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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the XYZ Affair?
A. Resulted in war with France
B. involved three U.S. officials being accosted by three French officials.
C. Resulted in Federalist-backed legislation that limited U.S. citizenship and rights out of fear of the American public leading the nation to its demise.
D. Resulted in John Adams’ approval of the Alien and Sedition Acts
A. Resulted in war with France?????
The Alien and Sedition Acts were written by the _______________ in an attempt to take political power away from the _________________.
A.Federalists, Democratic-Republicans
B. Whigs, Democratic-Republicans
C. Democratic-Republicans, Federalists
D. Federalists, Whigs
A. Federalists, Democratic-Republicans
The Alien and Sedition Acts secured John Adams's second presidential term win.
T or F
False
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Election of 1800?
A. John Adams became the Vice President
B. The electoral college vote went to Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, convinced the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican
D. James Madison's long-held friendship with Thomas Jefferson secured Jefferson's win
C. Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, convinced the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican
Which of the following is true regarding the Louisiana Purchase?
A. The US went to war with France for the territory
B. The purchase nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
C. Napoleon Bonaparte fought desperately to keep the land from US aquisition to ensure French expansion in North America
D. It was first Spain's territory, then was given to France after the French and Indian War, then secretly sold back to Spain in the late 1700s
B. The purchase nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase led to a _____________ on the nature of the Constitution, as Democratic-Republicans in favor of the purchase NOW argued for a _______________ interpretation of the Constitution to justify the purchase, and Federalists now argued for a ____________ interpretation of the Constitution in ________________ of the purchase.
A. debate, loose, strict, opposition
B. debate, strict, loose, support
C. agreement, strict, strict, support
D. agreement, loose, loose, support
E. debate, strict, loose, opposition
A. debate, loose, strict, opposition
The Cotton Gin lead to:
A. a decrease in slave labor in the South.
B. an increased reliance on slave labor in the South.
C. an increased reliance on slave labor in the North.
D. a decrease in slave labor in the North.
B. an increased reliance on slave labor in the South.
Which of the following best describes the Market Revolution in the US (first half of the 1800s)?
A. An increased reliance on industrialization in the South.
B. The decrease in the economic reliance on cotton
C. The beginning of a shift from hand and home production to machine and factory production
D. An increased reliance on an agrarian economy in the North
C. The beginning of a shift from hand and home production to machine and factory production
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the U.S. Market Revolution (1st American Industrial Revolution) in the first-half of the 1800s:
A. Railroads allowed towns to be established further inland and away from mass bodies of water.
B. Wage labor beginning to replace autonomous farming in the north
C. An influx of immigration into the U.S.
D. Cotton became the most profitable cash crop in the U.S.
E. Industry largely replaced agriculture in the South
E. Industry largely replaced agriculture in the South
The first American factories produced:
cotton.
textiles.
tobacco.
indigo.
textiles.
The majority of industrialization in the U.S. took place in which region?
The North
The West
The South
The Midwest
The North
Andrew Jackson's stance on the Tariff of 1828, and his threats to South Carolina's reaction to the tariff, was aligned with Democratic-Republican political principles.
T or F
False
Which of the following is true regarding the Indian Removal Act?
A. The motivation behind the Act was to make more room for free African-American laborers.
B. It was a "voluntary" exchanging of lands between Native Americans and the U.S.
C. It gave the U.S. permission to forcibly remove Native Americans off of their land even when contracts were not signed..
D. It proposed giving Native Americans who were WEST of the Mississippi River land equivalnt or better land East of the Mississippi River.
B. It was a "voluntary" exchanging of lands between Native Americans and the U.S.
Products of the Reform Movements of the first-half of the 1800s, institutions like jails, mental hospitals, and public schools were inspired by the conviction that those who passed through their doors could eventually be released to become productive, self-disciplined citizens.
t or f
True
In US history, the term "abolition" means...
