South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter when
{ ~the Union navy blockaded Charleston Harbor.#Incorrect
=Lincoln announced his plan to peacefully resupply the fort.#Correct
~soldiers from the fort fired on local fishermen.#Incorrect
~Secretary of War Edwin Stanton declared the seceded state 'in rebellion'.#Incorrect
~southern sympathizers were executed in the North.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403213 name: The essence of "King Cotton Diplomacy" was to ::The essence of "King Cotton Diplomacy" was to::[html]The essence of "King Cotton Diplomacy" was to
{ ~cut off the supply of cotton to the North and to force Lincoln to the bargaining table.#Incorrect
=cut off the supply of cotton to England and gain British recognition of the Confederacy.#Correct
~sell Southern cotton abroad and use it for collateral for loans to purchase war materials.#Incorrect
~use the lure of cotton exports to win support from France.#Incorrect
~reopen the African slave trade and increase cotton production.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403217 name: The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland battlefield? ::The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland battlefield?::[html]The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland battlefield?
\nIncorrect
~Wilderness#Incorrect
=Antietam#Correct
~Chancellorsville#Incorrect
~Fort Sumter#Incorrect
} YES FROM CHAPTER 15 // question: 11403210 name: At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its ::At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its::[html]At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its
{ ~loyal slaves, many of whom were recruited as soldiers.#Incorrect
~friendly relations with European countries that gave money, supplies, and official recognition to the 'new nation'.#Incorrect
~calm and reasonable leaders who created sympathy for 'the cause' among Northern conservatives.#Incorrect
=rural traditions of hunting and riding that prepared its population for military activities.#Correct
~large numbers of factories.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403212 name: The Confederate economy suffered from ::The Confederate economy suffered from::[html]The Confederate economy suffered from
{ =extremely high rates of inflation.#Correct
~severe deflation.#Incorrect
~exorbitant income taxes.#Incorrect
~overproduction.#Incorrect
~high import duties.#Incorrect
} ******************************************** YES FROM CHAPTER 16 (4) // question: 11403215 name: The Emancipation Proclamation ::The Emancipation Proclamation::[html]The Emancipation Proclamation
{ ~ended slavery in the border states.#Incorrect
~officially ended slavery in the United States.#Incorrect
=ended slavery in areas in rebellion.#Correct
~ended slavery in Confederate states under Union occupation.#Incorrect
~ended slavery only in national territories.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403214 name: All except which of the following were results of the Civil War? ::All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?::[html]All EXCEPT which of the following were results of the Civil War?
{ ~Slavery was abolished.#Incorrect
~The concept of secession was discredited.#Incorrect
~Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North.#Incorrect
=The states' rights philosophy was upheld.#Correct
~The South was left impoverished.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403216 name: The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of ::The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of::[html]The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of
{ ~the Emancipation Proclamation.#Incorrect
=the draft.#Correct
~Confederate victories at Chancellorsville.#Incorrect
~decreasing support for Lincoln.#Incorrect
~black migration from the South.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403218 name: The Thirteenth Amendment ::The Thirteenth Amendment::[html]The Thirteenth Amendment
{ ~gave citizenship to freed slaves.#Incorrect
=ended slavery.#Correct
~took the vote away from Confederate officials.#Incorrect
~outlawed segregation.#Incorrect
~gave women the vote.#Incorrect
} ADDED 1 BELOW // question: 11404070 name: In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps, ::In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,::[html]In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,{ ~prisoners were held for an average of five months and then exchanged or released.#Incorrect =thousands died from exposure, overcrowding, and malnutrition.#Correct ~at least half of the prisoners were executed for trying to escape.#Incorrect ~the International Red Cross assured that prisoners were treated humanely.#Incorrect ~few prisoners were taken and so the camps were unnecessary.#Incorrect } ******************************************** CHAPTER 17 NOT IN CURRENT COMPUTER QUIZ & REMOVED // question: 11403219 name: All of the following statements regarding the Fifteenth Amendment are true except it ::All of the following statements regarding the Fifteenth Amendment are true except it::[html]All of the following statements regarding the Fifteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT it
{ ~prohibited states from denying the right to vote on grounds of race or color.#Incorrect
=was popular among northern women.#Correct
~encountered much resistance in the white South.#Incorrect
~was part of the congressional reconstruction plan.#Incorrect
~was required by Congress that southern states ratify it.#Incorrect
} REMOVED 1 BELOW // question: 11403222 name: Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system? ::Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?::[html]Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?
