Unit 1 Review Quiz

Who were the Rough Riders?

• Teddy Roosevelt's calvary unit including black and white soldiers that fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War.

• A political party in the United States
• A group of explorers in the Arctic
• A group of Southern Democrats who opposed granting 14th and 15th Amendment rights to African Americans in the South during Reconstruction.

Why did the Spanish American War move the U.S. into a position of world power? Select all that apply.

• The U.S. gained access to overseas markets.

• The U.S. became allies with Spain after the war.

• The U.S. acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.

• The U.S. was able to acquire more resources and raw materials.

• The U.S. was able to take over nuclear missiles that Spain had placed in Cuba.

Read the text and determine if the perspective is pro-imperialism or anti-imperialism.

• Anti-Imperialism

• Pro-Imperialism

Which of the following is a cause for United States imperialism? Select all that apply.

• Desire for strong naval power.

• Need for export markets

• Yellow journalism angered Americans.

• A desire for raw materials.

• A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.

Which of the following expanded rights during the Reconstruction Era? Select all that apply.

• New state constitutions required universal suffrage for males.

• Conflict between Republicans and Radical Republicans in Congress.

• President Andrew Johnson vetoed legislation that would have given freedmen the right to vote.

• 14th Amendment required equal protection under the law for all citizens.

Which of the following expanded rights during the Reconstruction Era? Select all that apply.

• President Andrew Johnson was critical of funding of the Freedmen's Bureau.

• Radical Republicans and Republicans debated in Congress about what rights should be given to African Americans.

• Increased participation of Black voters and increased election of Black public officials.

• 14th Amendment required equal protection under the law for all citizens.

This amendment abolished slavery-

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

This amendment granted African American men the right to suffrage-

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

This amendment granted African Americans citizenship and civil rights-

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

This amendment contain an equal protection clause that requires the law to protect ALL citizens-

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment