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Semester 2 - US History - Inspire
Test Description: Semester 2 Final Review
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1) What were the South's important military advantages during the Civil War?
A
Tredegar Iron Works and Josiah Gorgas many factories
B
All of the above
C
Geography
D
Confederate guerillas
2) What were the Homestead Acts?
A
Gave settlers 25 acres of land and 30 cows
B
None of the above
C
Granted ownership of 160 acres of public land to a settler after five years of residence on his claim
D
Gave settlers a home to live and 40 mules
3) After the Civil War, the period of rebuilding the South was called
A
Rebuilding
B
Reorgranization
C
Reformation
D
Reconstruction
4) What type of society did Southern states form by passing the Jim Crow laws following the Civil War
A
an integrated society
B
a healthy society
C
an economic society
D
a segregated society
5) What impact did the Fifteenth Amendment have on American Society?
A
Slavery was abolished
B
Women were given equal rights
C
African American men got the right to vote
D
Prohibition was repealed
6) To many freed men and women, what reestablished slavery in disguise?
A
black codes
B
literacy tests
C
slave codes
D
poll taxes
7) What event in South Carolina marked the beginning of the fighting in the Civil War?
A
Fort Sumter attack
B
Lincoln inauguration
C
South Carolina seceding
D
Lincoln-Douglas debates
8) How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act help bring about the start of the Civil War?
A
Kansas and Nebraska seceded from the Union, the war was started to stop the secession of the two states
B
Violence broke out between proslavery and antislavery groups, led by John Brown
C
The government forcefully seized private property; owners protested by starting the Civil War
D
Thousands of women's rights activists were jailed, which led to the Civil War
9) What was an impact of the invention of the cotton gin in 1793?
A
Intricate fabric designs could be created
B
Cotton was transported more quickly
C
The production of cotton became profitable
D
More people were required to produce thread
10) In 1863, Abraham Lincoln gives a speech that is 272 words long. In his speech he was able to honor the soldiers and the cause for which they had fought and died, as well as state his vision for the country. What was the name of this famous speech?
A
Gettysbury Address
B
Shiloh Address
C
Vicksburg Address
D
Antietam Address
11) For the South, the primary goal of the Civil War was to win
A
restore the union
B
recognition as an independent nation
C
as a wealthy area
D
to invade and conquer the north
12) On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the _________ which freed all the slaves in the rebel states.
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Thirteenth Amendment
C
Fourteenth Amendment
D
Free Slave Bill
13) How did the Mississippi River affect the economic develoopment of the United Stated in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
A
It provided a way to transport goods to and from markets
B
Frequent flooding kept people from buidling towns near it.
C
It served as a barrier for keeping the French colonists in the West
D
Native American Indians prevented Americans from sailing on the river.
14) The forceful removal of Native Americans from their lands by making them go west, in which many died, was called what?
A
Forced March
B
Naturalization Act
C
Trail of Tears
D
Great Indian Move
15) What was found out west that led to large migration to California in 1849?
A
Gold
B
Silver
C
Copper
D
Oil
16) What idea stated God wanted America to stretch from sea to shining sea, from East coast to West coast?
A
Manifest Destiny
B
Trail of Tears
C
Manifest Determination
D
Popular Sovereignty
17) Between 1754 and 1801, how did life in the southern and northern states differ?
A
The southern states had more schools and churches
B
The southern states had a larger banking industry
C
The southern states had more cotton plantations
D
The southern states had a larger shipbuilding industry
18) How did Dred Scott case help bring about the start of the Civil War?
A
People living in free states were outraged that the courts declared Dred Scott a slave.
B
People living in slave states were outranged that Dred Scott was punished for fleeing from his master.
C
People living in slave states were outraged that Dr. Emerson granted freedom to Dred Scott.
D
People living in slave states were outraged that Dred Scott got a job as a porter in a hotel.
19) Which is a key idea of Jacksonian Democracy?
A
The United States should trade with other countries
B
Slavery should be illegal.
C
People should have the power to decide on public policies.
D
Women should have the right to vote
20) Which was an outcome of the War of 1812?
A
The United States abolished slavery throughout all of its states and territories.
B
The United States became the weakest nation in the world.
C
The United States began a period known as the Era of Good Feelings
D
The United States became an important ally to Canada in their fight for independence.
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