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USI Jeopardy Final Exam Review Round IV Answer Key

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Civil War
#1 Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant ending major fighting in the Civil War? Appomattox Courthouse
#2 Which side during the Civil War had the following advantages: a larger population, economic and industrial advantages, and better transportation and communication? North (Union)
#3 Which was the most celebrated black regiment in the Union army? 54th Massachusetts
#4 Which Union general was best known for using a total war strategy? William Tecumseh Sherman
#5 Which of the following was not a result of the Civil War: (a) slavery was abolished, (b) the concept of secession was discredited, (c) approximately 650,000 Americans died, and (d) the Southern states’ rights philosophy was upheld? D. The Southern state's rights philosophy was upheld
Reconstruction
#1 Which laws in the South were passed to control freed slaves economically and politically? Slave Codes
#2 Which group took over Reconstruction after President Johnson refused to work with Congress in its attempt to pass Reconstruction laws? Radical Republicans
#3 What was the name given to Southerners who sided with Republicans during Reconstruction? Scalawags
#4 Which agency was created after the Civil War to help blacks adjust to their new lives? Freedmen's Bureau
#5 What were the purposes of each of the Civil War Amendments? 13th- freed the slaves; 14th gave citizenship rights regardless of race; and 15th extended the right to vote to all men regardless of race
Reconstruction's Failure
#1 Which amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote on grounds of race or color? 15th Amendment
#2 Which amendment defined citizenship and gave all citizens equal protection under the law? 14th Amendment
#3 Which group's main purpose was to use terror and violence to deny freedmen equal protection under the law? Ku Klux Klan
#4 What agreement ended Reconstruction in the South? Compromise of 1877
#5 Which of the following were Reconstruction plans of the Radical Republicans: (a) to punish former Confederates; (b) to enforce citizenship rights of freedmen; (c) to ensure voting rights of former slaves? All of them
Potpourri
#1 What was Americanization as it was applied to immigrants and Native Americans? Process to change beliefs, practices, and cultures and to train them on how to be more 'American'
#2 What did the Native Americans of the Plains use for food, shelter, and clothing? Buffalo
#3 Why was the transcontinental railroad important in the west? Promoted trade, western settlement, and provided jobs
#4 Private individuals and companies run business and industry for profit under which economic system? Capitalism
#5 Which of the following did not cause the Second Industrial Revolution after the Civil War: (a) development of steel and oil industries; (b) new technology; (c) water power and the development of canals; and (d) laissez-faire government policies? (c) water power and the development of canals
Second Industrial Revolution
#1 What did Thomas Edison invent? Light bulb
#2 Which product helped transform the U.S. into a modern industrial nation? Steel
#3 Andrew Carnegie built a monopoly in which industry? Steel
#4 What population trend occurred in the U.S. during the Second Industrial Revolution? Urbanization (move of rural people to the cities)
#5 What negative term was used to denote American businessmen who used cut-throat tactics to create their financial empires? Robber Barons
Final Question
Correctly label the following on the map: Louisiana Purchase Territory; Mexican Cession Territory; Gadsden Purchase; Original Thirteen Colonies; Texas Annexation; Spanish Cession Territory; Oregon Territory; and Revolutionary War Settlement. A. Texas Annexation; B. Oregon Territory; C. Mexican Cession Territory; D. Louisiana Purchase Territory; E. Original Thirteen Colonies; F. Gadsden Purchase; G. Revolutionary War Settlement; and H. Spanish Cession Territory