A. to ban alcohol.
B. to end the practice and institution of slavery.
C. the right for women and black men to vote.
D. to stop westward expansion.
B. to end the practice and institution of slavery.
By the mid-1800s cotton was the number 1 cash crop because...
A. cheap, fertile land for cotton in west
B. of the demand from British textile mills (Indust. Rev)
C. The Cotton Gin
D. All of the answer options are true
E. of the aggressive cultivation of farmlands in newer states (Alabama, Miss., Ark., Louis., Tex)
D. All of the answer options are true
Once Congress banned Americans from importing slaves from Africa (in 1808), the U.S. slave increased in value. All of the following are true in regards to slave women of this time EXCEPT:
A. slave women were expected to do much of the same work as male slaves
B. the workload for women slaves increased after they turned 40 years old because they were seen as no longer fertile and therefore not as profitable
C. pregnant slave women were expected to work more and were given less food as punishment for becoming pregnant
D. women slaves were not typically protected against sexual abuse by any law
C. pregnant slave women were expected to work more and were given less food as punishment for becoming pregnant
True or False: Most white southerners owned slaves.
T or F
False
Which of the following was NOT a reasons Anglo-Americans migrated west in the 1820s and 1830s?
1. For cheaper, more fertile land, especially in Texas
2. To escape religious persecution, especially in the Northeast
3. To escape financial hardship, especially in the Northeast
4. To counter French threats.
4. To counter French threats
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Oregon Trail?
A. Most people from the South took this trail west
B. The trail branched off into the Mormon Trail (into Salt Lake City, Utah) and further west into the California Trail
C. It was a difficult journey for most Americans due to disease, lack of supplies, attacks, theft, the terrain, and weather
D. Many Americans on this trail died of dysentery
E. Tens of thousands of people brought with them roughly a million animals, which trampled over and ate Native Americans’ vegetation
A. Most people from the South took this trail west
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Texas land conflict between Mexico and Anglo-American Texans?
A. Santa Anna defeated the Anglo-Americans at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas
B. Once Texas declared its independence from Mexico, the U.S. immediately recognized their sovereignty
C. Anglo-Americans claimed Texas was its own republic in 1836 when they forced the then president of Mexico, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, to sign it over to them.
D. The fight at the Alamo did not begin the Mexican American War
E. Texas had fewer self-identified Mexicans living there than it did Anglo-American immigrants by the late 1830s.
B. Once Texas declared its independence from Mexico, the U.S. immediately recognized their sovereignty
Which of the following is NOT true concerning the tensions over Texas between Anglo-American-Mexican immigrants and Mexico?
Anglo-American Texas immigrants claimed Texas's border was above the Rio Grande
The US government sent troops to capture Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Alamo.
Anglo-American immigrants in Texas claimed their independence from Mexico in 1836, yet the US did not recognize their sovereignty for another 9 years (1845).
In the 1830s, Mexico and the US acknowledged the Texas border above the Rio Grande at the Nueces River.
The US government sent troops to capture Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Alamo.
As president, James Knox Polk's top priority was to...
A. create a political consensus that saw the two major political parties merge into one
B. secure geographic expansion of the United States, especially through the acquisition of Texas, California, and New Mexico
C. restore American prosperity through expanded trade relations with Canada
D. commit the United States to protecting Texas independence in perpetuity
B. secure geographic expansion of the United States, especially through the acquisition of Texas, California, and New Mexico
One of the advantages that Mexico had in the Mexican American War was manufacturing.
T or F
False
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico lost nearly half of its land
The US refused to pay Mexico for the deal
It required Mexico to give up claims to Texas north of the Rio Grande
It resulted in the US gaining California and the New Mexico territory
It promised landowning Mexicans in the now US territory could keep their land as long as they became US citizens
The US refused to pay Mexico for the deal
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A. Mexico lost nearly half of its land
B. The US refused to pay Mexico for the deal
C. It required Mexico to give up claims to Texas north of the Rio Grande
D. It resulted in the US gaining California and the New Mexico territory
E. It promised landowning Mexicans in the now US territory could keep their land as long as they became US citizens
B. The US refused to pay Mexico for the deal
The California gold rush...
