Title: US History
1US History Pretest
2- The First Amendment states that Congress shall
make no lawabridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press. Which best explains the meaning of
this part of the First Amendment? (1.01) - People can speak aloud or publish whatever they
want to under all circumstances. - The government cannot punish people for speaking
aloud or publishing any true fact or any opinion.
- People can speak out in congress without being
arrested. - Members of Congress can speak freely in debate
without fear of punishment.
3- 2. Which best explains the purpose of the
Judiciary Act of 1789? (1.01) - To establish a judicial branch of the federal
government - To create federal district courts for each states
and define their powers - To establish the principle of judicial review
- To determine the number of terms a Supreme Court
justice could serve
4- 3. What was the most important effect of the
invention of the cotton gin? (1.02) - It caused a boom in cotton harvests that
increased the need for slave labor. - It caused a firm alliance between Britain and the
Southern cotton planters - It caused the South to be a more prosperous
region than the north. - It caused territorial expansion from the South
into the Midwest.
5- 4. Which applies to Alexander Hamilton but not
Thomas Jefferson? (1.01) - Author of some of the Federalist Papers
- Member of the first presidential cabinet
- Supporter of a strict interpretation of the
Constitution - Supporter of a loose interpretation of the
Constitution
6- 5. Which is the best possible effect of the
Disagreement over a national bank and a
disagreement over power to interpret the
constitution? (1.01) - Re-election of George Washington as president
- Election of John Adams as president
- Development of a two-party political system
- Ratification of the Bill of Rights
7- 6. Jays Treaty was to the United States and
Britain as the Convention of 1800 was to
_____________. Which best completes the analogy?
(1.03) - The U.S. and France
- The U.S. and Spain
- The U.S., France, and Britain
- France and Britain
8- 8. Which best explains Tecumsehs reason for
siding with Britain in the War of 1812? (1.02) - The U.S. government had continually lied to and
betrayed the Indians. - Tecumseh knew in advance that Britain was going
to win the war - Britain agreed to allow the Indians to keep their
ancestral lands. - The U.S. had forced the Indians to march along
the Trail of Tears to reservations.
9- 9. Which best explains why Western territories
and states generally had looser suffrage
requirements than the settled Atlantic coastal
states? (1.02) - There were more female than male settlers making
decisions in the West. - President Andrew Jackson came from the
then-western state of Tennessee. - They wanted to draw settlers to the West.
- They wanted to discourage women from settling in
the West.
10- 10. In 1813, after the Battle of Lake Erie,
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry notified General
William Henry Harrison We have met the enemy
and they are your. Which best explains Perrys
meaning? (1.03) - He had discovered traitors among his troops
- He and his troops had defeated the enemy in
battle - He and his troops had gone over to the enemys
side - He and his troops had lost the battle and were in
retreat
11- 11. In 1832, Henry Clay wrote On a general
survey, we behold cultivation extended the arts
flourishing, the face of the county improved our
people fully and profitably employed, and the
public countenance exhibition tranquility,
contentment, and happiness. Which of these did
Clay most likely believe had caused the happiness
and prosperity he described? (2.04) - The Era of Good Feelings
- The Wilmot Proviso
- The Missouri Compromise
- The American System
12- 12. Which does not belong to the American System?
(2.03) - Protective tariffs on imported goods
- National transportation system
- Establishment of a national bank
- A system of merit exams for civil-service jobs.
13- 13. Which is an effect of the withdrawal of funds
from the Second Bank of the United States? (2.03) - Panic of 1837
- Founding of stock exchange
- Tariff of 1828
- Indian Removal Act
14- 14. Robert Fulton was to the steamboat as _______
was to the telegraph. Which best completes the
analogy? (2.03) - Eli Whitney
- Cyrus McCormick
- John Deere
- Samuel Morse
15- 15. Dorothea Dix was to prison reform as ________
was to public-school reform. Which best completes
the analogy? (2.05) - Lucretia Mott
- Louisa May Alcott
- Horace Mann
- Charles Grandison Finney
16- 16. Alexis de Tocqueville was to Democracy in
America as Henry David Thoreau was to __________.
