Third Nine Weeks Assessment
What do you remember from class this year? Give it your best effort!
- 1.
True or false: The main reasons why settlers moved to the US was for land, religious freedom, escaping political problems/crisis, and searching for better opportunities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
The English were forced to migrate to the America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 3.
The Moravians were pacifists- meaning that they did not want to fight in wars or conflicts.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
The Scot- Irish fought for American Independence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
The Native Americans gained more land in the 1700's based on new peace treaties reached with the colonial governments.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 6.
The Great Wagon Road was the central pathway that colonial settlers used in the 1700's (1735-1775) in the Southern US.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 7.
NC had the smallest slave population in the South due to geography factors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
Complete the analogy : Thomas Jefferson : Declaration of Independence ______________________: US Constitution
- A.
John Adams
- B.
George Washington
- C.
James Madison
- D.
Thomas Paine
Correct Answer
C. James Madison -
- 9.
Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention have to meet in secret in 1789?
- A.
Founding Fathers decided to have a secret meeting without key leaders in US
- B.
They were plotting an overthrow of the govt.
- C.
They were trying to break away from England again
- D.
National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure
Correct Answer
D. National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure -
- 10.
What purpose does the Electoral College serve?
- A.
Elects the President of the US
- B.
Appoints Cabinet members
- C.
Appoints Judges to the Supreme Court
- D.
Elects representatives to Congress
Correct Answer
A. Elects the President of the US -
- 11.
Why did the North not want to have slaves counted for population purposes?
- A.
Would have greater representation in Northern states if they were counted
- B.
The North realized that slaves did not have rights or freedoms in the US Const.- so why count them for population purposes???
- C.
The Southern states would have a great voice in Congress if they are counted
- D.
Both B and C
Correct Answer
D. Both B and C -
- 12.
What document does the US Constitution build upon?
- A.
Declaration of Independence
- B.
The Warsaw Pact
- C.
The Articles of Confederation
- D.
14 Points
Correct Answer
A. Declaration of Independence -
- 13.
The 3 regions of the 13 colonies were divided as follows:
- A.
New England, Middle, Southern
- B.
Northern, Southern, Middle
- C.
New England, Middle, Midwest
- D.
Northern, Midwest, Eastern
Correct Answer
A. New England, Middle, Southern -
- 14.
Yeoman is another word for...?
- A.
Indentured servant
- B.
Gentry
- C.
Apprentices
- D.
Farmers
Correct Answer
D. Farmers -
- 15.
Gentry (gentlefolk) are:
- A.
Groups of farmers that joined the militia
- B.
Indentured servants
- C.
People of wealth or education
- D.
African slaves
Correct Answer
C. People of wealth or education -
- 16.
95% of NC's people earned their living through agriculture.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
Which of the following is an example of segregation?
- A.
Refusing to ride on city bus
- B.
Forcing African Americans to attend different schools other than whites
- C.
Taking lands from Native Americans
- D.
Leading a rally for African American voters
Correct Answer
B. Forcing African Americans to attend different schools other than whites -
- 18.
Rosa Parks protested the law that...
- A.
Prevented African Americans from riding the same buses
- B.
Prevented African Americans from riding city buses
- C.
Refused African Americans the right to attend school with white students
- D.
Required African Americans and whites to sit in separate sections of city buses
Correct Answer
D. Required African Americans and whites to sit in separate sections of city buses -
- 19.
What was the main concept of the ruling of Plessy v. Fergsuon in 1896?
- A.
Separate but equal
- B.
Equality for all
- C.
Equality in education
- D.
Freedom for all
Correct Answer
A. Separate but equal -
- 20.
Poll taxes and literacy tests...
- A.
Kept many African Americans from voting
- B.
Encouraged civil rights leaders
- C.
Helped women to get the right to vote
- D.
Were approved by the Supreme Court
Correct Answer
A. Kept many African Americans from voting -
- 21.
Martin Luther King Jr. gained national attention during what key event?
- A.
March on Washington
- B.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
- C.
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case
- D.
Greensboro Sit in
Correct Answer
B. Montgomery Bus Boycott -
- 22.
Freedom Summer was an effort to...
- A.
Invite women into the workforce and find jobs
- B.
