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Galiyas History 9 - Midterm Exam (A)
Test Description: Galiyas History 9 - Midterm Exam (A)
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1) As American settlers moved west in search of land, many Native American nations
A
settled in farming villages.
B
settled east of the Mississippi.
C
were weakened or destroyed.
D
formed the Indian Territory.
2) What was the greatest impact of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry?
A
The raid deepened the division between North and South.
B
The federal government agreed to let state governments decide all slavery issues.
C
Northerners and Southerners reached a temporary “cease-fire.”
D
The raid caused the decline of the Whig Party.
3) Many land agreements between Native Americans and settlers fell apart because of different ideas about
A
government.
B
water rights.
C
land ownership.
D
agricultural methods.
4) In his proposal for postwar Reconstruction, Lincoln
A
tried to please Radical Republicans.
B
aimed to punish the South.
C
set a tone of forgiveness.
D
gave African Americans the vote.
5) To help black southerners adjust to freedom, Congress created
A
the Captured and Abandoned Property Act.
B
the Ten Percent Plan.
C
the Freedmen’s Bureau.
D
the Thirteenth Amendment.
6) Who owned much of the western land near prime transportation routes?
A
“land-grant” colleges
B
Exodusters
C
railroads
D
squatters
7) One way the government sought to change Native Americans was by
A
requiring them to farm individual plots.
B
finding them jobs on the railroads.
C
teaching them to hunt buffalo.
D
requiring them to move to growing cities.
8) Secessionists believed that they had a right to leave the Union, because
A
they were being unfairly taxed.
B
it had been created unconstitutionally.
C
they had joined it voluntarily.
D
the North refused to compromise.
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10) The decision in the case Scott v. Sandford protected the rights of
A
southern politicians.
B
recent immigrants.
C
fugitive slaves.
D
slave owners.
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12) What created the mining boom that started with the California Gold Rush?
A
offers of free land
B
miners’ desire for a peaceful life
C
the lure of quick wealth
D
the Civil War
13) In his presidential Reconstruction plan, Andrew Johnson
A
put the South under strict military control.
B
was more generous than Lincoln.
C
matched Lincoln’s plan exactly.
D
allowed some slavery to continue.
14) When African Americans left southern farms in the late 1800s, where did they relocate?
A
in Mexican border towns
B
in nearby cities
C
in western mining towns
D
in suburbs
15) Which statement best describes the lifestyle of homesteaders?
A
Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities.
B
Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives.
C
Most women worked outside their homestead.
D
Homesteaders lived in isolation and avoided social contact.
16) The Civil War left the South
A
in ruins.
B
in full control of its government.
C
competition from freedmen.
D
largely unchanged from before the war.
17) In general, the policy of President James K. Polk was one of
A
limiting the growth of the United States.
B
expansion across the continent.
C
stopping expansion with the annexation of Texas.
D
stopping expansion with the annexation of California.
18) What was one of the most difficult tasks that homesteaders faced?
A
carrying water from the well
B
planting seeds
C
making soap
D
plowing the sod
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