Which best completes the analogy? (2.02) - Self-Reliance
- Walden
- The Scarlet Letter
- The Raven
17- 17. Which best explains the meaning of the word
free in the name of the Free-Soil Party? (3.01) - Free from federal control
- Free of slavery
- Free of a western boundary
- Free land to settlers willing to farm it
18- 18. Which best describes the work of James
Fennimore Cooper? (2.02) - Frightening tales of the irrational and the
supernatural - Essays on essential American character traits
- Folktales about life in New England and New York
State - Historical novels about Indians and pioneers on
the American frontier
19- 19. Which best explains why the United States did
not admit Texas as a state immediately after the
defeat of the Mexican army? (2.01) - Congress could not agree on whether Texas should
be a slave state or a free state - Congress could not agree on what rights Mexican
residents of Texas would have - Mexico refused to relinquish its claims to Texas
- Texas was determined to remain an independent
republic.
20- 20. Away, away with all these cobweb tissues of
rights of discovery, exploration, settlementThe
American claim is by the right of our manifest
destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of
the continent, wrote John L. OSullivan in 1845.
Which best explains what he meant by cobweb
tissues of rights? - Illegal actions
- Unimportant side issues
- Essential issues
- The high cost of westward expansion
21- 21. What was the most controversial aspect of the
Compromise of 1850? (3.01) - The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- The Wilmot Proviso
- The Sumner Clause
- The Fugitive Slave Act
22- 22. What was the most important reason for the
founding of the Republican Party in the 1850s?
(2.04) - Oppositions to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Support for westward expansion
- Belief in high taxes for workers
- Belief in a strong military defense
23- 23. Which was solely a part of the Republican
Party in the 1850s? (3.01) - Whig Party
- Free-Soil Party
- Know-Nothing Party
- Bull Moose Party
24- 24. Speaking in 1851, womens-rights advocate and
former slave Sojourner Truth said I could work
as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get
it-and bear the last as well! And aint I a
woman? Which best explains the point Truth was
trying to make? (2.05) - Men have no desire to help women gain their
rights under the law. - Only women can speak up for womens rights.
- Since women had the same abilities and needs as
men, they should have the same rights. - Women can do as much work as men and suffer as
much when punished.
25- 25. Which can be connected with Grimke Sisters,
Frederick Douglass, and William Lloyd Garrison?
(2.06) - Former Slave
- Founder of The Liberator
- Outspoken Abolitionist
- Itinerant Minister
26- 26. Which best explains why William Lloyd
Garrison once publicly burned a copy of the
Constitution? (2.06) - It allowed slavery to exist in the U.S.
- He did not support the current president.
- He had lost a close race for a Senate seat.
- It had numerous inconsistencies.
27- 27. Which best describes the verdict in Dred
Scott v. Sanford? (3.01) - It stated that slaves were property not people.
- It stated that businesses must provide separate
but equal facilities for black people - It stated than once inside free territory, black
people were permanently free - It stated that only the federal government could
grant of withhold free status to a person
28- 28. Which does not apply to the views of
Christian Abolitionists? (2.06) - Slavery violated the humanity of the enslaved
- Slavery put slave-owners soul at risk or
damnation - Slavery was evil in the sight of God
- Slavery was an ineffective economic system
29- 29. Which best explains how the raid on Harpers
Ferry contributed to the outbreak of the Civil
War? (3.02) - It aroused the anger of the antislavery forces
- It frightened the Southerners into preparing for
war - It caused the Union to declare war on the
Confederacy - It caused South Carolina to secede from the Union
30- 30. Which best describes the difference between
Harriet Tubmans and John Browns approach to
abolition? (3.02) - She worked legally and he worked illegally
- Her efforts filed while his succeeded
- She led slaves north to freedom and he recruited
an antislavery army - She tried to change the laws and he did not
31- 31. Which best explains why the issue of slavery
could not be resoled without going to war? (3.02) - Foreign nations refused to interfere in American
affairs - Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860
- Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Toms Cabin in
1851 - The abolitionists and slaveholders could not work
out an acceptable compromise
32- 32. Which best describes the Anaconda Plan?
