AnswersFL-2100310-United States History Sem 1Unit Test

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How did the system of sharecropping affect landowners and laborers in the South?

A
The system did not provide landowners with enough profits because laborers often took sizable cuts.
B
The system typically drove laborers off the farms they had worked when they were enslaved and left landowners without workers.
C
The system often trapped laborers in a cycle of debt and dependence while allowing landowners to profit from laborers’ hard work.
D
The system left landowners with mounting piles of debt because laborers had little to no incentives to work the fields.
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In 1883, several civil rights cases came before the Supreme Court that were related to

A
freedom of speech and the Ku Klux Klan.
B
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
C
discrimination in public facilities.
D
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.
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In 1883, several civil rights cases came before the Supreme Court that were related to

A
freedom of speech and the Ku Klux Klan.
B
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
C
discrimination in public facilities.
D
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.
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In the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment, Democrats in Congress

A
sought to end the institution of slavery for good.
B
tried to stop racism against African Americans.
C
pushed for the reinstatement of states’ rights.
D
called for a ban on involuntary servitude.
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How did speculators take advantage of the Homestead Act?

A
by catering to new markets
B
by promising homesteaders a reliable link to the East
C
by creating phony claims
D
by preparing the land for planting
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The government’s continuous changing of American Indian policy caused

A
distrust of the federal government among American Indians.
B
trust of the federal government among American Indians.
C
all American Indian tribes to rise up against federal government policies.
D
all American Indian tribes to accept federal government policies.
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Five days after General Lee surrendered to General Grant,

A
Jefferson Davis was assassinated.
B
Jefferson Davis was arrested.
C
Andrew Johnson was arrested.
D
President Lincoln was assassinated.
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Read the sentence.

A
Thousands of miners and settlers moved into the Black Hills despite Sioux claims to the land.
B
The government prevented settlers from entering the Black Hills.
C
Sioux leaders agreed to sell the Black Hills land only to certain settlers and not the government.
D
The discovery encouraged the Sioux to relocate to new lands in the East.
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Where did the first major battle of the Civil War take place?

A
Antietam
B
Chancellorsville
C
Bull Run
D
Fredericksburg
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In the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment, Democrats in Congress

A
sought to end the institution of slavery for good.
B
tried to stop racism against African Americans.
C
pushed for the reinstatement of states’ rights.
D
called for a ban on involuntary servitude.
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
did not understand the power structure of American Indian tribes.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
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How did the First Battle of Bull Run affect the North’s view of the Civil War?

A
It provided confidence that victory would be easy.
B
It led the North to use the Anaconda Plan.
C
It provided confidence the war would have little consequence.
D
It led the North to create the Emancipation Proclamation.
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After emancipation, many formerly enslaved people built farms on abandoned land. What did President Johnson do with this land during Reconstruction?

A
Johnson returned the land to its former owners.
B
Johnson seized the land for the federal government.
C
Johnson officially gave the land to formerly enslaved people.
D
Johnson arranged for the government to purchase the land.
14

President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

A
punished Confederates who owned large farms.
B
issued harsh penalties for Confederate military officers.
C
required all states to abolish the practice of slavery.
D
required states to repay their war debts quickly.
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What kind of map would need to show elevation in its legend?

A
a political map
B
a road map
C
a physical map
D
a resource map
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Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for

A
killing, usually by hanging, without a trial.
B
unlawfully taking someone's possessions.
C
forcing someone to work at gunpoint.
D
setting a sharecropper's house and fields on fire.
17

President Johnson announced that the Union was restored in

A
April 1865.
B
December 1865.
C
July 1868.
D
February 1870.
18

Which side claimed victory for the Battle of Shiloh?

A
neither the North nor the South.
B
both the North and South.
C
the South.
D
the North.
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How did Congress react to the Black Codes of the 1860s?

A
Congress passed new laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
B
Congress asked President Johnson to take control of Reconstruction.
C
Congress took control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
D
Congress supported President Lincoln’s plan for states’ readmittance.
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Which of these would most likely be studied by an anthropologist?

A
the relationship between apes and chimpanzees
B
the formation of the first languages that were developed
C
the cause of the Plague during the Middle Ages
D
the location of an earthquake’s epicenter

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