Quiz To Study For US History 1 Final

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These are real questions from highschool tests in US History 1.

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    Most of the immigrants who came to America between 1800 and 1860 came from

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    The proposal that slavery not be permitted in any territory acquired from Mexico

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    The Joint Comittee of Fifteen was

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    Increased immigration from Ireland was triggered by

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    In the Southern states during Military Reconstruction, all o fthe following were true except

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    Which political party was formed to oppose the growing political power of immigrants?

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    Which of the following did not increase voter turnout in the early 1800s?

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    Which of the following does not apply to the Confederacy?

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    Which fo the following is not true? Lincoln was assasinated as _______.

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    Both Monroe and Madison

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    During the Civil War, Lincoln put forth his plan for bringing Southerners back into the Union in his

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    The leader of the Texan army in its fight for independance from Mexico was

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    Which of the following groups most strongly opposed American involvement in the War of 1812?

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    Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were alike in that they

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    American ____ were often called "People's Palaces" in the early 1800s

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    The Mormons' migration was unique in the sense that they

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    Andrew Johnson was like Lincoln in that he

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    All of the following characterize the US between 1820 and 1850 except

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    President Madison cited all of the following as reasons for the US declaration of war on Great Britain in 1812 except

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    Which demand of the 18th century women's movement has been completely met?

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    Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about California in the 1830s?

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    Which of the followin was not a reason for the Texas movement for independence?

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    After its war for independence, Texas was denied admission into the US because its admission was opposed by

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    The secret army formed by ex-Confederates to preserve their former way of life was teh

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    The electoral commission to set up to resolve the disputed election of 1876 voted in favor of

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    All of the following included a call for improved transportation in the US except

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    Which of the following was not a provision of the Missouri Compromise?

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    Both Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were

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    In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln

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    The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott vs Sanford

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    Which is the correct chronological order fo presidential administrations?

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    The Compromise of 1850 provided for all of the following except

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    Southern statutes forcing segregation of the races were called

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    The Wade-Davis bill was

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    Lincolns plan for Reconstruction

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    It would seem most likely that, as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the South would finish the nineteenth and enter the twentieth century

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    Lincoln wanted to readmit the Southern states after

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    The Massachusetts senator decribed as "the concience of the North" who fought for equal rights for blacks was

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    The developement of mass production resulted in all of the following except

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    The institution of slavery

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    The US gained western territory between 1820 and 1860 trhough all of the following methods except

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    The Transcendentalists believed that

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    Northerners tended to oppose annexation of western territory becasue of their concern over

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    Which of the following pieces of land became part of the US in order to provide a railroad route through the southern Rockies?

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    Johnson was impeached mainly becasue

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    Upon taking office as President, Andrew Johnson

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    "With malice towards none" best expresses whose attitude towards Reconstruction of the South?

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    Which of the following was a result of Reconstruction in the South?

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    All of the following occured during Grant's administration except

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    Of the following, the only provision not a part of the Compromise of 1877 was that the new President would

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    THe work force of Waltham and Lowell at first was comprised mostly of

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    How did the United states first develop its textile industry?

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    The legal principle that states taht shareholders in corporation cannot be held fully responsible for the compnay's debts is known as

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    The Industrial Revolution helped bring about

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    Which of the following contributed least to unifying the nation?

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    In 1860 which of hte following was not one of Lincoln's views on slavery?

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    The document that advised teh US to seize Cuba from Spain if it could nto be purchased was known as

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    In their 1860 national convention, the Democrats split over the issue of

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    Which of the following was not a reaction to John Brown's raid?

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    Who became best known for leading slaves to freedom?

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    What 18th century symbol of progress is now viewed as an example of one of society's problems?

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    Which of the following materials could be assembled by a speedy method, developed in the 1830s, for building homes?

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    Which statement about slavery is false?

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    Robert Fulton became famous for

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    The process of interchangaeable parts was first put to the test in the maufacture of

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