(3.03) - Union troops would capture Richmond, Virginia,
and burn it to the ground - Confederate troops would seize New York City,
deciding the North in half - Union troops would encircle and crush the
Confederacy - Confederate troops would launch an all-out
assault on Washington D.C.
33- 33. Which best explains the purpose of the
Homestead Act of 1862? (3.05) - To provide free farmland to those willing to
settle the western territories - To sign public land over to the companies
building the transcontinental railroad - To set aside land for state universities and
colleges - To rehabilitate criminals by providing them with
a new start out west
34- 35. Which best describes the effect of the
Emancipation Proclamation? (3.03) - It feed all slaves in the United States
- If freed all slaves in the Confederacy
- If gave all male slaves age twenty-one and over
the right to vote - It gave all male slaves the right to enlist in
the army
35- 36. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate,
we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this
ground. The brace men, living and dead, who
struggles here have consecrated it far above our
poor power to add or detract. Which best
explains the meaning of these words form
Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address? (3.03) - By dying for a cause in which they believed, the
soldiers have made the battlefields a sacred
place - Before the battle, the soldiers prayed for
courage and protection - People attending a ceremony cannot dedicate a
memorial to the dead - The fact that so many soldiers did makes a
memorial unnecessary
36- 37. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitudeshall exist within the United States or
any place subject to their jurisdiction. Which
document most likely contains these words? (3.04) - The Gettysburg Address
- Lincolns second inaugural address
- The Thirteenth Amendment
- The Fourteenth Amendment
37- 38. Which best describes the purpose of the
Freedmen's Bureau? (3.05) - To provide food and legal and medical aid to
Southerners devastated by war - To help former slaves find jobs
- To build vocational training schools for former
slaves - To devise a new wage-labor system for southern
cotton farms
38- 39. After being hunted like a dog through
swamps, woodstill I was forced to return wed,
cold, and starving, with every mans hand against
me, I am here in despair. And why? For doing what
Brutus was honored for Which person most likely
wrote this diary entry in April 1865? (3.04) - John Wilkes booth
- Jefferson Davis
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Abraham Lincoln
39- 40. Which did not take place as a result of the
three civil rights amendments ratified during the
Reconstruction era? (3.05) - Slavery was abolished throughout the U.S.
- All me were to enjoy equal protection of the laws
of the U.S. - Men could not be denied the right to vote because
of their race - All public places had to allow free, equal use ot
their facilities
40- 41. Which best describes the reason American
Indians and federal troops fought in the central
plains during the 1870s and 1880s? (4.02) - Dangerous overpopulation of buffalo, a sacred
animal to the American Indians - Too many American Indians took advantage of the
Homestead Act - U.S. governments refusal to accommodate American
Indians needs or to take them seriously - American Indians desire to live on reservations
in other parts of the country
41- 42. Which best describes the purpose of the
reservation system under which American Indians
were forced to live? (4.02) - To remove American Indians from land that white
settlers wanted - To help American Indians preserve their languages
and cultures - To turn American Indians into an unpaid labor
force for farmers and ranchers - To accommodate American Indians wishes to
continue living on their ancestral lands
42- 43. Which is a tool of Vertical Integration but
not Horizontal Integration? (4.04) - Eliminating competition by buying out rival
businesses - Buying the businesses that manufacture supplies
and transport finished goods - Uniting with rival business owners to form a
trust - Refusing to negotiate with labor unions
43- 44. Frederick Law Olmsted was to city parks as
_____________ was to settlement houses. - Which best completes the analogy? (5.01)
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Jacob Riis
- Jane Addams
- Elisha Otis
44- 45. Which best describes the philosophy of social
Darwinism? (5.02) - Government should regulate business to ensure
fair dealing - It is the obligation of the wealthy to share what
they have - Government has a moral obligation to spend tax
revenue on social programs - The disadvantaged are genetically inferior and
should be allowed to die out
45- 46. Herblock was to Richard Nixon as __________
was to William Marcy Tweed. - Which best completes the analogy?(5.04)