A. attracted almost equal numbers of men and women.
B. actually had only a small impact on California's population because its rich farmlands already attracted thousands of new settlers each year.
C. hurt the development of San Francisco because gold discoveries shifted interest to areas outside of the town.
D. resulted in laws that discriminated against "foreign miners."
C. hurt the development of San Francisco because gold discoveries shifted interest to areas outside of the town.
OR
D. resulted in laws that discriminated against "foreign miners."
True or False: All of the US was in favor of going to war with Mexico over Texas, California, and the New Mexico territory.
T or F
False
Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?
A. Native American communities pospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners.
B. Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s.
C. The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there.
D. Men of all backgrounds, except for those from China, were allowed to vote and serve on juries.
E. Thousands of Native American children were declared orphans and treated as slaves.
E. Thousands of Native American children were declared orphans and treated as slaves.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
A. U.S. territories created from the Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo) would vote on whether to allow slavery.
B. A tougher fugitive slave act would be enacted.
C. Slave auctions would be ended in Washington
D. California would enter the U.S. as a free state.
E. The Oregon Territory would be created.
E. The Oregon Territory would be created.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the New Fugitive Slave Act?
A. It was a compromise in exchange for California becoming a free state.
B. It was a federal law that gave federal officers the right to require white northerners to help locate alleged runaway slaves.
C. It created more incentive for enslaved people in the South to runaway to the North.
D. It was a federal law that required alleged runaway slaves to be returned to the South.
C. It created more incentive for enslaved people in the South to runaway to the North.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A. Popular sovereignty encouraged Southern pro-slavery settlers to flood into Kansas to sway the vote.
B. Lincoln joined the northern Democrats.
C. Popular sovereignty encouraged Republicans from the north to flood into Kansas to sway the vote.
D. It eradicated the Missouri Compromise Line (36 30 line).
E. Increased tensions over the spread of slavery.
F. The creation of the Republican Party.
Lincoln joined the northern Democrats.
True or False:In the 1850s, most Republicans were abolitionists.
False
True or False:In the 1850s, most abolitionists were Republicans.
True
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dred Scott case?
A. Scott was determined to be a U.S. citizen
B. Scott was suing for his freedom on the grounds that he was moved to and lived in states where slavery was illegal.
C. The Chief Justice argued that stopping slavery from spreading was unconstitutional.
D. The ruling allowed slavery to exist in all U.S. territory, even above the Missouri Compromise line.
A. Scott was determined to be a U.S. citizen
True or False: Most white southerners owned slaves.
False
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of John Brown's raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
A. John Brown escaped and fled to New England.
B. A relatively small number of African-Americans joined in the rebellion.
C. Many southern states began to kick northerners out of their state.
D. In many southerners' eyes, Republicans became synonymous with radical abolitionists like John Brown, making Republican presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, suspicious and concerning to them.
E. Brown believed this rebellion was God's work.
A. John Brown escaped and fled to New England.
Quiz 11 Emancipation Proclamation 3/3
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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?
A. It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery
B. It prompted the Confederacy to surrender
C. It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy
D. It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy
E. It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union
A. It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery
Which of the following was a factor in Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (E.P.)?
A. The potential threat of an alliance between the Confederate States and foreign nations, like Great Britain.
B. The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would incentivize African slaves to run away from the South, negatively impacting the Confederate's economy.
C. To prevent a future civil war after unification.
D. So that Lincoln could win a third presidential term.
A. The potential threat of an alliance between the Confederate States and foreign nations, like Great Britain.
B. The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would incentivize African slaves to run away from the South, negatively impacting the Confederate's economy.
C. To prevent a future civil war after unification.
Which of the following was a factor in Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (E.P.)?