Help Native Americans find work and better careers
- C.
Help African American voters in Southern states
- D.
Minorities in NC
Correct Answer
C. Help African American voters in Southern states -
- 23.
Marches, sit-ins, and boycotts are examples of...
- A.
Civil rights
- B.
Massive resistance
- C.
Nonviolent forms of protest
- D.
Freedom events
Correct Answer
C. Nonviolent forms of protest -
- 24.
After WWII, the Holocaust had drawn world wide attention to what horrors?
- A.
Racism
- B.
Segregation
- C.
Massive resistance
- D.
Violent protests
Correct Answer
A. Racism -
- 25.
Four students went to a Greensboro lunch counter and demanded to be served at a white only lunch counter. What type of protest did they carry out?
- A.
Massive resistance
- B.
Boycott
- C.
Sit in
- D.
Freedom Ride
Correct Answer
C. Sit in -
- 26.
The 24th Amendment did which of the following?
- A.
Gave women the right to vote
- B.
Ordered the federal government to return all land back to Native Americans
- C.
Helped African Americans gain voting rights by outlawing poll taxes
- D.
Ordered schools to provide bilingual education
Correct Answer
C. Helped African Americans gain voting rights by outlawing poll taxes -
- 27.
The event known as the "Little Rock Nine" - African American students were admitted to Central High School in Arkansas after...
- A.
The nine students held a sit in at the high school
- B.
Parents protested and took case to the local school board
- C.
President Eisenhower sent in National Guard troops in order to provide safe passage for students into the school
- D.
MLK protested the actions of the school
Correct Answer
C. President Eisenhower sent in National Guard troops in order to provide safe passage for students into the school -
- 28.
What was the main purpose of the March on Washington?
- A.
Protest for better jobs and rights
- B.
Protest for better education for all
- C.
Meeting of all the leaders of the movement and he gave a speech there
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Protest for better jobs and rights -
- 29.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964...
- A.
Organized voter drives to bring out the African American vote
- B.
Made segregation illegal in the US and forbid unequal treatment
- C.
Created a form of nonviolent resistance for the Greensboro sit in
- D.
Organized the Freedom Riders
Correct Answer
B. Made segregation illegal in the US and forbid unequal treatment -
- 30.
What event began the Civil Rights Movement?
- A.
Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955
- B.
Brown v. Board of Education ruling by Supreme Court which began integration of US schools
- C.
Jim Crow laws passed in the South
- D.
Freedom Summer
Correct Answer
B. Brown v. Board of Education ruling by Supreme Court which began integration of US schools -
- 31.
What was the main purpose of the Jim Crow Laws in the South?
- A.
Segregation of public places
- B.
Integration of public places
- C.
Punishment of the South for Civil War
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Segregation of public places -
- 32.
For what reason did the ERA not make it as an US Constitutional amendment?
- A.
The amendment never made it past the Congress in 1972
- B.
The President vetoed the amendment
- C.
Too few states approved the amendment in order to make it an amendment
- D.
Women of the US did not support the amendment
Correct Answer
C. Too few states approved the amendment in order to make it an amendment -
- 33.
Which federal government piece of legislation allowed federal funds to be withheld for education if discrimination continued in the South?
- A.
Brown v, Board of Education
- B.
Plessy v. Ferguson
- C.
Civil Rights Act 1964
- D.
ERA
Correct Answer
C. Civil Rights Act 1964 -
- 34.
Which of the following helped the American poor during the Civil Rights Movement?
- A.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
- B.
24th Amendment
- C.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
- D.
Murder case of Emmett Till
Correct Answer
B. 24th Amendment -
- 35.
What was the decision of Swann v. Mecklenburg Board of Education?
- A.
Forced the Jim Crow Laws to break up in NC schools in 1951
- B.
Forces the integration of Charlotte schools by busing students to districts where they should be more balanced with integration mix of students
- C.
Busing students to all white schools was illegal
- D.
Busing students to African American schools was illegal
Correct Answer
B. Forces the integration of Charlotte schools by busing students to districts where they should be more balanced with integration mix of students -
- 36.
How did the Greensboro 4 impact the Civil Rights Movement?
- A.
Sit ins were eventually staged throughout the South helping to break up the Jim Crow Laws
- B.
