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Ap test for class- ms. Maldonado
- 1.The term Reconstruction refers to the
- A.
Period immediately following the Civil War
- B.
The attempt to rebuild Atlanta
- C.
The treatment of African Americans after the Emancipation Proclamation
- D.
The Gettysburg struggle
- E.
The attempt to change Confederate ideas about slavery
- 2.A minimal Reconstruction policy was favored by
- A.
President Lincoln
- B.
Congress
- C.
Northern states
- D.
The Supreme Court
- E.
Republican senators
- 3.The man who became president of the United States after Lincoln's assassination was
- A.
Robert Smalls
- B.
Andrew Johnson
- C.
Ulysses S. Grant
- D.
William H. Seward
- E.
Andrew Jackson
- 4.Which of the following required 50 percent of southern voters to take an oath of loyalty to the Union before the southern states could regain their status as states?
- A.
Wade Davis Bill
- B.
Fourteenth Amendment
- C.
Fifteenth Amendment
- D.
Loyalty Act
- E.
Tenure of Office Act
- 5.Which one of the following constitutional amendments abolished slavery?>
- A.
Thirteenth
- B.
Fourteenth
- C.
Fifteenth
- D.
Sixteenth
- E.
Seventeenth
- 6.Black Codes showed that
- A.
Southerners were willing to allow African Americans legal equality
- B.
Southerners wanted African Americans to return to positions of servility
- C.
Southerners were interested in improving the education of the freedmen
- D.
The freedmen would be allowed to vote and participate in the political process
- E.
The idea of 'seperate but equal' was already established
- 7.Which one of the following constitutional amendments abolished slavery?>
- A.
Thirteenth
- B.
Fourteenth
- C.
Fifteenth
- D.
Sixteenth
- E.
Seventeenth
- 8.Which of the following constitutional amendments attempted to give civil rights to the former slaves?
- A.
Thirteenth
- B.
Fourteenth
- C.
Fifteenth
- D.
Sixteenth
- E.
Seventeenth
- 9.Andrew Johnson was indicted by the House for his violation of the
- A.
Civil RIghts Act of 1866
- B.
Tenure of Office Act
- C.
Wade Davis Bill
- D.
Fourteenth Amendment
- E.
Loyalty Act
- 10.For the South, recovery from devastation of the Civil War
- A.
Would be a quick and easy process
- B.
Would be long and difficult
- C.
Was resisted by white society
- D.
Depended on a new economic system
- E.
Was complete by 1870
- 11.Andrew Johnson was indicted by the House for his violation of the
- A.
Civil RIghts Act of 1866
- B.
Tenure of Office Act
- C.
Wade Davis Bill
- D.
Fourteenth Amendment
- E.
Loyalty Act
- 12.The federal agency designed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom was known as the
- A.
Freedman's Bureau
- B.
Department of Education
- C.
African American Rights Association
- D.
Liberty Association
- E.
Southern Reconstruction Agency
- 13.Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction were called
- A.
Scalawags
- B.
Copperheads
- C.
Klansmen
- D.
Carpetbaggers
- E.
Redeemers
- 14.As early as 1863, Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments based on _______ percent of the voting population of 1860 taking a loyalty oath to the Union.
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
20
- D.
25
- E.
50
- 15.Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction were called
- A.
Scalawags
- B.
Copperheads
- C.
Klansmen
- D.
Carpetbaggers
- E.
Redeemers
- 16.The invention in the 1790s that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the
- A.
Railroad
- B.
Cotton gin
- C.
Cotton reaper
- D.
Steel plow
- E.
Mechanical seed planter
- 17.As early as 1863, Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments based on _______ percent of the voting population of 1860 taking a loyalty oath to the Union.
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
20
- D.
25
- E.
50
- 18.Slavery would not have lasted as long as it did except for
- A.
The place it held in the southern economy
- B.
The South's lack of moral sensitivity
- C.
The willingness of slaves to submit to the system
- D.
The North's lack of interest in the problem
- E.
The constant supply of slaves from Africa
- 19.About _________ percent of whites in the South in 1860 were large landowners wth dozens of slaves.
- A.
1
- B.
4
- C.
10
- D.
40
- E.
50
- 20.Slavery would not have lasted as long as it did except for
- A.
The place it held in the southern economy
- B.
The South's lack of moral sensitivity
- C.