{ ~Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slavery.#Incorrect
=The new system of sharecropping evolved.#Correct
~Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborers.#Incorrect
~Most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masters.#Incorrect
~The economy quickly recovered from the ravishes of war.#Incorrect
} USED BELOW // question: 11403220 name: The Compromise of 1877 signified ::The Compromise of 1877 signified::[html]The Compromise of 1877 signified
{ ~a renewal of federal support for the civil rights of all Americans.#Incorrect
=the end of Reconstruction.#Correct
~the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.#Incorrect
~the decline of Democratic Party control of Congress.#Incorrect
~the end of the spoils system.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403221 name: The majority of southern Republican voters were ::The majority of southern Republican voters were::[html]The majority of southern Republican voters were
{ ~wealthy planters.#Incorrect
~poor whites.#Incorrect
=blacks.#Correct
~women.#Incorrect
~Native Americans.#Incorrect
} (3) ADDED BELOW // question: 11404177 name: In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment ::In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment::[html]In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment{ =greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments.#Correct ~extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians).#Incorrect ~reduced constitutional protection of minority rights.#Incorrect ~limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments.#Incorrect ~gave blacks the right to vote.#Incorrect } // question: 11404169 name: The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was ::The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was::[html]The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was{ ~because of crimes and misdemeanors committed while he was president.#Incorrect ~the first time a president was forced to resign.#Incorrect =in retaliation for his opposition to congressional reconstruction.#Correct ~because of his failure to appoint a vice president.#Incorrect ~because of his affair with an office worker.#Incorrect } // question: 11404188 name: The purpose of the "black codes" was to ::The purpose of the "black codes" was to::[html]Incorrect
~provide political and social opportunities unknown under slavery.#Incorrect
=reduce freedmen to a condition close to slavery.#Correct
~encourage black migration to the North.#Incorrect
~prevent blacks from migrating to the West.#Incorrect
} SAVED IN THE REMOVED SECTION SO THAT WE HAVE 5 QUESTIONS PER CHAPTER // question: 11404183 name: The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was ::The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was::[html]The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was{ ~housing.#Incorrect ~lynching.#Incorrect ~segregation.#Incorrect ~civil rights.#Incorrect =voting.#Correct } ********************************************************** CHAPTER 18 REMOVED 2 BELOW // question: 11403223 name: By 1890, the Sioux and other reservation Indians ::By 1890, the Sioux and other reservation Indians::[html]By 1890, the Sioux and other reservation Indians
\nIncorrect
~had achieved full U.S. citizenship and equal rights.#Incorrect
=were reduced to lives of poverty, depression, and alcoholism.#Correct
~were profiting from the discovery of oil on their ancestral lands.#Incorrect
~were working in large numbers for the mining industry.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403225 name: The last battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians, often recognized symbolically as the death of Plains Indian culture, was fought at ::The last battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians, often recognized symbolically as the death of Plains Indian culture, was fought at::[html]The last battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians, often recognized symbolically as the death of Plains Indian culture, was fought in 1890 at
{ ~Little Big Horn.#Incorrect
~Sand Creek.#Incorrect
=Wounded Knee.#Correct
~Big Creek.#Incorrect
~Pine Ridge.#Incorrect
} USED // question: 11403224 name: In the mining frontier, ::In the mining frontier,::[html]In the mining frontier,
{ =the largest and most profitable mines were owned by large mining corporations.#Correct
~small independent miners controlled production and set prices.#Incorrect
~labor/management relations were peaceful due to high pay and industry profits.#Incorrect
~environmental concerns prevented the use of wasteful and destructive technologies.#Incorrect
~Native Americans supplied most of the labor force.#Incorrect
