What major step toward centralization of economic power in the hands of the federal government took place during the Civil War? A) withdrawal of all Treasury notes B) creation of unemployment insurance C) imposition of government controls on wages and prices D) switch to a national currency ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The New York City draft riots led to the deaths of more than a hundred people, many of them __________. A) poor Irish immigrants B) Union recruiting officers C) African Americans D) wealthy draft-dodgers ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What constitutional amendment completed the process begun by the Emancipation Proclamation? A) Eleventh Amendment B) Thirteenth Amendment C) Seventeenth Amendment D) Eighteenth Amendment ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Johnson’s acquittal established this precedent about removal of a president from office. A) Only criminal actions warrant removal of a sitting president. B) The appearance of criminality is not enough to remove a president from office. C) Political disagreements are sufficient grounds for impeachment. D) Only treasonous actions are grounds for removal of a president […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the late nineteenth century, cotton __________. A) fell steadily in price B) was the economic salvation of the South C) became less important to the southern economy D) was profitable enough to lift many small farmers out of poverty ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the consuming passion of most white Southerners during the Reconstruction years? A) reconciliation with the North B) the stimulation of economic growth C) the development of industry D) the reestablishment of the racial hierarchy ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Five Civilized Tribes’ jurisdiction over tribal lands was abolished by the __________. A) Curtis Act B) Morrill Act C) Acheson Act D) Barnard Act ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The demise of the western cattle barons was brought about largely because of __________. A) overgrazing and blizzards B) competition from Argentina C) cattle diseases D) unionization by cowboys ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
At the close of the Civil War, the majority of Indians in the trans-Mississippi West lived in __________. A) the Southwest B) Texas C) Indian Territory D) the Great Plains ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the root causes of the Indian Wars? Were these wars inevitable? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: postwar migration; railroads; natural resources; federal Indian policy; Indian resistance
Date: September 9th, 2020
