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HIST405
United States History

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 4) By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading
nation had become

England.

Spain.

Portugal.

France.

Holland.

Question 2

(TCO 4) Which group established good relations with the
Indians in order to facilitate trade?

the French

the English

the Spanish

the Scots-Irish

the Dutch

Question 3

(TCO 4) Why did British Prime Minister George Grenville
initiate a program of taxing the American colonists in 1764?

He was raising taxes
throughout the British Empire.

He saw an
opportunity to further enrich the British Empire.

He wanted to pay off
debt from the French and Indian War.

He believed that the
colonists should be taxed at a higher rate than Britons.

Question 4

(TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop
dramatically after 1660?

The English were no
longer sought after as indentured servants.

The political
turmoil in England kept them close to home.

The English economy
improved and political and religious conflict diminished.

The English were
opposed to the growing slave trade in the colonies.

Question 5

(TCO 2) The French and Indian War was also called

King George’s War.

Seven Years’ War.

Pontiac’s Rebellion.

Pequot War.

Question 6

(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates
represented every colony except

Georgia.

Virginia.

Rhode Island.

Massachusetts.

Question 7

(TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers
to the natural rights due to every citizen as

life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.

independent liberty.

Paine’s freedoms.

radical power.

Question 8

(TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of Yorktown
and the American Revolution without help from

Spanish explorers.

Germans.

the French.

Native Americans.

Question 9

(TCO 9) The Articles of Confederation created a national
government with

three branches of
government.

a president.

a bicameral
Parliament.

a congress of
delegates

Question 10

(TCO 1) The Constitution divides government power

among many different
states.

among multiple
branches of national government.

among
representatives of the people.

between state and
national government.

Question 11

(TCOs 1 and 2)
Identify and analyze major actions taken by the English Parliament during the
1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss specifically at least one act
that dealt with what the colonists viewed as unfair taxation. Then discuss the
significance to the colonists of the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts and why
these particularly galled the colonists. Make sure you use enough details to
support your answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 4
Midterm Quiz

Question 1

Other than rice, what was South Carolina’s most significant
export in the early eighteenth century?

tobacco

indigo

cotton

corn

slaves

Question 2

By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading nation
had become

England.

Spain.

Portugal.

France.

Holland.

Question 3

What aspect of the New England economy grew most
dramatically in the eighteenth century?

textile
manufacturing

the fur trade

farming

education

the maritime economy

Question 4

How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense transform
American thinking about politics?

It was the first
publication to propose independence from Britain.

It denounced
monarchy as being incompatible with liberty.

It explained that
independence could be achieved without war.

It argued that
constitutional monarchy is the best system of government.

It laid out a
framework for the constitution of the newly independent states.

Question 5

Why did the British shift their attention to the South in
the latter years of the American Revolution?

Their naval power
could easily overwhelm the ports and cities of the South.

They believed the
contributions of escaped slaves would tip the balance in their favor.

The geography of the
South was better suited to their style of warfare.

They had already
defeated the colonies of the North and secured their positions there.

There were more
Loyalists in the South.

Question 6

What was the effect of King George III’s rejection of the
“Olive Branch” petition sent by the First Continental Congress?

George III
effectively repudiated the British Constitution.

The Continental
Congress declared war on the British government.

British troops were
given the authority to arrest any Patriots and seize their property.

Those who supported
independence no longer believed reconciliation was possible.

Great numbers of
Loyalists decided to take up the cause of the Patriots instead.

Question 7

How might the Whig theory of virtual representation have
contributed to the tensions leading to the American Revolution?

The British hoped to
impose a similar system of representation on the colonial assemblies.

The colonists did
not understand the workings of Parliament.

The British placed
more faith than the colonists did in the power of the crown.

The British did not
comprehend the colonists’ view that they were not represented in Parliament.

The colonists
believed that Parliament could represent their interests but the king could
not.

Question 8

Why did Americans of the revolutionary generation look to
the Roman Republic as a model?

It represented
imperial power.

It represented the
ideal of republic virtue.

It represented the
mythical past.

It represented the
separation of church and state.

It represented
equality and democracy.

Question 9

Women were expected to participate in the political life of
the new republic by

adorning their homes
with patriotic images.

inspiring their
husbands through their wit and beauty.

taking up the
profession of teaching.

cultivating
patriotism and virtue in their children.

managing their
households.

Question 10

What caused the trade deficit with Britain after the
Revolution?

the need to replace
items destroyed in the war

continuing boycotts

desire for luxury
goods that had been unavailable during the war

the refusal of banks
to extend credit

America’s first
depression

Question 11

What encouraged President Taylor to secure the annexation of
Texas?

the support of most
Texans for joining the Union

James K. Polk’s
victory in the 1844 election

the postponement of
the decision whether Texas would be a slave state

Americans’
overwhelming support for expansion despite their differences over slavery

the growing
population and economic importance of the South

Question 12

What was Henry Clay’s position on the annexation of Texas?

He did not want
Texas admitted to the Union.

He wanted to
persuade Texas to abandon slavery so that it could be admitted.

He was indifferent
to the issue.

He hoped that the
addition of Texas would empower Southern slave states.

He believed it
should be admitted in conjunction with the admission of a free state.

Question 13

The Wilmot Proviso proposed that

slavery should be
banned in the territory gained in the Mexican War.

slavery should be
ended by the turn of the century.

the gag rule should
be restored in Congress.

the property of
western slaveholders should be protected.

slavery should be
abolished throughout the United States.

Question 14

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln stated his
belief that

the nation could
find a compromise on the issue of slavery.

slavery should be
abolished.

Southern states
would eventually secede.

whites and blacks
should be social and legal equals.

African Americans
were entitled to rights.

Question 15

Which aspect of the Compromise of 1850 proved to be most
controversial?

the maintenance of
slavery in Washington, D.C.

the admission of
California as a free state

the Fugitive Slave
Act

the division of New
Mexico into two territories

the reduction of the
size of the state of Texas

Question 16

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe influenced
Northerners in what way?

They became more
hostile toward slavery.

They became
impassioned abolitionists.

They accepted
slavery as beneficial to African Americans.

They were moved to
fight for racial equality.

d. They were moved to understand the position of Southern
slaveholders.

Question 17

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act accomplish?

land treaties with
Indians in the Kansas and Nebraska territories and the establishment of a
railroad

the creation of
Kansas and Nebraska as separate territories and the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise Line

the establishment of
slavery westward through California and the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act

the admission of
Kansas and Nebraska as slave states and the agreement that slavery would not be
allowed in unorganized territories

the temporary
deferral of the question of slavery and the emergence of Stephen

Douglas as an
appealing presidential candidate

Question 18

The Emancipation Proclamation

was made without
political considerations.

was issued after a
major Confederate victory.

did not apply to the
Border States.

declared that all
African Americans were now free.

forced Britain to
recognize the Confederacy.

Question 19

Which was a major problem on the Southern home front
throughout the Civil War?

violent slave
insurrections

a sharp drop in
prices

frequent strikes by
workers

an increasing
population

food shortages

Question 20

Whom did President Lincoln name as commander of all Union
forces in early 1864?

Ambrose E. Burnside

William T. Sherman

George B. McClellan

Ulysses S. Grant

Joseph Hooker

Question 21

What finally abolished slavery in the United States?

the surrender of
General Robert E. Lee

the Emancipation
Proclamation

the Thirteenth
Amendment

the Confiscation
Acts

Special Field Order
No. 15

Question 22

Why was Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction policy called the
“Ten Percent Plan”?

Former Confederate
states could reestablish their governments once 10 percent of voters pledged
loyalty to the Union.

A 10 percent income
tax would be levied on the residents of all former Confederate states.

It would forgive all
Southerners except for high-ranking officials and military officers and the top
10 percent of the population in terms of wealth.

It would have
resulted in the imprisonment of about 10 percent of those who had served in the
Confederate military.

It would set aside
10 percent of Southern land to be granted to freedmen.

Question 23

The organization known as the Freedmen’s Bureau was
established as

a voter registration
agency for ex-slaves in the South.

an all-purpose
relief agency for the South.

a network of
shelters for ex-slaves and refugees in the South.

an agency organized
to keep former slaves on their plantations.

an agency aimed at
procuring land for ex-slaves to own.

Question 24

Andrew Johnson was selected as President Lincoln’s running
mate in the 1864 presidential election in order to appeal to

Southern unionists.

Northern radicals.

New Englanders.

Western
frontiersmen.

Confederate
supporters.

Question 25

Which statement would most likely have been said by a
Radical Republican in 1865?

“Northern hypocrisy
shall never determine the destiny of the South.”

“The Constitution
does not allow for secession, therefore the South never actually left the
Union.”

“The former
Confederate states should be punished for secession and slavery.”

“It is with no
malice in our hearts that we welcome the return of our Southern brothers.”

“Southerners were
led astray by their leaders and should be treated with leniency.”

Question 26

How was colonial government organized? How were colonial
assemblies similar to and different from British Parliament? How do the
differences reflect differing theories of representation?

Question 27

Describe the process by which the Constitution was ratified.
Why was ratification by Virginia and New York seen as necessary? For what
reasons did the Anti-Federalists decide to discontinue their opposition of the
Constitution?

HIST405
United States History

Week 6 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 5) The first big
business in the United States was the

cattle industry.

textile industry.

steel industry.

coal industry.

railroad industry.

Question 2

(TCO 5) After the
Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of

agricultural
products.

manufactured goods.

raw materials.

oil.

fashion.

Question 3

(TCO 6) One
justification for the new social and economic order of the North was based on

Marxism.

Social Darwinism.

Utilitarian
doctrine.

None of the above

Question 4

(TCO 10)
Progressivism and Populism largely differed in

goals.

ideology.

Progressives built
political coalitions that transcended party lines.

organization.

Question 5

(TCO 6) Most U.S.
casualties during the Spanish-American War were caused by

Correct!

disease.

wounds.

combat.

starvation.

Question 6

(TCO 7) What nation
informed American authorities about the Zimmermann note?

Germany

Great Britain

Mexico

Russia

Question 7

(TCO 7) What was the
name of the agreement that ended World War I?

The Fourteen Points

The League of
Nations

The Treaty of
Versailles

The Paris Peace
Conference

Question 8

(TCO 11) The
popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led to a(n)

increase in
commercial air travel.

decrease in the
number of motels.

increase in bridge
and tunnel construction to link cities to suburbs

decline in steel
production in the U.S.

Question 9

(TCO 11) Prohibition
was enforced by

the Volstead Act.

the Kellogg-Briand
Act.

the National
Industrial Recovery Act.

None of the above

Question 10

(TCO 11) Which
economic factors led to the Great Depression?

Underproduction,
disparity of wealth, low interest rates, and low stock speculation

Underproduction,
high consumption, low interest rates, and high stock speculation

Overproduction,
disparity of wealth, limited money supply, and high stock speculation

Overproduction, high
consumption, limited money supply, and low stock speculation

Question 11

(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze
America’s foreign policy before the war, and describe how that policy changed
as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain
influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your
answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 8 Final
Exam

Question 1

(TCO 4) The largest number of slaves was transported from
Africa to

the Chesapeake region.

the lower South.

Spanish America.

Brazil and the Caribbean.

Europe.

Question 2

(TCO 4) The Sugar Act did all of the following EXCEPT

tax sugar and other imports.

lower duties on molasses.

proclaim that colonists did not need to consent to taxation.

increase penalties for smuggling.

subject violators of the act to trials without a jury.

Question 3

(TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies

supported the kidnapping of Africans.

directly seized Africans for enslavement.

worked to remedy the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.

profited from the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.

Question 4

(TCO 4) The Great Awakening led to

the Enlightenment.

declining interest in religion.

strengthened evangelical sects, such as the Baptists.

scientific discoveries.

Question 5

(TCO 2) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized
boycotts to

destroy British property.

stop buying British goods.

attack British officials.

seize British food supplies.

Question 6

(TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers
to the natural rights due to every citizen as

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

independent liberty.

Paine’s freedoms.

radical power.

Question 7

(TCO 2) Which is an advantage the British had over the
Patriots at the beginning of the war?

The British people believed more passionately in the war.

The British army respected the people they were fighting.

The British government was more established.

The British king had a brilliant military mind.

Question 8

(TCO 1) Congress called a convention to revise the Articles
of Confederation because

states wanted the power to regulate commerce.

state governments called for a new constitution.

the federal government wanted states to collect taxes.

the federal government needed to be made stronger.

Question 9

(TCO 1) Which of the following most closely preserved the
government of the Articles of Confederation?