Brought national attention to discrimination in the South
- C.
After discrimination was broken up, the African Americans had the ability to have equal purchasing power in the state/national econmoy
- D.
All of the Above
Correct Answer
D. All of the Above -
- 37.
Which of the following would best describe the name of the plan for Reconstruction that Lincoln wanted to follow/implement?
- A.
10 Percent Plan
- B.
Wade Davis Bill
- C.
Pardons for only the important people living in the South
- D.
Punishing the South for fighting the war
Correct Answer
A. 10 Percent Plan -
- 38.
The Black Codes...
- A.
Asked the Southern states to employ all African Americans
- B.
Asked the Southern states to give an education to all people living in their home state
- C.
Treated African Americans as second class citizens and placed restrictions on daily life
- D.
African Americans were given permission to move to the North to find jobs
Correct Answer
C. Treated African Americans as second class citizens and placed restrictions on daily life -
- 39.
What concept is the main focus of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
- A.
Punishment
- B.
Forgiveness
- C.
Reunion
- D.
Reorganization
Correct Answer
B. Forgiveness -
- 40.
How did the 13th Amendment change the US Constitution?
- A.
Ended the Civil War
- B.
Ended slavery
- C.
Ended the spread of the Republican party
- D.
Ended the movement of Northerners into the Southern states
Correct Answer
B. Ended slavery -
- 41.
The Reconstruction Act that was passed by Congress...
- A.
Stopped the actions of the Freedmen's Bureau
- B.
Replaced Johnson's 10 percent plan
- C.
The former Confederate states were returned to military districts until new constitutions were made, passed the 14th amendment, and gave freedmen the right to vote
- D.
Was part of the 14th amendment
Correct Answer
C. The former Confederate states were returned to military districts until new constitutions were made, passed the 14th amendment, and gave freedmen the right to vote -
- 42.
President Johnson was impeached, which means he was...
- A.
Elected to political office
- B.
Removed from political office
- C.
Convicted of crimes
- D.
Accused of wrong doing
Correct Answer
D. Accused of wrong doing -
- 43.
The best working definition of Reconstruction would be...
- A.
Reorganizing
- B.
Refusing
- C.
Reuniting
- D.
Rebuilding
Correct Answer
D. Rebuilding -
- 44.
The KKK attempted to restore power to whites by...
- A.
Working to attract and elect former ex-Confederate leaders to Congress
- B.
Intimidation of African Americans
- C.
Replacing government leaders with conservative Republicans
- D.
Rewriting state constitutions
Correct Answer
B. Intimidation of African Americans -
- 45.
For what reason did Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan not work well for African Americans?
- A.
The plan did not focus on helping African American adjust to their new lives in the South
- B.
Black Codes were passed in the South during his plan, which treated African Americans as second class citizens
- C.
He tried to get rid of the Freedmen's Bureau
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 46.
Which way were African Americans kept down in the struggle for better rights during Reconstruction?
- A.
Poll Taxes
- B.
Literacy Tests
- C.
Black Codes
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 47.
Which amendment gave citizenship to African Americans?
- A.
Amendment 1
- B.
Amendment 10
- C.
Amendment 15
- D.
Amendment 14
Correct Answer
D. Amendment 14 -
- 48.
Which amendment gave the right to vote to African American men?
- A.
Amendment 15
- B.
Amendment 14
- C.
Amendment 13
- D.
Amendment 10
Correct Answer
A. Amendment 15 -
- 49.
If you asked a Southerner to pick a plan for reconstruction of the South, which one would they choose? Lincoln, Johnson, or Congressional
- A.
Lincoln- because it was the easy and the most forgiving way to get back to the US
- B.
Johnson- because he was pardoning everyone and got along with Congress and had a plan to give the freedmen work, homes, and education
- C.
Congressional- because they ensured the safety of all of the freed slaves in the South and it was quick way to get back in the status of the US
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Lincoln- because it was the easy and the most forgiving way to get back to the US -
- 50.
Which one of the following would not be a negative effect of Reconstruction in the South?
- A.
Black Codes
- B.
Jim Crow Laws
- C.
Growth of the KKK movement
- D.
Freedmen's Bureau
Correct Answer
D. Freedmen's Bureau -
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