// question: 22259 name: Confederates believed the key to diplomatic recognition was
::Confederates believed the key to diplomatic recognition was::Confederates believed the key to diplomatic recognition was{
~Great Britain's desire to see the United States paid back for the Revolution.
~the French desire to check American expansionism and the Monroe Doctrine.
=British and French dependence on the South's cotton.
~the South's capital investment in European industries.
}
// question: 22250 name: Delegates at the Montgomery convention elected __________ as president of the Confederacy.
::Delegates at the Montgomery convention elected __________ as president of the Confederacy.::Delegates at the Montgomery convention elected __________ as president of the Confederacy.{
~Alexander H. Stephens
~John C. Breckinridge
=Jefferson Davis
~Judah P. Benjamin
}
// question: 22288 name: The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was
::The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was::The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was{
=Gettysburg.
~Antietam.
~Vicksburg.
~Perryville.
}
// question: 22275 name: The Emancipation Proclamation
::The Emancipation Proclamation::The Emancipation Proclamation{
~ended slavery throughout the country.
~freed slaves in territories still in rebellion.
~provided for gradual emancipation within the United States.
=freed no slaves directly.
}
// question: 22274 name: The greatest killer of soldiers in the Civil War was
::The greatest killer of soldiers in the Civil War was::The greatest killer of soldiers in the Civil War was{
~bullets.
=disease.
~cannon balls.
~bayonets.
}
// question: 22315 name: Abraham Lincoln's plan would allow former rebel states to form new governments when
::Abraham Lincoln's plan would allow former rebel states to form new governments when::Abraham Lincoln's plan would allow former rebel states to form new governments when{
~all military resistance ceased.
~the United States Army was in occupation of the entire state.
=10 percent of the voting population of 1860 had sworn an oath of allegiance.
~slave owners had willingly freed their slaves.
}
// question: 22323 name: All of the following are true of the Freedmen's Bureau EXCEPT
::All of the following are true of the Freedmen's Bureau EXCEPT::All of the following are true of the Freedmen's Bureau EXCEPT{
~it represented a new federal role in social welfare.
~the agency lacked resources to effect meaningful change.
~Republicans intended it to serve as mediator between freed peoples and southern whites.
=each freed family was granted forty acres and provided a mule.
}
// question: 22333 name: As a result of his impeachment and trial in the Senate, President Johnson
::As a result of his impeachment and trial in the Senate, President Johnson::As a result of his impeachment and trial in the Senate, President Johnson{
~was convicted and removed from office.
~although acquitted, resigned from office.
=essentially withdrew from policy making.
~was acquitted and renewed his challenge to congressional Reconstruction.
}
// question: 22332 name: President Johnson forced a showdown with Congress when he deliberately violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing
::President Johnson forced a showdown with Congress when he deliberately violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing::President Johnson forced a showdown with Congress when he deliberately violated the Tenure of Office Act by firing{
~Secretary of State William Seward.
~General Ulysses S. Grant.
=Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
~Freedmen's Bureau Director William O. Howard.
}
// question: 22318 name: Radical and Moderate Republicans were drawn together by
::Radical and Moderate Republicans were drawn together by::Radical and Moderate Republicans were drawn together by{
~a common desire to punish the South for its rebellion.
=outrage over the Southern states' passage of Black Codes.
~President Johnson's pardon of Jefferson Davis.
~agreement to use federal measures to enhance black peoples' civil rights.
}
// question: 22358 name: The Compromise of 1877 which secured the election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the Presidency
::The Compromise of 1877 which secured the election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the Presidency::The Compromise of 1877 which secured the election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the Presidency{
=ended Reconstruction with the withdrawal of all remaining federal troops.
~guaranteed Southerners would be appointed to the Supreme Court.
~brought an end to the use of the "spoils" system.
~gave Democrats control of Congress.
}
// question: 22320 name: The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT
::The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT::The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT{
~guaranteed former slaves citizenship.
~declared former rebels ineligible for federal and state office.
=abolished slavery.
~voided Confederate debts.
}
// question: 22352 name: The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized primarily to help farmers
::The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized primarily to help farmers::The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized primarily to help farmers{
~acquire the latest technologies and methods of farming.
~deal more effectively with environmental issues and concern.
=unite to challenge discriminatory railroad rates.
~cope with the stress of living in isolated rural areas.
}
// question: 22338 name: The primary source of labor for building the Central Pacific Railroad was
::The primary source of labor for building the Central Pacific Railroad was::The primary source of labor for building the Central Pacific Railroad was{
~former slaves recruited from the war-ravaged South.