- Joseph Pulitzer
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas Nast
- William Randolph Hearst
4647. Which best explains the term arbitration?
(5.03) A. Workers walk off the job when no
compromise is reached with management B. Workers
and management agree to abide by a third partys
decision C. Workers and management agree to
negotiate D. Management hires outside workers to
replace those who go on strike
47- 48. Andrew Carnegie was to ________ as Cornelius
Vanderbilt was to railroads. - Which best completes the analogy?( 5.02)
- Real estate
- Steel
- Oil
- finance
48- 49. An immigrant described a local political boss
as one who has coal distributed in the depth of
winter and who sometimes spends puultry at
Christmans time buys medicine for a sick person
and helps bury the dead. Which is most likely
true of the relations between political bosses
and immigrants who lived in their cities? (5.04) - Bosses routinely sought federal aid for the
immigrant and working population - Bosses ignored immigrants to focus on wealthier,
more powerful voters - Bosses did favors for immigrants in exchange for
their loyalty - Bosses abused immigrants to frighten them into
voting a certain way
49- 50. The American farmer is steadily losing
ground. His burdens are heavier every year and
his gains are more meager. Which did not
contribute to the situation described by
Washington Gladden in 1890?(4.03) - Increased dependence on the railroads
- Competition from European immigrant farmers
- Higher freight and shipping charger that
regulation did not check - Rising debt due to high charges and lower prices
50- 51. The rushing streams of commerce have worn
may a deep and rugged chasm, wrote Henry Black
Fuller in 1893. Each of these canyons is closed
in by a long frontage of towering cliffs, and
these soaring walls of brick and limestone and
granite rise higher and higher with each
succeeding year. Which of these was Fuller most
likely describing?(5.01) - The natural land formations of the Southwest
- Luxury passenger ocean liners under construction
- City streets lined with skyscrapers
- The rise of big business in the Gilded Age
51- 52. The great nations are rapidly absorbing for
their future expansion and their present defense
all the waste places of the earth. It is a
movement which makes for civilization and the
advancement of the race, wrote Henry Cabot Lodge
in 1895. Which of these did Lodge most likely
support? (6.01) - Bimetallism
- Progressivism
- Imperialism
- Socialism
52- 55. Which best describes the outcome of the clash
between Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii and U.S.
minister John Stephens? (6.02) - The U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898
- Stephens was executed for treason
- The U.S. restored Liliuokalani to her throne
- The U.S. and Hawaii for a brief, decisive war
53- 57. Which literary model did wealthy people most
expect immigrants and poor working people to
emulate?(5.03) - Tom Sawyer
- Dorothy Gale
- Jo March
- Horatio Alger
54- 59. Which best describes why control of the
Panama Canal was so important to the United
States? (6.01) - It would mean that the U.S. has control of all
international trade through the canal - It would lead inevitably to U.S. trade surpluses
- It would enable the U.S. to annex the Republic of
Panama - It would cement friendship between the U.S. and
Latin America
55- 60. Jose Marti was to Latin America as
_____________ was to China. - Which best completes the analogy? (6.02)
- John Hay
- Grover Cleveland
- William Howard Taft
- William McKinley
56- 61. Which best explains why few lynch mobs were
brought to justice during the post-Reconstruction
era? (7.03) - There were no African Americans working in law
enforcement - The southern economy depended heavily on
agriculture - Lynching was legal during the 1880s and 1890s
- Lynch mobs were usually well-connected with
sheriffs and policemen
57- 63. Sinclair Lewis was to the meatpacking
industry as ______________ was to urban slums. - Which best completes the analogy? (7.01)
- John D. Rockefeller
- Lincoln Steffens
- Ida Tarbell
- Jacob Riis
58- 64 Theodore Roosevelt was to antitrust
legislation as _________ was to womans suffrage. - Which best completes the analogy? (7.02)
- William Howard Taft
- Ida Tarbell
- Florence Kelley
- Alice Paul
59- 65. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt said, No man is
above the law, nor do we ask any mans permission
when we require him to obey it. Which best
describes the group of men to whom Roosevelt
applied these words? (7.02) - Muckrakers
- Robber barons
- Union members
- farmers
60- 66. Which best describes where Henry Ford got his
ideas for the assembly line? (7.04) - Observing worker bees in a hive
- Studying the methods of the meat-packing industry
- Examining the working of the federal bureaucracy
- Looking at the sweatshops of New York City
61- 67. Which best explains American reluctance to
become involved in World War I? (8.01) - The U.S. had a large German population
- The Lusitanian sank in 1915
- The U.S. wanted to maintain trade relations with
nations on both sides - A severs recession of the U.S. economy ended in
1914
62- 68. Which best explains why Americans sailed into
the war zone in 1915-1916? (8.01) - They did not believe Germany would attack a
passenger ship - They did not know the Lusitanian was carrying
arms to the Allies - They did not know the Titanic would hit an
iceberg and sink - They were unaware that Germany was at war with
Britain
63- 69. Which best explains why Russia abandoned
World War I in 1917? (8.02) - The Battle of the Argonne Forest
- The arrival of the AEF in Europe
- The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- The Russian Revolution
64- 72. Henry Ford wrote that the average
workerwants a job in which he does not have to
think. Which best describes how Ford exploited
this belief in his business? (7.04) - By developing the assembly-line method of
production - By designing the Model T
- By making his cars available in only one color
- By paying his workers five dollars per day
65- 74. If with all the advantages Ive had I cant
make a living, Im just no good, I guess. Which
is most likely reason for this schoolteacher to
feel this way during the Great Depression? (9.02) - She supported President Hoover
- She lacked the courage to try to find a job
- She blamed herself, not the economy, for her
troubles - She had speculated with stocks and lost money
66- 75. Which best explains why the movie industry
remained prosperous throughout the Depression?
(9.03) - Silent films gave way to talking films in 1927
- The movie studios were all located in California
- Millions escaped their troubles by going to the
movies - Movie studios paid high salaries to actors and
artists
67- 76. They used to tell me I was building a dream,
with peace and glory ahead, why should I be
standing in line, just waiting for bread? - Which does not describe the mood of this popular
song from the 1930s? (9.04) - Resentful that the American dream of hard work
leading to success has failed - Angry that the only reward for years of hard work
is begging for food - Optimistic that better times are just around the
corner - Bitter because those in authority allowed the
economy to collapse
68- 78. Which best describes the New Deal? (9.05)
- The senators and representatives who opposed
FDRs domestic agenda - A series of federal programs to help the
destitute and reform the economy - A series of laws designed to break up trusts and
monopolies and ensure fair competition - The members of FDRs diverse cabinet, which
included Republicans and women
69- 79. The FDIC was to bank depositors as the
_________ was to retired workers. - Which best completes this analogy? (9.05)
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Social Security Act
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Works Progress Administration
70- 80. John Steinbeck was to The Grapes of Wrath as
___________was to The Great Gatsby. - Which best completes the analogy? (9.03)
- Ernest Hemmingway
- Dorothea Lange
- Gertrude Stein
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
71- 81. Which was the most direct, immediate cause of
World War II? (10.01) - U.S. passage of Neutrality Acts
- European nations appeasement of Germany
- German invasion of Poland
- Signing of the Tripartite Alliance
72- 82. Which was the most important German weakness
in fighting World War II? (10.02) - Division of its armed forces on several fronts
- A poorly trained, ill-equipped military
- Having to conduct a defensive war against
aggressor nations - Inability to defeat Allied forces in battle
73- 83.The Triple Alliance was composed of Germany,
Japan and _______? (10.01) - Soviet Union
- China
- Italy
- Poland
74- 84. Non-Aryans were to European concentrations
camps as ________ were to American internment
camps. - Which best completes the analogy? (10.03)
- Jews victimized by the Nazis
- German prisoners of war
- Japanese Americans
- African Americans
75- 85. In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill stated
I repulse the idea that a new war is inevitable
still more that it is imminent. Which best
explains why people were afraid of another war so
soon after World War II had ended? (10.04) - The death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- The expansion of Soviet influence throughout
Eastern Europe - The use of nuclear weapons against Japan
- Tension between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East
76- 88. When he arrived in Vietnam, marine lieutenant
Philip Caputo wrote that optimism began to fade
as the troops did their best to firth a nearly
invisible foe in tan alien landscape. We kept
the packs and rifles the convictions we lost.
