United States History Test

Which is NOT an accurate statement concerning Robert E. Lee?

He was a Virginian who won victories over the Union Forces at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.

He supported and encouraged the South's decision to secede from the Union.

He was the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.

He urged the South to accept defeat and reunite with the North after Appomattox.

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What was Grant's strategy for winning the war?

Enlist African Americans in the army

Decisively defeat Lee in a major battle

Wear down Lee's army with his greater resources of troops and supplies.

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A political reason as to why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation was to

free all slaves throughout the nation

end the draft riots in the North

win the presidential election of 1862

assure British neutrality

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Lee's surrender to Grant took place at

Antietam

Vicksburg

Gettysburg

Appomattox

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Lincoln believed that

the United States was "one nation" and not a collection of sovereign states.

all states had the power to nullify federal laws.

the federal government was too powerful an it violated states' rights.

the Declaration of Independence legalized a states' right to secede from the Union.

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Which of the following is NOT a correct statement?

Fort Sumter was the opening confrontation of the Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam resulted in the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Battle of Chancellorsville was the turning point of the Civil War.

Appomattox was the site of Lee's surrender.

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The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the following EXCEPT it

declared that slaves in "rebelling" Southern states were free

made the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim.

was issued after the decisive Union victory at Gettysburg.

discouraged any interference from foreign governments.

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Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction could not be fully enacted due to his

failure to be reelected in 1864

assassination a few days after Lee's surrender

impeachment by the Radical Republicans

philosophy of punishing the South was not supported by Congress.

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What was Lincoln's goal for Reconstruction?

Punish the South for secession and the war.

Heal wartime bitterness by quickly bringing the South back into the "Union.

Maintain a military presence in the South until the rights of African Americans were guaranteed.

Get freed blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags elected to office so that Republicans could continue to dominate the government.

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The economic impact of the Civil war on the South included all of the following EXCEPT

the South appreciated the help of Northerners to rebuild the South following the war.

The South was left embittered and devastated by the war.

the South's factories, farms, railroads, and major cities were destroyed and lay in ruins.

The south remained a backwards agriculture-based economy and the poorest section of the nation for many decades.

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The Fifteenth Amendment states

slavery was permanently abolished in the United States.

states were prohibited from denying equal rights under the law to any American.

voting rights were guaranteed regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

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Which country did the North fear might become an ally of the Confederacy?

Mexico

Great Britain

Russia

Spain

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The 15th Amendment

abolished slavery

granted citizenship rights to blacks

gave the right to vote to black males.

guaranteed equal protection under the law to blacks.

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How did the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson turn out?

He was convicted and sent to prison.

He was convicted and removed from office.

He avoided conviction by one vote.

He was overwhelmingly found innocent.

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Why was the Thirteenth Amendment passed?

To abolish slavery.

To give voting rights to blacks.

To set up black codes.

To redistribute land in the south.

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What was the underlying cause of President Johnson's impeachment?

Corruption in his administration.

His power struggle with Congress.

His foreign policy.

A power struggle between the federal government and the states.

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The citizenship rights of a person born or naturalized in the United States are protected by the

12th Amendment

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

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What is significant about Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

It called for the South to surrender.

It freed the slaves throughout the United States.

It defined the nature of democratic government.

It instituted draft laws for the first time in U.S. History.

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The controversy over Federal Power vs. States' Rights was a basic cause of the

Revolutionary War

Civil War

Spanish-American War

Korean War

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This chart shows the Presidential Election results of 1860.
Which Candidate won the FEWEST popular votes?

John Bell

Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln

John Breckinridge

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This chart shows the Results of the Presidential Election of 1860
Although gaining APPROXIMATELY 1.4 million popular votes, this candidate ranked last in the outcome of the Election of 1860. This candidate was

John Bell

Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln

John Breckenridge.

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Results of the Presidential Election of 1860

What information provided in the chart determines the victor of the Election of 1860?

the number of popular votes

the number of electoral votes

the percentage of popular votes

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Tenements were first built in the nineteenth century to

house the poor as cheaply as possible.

provide workers with healthful housing

provide the poor with a variety of services

provide work space for people who worked at home.

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What did the imitative reform allow?

It allowed voters to propose legislation.

It allowed the legislature to remove the governor from office.

It allowed citizens to vote on laws proposed by the legislature.

It allowed voters to fire public officials.

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The term "Muckraker" has been used to describe authors whose writing deal mainly with

criticizing the government's welfare policies.

publicizing Constitution issues relating to minority groups.

advancing the cause of press freedom.

exposing social conditions in need of reform.

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Teddy Roosevelt's democratic program was referred to as

the Fair Deal.

the New Frontier.

the Square Deal.

the New Deal.

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Which statement BEST represents Theodore Roosevelt's attitude toward trusts?

All trusts should be abolished.

There should be no interference with the organization of trusts.

The federal government should encourage the formation of trusts.

"Good" trusts should be allowed to exist but under government supervision.

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The Women's Suffrage Movement during the Progressive Era

did little to impact the modern protest movement for women's rights.

discouraged women from entering the labor force during WWI until they received the right to vote.

resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

succeeded in obtaining "equal pay for equal work" for women employed in steel factories.

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The American "melting pot" refers to

the process of assimilation experienced by immigrants

the massive industrial output of the American nation

the method used by Henry Bessemer to strengthen steel

the active volcanoes located on the continental United States

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The corporation was formed to

build monopolies

protect investors with limited liability

take advantage of the stock market

use federal funds to build factories

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