Between 1800 and 1850, American cities __________. A) grew slowly but steadily B) underwent the most rapid half-century of growth they were ever to experience C) became more socially and economically homogenous D) experienced a sharp decline in per capita income and the rate of economic growth ANSWER Answer: B
The Galesburg, Illinois, congregation and various reform groups realized their communities would have to support the government with __________. A) propaganda efforts B) supplies and assistance C) ministers D) uniforms ANSWER Answer: B
The Confederate invasion of Maryland was halted by the Union at the battle of __________. A) Shiloh B) Antietam C) Gettysburg D) Fredericksburg ANSWER Answer: B
The notorious Copperhead exiled to the South by Lincoln was __________. A) William Seward B) Clement Vallandigham C) George McClellan D) Henry Sibley ANSWER Answer: B
During the Civil War, what problem did people on the home front face in both the North and the South? A) inflation B) unemployment C) food shortages D) limited access to foreign imports ANSWER Answer: A
In the aftermath of emancipation, many African American women __________. A) continued working for white planters as domestic servants B) wanted to spend more time caring for their children C) rarely worked outside the home D) got jobs in northern factories ANSWER Answer: B
Rutherford B. Hayes’s election to the presidency in 1876 meant the __________. A) continuation of federal military occupation of the South B) beginning of active federal involvement in regulating the economy C) nullification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the Civil Rights Act D) solidification of Republican rule of the South ANSWER Answer: […]
By 1870, the __________ household was the norm for a large majority of African Americans. A) two-parent B) one-parent C) dispersed-family D) multigenerational ANSWER Answer: A
The Cherokee responded to pressure from whites by __________. A) retreating as far into the deserts as possible B) learning English, becoming Christians, and adopting farming C) launching repeated raids on white settlements D) fleeing to Canada ANSWER Answer: B
The Homestead Act granted 160 acres of public domain to any settler who __________. A) was willing to pay $5 an acre B) would live on the land and improve it for five years C) had served in the military for two years D) was willing to share his produce with the government ANSWER […]