The Flappers Feat. Kyle

Created in 2010 by:

Central Organizer: Kyle Sullivan

Multiple Choice Coordinator: Angela Semme

Document Based Coordinator: Morgan Minakowski

Essay Coordinator: Cady Zuvich
UNITED STATES HISTORY

SECTION I

Time – 55 minutes

80 Questions

Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

1.  The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

a.  intended to found a new nation.

b.  continued to view themselves as Europeans.

c.  did not consider America as the western rim of the European world.

d.  no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings.

e.  saw little difference in their lives in America and their lives in Europe.

2.  Most likely the first Americans were

a.  Vikings from Scandinavia.

b.  Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century.

c.  people who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America.

d.  Portuguese sailors of Prince Henry the Navigator.

e.  refugees from Africa.

3.  The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most important for the future United States was

a.  Santa Fe.

b.  Quebec.

c.  Jamestown.

d.  Massachusetts Bay.

e.  Saint Augustine

4.  The early wars between France and Britain in North America were notable for the

a.  large number of troops committed by both sides.

b.  lack of Indian participation.

c.  carry over of European tactics to America.

d.  use of primitive guerrilla warfare.

e.  all of the above.

5.  The Proclamation of 1763

a.  was warmly received by American land speculators.

b.  removed the Spanish and Indian menace from the colonial frontier.

c.  declared war on Chief Pontiac and his fierce warriors.

d.  prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

e.  opened Canada to American settlement.

6.  Match each act below with the correct description.

A. Sugar Act

B. Stamp Act

C. Declaratory Act

1. first British law intended to raise revenues

in the colonies

2. asserted Parliament’s absolute power over

the colonies

3. required colonists to lodge British troops

in their homes

4. generated the most protest in the colonies.

  1. A-3, B-2, C-l
  2. A-1, B-4, C-3
  3. A-1, B-4, C-2
  4. A-4, B-1, C-2
  5. A-2, B-1, C-4

7.  Regarding American independence,

a.  a majority of Americans supported the cause selflessly.

b.  most of the American business community sacrificed profit for victory.

c.  France gave little assistance.

d.  only a select minority supported independence with selfless devotion.

e.  Spain was in total opposition.

8.  The colonists suffered their heaviest losses of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of

a.  Charleston.

b.  Cowpens.

c.  Valley Forge.

d.  Long Island.

e.  Brandywine Creek.

9.  The delegate whose contributions to the Philadelphia Convention were so notable that he has been called the “Father of the Constitution” was

a.  George Washington.

b.  Benjamin Franklin.

c.  James Madison.

d.  Thomas Jefferson.

e.  Patrick Henry.

10.  Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

a.  was specifically designed to be weak.

b.  had no control over public land policy.

c.  had no power to regulate commerce.

d.  had no tax-collecting authority.

e.  acted in a judicial as well as legislative capacity.

11.  Match the individual with his office in the new government.

A. Thomas Jefferson 1.attorney general

B. Alexander Hamilton 2.secretary of state

C. Henry Knox 3.secretary of war

4.secretary of treasury

  1. A-1, B-3, C-2
  2. A-3, B-1, C-4
  3. A-2, B-4, C-3
  4. A-4, B-2, C-l
  5. A-1, B-4, C-3

12. The Amendment might rightly be called the “states’ rights” amendment.

  1. First
  2. Sixth
  3. Ninth
  4. Tenth
  5. Eighth

13.  Hamilton’s major programs seriously infringed on

  1. checks and balances.
  2. national security.
  3. states’ rights.
  4. free enterprise.
  5. federal authority.

14.  In 1800, Thomas Jefferson was chosen president by the

  1. people.
  2. Electoral College.
  3. House of Representatives.
  4. wealthy.
  5. business sector.

15.  Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Louisiana Purchase, (B) Chesapeake incident, (C) Burr’s trial for treason, (D) Embargo Act.

  1. A, B, D, C
  2. C, D, A, B
  3. A, C, B, D
  4. D, B, C, A
  5. B, D, C, A

16.  Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) war hawks enter Congress, (B) declaration of war on Britain, (C) Embargo Act, (D) Battle of Tippecanoe.

  1. A, B, C, D
  2. C, A, D, B
  3. B, C, A, D
  4. B, A, D, C
  5. B, C, D, A

17.  The War of 1812 was one of the worst-fought wars in United States history because

  1. Native Americans supported the British.
  2. too much national anger prevented clear thinking on strategy.
  3. of the poor state of the economy.
  4. of a non-existent milita.

e.  of widespread disunity

18.  The Era of Good Feelings

  1. was characterized by the absence of any serious problems.
  2. was noted for cooperation between the Democratic and Republican parties.
  3. marked a temporary end to sectionalism.
  4. was a troubled period.
  5. saw the start of the Whig party.

19.  The Monroe Doctrine was

  1. a striking new departure in American foreign policy.
  2. quickly codified into international law.
  3. a binding pledge on each subsequent presidential administration.
  4. an expression of the illusion of deepening American isolationism from world affairs.
  5. a commitment by the US to internationalism.

20.  Regarding central authority, early Americans saw it as all of the following except

  1. a necessary evil.
  2. something to be distrusted.
  3. something to be watched.
  4. something to be curbed.
  5. something to be ultimately eliminated.

21.  The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s

  1. divided the nation further.
  2. was seen at the time as a weakening of democracy.
  3. resulted in the Civil War.
  4. fulfilled the wishes of the founding fathers.
  5. became an important part of the nation’s checks and balances.

22.  Both the Democratic party and the Whig party

  1. favored a renewed national bank.
  2. supported federal restraint in social and economic affairs.
  3. were mass-based political parties.
  4. clung to states’ rights policies.
  5. feared the rise of the Anti-Masonic party.

23.  The dramatic growth of American cities between 1800 and 1860

  1. led to a lower death rate.
  2. contributed to a decline in the birthrate.
  3. resulted in unsanitary conditions in many communities.
  4. forced the federal government to slow immigration.
  5. created sharp political conflict between farmers and urbanites.

24.  Early-nineteenth-century American families

  1. were becoming more loosely knit and less affectionate.
  2. usually included three generations in the same household.
  3. taught their children to be unquestioningly obedient.

d.  usually allowed parents to determine choice of marriage partners.

  1. were getting smaller.

25.  The “canal era” of American history began with the construction of the

  1. Mainline Canal in Pennsylvania.
  2. James River and Kanasha Canal from Virginia to Ohio.
  3. Wabash Canal in Indiana.
  4. Suez Canal in Illinois.
  5. Erie Canal in New York.

26.  All the following are true of the Second Great Awakening except that it

  1. resulted in the conversion of countless souls.
  2. encouraged a variety of humanitarian reforms.
  3. strengthened democratic denominations like the Baptists and Methodists.
  4. was a reaction against the growing liberalism in religion.
  5. was not as large as the First Great Awakening.

27.  The key to Oneida’s financial success was

  1. its move from Vermont to New York.
  2. the establishment of Bible communism.
  3. the manufacture of steel animal traps and silverware.
  4. its tax-exempt religious status.
  5. its linkage of religion to free-market capitalism

28.  Virtually all the distinguished historians of early-nineteenth-century America came from

  1. the South.
  2. the middle Atlantic states.

c.  New England.

  1. the Midwest.
  2. the frontier.

29.  The plantation system of the Cotton South was

  1. increasingly monopolistic.
  2. efficient at utilizing natural resources.
  3. financially stable.
  4. attractive to European immigrants.
  5. unable to expand westward.

30.  Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) annexation of Texas, (B) Webster-Ashburton Treaty, (C) settlement of the Oregon boundary, (D) Aroostook War.

  1. A, B, D, C
  2. B, D, C, A
  3. D, B, A, C
  4. C, A, B, D
  5. A, D, C, B

31.  According to the principle of “popular sovereignty,” the question of slavery in the territories would be determined by

  1. the most popular national leaders.
  2. a national referendum.
  3. congressional legislation.
  4. a Supreme Court decision.

e.  the vote of the people in any given territory

32.  Stephen A. Douglas’s plans for deciding the slavery question in the Kansas-Nebraska scheme required repeal of the

  1. Compromise of 1850.
  2. Fugitive Slave Act.
  3. Wilmot Proviso.
  4. Northwest Ordinance.

e.  Missouri Compromise

33.  Uncle Tom’s Cabin may be described as

  1. a firsthand account of slavery.
  2. a success only in the United States.
  3. a romanticized account of slavery.
  4. having little effect on the start of the Civil War.
  5. a powerful political force.

34.  Match each candidate in the 1856 election below with the correct party.

A. John C. Frémont 1.Democratic

B. Millard Fillmore 2.Republican

C. Martin Van Buren 3.Know-Nothing

D. James Buchanan

a.  A-2, B-3, C-1

b.  B-1, C-2, D-3

c.  A-2, B-3, D-1

d.  A-3, C-1, D-2

e.  A-1, B-3, C-2

35.  The panic of 1857 resulted in

  1. a demand to end the government policy of giving away farmland.
  2. the extension of slavery to the territories.
  3. price supports for farmers.
  4. calls for restrictions on land and stock speculation.
  5. clamor for a higher tariff.

