US History - Midterm Review Qs

US History - Midterm Review Qs

9th - 12th Grade

35 Qs

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US History - Midterm Review Qs

US History - Midterm Review Qs

Assessment

Quiz

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ryan Hyypio

Used 16+ times

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was one result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?

Sectional tension increased.

The slave trade was abolished.

Northern states were more willing to compromise.

Southern states immediately seceded from the Union.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. _________________________________

A. Protective tariffs

B. Railroad subsidies

C. Use of troops to end strikes

The New South

Government Support of Big Business

Technology of the Industrial Revolution

Use of Collective Bargaining

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was the major reason that African Americans migrated to northern cities during and after World War I?

A surplus of cotton led to widespread farm foreclosures in the South.

Discrimination had been eliminated in the North.

Political opportunities had expanded in the South

Industrial jobs were available in the North.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on his or her race.
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What amendment abolished (ended) slavery?
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
literacy tests
Jim Crow laws
black codes
Freedmen's Bureau

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which term was used by Southerners to describe people that moved south to make money by taking advantage of the war-torn economy?

scalawags
sharecroppers
social elite
carpetbaggers

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