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HIST 4399
USH
Final Exam
Fall 2021
Mr. Durr
I. Multiple Choice
1. The acquisition of western territory became a cause of the Civil War
because
A. many Americans were upset about how Mexico was treated
B. Americans began to argue about whether or not to spread slavery to the new
territory
C. norther
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USH
Final Exam
Fall 2021
Mr. Durr
I. Multiple Choice
1. The acquisition of western territory became a cause of the Civil War
because
A. many Americans were upset about how Mexico was treated
B. Americans began to argue about whether or not to spread slavery to the new
territory
C. northern people wanted to build a railroad through Texas and southern people
did not
D. there was a debate about what to do with all of the gold found in California
2. The Compromise of 1850 becomes a factor and cause of the Civil War
because ________
A. Missouri wanted to come in as a free state with California
B. Pro-slave people began to invade the North
C. Anti-slave people began to realize that their tax money went to support the
continuation of slavery
D. Many wanted the importation of slavery to continue
3. Bleeding Kansas occurred as a result of _________
A. The long running debate between Kansas and Oklahoma over oil and water
rights
B. Citizens from another State crossing into Kansas to vote in favor of slavery
in the Kansas territory
C. People burning down Lawrence, KS three different times
D. The Compromise of 1850
4. The Dred Scott Decision ignited the Civil War because it
A. Eliminated all other compromises and opened up all territory to slavery
B. Shed light on the fact that slaves were held by people in the Army
C. Declared that slaves could not keep gold even if they found it
D. Allowed northern people to outlaw slavery in southern states
5. What controversial man was a hero in the North but a villain in the South in
1858?
A. John Brown
B. Stephen Douglas
C. Frederick Douglas
D. Abraham Lincoln
6. Which of the following was a part of the system of sharecropping?
A. each worker was paid a wage by the landowner
B. Each worker was given a small plot of land by the landowner to grow cash crops
C. each worker was allowed to keep the entire harvest to sell for a profit
D. Each worker rented the land from the landowner in exchange for cast
7. Which Amendment guaranteed that states must provide equal protection of the
laws to all American citizens
A. 1st Amendment
B. 13th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
D. 15th Amendment
8. Which of the following is the best definition of a “scalawag”?
A. a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau
B. a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
C. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
D. a freeman entitled to vote
9. What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction
A. they opposed the passage of the 14th Amendment
B. They encouraged and protected the freedmen to exercise their new political
rights
C. the persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders
D. the prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South
10. Congress’s impeachment of President Johnson and attempt to remove him
from office were directly caused by his
A. Highly political campaign of 1866
B. Readmission of Southern states under his policies in 1866
C. Dismissal of the Secretary of War in 1867
D. Advice from Southern states not to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
11. Which of the following was NOT one of the Reconstruction era (Civil War)
amendments?
A. Twelfth
B. Thirteenth
C. Fourteenth
D. Fifteenth
12. The greatest achievements of the Freedmen’s Bureau were in
A. Its distribution of land
B. Education
C. The provision of food and clothing
D. Helping people find employment
13. To many people in the North, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that
A. The rights of African Americans were being protected
B. There was really no accomplishment or change due to winning the Civil War
C. The Civil War was worth all of the blood and treasure spent
D. Presidential Reconstruction was working
14. Sharecropping was seen as a negative consequence of Reconstruction
because it
A. Legally restricted the movement and opportunities of the sharecroppers
B. Allowed some African Americans to get rich while most stayed poor
C. Allowed for many different crops to be grown in the South
D. Created a system in which non-English speakers were provided government
protection and health care
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