36.  The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

  1. military leadership.
  2. navy.
  3. slave population.
  4. economy.
  5. political system.

37.  The North’s greatest strength in the Civil War was its

  1. ethnic unity.
  2. military leadership.
  3. navy.
  4. high morale.
  5. economy.

38.  During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

  1. the incompetence of Charles Francis Adams, the United States ambassador to London.
  2. Britain’s refusal to observe the Union’s blockade of Southern ports.
  3. the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship.
  4. Napoleon III’s effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne.
  5. British working class support for the South.

39.  The two major battles of the Civil War fought on Union soil were

  1. Shiloh and Chancellorsville.
  2. Bull Run and Vicksburg.
  3. Gettysburg and Antietam.
  4. Peninsula Campaign and Fredericksburg.
  5. Mobile and Missionary Ridge.

40.  The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because

  1. the war ended shortly thereafter.
  2. it guaranteed Lincoln’s re-election in 1864.
  3. the Union had uncovered the Confederates’ battle plans wrapped around cigars.
  4. it was decided so quickly.
  5. Union victory meant that the Southern cause was doomed.

41.  As a result of the Civil War,

  1. the population of the United States declined.
  2. political dishonesty grew while honesty in business rose.
  3. the North developed a strong sense of moral superiority.

d.  the great majority of political and business leaders became corrupt.

  1. waste, extravagance, speculation, and graft reduced the moral stature

42.  Match each politician below with the Republican political faction with which he was associated.

A. Roscoe Conkling 1.“Half-Breeds”

B. James Blaine 2.Stalwarts

C. Horace Greeley 3.Regular Republicans

D. Ulysses Grant 4.Liberal Republicans

a.  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

b.  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

c.  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

d.  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

e.  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

43.  During the Gilded Age, the Democrats and the Republicans

  1. had few significant economic differences.
  2. agreed on currency policy but not the tariff.
  3. were separated by substantial differences in economic policy.
  4. held similar views on all economic issues except for civil-service reform.
  5. were divided over silver vs. gold currency.

44.  The sequence of presidential terms of the “forgettable presidents” of the Gilded Age (including Cleveland’s two nonconsecutive terms) was

  1. Cleveland, Hayes, Harrison, Cleveland, Arthur, Garfield.
  2. Garfield, Hayes, Harrison, Cleveland, Arthur, Cleveland.
  3. Cleveland, Garfield, Arthur, Hayes, Harrison, Cleveland.
  4. Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland.
  5. Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, Cleveland, Arthur, Cleveland.

45.  Agreements between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called

  1. pools.
  2. trusts.
  3. rebates.
  4. interlocking directorates.
  5. holding companies.

46.  The Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments.

  1. Fifth
  2. Fourteenth
  3. Fifteenth
  4. Sixteenth
  5. Seventeenth

47.  Match each labor organization below with the correct description.

A. National Labor Union

B. Knights of Labor

C. American Federation of Labor

1. the “one big union” that championed producer cooperatives and industrial arbitration

2. a social-reform union killed by the depression of the 1870s

3..an association of unions pursuing higher wages, shorter working hours, and better working conditions

  1. A-3, B-1, C-2
  2. A-3, B-2, C-1
  3. A-1, B-2, C-3
  4. A-1, B-3, C-2
  5. A-2, B-1, C-3

48.  All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

a.  a large pool of unskilled labor.

b.  an abundance of natural resources.

c.  American ingenuity and inventiveness.

d.  immigration restrictions.

e.  a political climate favoring business.

49.  The American Protective Association

  1. preached the social gospel that churches were obligated to protect New Immigrants.
  2. was led for many years by Florence Kelley and Jane Addams.
  3. supported immigration restrictions.
  4. established settlement houses in several major cities in order to aid New Immigrants.
  5. sought to organize mutual-aid associations

50.  The Homestead Act

  1. sold more land to bona fide farmers than to land promoters.
  2. was a drastic departure from previous government public land policy.
  3. was responsible for the sale of more land than any other agency.
  4. managed to end the fraud that was common with other government land programs.
  5. was criticized as a federal government giveaway.

51.  As a vice-presidential candidate in 1900, Teddy Roosevelt appealed especially to

  1. the wealthy.
  2. easterners.
  3. conservative Republicans.
  4. midwesterners.
  5. former Populists.

52.  The United States entered the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with ,the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty with , and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with .