Georgia State University (GSU) HIST 2110 Survey of US History Exam 2 Practice

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• Interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans.
• First major battle of the Civil War?
• Who invented the cotton gin?
• Which provision was a key reform proposed by the Omaha Platform?
• Who was the U.S. general and eighteenth President (1869-1877) celebrated as the leading Union commander in the Civil War?
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton co-founded which organization in 1869 with Susan B. Anthony?
• Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation is called what?
• Which party was led by Andrew Jackson and known for appealing to the 'Common Man' and supporting states' rights while opposing the Bank?
• Which political doctrine emphasized the rights and powers of the common people against the privileged elite?
• What term describes the Southern reliance on cotton and the technology of the Cotton Gin enabling large-scale export production?
• Which figure is best known for building Carnegie Steel Company and later becoming a renowned philanthropist?
• Susan B. Anthony helped form which organization dedicated to women's suffrage?
• Which of the following were functions of the Freedmen's Bureau?
• Who commanded the American army at the Battle of Tippecanoe?
• In 1890, after killing Sitting Bull, the 7th Cavalry rounded up Sioux at this place in South Dakota and 300 Natives were murdered and only a baby survived.
• The term Freedmen refers to which group?
• Which economic system features government ownership and control of the means of production?
• Which political group used intimidation to suppress Populist votes in the postwar South?
• Which economic system emphasizes private ownership of trade and industry for profit rather than state control?
• Which factor contributed to the decline of the Knights of Labor as a national union?
• During the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, which stance did Lincoln advocate regarding slavery in the territories?
• Which two women organized the first women's rights convention in 1848, held in New York?
• The 1856 series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas are known as what?
• Which reformer was a prominent advocate of women's suffrage and abolitionism?
• Which battle occurred in southern Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863?
• Which 1854 act created Nebraska and Kansas and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty?
• Tecumseh fought for which country during the War of 1812?
• Which Scottish-born American industrialist founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892 and dominated the steel industry by 1901?
• What term describes the one-party Democratic system of the South for about a century after the Civil War?
• What type of government did the Confederate States of America form?
• In what year did the Mexican-American War end with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
• Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
• The Freedmen are best described as which of the following?
• Who formed the American Federation of Labor, a craft union of skilled workers from local unions?
• What was the primary reason given by the Southern states for secession after Lincoln's election?
• A period of industrial growth during and after the Civil War; industrial towns dominated the landscape; what is this expansion called?
• In what year did General Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House?
• Which industrialist is most closely associated with building the American steel industry and achieving dominance by 1901?
• Which political figure supported the Free Silver movement during the era?
• Through which state did Sherman march to Savannah?
• Which figure was elected president in 1824 and faced accusations of a corrupt bargain with Henry Clay becoming Secretary of State?
• Which event occurred in 1845 that reshaped the United States map?
• Which plan proposed soft Reconstruction by readmitting states after 10 percent of 1860 voters pledged allegiance?
• What term denotes the period of rapid industrial development that transformed the manufacture of goods?
• What term describes a policy that favors native-born citizens over immigrants?
• This allowed a settler to acquire 160 acres by living on it for five years, improving it and paying about $30.
• Which treaty, signed in 1819, ceded Florida to the United States and relinquished Spain's claims to the Oregon Territory?
• Which term refers to laws implemented after the U.S. Civil War to legally enforce segregation, particularly in the South?
• Who led American forces to victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and later ordered an invasion of Florida in 1817?
• Which labor leader who led the American Railway Union was jailed after the Pullman strike?
• Which abolitionist is associated with The Liberator and the founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
• Which African American leader advocated vocational education and accommodation with segregation to advance Black progress?
• The belief that slavery must be kept out of the Western territories to preserve Northern free labor is known as what?
• In late 19th-century politics, which movement argued for restrictions on immigration and prioritized native-born citizens?
• a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
• Which 1896 Supreme Court decision upheld state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal?
• A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada is called what?
• Which term describes a northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War to seek political or economic advantage?
• Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
• In the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lincoln asserted that slavery should not spread to territories, while Douglas supported popular sovereignty. Which statement reflects Lincoln's position?
• The first national women's rights convention in 1848 produced the Declaration of Sentiments. What is this convention called?
• What was the name of the republic formed by the eleven Southern states that seceded in 1861?
• In 1854, anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats, Free Soilers and reformers from the Northwest met and formed party in order to keep slavery out of the territories. Which party was formed?