Which best describes the emotions of Caputo and
his fellow soldiers? (11.04) - They were discouraged because they felt the war
was hopeless - They were sure that the Vietcong could easily be
beaten - They were tempted to mutiny because they wanted
to go home - They were afraid of the Vietcong and wanted to
surrender
77- 89. Ho Chi Minh had once warned the French You
can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of
yours, but even at those odds, you will lose and
I will win. Which factor made Ho Chi Minh most
able to say the same to the American troops in
the 1960s and 1970s? (11.04) - Vietminh and Vietcong knowledge of the terrain
- Poorly-trained American draftees
- Lack of funding for the war from the U.S.
government - Superior technology on the Vietnamese side
78- 90. Martin Luther King J. was to the civil rights
movement as Lyndon B. Johnson was to the
______________. - Which best completes the analogy? (11.02)
- New Frontier
- Head Start
- Great Society
- Republican Party
79- 91. ______________ was to the Soviet Union as
Alan Shepard was to the United States. - Which best completes the analogy? (11.05)
- John Glenn
- Neil Armstrong
- Buzz Aldrin
- Yuri Gagarin
80- 93. What is the most likely reason Richard Nixon
resigned from presidency? (11.06) - To make it clear that he was innocent of
wrongdoing - To escape impeachment for his crimes
- To enable Gerald Ford to become president
- To maintain control over the Oval Office tapes
81- 94. We had so little oil left that we just had
to cut back the thermostats, commented a
hospital worker, describing the winter of
1973-74. In storage rooms and areas with no
patients, it got a slow as 40 degrees. Which of
these is this person most likely recalling?
(12.03) - The energy crisis
- Trickle-down economics
- The Great Depression
- The end of the Cold War
82- 95. Which best describes the effect of Cold War
military spending in the Soviet economy by the
late 1980s? (12.01) - Military spending strengthened the Soviet economy
- Military spending bankrupted the Soviet economy
- Military spending led to a low rate of
unemployment - Military spending led to an excess of consumer
spending
83- 96. Which was not one characteristic of the Regan
years, 1980-1988? (12.04) - Growing federal deficits
- Tax cuts for major corporations and wealthy
individuals - Deregulation of industries such as commercial
airlines - Widespread economic prosperity
8497. Which does not describe a guarantee made
under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
(12.02) A. all disabled people are guaranteed
employment B. All government building must
provide access for the physically disabled C. All
elevators and ATMs must provide Braille for blind
passengers and customers D. Discriminations
against disabled job applicants is illegal
85- 99. Which best describes the nationality of the
terrorists who attacked the U.S. on September
11,2001? (12.06) - Afghani
- Saudi
- Iraqi
- Israeli
86- 100. Which best describes the purpose of the No
Child Left Behind Law? (12.05) - To provide nations health insurance for all
children under age fifteen - To make sure all students are prepared to pass to
the next grade level - To fully fund preschool education programs
- To require more standardized testing at earlier
grade levels
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