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Connecticut Compromise

Great Compromise

Question 10

(TCO 1) How did children’s work in industry differ from
their earlier contributions to the family economy?

Child labor in factories had been legalized, whereas earlier
child labor was illegal.

In factories, children worked under supervisors, whereas
earlier they had worked among family.

In factories, children earned an income, whereas earlier
their work provided little to no economic benefit.

Child labor in factories typically involved skilled work,
whereas earlier, child labor required very little skill.

Child labor in factories was met with complacency, whereas
earlier, reformers strived to eradicate child labor.

Question 11

(TCO 5) An immigrant of African and Dutch heritage named Jan
Matzeliger invented a machine that helped to mechanize the

production of steel.

transport of oil.

mining of coal.

manufacture of shoes.

harvest of cotton.

Question 12

(TCO 3) Cotton production was especially intensive in that part
of the South referred to as

The Black Belt.

The Cotton Belt.

The Sun Belt.

The Slave Belt.

Question 13

(TCO 3) Which of the following helped James K. Polk win a
decisive presidential victory?

The Mexican War

Polk’s vow to obtain both Texas and Oregon

Polk’s opposition to Manifest Destiny

The Texan revolt

Question 14

(TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850 required
private citizens to assist

with apprehending runaway slaves.

required private citizens to help runaway slaves escape.

applied only to northern states.

applied only to southern states.

Question 15

(TCO 2) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked

a New York abolitionist named John Brown.

a group of southern farmers.

Senator Charles Sumner.

the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.

Question 16

(TCO 8) Lee’s smaller army defeated McClellan’s larger force
and kept Union troops out of Richmond because

Lee was lucky.

McClellan surrendered.

Lee found McClellan’s battle plans.

McClellan was too cautious.

Question 17

(TCO 8) Why did President Lincoln want Grant commanding the
Union army after the Battle of Gettysburg?

He wanted to give Grant a chance to prove himself.

He knew victory required the destruction of the Confederate
Army and its source of supplies.

He had heard that Grant had recruited more Union troops.

He thought the South would surrender.

Question 18

(TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most
likely to be from

England.

Germany.

Ireland.

Italy.

Question 19

(TCO 10) Which reformer led the effort to provide birth
control for women?

Jane Addams

Margaret Sanger

Walter Rauschenbusch

Frances Ellen Watkins

Question 20

(TCO 7) The invasion of Belgium turned American opinion
against Germany because

many Americans were immigrants from Belgium.

Americans depended on products imported from Belgium.

Belgium was an important U.S. ally.

Belgium was a neutral nation.

Question 21

(TCO 7) Which nation was forced to pay reparations after
World War I?

France

Germany

Great Britain

the United States

Question 22

(TCO 11) The popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led
to a(n)

increase in commercial air travel.

decrease in the number of motels.

an increase in bridge and tunnel construction to link cities
with suburbs.

decline in steel production in the U.S.

Question 23

(TCO 11) What brought the Harding administration to an end?

President Harding was impeached.

President Harding was defeated in the 1924 election.

President Harding died of a heart attack.

President Harding resigned in response to the Teapot Dome
scandal.

Question 24

(TCO 11) Which economic factors led to the Great Depression?

Underproduction, disparity of wealth, low interest rates,
and low stock speculation

Underproduction, high consumption, low interest rates, and
high stock speculation

Overproduction, disparity of wealth, limited money supply,
and high stock speculation

Overproduction, high consumption, limited money supply, and
low stock speculation

Question 25

(TCO 7) What event marked the beginning of World War II?

The Nazi-Soviet Pact

The German invasion of Poland

The Anschluss

Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland

Question 26

(TCOs 6 and 7) What factors led to American involvement in
the Spanish-American War? What factors resulted in a quick American victory,
and what were the consequences of the war for the United States?

Question 27

(TCO 5) Discuss the origins and consequences of the economic
troubles Americans faced in the 1970s. How did Presidents Carter and Reagan
respond to these problems?

Question 28

(TCOs 10 and 11) Describe the attitudes of employers and
other workers toward immigrant, African American, and female workers. Why were
these workers seen as “taking” the jobs of others, and how did this view affect
their opportunities and working experiences?

Question 29

(TCOs 9) What factors contributed to the nuclear arms race
that began in the 1950s?