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Galiyas History 9 - Midterm Exam (B)
Test Description: Galiyas History 9 - Midterm Exam (B)
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1) Carpetbaggers were northern Republicans who
A
moved to the postwar South.
B
voted with the Democrats.
C
hired freedmen to work on plantations.
D
had once supported secession.
2) Who were the main supporters of the new Republican Party?
A
slaveholders
B
southern industrialists
C
antislavery Northerners
D
antislavery Southerners
3) During his 1858 senatorial election debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln argued that
A
slavery was a moral issue.
B
southern states should secede.
C
whites and African Americans should have social and political equality.
D
slavery should be prohibited in the South.
4) In families on the homestead, what did women do?
A
all of the above
B
raised food crops
C
raised and schooled the children
D
cooked, cleaned, and made and washed clothes
5) Many southern whites criticized northern business owners for
A
not caring about their workers.
B
assuming personal responsibility for workers.
C
trying to control workers’ lives.
D
refusing to hire African Americans.
6) Farm mechanization resulted in
A
stable crop prices.
B
the end of bonanza farms.
C
a decline in the number of eastern farms.
D
an increase in farm production.
7) Reconstruction came to end when
A
the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified.
B
President Johnson was impeached.
C
federal troops were removed from the South.
D
the Freedmen’s Bureau was dismantled.
8) The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stated that Mexico
A
had won the Mexican War.
B
had reached a stalemate.
C
had lost the Mexican War.
D
would try to recover Texas.
9) Which one of the following is a lingering myth about the West?
A
Western settlement damaged the environment.
B
It was settled by a variety of races.
C
Settlers nearly destroyed Native American peoples.
D
Settlers were nearly all white males.
10) Which was a characteristic of agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
A
a decline in cotton production
B
an even distribution of wealth
C
an abundance of cheap labor
D
an emphasis on cash crops
11) Most of the South’s postwar industrial growth came from
A
shipbuilding.
B
the manufacture of finished products.
C
canal building.
D
cotton mills.
12) How did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains?
A
It eliminated insect pests.
B
It made crops drought-resistant.
C
It lowered their debt.
D
It saved them time and effort.
13) By the mid-1870s, many Americans were tired of Reconstruction partly because
A
Reconstruction legislatures taxed heavily.
B
all Reconstruction goals had been achieved.
C
no important legislation had been passed.
D
the southern economy had fully recovered.
14) .
A
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B
.
C
.
D
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15) The most visible new black organizations in the South were
A
colleges.
B
military clubs.
C
political parties.
D
churches.
16) The Massacre at Wounded Knee resulted in the death of
A
Chief Sitting Bull.
B
more than 200 unarmed Sioux.
C
great buffalo herds.
D
Custer and his regiment.
17) The territory the United States gained after the Mexican War
A
was opened to settlers with or without slaves.
B
contributed to worsening relations between the North and South.
C
did not affect the slavery issue.
D
helped to resolve tensions between the North and South.
18) How did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin affect American society in the 1850s?
A
It convinced many Northerners that slavery would ruin the nation.
B
It convinced many Northerners that enslaved people were property.
C
It caused some slaveholders to allow slaves to buy their freedom.
D
It resulted in the passage of laws protecting slaves from owners who beat them.
19) Nativist groups such as the American Protective Association supported
A
immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
B
the teaching of only American culture in schools.
C
the social gospel movement.
D
the Comstock Law.
20) Many white reformers believed that Native Americans should
A
give land to settlers.
B
live on reservations.
C
sign treaties with the federal government.
D
be “civilized” and adopt white culture.
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