Pvhs American History 2 Mid-term
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This test contains information from the PVHS American History 2 Coursework from sections 1a - 1g.
- 1.The rapid development of railroads in the United States was accomplished?:The rapid development of railroads in the United States was accomplished?:
- A.
In large measure through the investment of European banking firms.
- B.
Exclusively through the support of large numbers of small investors.
- C.
With the help of some of the largest government subsidies ever granted.
- D.
Almost totally through the investment of a handful of shrewd millionaires.
- 2.At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to?:
- A.
End all state sovereignty.
- B.
Carry out the goals of the abolitionist movement.
- C.
Free the slaves.
- D.
Preserve the Union.
- E.
All of these choices are correct.
- 3.The major battle in the western theater during the Civil War which had the effect of splitting the Confederacy in half was?:
- A.
The Battle of the Wilderness.
- B.
Vicksburg.
- C.
Gettysburg.
- D.
Antietam.
- E.
First Bull Run.
- 4.The Emancipation Proclamation?:
- A.
Freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy.
- B.
Freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the United States but not in areas that remained loyal.
- C.
Was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections.
- D.
Convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade against slavery.
- 5.What was Jefferson Davis' central problem?:
- A.
Supported the Confederacy.
- B.
In a society that prized states' rights, Davis had to centralize authority.
- C.
In a crisis that demanded tough-minded attention to military details, Davis was more of a grand strategist.
- D.
In a war that required rapid mobilization of a whole society, most ordinary folk in the south expected a protracted conflict and hence were reluctant to enlist.
- 6.The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because it?:
- A.
Led to an immediate end to the war.
- B.
Opened an invasion route to the North.
- C.
Inflicted a major loss on General Lee's army.
- D.
Cut off supplies to states west of the Mississippi River.
- 7.What two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction?:
- A.
Whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign, and whether Africa-Americans or Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group.
- B.
Which party would gain the ascendance, and how the government could regulate the economy.
- C.
The future of political and economic power for freed slaves, and the future of North-South economic and political relations.
- D.
Rebuilding the North's shattered economy and restoring the South's shattered society.
- 8.Under new President Andrew Johnson, presidential Reconstruction?:
- A.
Made it possible for former high-ranking Confederates to assume positions of power in the reconstructed southern governments.
- B.
Would implement a harsher program on the South than Lincoln had called for.
- C.
Adhered substantially to the views of Congressional leaders.
- D.
Never was implemented because Congress passed its own program before Johnson's could go into effect.
- 9.In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant?:
- A.
Transformed his personal popularity into a large majority in the popular vote.
- B.
Owed his victory to the votes of former slaves.
- C.
Gained his victory by winning the votes of the majority of whites.
- D.
All of these choices are correct.
- 10.The refusal of the South to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment?:
- A.
Caused most northerners to support the Radicals' demand that more economic opportunity be extended to freedmen.
- B.
Caused a thorough restructuring of southern society.
- C.
Led to general land reform in the South.
- D.
Forced the Republicans to abolish the existing southern governments, form new governments, and extend the vote to freedmen.
- 11.This Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery?:
- A.
Twelfth.
- B.
Thirteenth.
- C.
Fourteenth.
- D.
Fifteenth.
- E.
Sixteenth.
- 12.In its approach to union organization, the Knights of Labor officially?:
- A.
Welcomed both skilled and unskilled workers.
- B.
Stressed the organization of workers by craft.
- C.
Encouraged the use of the strike.
- D.
Discriminated against Blacks and women.
- 13.A long-range influence of Samuel Gompers on the American labor movement was his advocacy of?:
- A.
Unrestricted immigration.
- B.
Industrial unionism.
- C.
Compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes.
- D.
Non-involvement in party politics.
- E.
Government regulation of hours and wages.
- 14.The 1880s movement for the eight-hour working day is usually associated with which of the following labor organizations?:
- A.
The Teamsters Union.
- B.
The Knights of Labor.
- C.
The Industrial Workers of the World.
- D.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations.
- E.
The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
- 15.Terence V. Powderly, head of the Knights of Labor, advocated?:
- A.
A gradual end to the wage system and the reorganization of society on cooperative principles.
- B.
Temperance.
- C.
The admission of blacks into local Knights of Labor assemblies.
- D.
All of these choices are correct.
- 16.The United States did NOT restrict immigration during most of the 19c for all of the following reasons EXCEPT?:
- A.
There was a continuous demand for cheap labor.
- B.
Population growth did not present serious ecological problems then.
- C.
Immigrants from China made excellent workers in building railroads.
- D.
Many Europeans wanted to immigrate to America.
- E.
An amendment to the Constitution was necessary to enact such legislation.
- 17.After 1890, increased immigration began to present a national problem because?:
- A.
Unskilled laborers tended to concentrate in crowded urban slums.
- B.
Contract laborers enabled employers to combat strikes effectively.
- C.
The American educational system could not absorb the numbers of immigrant children.
- D.
Unskilled laborers could not become members of labor unions.
- E.
Skilled laborers were essential to industry.
- 18.Europeans who came to the United States after 1880 have been described as "new" immigrants mainly because they?:
- A.
Were considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants.
- B.
Arrived before the closing of the frontier and settled farms in the West.
- C.
Came chiefly from northern and western Europe.
- D.
Came generally from different countries than most earlier immigrants.
- 19.The most dangerous aspect of urban life in the late 19c was?:
- A.
Opium addiction.
- B.
Air pollution.
- C.
The increase of murders and robberies.
- D.
Inadequate water and sewage systems.
- 20.The groups that migrated to the cities after the Civil War included large numbers of all of the following groups EXCEPT?:
- A.
Southern Blacks.
- B.
Southern Whites.
- C.
Foreign immigrants.
- D.
Eastern farmers.
- 21.Which of the following statements is LEAST true about immigration to the U. S. between 1880 and 1900?:
- A.
Most immigrants were unskilled day laborers.
- B.
Immigration increased steadily during these years.
- C.
Immigrants tended to be Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Jewish.
- D.
Chinese immigrants were excluded by law during most of these years.
- E.
Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe.
- 22.One theme of the Gilded Age politics was the?:
- A.
Triumph of urban-industrial interests.
- B.
Rise of the common man.
- C.
Extension of government into the private sphere.
- D.
Triumph of rural-agricultural interests.
- 23.Mark Twain called the era following the Civil War the "Gilded Age" because?:
- A.
It was an age of universal benefit for all Americans.
- B.
Of the tremendous number of gold strikes that took place.
- C.
The glitter and flashiness of the time seemed to mask the ugliness and crass materialism that lay beneath the surface.
- D.
The gold and silver issues seemed to dominate the era.
- 24.Which of the following was NOT a factor in shaping Gilded Age politics?:
- A.
Politics was seen more as a way to get office rather than a way to press certain issues.
- B.
Business remained separate from politics.
- C.
In national politics, neither party could keep both a majority in Congress and a president in the White House.
- D.
None of the presidents in this period could be described as a strong leader.
- 25.The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?:
- A.
Created strong governmental machinery for dealing with corrupt business practices.
- B.
Both outlawed rebates.
- C.
Created price controls for industry.
- D.
Proved to be ineffective in the regulation of business abuses.
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