} // question: 11404263 name: The "Battle" of Wounded Knee ::The "Battle" of Wounded Knee::[html]The "Battle" of Wounded Knee{ ~was the worst defeat in the history of the U.S. Army.#Incorrect ~was a shoot out between sheep herders and cattlemen in Wyoming.#Incorrect ~revitalized Plains Indian culture.#Incorrect =symbolized the death of the Plains Indians' way of life.#Correct ~defeated the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.#Incorrect } // question: 11404309 name: The "Ghost Dance" was ::The "Ghost Dance" was::[html]The "Ghost Dance" was{ =a religious movement that promised the destruction of the white man and the return of Indian land.#Correct ~a Halloween celebration popular among Czech and German immigrants on the plains.#Incorrect ~the only Indian cultural activity permitted by Indian agents on the reservations in the 1890s.#Incorrect ~introduced by Christian missionaries as a means of undermining pagan rituals.#Incorrect ~a funeral ritual practiced by the Pueblo Indians.#Incorrect } // question: 11404296 name: Open-range grazing declined in the West because ::Open-range grazing declined in the West because::[html]Open-range grazing declined in the West because{ ~the range had become overstocked.#Incorrect ~record cold killed thousands of free range cattle.#Incorrect ~scientific breeding proved more profitable.#Incorrect ~ranchers began fencing their land.#Incorrect =all of these choices.#Correct } // question: 11404265 name: The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S. was directed toward ::The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S. was directed toward::[html]The first immigration restriction legislation in the U.S. was directed toward{ =Chinese migration.#Correct ~Irish migration.#Incorrect ~Japanese migration.#Incorrect ~German migration.#Incorrect ~Italian migration.#Incorrect } CHAPTER 19 // question: 11403226 name: During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act ::During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act::[html]During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act
{ ~successfully dissolved the ten largest corporations in the United States.#Incorrect
~was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.#Incorrect
~was never used at all.#Incorrect
=was used by big business to break up unions and strikes.#Correct
~failed to pass either house of congress.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403227 name: In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was ::In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was::[html]In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was
{ ~just entering the industrial revolution phase of development.#Incorrect
~less productive than the three major powers.#Incorrect
=the world leader in manufacturing output.#Correct
~still basically an agricultural society.#Incorrect
~unable to compete because of high labor costs.#Incorrect
} // question: 11403229 name: Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest? ::Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?::[html]Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?
{ ~Congress of Industrial Organizations#Incorrect
~National Labor Union#Incorrect
~Industrial Workers of the World#Incorrect
~American Federation of Labor#Incorrect
=Knights of Labor#Correct
} // question: 11404383 name: Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to ::Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to::[html]Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to{ ~encourage competition.#Incorrect =regulate expansion and insulate corporations from fluctuations in the economic cycle.#Correct ~stimulate rate wars within the major markets.#Incorrect ~reduce the role of investment bankers in the economy.#Incorrect ~encourage government regulation of industry.#Incorrect } // question: 11404376 name: In the late nineteenth century, the railroads ::In the late nineteenth century, the railroads::[html]In the late nineteenth century, the railroads{ ~employed more workers than any other industry.#Incorrect ~established the four standard time zones still used in the United States today.#Incorrect ~were the major means of transporting people and products across the country.#Incorrect ~employed unfair pricing practices.#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } REMOVED 1 BELOW // question: 11403228 name: The Greenback and "free silver" movements supported ::The Greenback and "free silver" movements supported::[html]The Greenback and "free silver" movements supported
{ ~a sound money policy to strengthen the dollar on the international market.#Incorrect
~the complete reorganization of the U.S. banking system.#Incorrect
~a free enterprise approach to establishing interest rates.#Incorrect
=increasing the amount of currency in circulation.#Correct
~overthrowing the U.S. government.#Incorrect
}