Even 20 More Practice Questions!

1.

1 point

Most of Manifest Destiny took place...

right after the American Revolution, from about 1770 - 1800

during the Era of Good Feelings, from about 1810 - 1830

right before the Civil War, from about 1820 - 1850

right after the Civil War, from about 1865 - 1890

2.

1 point

Which President supported the Indian Removal Act during his presidency?

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

3.

1 point

Why was it surprising to many that John Adams did not want to go to war with France after the XYZ Affair?

Because he was a Federalist and the rest of his party was calling for war

Because he had advocated going to war as Vice President under George Washington

Because he had called for war with France before the XYZ Affair

Because he had openly denounced Napoleon before the XYZ Affair and had promised to aid any countries who went to war with France

4.

1 point

To which political party did Thomas Jefferson belong?

Federalist Party

Anti-Federalist Party

Democratic-Republican Party

Whig Party

5.

1 point

What came right after the War of 1812?

The Era of Good Feelings

The Civil War

The Trail of Tears

The Monroe Doctrine

6.

1 point

How did the role of government change after the Civil War?

The government made it illegal to ever implement a draft ever again

The government became much more open to negotiating with state governments, for fear that another civil war might occur.

They government became responsible for identifying and shipping back the bodies of fallen soliders

The government made a widespread effort to help soldiers with PTSD and amputations.

7.

1 point

What did the 15th Amendment do?

Freed all slaves

Granted equal protection and citizenship to all, except Native Americans

Gave black men the right to vote

Said that it would be illegal for states to ever try and secede again

8.

1 point

How did the Monroe Doctrine divide the world?

Between the Southern and Northern Hemispheres

Between America and its allies and Europe and its allies

Between the American and European Hemispheres

Between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

9.

1 point

Which of the following was NOT a component of the Compromise of 1850?

California would enter the Union as a free state

The rest of the West would be divided up into territories and popular sovereignty would be used to determine if these territories would be free or slave

A new Fugitive Slave Act would be implemented

Maine would enter the Union as a free state

10.

1 point

Looking at the political cartoon about the Monroe Doctrine, why are the baby chickens fleeing from the chicken coop?

To get some exercise

The chickens in the coop are European countries and the baby chickens are South and Latin American countries running away to national independence

They represent the South and Latin American countries which are fleeing towards the Eastern Hemisphere

They represent the South and Latin American countries which are still under the control of Europeans

11.

1 point

Which of the following was a goal of the Corps of Discovery?

To improve identification techniques so that the government could keep track of which soldiers had died in the Civil War

To defeat Tecumseh and his followers

To try and negotiate with the French in an attempt to avoid war during Adam's presidency

To meet Native Americans, record wildlife, map the area, and claim land for America

12.

1 point

What reason did American NOT declare war on England in the War of 1812?

The British imposed a tax on all American goods that came through British ports

The British passed a law that did not allow Americans to trade with the French

The British were supplying Native Americans with guns and encouraging them to resist American settlers

The British were impressing American sailors

13.

1 point

When one claims to believe in a "weak central government," what does this mean?

That the federal government should only include the Executive Branch of government

That the federal government should not be allowed to tell state governments how to run their schools, economics, legal systems, etc.

That state governments should be allowed to come together and make decisions for the federal government in what is known as the Legislative Branch

That the federal government should only be allowed to tax states

14.

1 point

How did the United States gain territory throughout its history?

Through warfare

Through warfare and treaties

Through warfare, treaties, and purchasing

Through warfare, treaties, purchasing, and the Monroe Doctrine

15.

1 point

Before becoming president in 1869, what did Ulysses S. Grant do?

He was Vice President

He was a Confederate General

He was an abolitionist

He was a Union General

16.

1 point

Why was the minie ball so deadly?

Because it was mini. It was so small that doctors had difficulty locating it when trying to remove it.

Because it would shot a limb clean off

Because it was round and smooth, meaning that it was aerodynamic and easily cut into flesh

Because it would expand after being shot and shattered bone

17.

1 point

Why were Native Americans moved from the east of the Mississippi River to the west of the Mississippi River?

Because they had lost the War of 1812

Because they had agreed to move

Because the federal government was paying them to settle land west of the Mississippi River

Because American settlers wanted their land

18.

1 point

What is an embargo?

When a population gets to vote on a law, such as whether or not to allow slavery

Stealing citizens from another country and forcing them into your navy, as the British and French did during the War of 1812

Making trade with a country illegal, as Thomas Jefferson did with all countries during the War of 1812

When a state leaves the Union, as South Carolina did during the Civil War

19.

1 point

Despite the Era of Good Feelings being an overwhelmingly positive time in American history, what was one issue that continued to plague the country?

Taxes

Slavery

Manifest Destiny

Native American resistance

20.

1 point

How did medicine change because of the Civil War?

Morphine became a popular drug to use for patients in agony. Many suffered from morphine addiction after the war.

Vitamins became widely distributed during the war, in an effort to fight scurvy

Germ theory became well understood during the war, with doctors who washed their hands and tools between patients proving that germs existed

Medicine did not change during the Civil War