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 |