With his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown hoped to A) outrage northern abolitionists. B) provoke a slave insurrection. C) free Congress to accept the Lecompton Constitution. D) force the North and South to negotiate a compromise on the slavery question. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 led to A) equal educational opportunities for African Americans. B) the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. C) an end to racial discrimination in employment. D) “Jim Crow” laws in the South. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the original founders of Connecticut was A) John Wheelwright. B) Anne Hutchinson. C) Thomas Hooker. D) Roger Williams. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the immediate aftermath of the War of 1812, the United States experienced a strong surge of A) class conflict. B) national patriotism. C) party strife. D) sectional animosity. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the LEAST common form of African-American protest against Jim Crow laws? A) economic boycotts B) resolutions and petition drives C) legal challenges in the courts D) armed resistance ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Match the following individuals with the description of their role in the abolitionist movement. A. Frederick Douglass 1. anti-abolitionist B. Paul Cuffe 2. black abolitionist C. Elijah Lovejoy 3. abolitionist presidential candidate D. James Birney 4. abolitionist martyr A) A-2; C-4; D-3 B) A-4; B-3; C-2 C) B-3; C-1; D-4 D) B-2; C-4; D-1 […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the tariff enacted after the War of 1812 primarily designed to do? A) produce revenue for the federal treasury B) reestablish traditional trade ties with Britain C) protect America’s industries from foreign competition D) increase the volume of American trade ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Of the following English colonies, African slavery first appeared in A) Virginia. B) Barbados. C) Maryland. D) South Carolina. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Supreme Court cases of Fletcher v. Peck and Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee both dealt with A) states’ rights and slavery. B) federal versus state authority. C) voting rights. D) the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The major position of the Free Soil Party’s 1848 platform was A) the exclusion of slavery from the federal territories. B) equal rights for African Americans. C) lower tariffs to encourage foreign trade. D) the abolition of slavery in the Deep South. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