The willingness of slaves to submit to the system
- D.
The North's lack of interest in the problem
- E.
The constant supply of slaves from Africa
- 21.About _________ percent of whites in the South in 1860 were large landowners wth dozens of slaves.
- A.
1
- B.
4
- C.
10
- D.
40
- E.
50
- 22.In the South, social prestige and influence were determined by
- A.
Birth order and family heritage
- B.
Ties to prominent, English families
- C.
The ownership of slaves
- D.
The region of the South where one lived
- E.
The amount of land one owned
- 23.Most African Americans experienced slavery
- A.
On farms
- B.
In mines and small factories
- C.
In small southern towns
- D.
On plantations
- E.
In large southern cities
- 24.Most African Americans experienced slavery
- A.
On farms
- B.
In mines and small factories
- C.
In small southern towns
- D.
On plantations
- E.
In large southern cities
- 25.In the South, social prestige and influence were determined by
- A.
Birth order and family heritage
- B.
Ties to prominent, English families
- C.
The ownership of slaves
- D.
The region of the South where one lived
- E.
The amount of land one owned
- 26.Slaveholders continually indocrinated their slaves with the idea of
- A.
The God-ordained supremacy of whites
- B.
Self-sufficiency
- C.
The work ethic
- D.
Patriotism
- E.
Their superiority to Native Americans
- 27.Most African Americans experienced slavery
- A.
On farms
- B.
In mines and small factories
- C.
In small southern towns
- D.
On plantations
- E.
In large southern cities
- 28.Slaveholders continually indocrinated their slaves with the idea of
- A.
The God-ordained supremacy of whites
- B.
Self-sufficiency
- C.
The work ethic
- D.
Patriotism
- E.
Their superiority to Native Americans
- 29.The foundation of the African American culture was
- A.
Religion
- B.
Political activity
- C.
Art
- D.
Music
- E.
A shared language
- 30.The foundation of the African American culture was
- A.
Religion
- B.
Political activity
- C.
Art
- D.
Music
- E.
A shared language
- 31.Slaveholders continually indocrinated their slaves with the idea of
- A.
The God-ordained supremacy of whites
- B.
Self-sufficiency
- C.
The work ethic
- D.
Patriotism
- E.
Their superiority to Native Americans
- 32.The most likely way for most slaves to express discontent was
- A.
Political protest
- B.
Open, armed rebellion
- C.
Passive resistance
- D.
Participation in conspiracies
- E.
Organizing boycotts
- 33.The most likely way for most slaves to express discontent was
- A.
Political protest
- B.
Open, armed rebellion
- C.
Passive resistance
- D.
Participation in conspiracies
- E.
Organizing boycotts
- 34.The foundation of the African American culture was
- A.
Religion
- B.
Political activity
- C.
Art
- D.
Music
- E.
A shared language
- 35.Good physical conditions for slaves were necessary to
- A.
Ensure that they could work hard and bear children
- B.
Meet the requirements of federal law
- C.
Lessen the probability of slave revolts
- D.
Meet southern Christina ethical requirements
- E.
Maintain good standing in the white community
- 36.Good physical conditions for slaves were necessary to
- A.
Ensure that they could work hard and bear children
- B.
Meet the requirements of federal law
- C.
Lessen the probability of slave revolts
- D.
Meet southern Christina ethical requirements
- E.
Maintain good standing in the white community
- 37.The most likely way for most slaves to express discontent was
- A.
Political protest
- B.
Open, armed rebellion
- C.
Passive resistance
- D.
Participation in conspiracies
- E.
Organizing boycotts
- 38.Southern proslavery arguments did NOT include the belief that slavery was
- A.
The natural status for Blacks
- B.
Sanctioned by the Bible
- C.
Mandated by the United States Constitution
- D.
Consistent with the humanitarian spirit
- E.
Eventually going to become unnecessary
- 39.Southern proslavery arguments did NOT include the belief that slavery was
- A.
The natural status for Blacks
- B.
Sanctioned by the Bible
- C.
Mandated by the United States Constitution
- D.
Consistent with the humanitarian spirit
- E.
Eventually going to become unnecessary
- 40.Good physical conditions for slaves were necessary to
- A.
Ensure that they could work hard and bear children
- B.
Meet the requirements of federal law
- C.
Lessen the probability of slave revolts
- D.
Meet southern Christina ethical requirements
- E.
Maintain good standing in the white community
- 41.
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Each of the following is a valid statement regarding the instrument pictured below EXCEPT:- A.
It was instrumental in creating the cotton agriculture in the south and in revitalizing slavery as an economically viable institution
- B.
It made it possible for one slave to do the work of several while producing large quantities of clean cotton fiber each workday
- C.
An affordable machine to manufacture, it separated cotton seeds from the fibers
- D.
It was invented by a creative Louisiana plantation foreman
- E.
It turned cotton into the most important agriculture product grown in the south and Americaʹs most important export crop
- 42.
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Each of the following is a valid statement regarding the instrument pictured below EXCEPT:- A.
It was instrumental in creating the cotton agriculture in the south and in revitalizing slavery as an economically viable institution
- B.
It made it possible for one slave to do the work of several while producing large quantities of clean cotton fiber each workday
- C.
An affordable machine to manufacture, it separated cotton seeds from the fibers
- D.
It was invented by a creative Louisiana plantation foreman
- E.
It turned cotton into the most important agriculture product grown in the south and Americaʹs most important export crop
- 43.Southern proslavery arguments did NOT include the belief that slavery was
- A.
The natural status for Blacks
- B.
Sanctioned by the Bible
- C.
Mandated by the United States Constitution
- D.
Consistent with the humanitarian spirit
- E.
Eventually going to become unnecessary
- 44.Which of the following is true of cotton agriculture in the pre-Civil War er
- A.
Many planters worked their land until it was exhausted.
- B.
Changes in the price of cotton were relatively insignificant between 1830 and 1860.
- C.
Cotton was a major export for the South, but relatively unimportant to the national economy.
- D.
Both A and C
- E.
Both B and C
- 45.
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Each of the following is a valid statement regarding the instrument pictured below EXCEPT:- A.
It was instrumental in creating the cotton agriculture in the south and in revitalizing slavery as an economically viable institution
- B.
It made it possible for one slave to do the work of several while producing large quantities of clean cotton fiber each workday
- C.
An affordable machine to manufacture, it separated cotton seeds from the fibers
- D.
It was invented by a creative Louisiana plantation foreman
- E.
It turned cotton into the most important agriculture product grown in the south and Americaʹs most important export crop
- 46.Which of the following is true of cotton agriculture in the pre-Civil War er
- A.
Many planters worked their land until it was exhausted.
- B.
Changes in the price of cotton were relatively insignificant between 1830 and 1860.
- C.
Cotton was a major export for the South, but relatively unimportant to the national economy.
- D.
Both A and C
- E.
Both B and C
- 47.In the large cities of the North, abolitionism
- A.
Was wholeheartedly supported
- B.
Received little attention
- C.
Garnered thousands of supporters
- D.
Was often violently opposed
- E.
Was a foregone conclusion
- 48.Which of the following is true of cotton agriculture in the pre-Civil War er
- A.
Many planters worked their land until it was exhausted.
- B.
Changes in the price of cotton were relatively insignificant between 1830 and 1860.
- C.
Cotton was a major export for the South, but relatively unimportant to the national economy.
- D.
Both A and C
- E.
Both B and C
- 49.In the large cities of the North, abolitionism
- A.
Was wholeheartedly supported
- B.
Received little attention
- C.
Garnered thousands of supporters
- D.
Was often violently opposed
- E.
Was a foregone conclusion
- 50.Historians have evaluated abolitionism as
- A.
Successfully turning most Americans against slavery
- B.
Having little effect on the South
- C.
Successfully bringing slavery to the forefront of the American consciousness
- D.
Winning powerful supporters throughout the country
- E.
A peaceful solution to the problem of slavery
- 51.In the large cities of the North, abolitionism
- A.
Was wholeheartedly supported
- B.
Received little attention
- C.
Garnered thousands of supporters
- D.
Was often violently opposed
- E.
Was a foregone conclusion
- 52.Historians have evaluated abolitionism as
- A.
Successfully turning most Americans against slavery
- B.
Having little effect on the South
- C.
Successfully bringing slavery to the forefront of the American consciousness
- D.
Winning powerful supporters throughout the country
- E.
A peaceful solution to the problem of slavery
- 53.The American population moved westward in the 1830s and 1840s for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
- A.
Fertile land
- B.
