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U.S. History EOC - Midterm Review 2
Test Description: Second Test in Midterm Series
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Underground Railroad was
A
an intricate series of underground subways for commuter travel in New York City.
B
a canal system for transporting agricultural products through cities quickly to avoid spoilage.
C
a series of secret routes for smuggling slaves from the southern slave states to northern free states.
D
a musical group that was popular for playing in basement clubs in big cities.
2) The Fifteenth Amendment
A
granted all former slaves the right to vote
B
granted only African American land owners the right to vote
C
granted African American men the right to vote
D
granted African Americans the right to vote
3) The Ku Klux Klan was
A
committed to non-violent protest against Reconstruction.
B
a group that played a violent role against African Americans in the South during the Reconstruction Era.
C
a group that believed in freedom and justice for all.
D
a group of northern businessmen dedicated to Reconstruction reforms.
4) The Homestead Act of 1862 was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. It stated that
A
anyone could get land from the federal government.
B
Native Americans could get federal land grants.
C
no southern plantation owners had to lose their plantations.
D
any head of household who had never fought against the U.S. Government could apply for a federal land grant.
5) The U.S. Government defined Native American assimilation as
A
an uneasy mixing of two different cultures that would remain separate but learn to live side by side.
B
a complete disapearance of Native American culture as Native Americans were absorbed into the American culture.
C
the unique merging of Native American culture with that of the newly arriving Americans.
D
a harmonious blend of differing cultures living easily side by side.
6) Why is the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 alo known as the Land Grant College Act?
A
The grant was originally set up to establish institutions in states for education in agriculture and other practical areas.
B
The Morrill Act helped provide grants for the education of poor farmers children.
C
Because it granted free college tuition to outstanding students from certain states.
D
The money from the sale of the Morrill mushroom provided millions of dollars for college tuition.
7) Populism is the belief that
A
the power of regular people is good, and in their right to have control over their government rather than an elite few.
B
real power should be held by a small group of political insiders or a wealthy elite.
C
making a large population of people is the best way to secure political power.
D
being popular is the most important source of power.
8) What was the Niagra Movement?
A
A black civil rights organization founded in 1905 by by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter.
B
A labor union based in New York State.
C
An Irish civil rights movement founded in 1905 in New York City.
D
A Chinese civil rights movement founded in 1905 in California.
9) What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws?
A
They never really existed and they had no purpose.
B
They were harmless state and local laws mostly ignored by people.
C
They were racial segregation laws that were enacted during Reconstruction and continued in force until 1965.
D
They were racial integration laws that were enacted during Reconstruction.
10) The Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court decision did what?
A
It ignored the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
B
It upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
C
It overturned the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
D
It had nothing to do with the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
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