops
the Union policy of conscription
the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
frustration with the slow progress of the Civil War
Which two battles, occurring in the same week
of 1863, proved to be significant victories for
Union forces in the western and eastern
theaters of the Civil War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Petersburg and Atlanta
Bull Run and Antietam
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
Chickamauga and Gettysburg
Ft. Henry and Fredericksburg
Which of the following is the most accurate
description of General Grant's tactics in his
battles against General Lee?
A. capturing Richmond in a single dramatic strike against
Lee's troops
B. keeping steady pressure on Lee even while sustaining
huge losses
C. patiently waiting for Gen. Sherman to arrive in Virginia
following his victories in Georgia
D. avoiding engagement with Lee's forces whenever
possible
E. Grant and Lee never faced each other in battle
Abraham Lincoln faced a number of difficult problems
during his presidency. Which of the following was not
one of them?
A. criticism from members of his Cabinet
B. a commanding general, George McClellan, who was
reluctant to commit large numbers of troops when
engaging the enemy
C. an emotionally unstable wife who allowed
spiritualists to conduct séances in the White House
D. opposition in Congress to proposed tariff legislation
E. pressure from abolitonist newspaper publishers who
criticized his moral and military leadership
Which of the following domestic developments in the
North did not occur during the Civil War?
A. the Homestead Act provided 160 acres of land
virtually free to any citizen willing to occupy it for
five years
B. the Morrill Land Grant Act helped the financing of
public colleges
C. the National Bank Act created a national banking
system
D. Treasury notes known as greenbacks were issued
and fluctuated in value in relation to the success of
Union armies
E. the transcontinental railroad was completed at
Promontory, Utah
In the presidential election of 1864
(A) the Republicans re-nominated the 1860 winning
ticket of Lincoln-Hamlin
(B) the Democrats nominated George McClellan, a
general Lincoln had relieved of command
(C) Lincoln once again won the electoral college while
not receiving a majority of the popular votes
(D) because of war successes, Lincoln was extremely
confident of re-election
(E) Radical Republicans supported the candidacy of
Horace Greeley, an abolitionist candidate
In which of the following speeches did President
Lincoln promise "with malice toward none,
with charity for all"?
(A) Cooper Union
(B) First Inaugural
(C) signing ceremony of the Emancipation
Proclamation
(D) Gettysburg Address
(E) Second Inaugural
The 14th Amendment
(A) allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union after
50% of adult males promised loyalty to the
Constitution
(B) eliminated slavery in the United States
(C) provided for the right to vote regardless of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude
(D) defined national citizenship and prohibited the
states from limiting the constitutional rights of
people without due process of law
(E) allowed for literacy tests for voting
Which of the following was not a goal of the
Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
(A) punishment of the South
(B) retention of Republican power
(C) protection of industrial growth with high
tariffs
(D) providing education to former slaves
(E) a quick end to military occupation of the
South
Carpetbagger was the term used to describe which
character during Reconstruction?
(A) a Northern abolitionist who taught in
Freedmen Bureau schools
(B) a corrupt Southern politician who profited from
Reconstruction programs
(C) a Northerner who came South during
Reconstruction for political or economic gain
(D) a vigilante intent on terrorizing former slaves
(E) an African-American who took a political
position in the newly formed Reconstruction
Southern state governments
Which of the following was not an element of the
Compromise of 1877?
(A) the removal of federal troops from the former
Confederate states
(B) the appointment of at least one Southern opposition
party member to the new president's cabinet
(C) Congress selected Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as
president on there commendation of the electoral
commission
(D) 20 disputed electoral votes were awarded to Democrat
Samuel Tilden, who had won the popular vote in the
1876 election
(E) federal legislation to help industrialize the South