• The Mexican-American War resulted in the United States acquiring which territory?
• Which Shawnee leader sought to unite Northwestern tribes and led a confederacy with Tenskwatawa?
• The presidential election of 1860 was won by Abraham Lincoln; he won no southern states, which angered the South sparking states to secede from the Union. Which statement is true?
• Which policy aimed to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river?
• Which organization did W. E. B. Du Bois help create in 1910 to advance civil rights?
• Bleeding Kansas occurred in which year?
• Which amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or creed?
• Refers to the industrialists who gained huge profits by paying extremely low wages, driving competitors out of business, and later raising prices.
• Which political platform, adopted by the Populist Party in 1892, called for unlimited coinage of silver, railroad regulation, a graduated income tax, and election reforms?
• A period of industrial growth during and after the Civil War. Industrial towns soon dominated the landscape throughout the North and South. The abundance of natural resources, flow of millions of immigrants, and the encouragement of successful business by government all were causes of the industrial expansion.
• Who led the American Federation of Labor and is recognized for its craft union approach?
• During Reconstruction, which group believed the South should be harshly punished and criticized Lincoln for leniency?
• Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
• Which provision was part of the Compromise of 1850?
• Which African American journalist published statistics on lynching and urged boycott of segregated streetcars and white-owned stores?
• Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854?
• Which act authorized the president to use the army and navy to enforce tariff collection and respond to South Carolina's nullification?
• What action did Jackson take that intensified the Bank War by moving federal deposits to pet banks?
• What is the name of the period after the Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union?
• Which 1830 law authorized the removal of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi?
• Which Amendment prohibits denying the right to vote because of race, color, or creed?
• A 1857 Supreme Court decision; The Court stated that an African American was not a citizen and did not have the right to sue for his freedom. Which case is this?
• Which presidential election is associated with accusations of a corrupt bargain?
• Which figure is associated with the creation of a major oil monopoly in the late 19th century?
• The Wilmot Proviso proposed what?
• Which individual served as the leading Union general during the Civil War and became the eighteenth President?
• Which agency was established to aid freedmen and white refugees after the Civil War, providing food, clothing, medical care, and education?
• Southern state legislatures passed new constitutions and laws that made voter registration and voting more difficult. Which term describes these measures?
• What was the economic impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin on the antebellum South?
• The 1854 formation of the Republican Party brought together anti-slavery Whigs, Free Soilers, and reformers from which region?
• The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of which Native American group?
• Which reformer is closely associated with the women's suffrage movement alongside Susan B. Anthony?
• What was the political struggle over the national bank during Jackson's presidency commonly called?
• Which 1823 doctrine warned European powers to refrain from intervening in the Western Hemisphere and declared that recolonization would be viewed as a threat to the United States?
• In 1864, which campaign led to the capture of Atlanta and the Confederacy being divided into three sections?
• Nat Turner's Rebellion occurred in which state?
• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863 and declared freedom for slaves in which areas?
• The Oregon boundary dispute was settled by which treaty?
• 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite corrupt politics and a growing gap between the rich and poor.
• Which act authorized federal action to suppress Ku Klux Klan violence and protect African American civil rights in the post-Reconstruction era?
• The site where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces on April 9, 1865 is known as what?
• Which era emphasized the common man and expanded white male suffrage, contributing to vigorous electoral competition?
• Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of which site in 1813?
• As part of the Compromise of 1850, what happened to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.?
• Which anti-Jackson political party advocated national community and activist government?
• As manpower ran low, which group was accepted into service and sought citizenship but was not recognized as prisoners of war?
• Who established the Standard Oil Company, the largest monopoly in U.S. history?
• Fort Sumter is best known for which event?
• The 15th POTUS (1857-1861) who tried to maintain a balance but failed to forestall secession was who?
• Harriet Tubman was born a slave in which state?
• Which state did NOT secede after the 1860 election?
• Who was the leading Radical Republican in Congress known for advocating harsh punishment of the South?
• Which interracial organization, founded in 1909, aimed to abolish segregation and secure civil rights for African Americans?
• this allowed a settler to acquire 160 acres by living on it for five years, improving it and paying about $30
• Which Quaker woman attended the 1840 anti-slavery convention and helped call the 1848 women's rights convention?
• The Freedmen's Bureau operated from 1865 to 1872. In which years did it operate?
• In what year did James Madison issue the war proclamation against Great Britain?
• Leader of the American Railway Union who voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike and was jailed for six months after the strike?
• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed officials to arrest runaway slaves and required northern states to assist in capture. What is the name of this law?
• Who was appointed as Secretary of State in 1817 by President James Monroe?
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) ended the Mexican War and granted the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for how much money?
• What term describes a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country?
• As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which lands did the United States gain?
• Which tariff is commonly known as the Tariff of Abominations?
• Social reformer who campaigned for women's rights, temperance, and abolition, and helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association?
• In 1890, after killing Sitting Bull, the 7th Cavalry rounded up Sioux at this place in South Dakota and 300 Natives were murdered and only a baby survived.
• What term refers to the policy of unlimited coinage of silver supported by farmers and William Jennings Bryan?
• Which term described Southern whites who cooperated with Northern policies during Reconstruction to gain political influence?
• The American Federation of Labor is best described as which type of union?
• Which case declared African Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue for freedom?
• Which event followed Lincoln's victory in 1860, according to the material?
• Which secret society formed in the South in 1866 used terror to deny civil rights to African Americans?
• Sherman’s march to Savannah cut Confederate supplies by sea. Which campaign is this?
• Which labor organization was the first national union open to all workers except lawyers and bankers, and ultimately failed due to a vague program and weak leadership?
• Harriet Tubman led enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad primarily into which region?
• The term Scalawags describes which group during Reconstruction?
• The theory of nullification, arguing tariffs were unconstitutional, is associated with which figure?
• Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
• Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. Many children worked on farms, small businesses, mills and factories.
• Which term describes the late 19th-century laws aimed at limiting Black voting power in the South?
• Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard and helped found the NAACP in 1910?
• Fort Sumter is located in the harbor of which city?
• What term describes the practice of rewarding party loyalists with government jobs?
• Which suffragist, born in 1815 and died 1902, organized the first women's rights convention in 1848 with Lucretia Mott and co-founded the National Women's Suffrage Association in 1869?
• Which amendment addressed repudiation of Confederate debts as part of its provisions?
• Which Confederate general opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force?
• Which concept advocated industrializing the South after the Civil War, while sharecropping persisted?
• Which Confederate general led troops at Bull Run and died during the Battle of Chancellorsville?
• Who is the United States author known for romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830–1885)?
• Which president appointed John Q. Adams as Secretary of State?
• As part of the Compromise of 1850, the boundary between Texas and New Mexico was resolved, among other provisions. Which boundary issue was addressed?
• The Declaration of Sentiments, asserting equality and voting rights for women, was drafted at which convention?
• Which abolitionist edited The Liberator and helped found the American Anti-Slavery Society?
• Which abolitionist and feminist, freed from slavery, became a leading advocate for abolition and women’s rights?
• The Texas War of Independence refers to Texas's revolt against Mexican rule during which years?
• Referred to the subcontracting of piecework usually, but not exclusively, in the tailoring trades; it was done at home poorly paid and worked long hours.
• Which term describes the era featuring drastic changes in transportation, communication, and production, including canals, railroads, and the telegraph?
• Which term refers to laws passed by Northern states to counteract the Fugitive Slave Laws and protect escaped slaves and free blacks?
• Which term describes the shift toward voting rights for white males and increased electoral competition in the South prior to Jackson?
• The Fourteenth Amendment included several key provisions. Which of the following was included?
• Which 1883 act established a federal civil service based on merit rather than patronage?
• The league formed by Tecumseh was defeated at which battle in 1811?
• What realization did the North reach after the first major battle of the Civil War?
• Which economic program, championed by Henry Clay, included support for a national bank, protective tariffs, and internal improvements?
• Which abolitionist escaped slavery and published The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, also founding The North Star?
• Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry?
• Manifest Destiny refers to the 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent from coast to coast.
• Which president in March 1845 pursued the goals of settling the Oregon boundary with Britain, acquiring California, and incorporating Texas into the Union?
• During Reconstruction, Northerners who moved to the South were often attacked and labeled as 'carpetbaggers' by Southern whites. Which term describes these individuals?
• What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
• The phrase 'Solid South' refers to which political pattern in the South after the Civil War?
• In what years did the Texas War of Independence take place?
• Which state was the first to secede?
• Who commanded the Union army at Gettysburg?
• The Oregon boundary dispute originated from which treaty?
• Who led the Union Army in the March to the Sea, a campaign that destroyed resources and signaled the beginning of total war?
• The Trail of Tears primarily involved the forced relocation of which Native American group?