During American expansion between 1800 and 1850s, which section’s interests were most threatened? A) New England B) the Old Northwest C) the far West D) the South ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Young America” movement __________. A) favored an isolationist foreign policy B) favored the annexation of Canada C) desired the acquisition of Cuba and Central America D) supported lowering the voting age ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Republican strategy in 1860 was to __________. A) take credit for John Brown’s raid B) focus entirely on the free states C) campaign vigorously in the South D) win southern support by vowing to protect slavery ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What technological innovation contributed to the Panic of 1857? A) telephone B) telegraph C) railroad D) typewriter ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Lincoln’s main diplomatic aim was to __________. A) keep England and France from supporting the Confederacy B) persuade Spain to join the war on the Union side C) get Britain to sell arms to the Union D) support French control of Mexico ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Government girls” referred to women who were __________. A) Confederate nurses B) clerks in the Union Department of War C) widows and orphans D) workers in the Confederate bureaucracy ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What forced Lincoln to adopt a policy to end slavery? A) his conscience B) military necessity C) Northern public opinion D) diplomatic pressure ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Rather than “reconstruction,” Andrew Johnson referred to his plan as a __________ of the Union. A) renewal B) restoration C) reconciliation D) rebirth ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the Civil War, “King Cotton” __________. A) became a less popular crop B) lost importance as production significantly declined C) lost out to diversified commercial farming D) expanded its realm in the South ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The main issue that led to Andrew Johnson’s impeachment was his __________. A) violation of the Tenure of Office Act B) membership in the Ku Klux Klan C) support for the Civil Rights bill D) authorship of the Wade-Davis bill ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