A. The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would allow former southern slaves to fight for the Union.
B. Lincoln's hope that George B. McClellan would be his presidential successor.
C. His flailing popularity with a presidential election on the horizon
D. Pressure from Lincoln's congress and the abolitionist movement
A. The E.P. would null and void the Fugitive Slave Act, which would allow former southern slaves to fight for the Union.
C. His flailing popularity with a presidential election on the horizon
D. Pressure from Lincoln's congress and the abolitionist movement
Quiz 12 The Civil War and Reconstruction
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An abolitionist was someone who:
A. Wanted Africans Americans to be shipped to Africa to live.
B. Wanted suffrage for women (women's right to vote).
C. Was against slavery, but didn't believe the federal government had the authority to end it.
D. Wanted slavery to completely end.
D. Wanted slavery to completely end.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?
A. It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy
B. It prompted the Confederacy to surrender
C. It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy
D. It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union
E. It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery
E. It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Civil War?
A. The war lasted 4 years, from 1861-1865
B. Lincoln went through many generals before he found the one who would help bring the war to a close
C. The Confederate States of America hoped that in winning the war, they would gain their independence
D. Ulysses S. Grant became the Union’s Major General in the first year of the war.
D. Ulysses S. Grant became the Union's Major General in the first year of the war.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Sherman’s March?
A. It was a physical and psychological attack on the “states in rebellion.”
B. His second stop was Savannah Georgia, which geographically further divided the Confederacy
C. His first stop was Atlanta, Georgia, because of its industry and RR hub
D. While he agreed to free the enslaved along his journey, he did not allow them to join his march because of their race.
D. While he agreed to free the enslaved along his journey, he did not allow them to join his march because of their race.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the historical significance of the Civil War?
A. Nearly 4 million people were now free with the 13th amendment
B. It resulted in the expansion of the Federal Government’s power
C. It resolved the issue of racism in the U.S.
D. It devastated the South physically and psychologically in ways that can still be seen today
E. It resulted in about 800,000 lives lost, which impacted birth rates
C. It resolved the issue of racism in the U.S.
Which of the following was NOT an issue to be contended with immediately following the Civil War?
A. How would former Confederate states rejoin the US?
B. How would the African-Americans’ rights be recognized and protected?
C. How would Lincoln be able to run for another term?
D. What would be done with former Confederate leaders, including generals?
E. Where would millions of newly freed people live and work?
C. How would Lincoln be able to run for another term?
Which of the following was NOT a main goal of the US during Reconstruction?
To reform the south
To secede from the south
To rebuild the south
To reunify the south
To secede from the south
What upset most former Confederates about Reconstruction?
A. The fact that the Federal Government was dictating what the States could and could not do
Reconstruction provisions allowed for black voting and civil rights
B. That African-Americans could now come into positions of political power.
C. All answer options are true
D. That African-Americans now had the same rights as whites
All answer options are true
The northern vision of the Reconstruction-era southern economy included all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Northern capital and migrants would energize the southern economy.
B. the Freedmen’s Bureau would establish a workable labor system.
C. The labor system would be as close to slavery as possible, thereby assuring high productivity.
The labor system would be as close to slavery as possible, thereby assuring high productivity.
Which of the following is true regarding the Compromise of 1877?
A. Federal troops were placed in the South.
B. The Compromised wildly upset Southerners.
C. A Democrat won the Presidential election.
D. It led to the end of Reconstruction
D. It led to the end of Reconstruction
The "Black Codes" were a set of regulations established by
A. the Southern states to ameliorate radical Reconstruction Acts.
B. the Northern states to prevent a massive influx of former slaves from entering their states and seeking homes and jobs.
C. the Congress to protect the rights of the former slaves to own property and to find employment.
D. the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce the provisions of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
E. the Southern states to promote white supremacy and to control the economic and social activities of the freed men.
E. the Southern states to promote white supremacy and to control the economic and social activities of the freed men.
After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because:
A. many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
B. Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
C. poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights
D. the amendments were not intended to solve their problems
B. Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws