US history practice exam

1.

1 point

the Know-Nothing party was:

pro immigrants

majority catholics

very public and obnoxious about their policies, which is why it is similar to Donald Trump

comprised of mostly ex-whigs

2.

1 point

The Kansas Nebraska Act:

was similar in theory to the Gasden Purchase

caused Bleeding Kansas

killed the whig party

all of the following

3.

1 point

The Glorious Revolution in England during the 17th century caused all of the following EXCEPT

exile of Edmund Andros

rise in aristocracy

Salem Witchcraft

Liesler's rebellion

4.

1 point

The Era of good feelings included all of the following except:

1 party government

Federalists

the American System

recharter of US bank

5.

1 point

All of the following were characteristic of Indian treatment as the US was expanding west except:

forced assimilation

violence

broken treaties

an attempt to "civilize" indians as a part of manifest destiny

6.

1 point

During the reconstruction era:

Radical republicans sought retribution for the South's secession

Lincoln dictated most of the new rules and regulations

Freedmen were given ample civil rights

Andrew Jackson was strict about who was allowed to rejoin the union

7.

1 point

The LeCompton Constitution and Dredd Scott Case:

led to a loss of democratic credibility

were counter-productive in relation with eachoterh

were supported by republicans

helped black people

8.

1 point

The San Jacinto Battle:

helped the US win Texas

Drove Mexicans out of all of current day United States

was the battle where Zach Taylor infringed on the Mexican border to provoke the Mexican American war

Gave Texas independence

9.

1 point

The Homestead act:

worked to decrease unemployment

limited who was allowed to own their own land

raised popularity for the South

donated money to colleges if they taught students to be agriculturally educated

10.

1 point

Hamilton's plan to consolidate the nations debt:

helped the North more than it did the South

created a rise in people who owned government bonds

was an act of a strict constructionist

was widely accepted and ecouraged by Americans at the time

11.

1 point

The French and Indian war was:

a war in which George Washington became famous

French vs. Indians

nicknamed "10 years war"

strategic and not full of casualties

12.

1 point

Which of the following are correctly ordered?

Teddy Roosevelt becomes president, Platt amendment, Mexican American war, Teller amendment

Teddy Roosevelt becomes president, Mexican American War, Platt amendment, Teller amendment

Mexican American War, Teller amendment, Platt amendment, Teddy Roosevelt becomes president,

Teller Amendment, Mexican American War, Teller Amendment, Teddy Roosevelt becomes president

13.

1 point

All of the following were forms of slave resistance except:

actual violent rebellions

intentionally broke tools

worked slowly

hunger strikes

14.

1 point

All of the following components of the Compromise of 1850 were good for the North except:

popular sovereignty of deciding if a state were to be a slave estate

No slavery in DC

No slavery in California

All of the above were good for the North

15.

1 point

Which of the following cololonies was created with allowing English debtors to work off their debt?

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Georgia

Rhode Island

16.

1 point

What did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois share in common?

a belief in top-down improvement in their race

a wish to improve the public's opinion of African Americans

support for a university like Tuskeegee University

all of the above

17.

1 point

Which of the following was a rebellion where poor colonists rebelled against rich colonists? (and ended in dysentery)

Bacon's Rebellion

Liesler's Rebellion

Stono Rebellion

Hancock's Rebellion

18.

1 point

The election of 1896 included all of the following except:

discrepancy between the popular vote and electoral vote

different positions on our nations currency

a stigma against democrats at the time

political patronage

19.

1 point

referendums, recalls, and railroad regulations are all examples of:

unrelated things that start with "R"

privatization of industry

things that gave the government too much power over the people

progressivism

20.

1 point

The Great Uprising of 1877 during the gilded age was

a failed railroad worker strike

a successful attempt of middle class businessmen to become rich tycoons

a term to describe the rise of industry

a massive movement of vertical integration

21.

1 point

Who won the war of 1824?

Thomas Jefferson

Henry Clay

Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams

22.

1 point

Which of the following did not characterize the Gilded Age?

decrease in jobs for unskilled workers

corporations rather than privately owned industries

Lasseiz-Fare government

Gap between rich and poor

23.

1 point

Which of the following is dissimilar from the others?

3/5 law

fugitive slave laws

freedman's bureau

Dredd Scott case

24.

1 point

The spoils system:

is another term to describe machine-style politics

created a diverse and fair government

ended in the assassination of James Garfield

is exemplified by Tameny Hall

25.

1 point

What was the Halfway covenant?

a rule where children not born into relgion were allowed to convert

a rule where disagreeing religions would "meet halfway" in terms of their values to get along

an implication of mercantilism

an example of the enlightenment

26.

1 point

What did Lincoln decide to do after the South attacked Fort Sumpter?

emancipation proclamation

declare war

extend an olive branch

end the war

27.

1 point

WW1 had all of the following effects on the US except:

Suffrage for Women

More government involvement in the economy

A movement to make soldiers better people

WW1 did all of the above for the US

28.

1 point

All of the following were associated with the great awakening except:

"liberty of conscience"

George Whitefield

Jonathan Edwards

humanism

29.

1 point

The treaty of Saratoga was important because

It was the battle that gave Lincoln the confidence to declare the emancipation proclamation

it convinced the French to side with the colonists

it ended the war of independence

it was a major British victory

30.

1 point

The spark of the Quasi-War was:

The French viewing the John Jay treaty as an anglo-american alliance

fighting over the carribean

Hamilton being anti-french

The XYZ affair

31.

1 point

The term "Stability, conformity, intolerance" is associated with:

John Winthrop

God

Massachusetts Bay Colony

All of the above

32.

1 point

All of the following were associated with Pennsylvania except:

willingness to serve in an army

a dream of tolerance and peace

gender equality

Quaker principles

33.

1 point

The Tea Act:

a manipulative law that killed smuggler's businesses

imposed taxes on tea

was the final straw that lead to the first continental conference

made tea too expensive

34.

1 point

Shay's rebellion was a response to which of the following parts of the Articles of Confederation?

the strong economy due to the conservative government taxing

how it gave the president power to declare war and handle foreign policy

the issuing of government bonds

protection of private state interest and devaluing national government power

35.

1 point

At the entry of the civil war, the North was benefitted by

unity

railroad transportation

strategically genius war generals

home-field advantage

36.

1 point

Which of the following are correctly matched?

A. Wilson
B. Taft
C. Teddy Roosevelt

1. Moral diplomacy
2. Aggressive and unsolicited foreign interventions
3. Dollar Diplomacy

A3, B1, C2

A2, B3, C1

A1, B2, B3

A1, B3, C2

37.

1 point

Wilson's 14 Reservations

included self-determination and the league of nations

involved no republicans in the decision

the two options above ^

did not exist

38.

1 point

Which of the following was a reason that the colonies shifted from indentured servitude to slavery?

white indentured servants were starting to revolt

the native americans suggested it

Black people wanted to be able to find a way to come to the states

black slaves were a better investment economically

39.

1 point

The Navigation Act was:

beneficial to colonial tea smugglers

a prime example of mercantilism

caused tensions with the French in Canada

restrictions on english manufacturing

40.

1 point

The Northwest Ordinance was beneficial to everyone except:

rich landowners looking to buy huge plots of land

"Jeffersonian" followers

slaves

white planters looking for their own land

41.

1 point

What distinguished Teddy Roosevelt's progressivism?

using old laws to achieve new progressive regulations

racist intentions

creating new laws

preservation

42.

1 point

During the 17th century, what was the event that caused the worst Native American casualties?

Massacre of Powhatan tribe

King Phillip's War

Pequot War

Bacon's Rebellion

43.

1 point

What was the Albany plan?

a contract where New Yorkers agreed not to infringe on Native American rights with fur trade

George Washington's plan to run for president

a failed attempt to unify the colonies during the French and Indian war

a plan to make Albany the capitol of New York

44.

1 point

What was the American Federation Labor?

confrontational and radical

a labor union open to anyone, including black people and women

a form of government regulation to promote labor equality

A union led by Samuel Gompers

45.

1 point

All of the following things characterized the separatists EXCEPT

beliefs placed solely on the bible

contempt for Catholicism

welcoming to diversity within their community

similarities with the puritans