Economic opportunity
- C.
Religious freedom
- D.
Loyalty to Mexico and Great Britain
- E.
A sense of adventure
- 54.Historians have evaluated abolitionism as
- A.
Successfully turning most Americans against slavery
- B.
Having little effect on the South
- C.
Successfully bringing slavery to the forefront of the American consciousness
- D.
Winning powerful supporters throughout the country
- E.
A peaceful solution to the problem of slavery
- 55.The American population moved westward in the 1830s and 1840s for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
- A.
Fertile land
- B.
Economic opportunity
- C.
Religious freedom
- D.
Loyalty to Mexico and Great Britain
- E.
A sense of adventure
- 56.The Webster- Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled a boundary dispute between ________ over _____________.
- A.
The United States and Mexico; Arizona and Sonora
- B.
England and the United States; British Honduras
- C.
The United States and Canada; Maine and New Brunswick
- D.
The United States and Spain; Cuba and Puerto Rico
- E.
England and the United States; the Virgin Islands
- 57.The American population moved westward in the 1830s and 1840s for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
- A.
Fertile land
- B.
Economic opportunity
- C.
Religious freedom
- D.
Loyalty to Mexico and Great Britain
- E.
A sense of adventure
- 58.The Webster- Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled a boundary dispute between ________ over _____________.
- A.
The United States and Mexico; Arizona and Sonora
- B.
England and the United States; British Honduras
- C.
The United States and Canada; Maine and New Brunswick
- D.
The United States and Spain; Cuba and Puerto Rico
- E.
England and the United States; the Virgin Islands
- 59.Which of the following was NOT Mexican territory in 1825?
- A.
California
- B.
Oregon
- C.
Texas
- D.
New Mexico
- E.
Arizona
- 60.Which of the following was NOT Mexican territory in 1825?
- A.
California
- B.
Oregon
- C.
Texas
- D.
New Mexico
- E.
Arizona
- 61.The most plausible reason for the Texas Revolution was
- A.
The harsh oppression of the Catholic Church
- B.
The discovery of fertile cottonlands in east Texas
- C.
The unwillingness of Anglo-Americans to accept Mexican rule
- D.
The Texansʹ desire to create an independent nation
- E.
The inability of Texans to settle their land disputes
- 62.The Webster- Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled a boundary dispute between ________ over _____________.
- A.
The United States and Mexico; Arizona and Sonora
- B.
England and the United States; British Honduras
- C.
The United States and Canada; Maine and New Brunswick
- D.
The United States and Spain; Cuba and Puerto Rico
- E.
England and the United States; the Virgin Islands
- 63.Which one of the following states actually existed for ten years as an independent nation before its admission to the Union?
- A.
California
- B.
New Mexico
- C.
Colorado
- D.
Texas
- E.
Arizona
- 64.The most plausible reason for the Texas Revolution was
- A.
The harsh oppression of the Catholic Church
- B.
The discovery of fertile cottonlands in east Texas
- C.
The unwillingness of Anglo-Americans to accept Mexican rule
- D.
The Texansʹ desire to create an independent nation
- E.
The inability of Texans to settle their land disputes
- 65.Which of the following was NOT Mexican territory in 1825?
- A.
California
- B.
Oregon
- C.
Texas
- D.
New Mexico
- E.
Arizona
- 66.The most important overland route for American migration to the far West was
- A.
The Sante Fe Trail
- B.
The Chisholm Trail
- C.
The Cumberland Road
- D.
The Oregon Trail
- E.
The California Trail
- 67.The most plausible reason for the Texas Revolution was
- A.
The harsh oppression of the Catholic Church
- B.
The discovery of fertile cottonlands in east Texas
- C.
The unwillingness of Anglo-Americans to accept Mexican rule
- D.
The Texansʹ desire to create an independent nation
- E.
The inability of Texans to settle their land disputes
- 68.Which one of the following states actually existed for ten years as an independent nation before its admission to the Union?
- A.
California
- B.
New Mexico
- C.
Colorado
- D.
Texas
- E.
Arizona
- 69.John Tyler initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny
- A.
To win the support of his fellow Whigs
- B.
To bring together the Whig and Democratic parties
- C.
With the aid of Henry Clay
- D.
To build a base for his re-election in 1844
- E.