~immigrants from Scandinavian countries.
~Civil War veterans unable to find work back home.
=Chinese workers imported from Guandong Province.
}
// question: 22386 name: All of the following were examples of the "new" immigrant groups of the 1880s and 1890s EXCEPT
::All of the following were examples of the "new" immigrant groups of the 1880s and 1890s EXCEPT::All of the following were examples of the "new" immigrant groups of the 1880s and 1890s EXCEPT{
=Irish fleeing the effects of the potato famine.
~Russian Jews fleeing violent anti-Semitism.
~landless Italian farmers faced with declining prices and overpopulation.
~impoverished Poles oppressed by Russia and Germany.
}
// question: 22416 name: Congress moved to protect Indian rights with the
::Congress moved to protect Indian rights with the::Congress moved to protect Indian rights with the{
~Pendleton Act.
~Edwards Act.
~Species Resumption Act.
=Dawes Act.
}
// question: 22406 name: The "bloody shirt" issue in politics referred to
::The "bloody shirt" issue in politics referred to::The "bloody shirt" issue in politics referred to{
~Western state demands for reprisal against hostile Indians.
=Republicans reminding voters that Democrats had favored secession.
~Democrats charging the Grant administration with corruption.
~efforts to break up organized labor by military force.
}
// question: 22407 name: The idea of laissez-faire meant that
::The idea of laissez-faire meant that::The idea of laissez-faire meant that{
=the government should not interfere in the economy.
~limited government regulation would produce a healthy economy.
~government should work toward creating a business climate fair to workers.
~workers were on their own in dealing with big business.
}
// question: 22442 name: "Jim Crow" was a term referring to
::"Jim Crow" was a term referring to::"Jim Crow" was a term referring to{
~sharecropping.
~lynching young black men.
~a klan leader.
=legalized racial segregation.
}
// question: 22458 name: The author of "Progress and Poverty" and advocate of a single tax on property was
::The author of "Progress and Poverty" and advocate of a single tax on property was::The author of "Progress and Poverty" and advocate of a single tax on property was{
=Henry George.
~Samuel Clemens.
~Jacob Riis.
~Edward Taylor.
}
// question: 22464 name: With the demise of the Knights of Labor, leadership of the labor organization movement was taken over by the
::With the demise of the Knights of Labor, leadership of the labor organization movement was taken over by the::With the demise of the Knights of Labor, leadership of the labor organization movement was taken over by the{
=American Federation of Labor.
~Congress of Industrial Organization.
~International Workers of the World.
~United Labor Party.
}
// question: 22520 name: Explanations as to why a powerful agrarian working class political combination never emerged include all of the following EXCEPT
::Explanations as to why a powerful agrarian working class political combination never emerged include all of the following EXCEPT::Explanations as to why a powerful agrarian working class political combination never emerged include all of the following EXCEPT{
~employers manipulated racial, ethnic, and religious prejudices among workers to keep them estranged.
~different kinds of jobs underwent different processes of mechanization and technological development, making intra-industry organization difficult.
~many Americans aspired to enter the affluent middle class and never mentally associated with organized labor.
=industrialists and government officials successfully conspired to politically and legally block such combinations.
}
// question: 22515 name: In 1894, __________ led a march on Washington, D.C. by thousands of unemployed men to demand relief from the federal government.
::In 1894, __________ led a march on Washington, D.C. by thousands of unemployed men to demand relief from the federal government.::In 1894, __________ led a march on Washington, D.C. by thousands of unemployed men to demand relief from the federal government.{
~Eugene V. Debs
=Jacob S. Coxey
~Samuel Gompers
~Terrance Powderly
}
// question: 22516 name: President Cleveland justified the use of federal troops to break the railroad workers' strike by arguing
::President Cleveland justified the use of federal troops to break the railroad workers' strike by arguing::President Cleveland justified the use of federal troops to break the railroad workers' strike by arguing{
=the strike interfered with the delivery of U.S. mail.
~Anarchists and Socialists were leading the strike.
~national security demanded the railroads be kept operating.
~the strike threatened the economic well-being of the country.
}
// question: 22517 name: The nominee for both the Democrats and Populists in the 1896 Presidential Election was
::The nominee for both the Democrats and Populists in the 1896 Presidential Election was::The nominee for both the Democrats and Populists in the 1896 Presidential Election was{
~James B. Weaver.
~Eugene V. Debs.
=William Jennings Bryan.
~John James Harlan.
}