In hopes of identifying himself with James Monroe
- 70.Which one of the following states actually existed for ten years as an independent nation before its admission to the Union?
- A.
California
- B.
New Mexico
- C.
Colorado
- D.
Texas
- E.
Arizona
- 71.The most important overland route for American migration to the far West was
- A.
The Sante Fe Trail
- B.
The Chisholm Trail
- C.
The Cumberland Road
- D.
The Oregon Trail
- E.
The California Trail
- 72.The most important overland route for American migration to the far West was
- A.
The Sante Fe Trail
- B.
The Chisholm Trail
- C.
The Cumberland Road
- D.
The Oregon Trail
- E.
The California Trail
- 73.John Tyler initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny
- A.
To win the support of his fellow Whigs
- B.
To bring together the Whig and Democratic parties
- C.
With the aid of Henry Clay
- D.
To build a base for his re-election in 1844
- E.
In hopes of identifying himself with James Monroe
- 74.John Tyler initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny
- A.
To win the support of his fellow Whigs
- B.
To bring together the Whig and Democratic parties
- C.
With the aid of Henry Clay
- D.
To build a base for his re-election in 1844
- E.
In hopes of identifying himself with James Monroe
- 75.Opposition to Tyler's plan for the annexation of Texas came, primarily, for
- A.
Southern agricultural interests
- B.
Great Britain
- C.
Northern antislavery Whigs
- D.
New England merchants.
- E.
Mexican Catholics
- 76.The winner of the election of 1844 was
- A.
James K. Polk
- B.
Zachary Taylor
- C.
John Tyler
- D.
Martin Van Buren
- E.
William Henry Harrison
- 77.Manifest Destiny was based, in part, on
- A.
The belief that God was on the side of American expansionism
- B.
The political needs of the Democratic party
- C.
The desire for new territory for slavery
- D.
The desire to drive Spain out of North America
- E.
Simple greed
- 78.Which one of the following was an important premise of Manifest Destiny?
- A.
God supported American expansion
- B.
The ʺarea of freedomʺ should be expanded
- C.
Population growth required new territories
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 79.James Polk went to war with Mexico
- A.
To retaliate for the harsh Mexican treatment of Texans
- B.
To protect the southern border of the United States
- C.
To force the cession of New Mexico and California
- D.
To prevent a Mexican attempt to reacquire Texas
- E.
To distract Americans from other domestic issues.
- 80.In 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, almost beat Senator ________ of Massachusetts to death
- A.
Thaddeus Stevens
- B.
John C. Calhoun
- C.
Charles Sumner
- D.
Zachary Taylor
- E.
William Graham Sumner
- 81.The Free Soil movement supported the exclusion of slavery from the territories because of
- A.
Its belief in racial justice.
- B.
Its belief in the immorality of slavery
- C.
Its desire to dominate the political process
- D.
Racial prejudice and fear of labor competition from slaves
- E.
The abundance of land that was unsuited for plantation agriculture
- 82.According to the principle of popular sovereignty
- A.
Congress would determine whether a territory would have slavery
- B.
Territorial legislatures would determine whether a territory would have slavery
- C.
Settlers would determine whether a territory would have slavery
- D.
The Supreme Court would determine whether a territory would have slavery
- E.
The House of Representatives would determine whether a territory would have slavery
- 83.The most outrageous component of the Compromise of 1850 was the
- A.
Admission of California as a free state
- B.
Opening of New Mexico and Utah territories to slavery under popular sovereignty
- C.
Reduction of Texas to its present boundaries
- D.
Enactment of the new Fugitive Slave Law
- E.
Prohibition of slavery in the District of Columbia
- 84.Underlying the rapid growth of the Republican Party was its
- A.
Appeal to anti-immigrant elements
- B.
Support of agricultural expansion
- C.
Position on slavery in the territories.
- D.
Excellent candidates.
- E.
Support of the railroad and federal subsidies to finance it
- 85.In the 1850s, the most important example of literary abolitionism was
- A.
Uncle Tomʹs Cabin
- B.
Moby Dick
- C.
Walden
- D.
The Raven
- E.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- 86.The Dred Scott decision
- A.
Supported the gradual emancipation of slaves
- B.
Reinforced the principles of the Missouri Compromise
- C.
Was looked upon favorably by the South
- D.
Helped reduce sectional tensions
- E.
Was looked upon favorably by abolitionists
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