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Question #1
The transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugar cane is called:
A.
globalization
B.
the Middle Passage
C.
the Columbian Exchange
D.
the Atlantic system
Question #2
The conversion of Pocahontas to Christianity and her changing her name was:
A.
a lie told by Disney.
B.
seen in England as a sign of Ango-Indian harmony and missionary success.
C.
an error in our history book.
D.
the issue that split the church.
Question #3
The Seneca Falls Convention was:
A.
regarded by Alice Paul as a mistake in 1850.
B.
a new definition of femininity based on being pious, pure, domestic, and submissive.
C.
held in 1848.
D.
a great name for a podcast on water.
Question #4
Indentured servitude is the official historical term for slavery, meaning that indentured servitude and slavery are the same thing in US history.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #5
When Harriet Jacobs escaped from slavery, she broke:
A.
the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
B.
her right foot.
C.
the Fugitive Act of South Carolina.
D.
the Dred Scott ruling.
Question #6
Deborah Sampson:
A.
sang a sweet duet with Post Malone.
B.
was a female abolitionist who helped Harriet Jacobs.
C.
dressed as a man and enlisted in the Continental Army.
D.
knit socks for American soldiers during the Civil War.
Question #7
According to John O'Sullivan, the "manifest destiny" of the United States could be traced to:
A.
a divine mission of the nation to expand its territory.
B.
the diary of Deborah Sampson.
C.
the Adams-Onis Treaty.
D.
the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Question #8
The task of the Freedmen's Bureau was:
A.
fully supported by President Andrew Jackson.
B.
daunting since it had fewer than 1,000 agents to provide healthcare, education, legal aid, and more to newly freed slaves.
C.
to train teachers and mechanics.
D.
to free 3.9 million slaves.
Question #9
John Peter Zenger's trial:
A.
led to the overturning of the Slavery Act of 1777.
B.
showed the public was not ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech.
C.
led to him being found not guilty after his lawyer argued that a statement is not libel if it is true.
D.
caused the US Civil War.
Question #10
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850:
A.
won the support of Northerners for being fair.
B.
gave new powers to federal officers to override local law enforcement, meaning that all states in the US had to uphold the legality of slavery.
C.
was declared unconstitutional in the Dress Scott case.
D.
convinced Abraham Lincoln to retire from politics.
Question #11
The Second Great Awakening was a Christian religious revival movement in the United States from the 1790s through the 1830s.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #12
The Trail of Tears refers specifically to the removal of the Seminole Indians from Florida to present-day Oklahoma.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #13
Primary sources and secondary sources can both be newspapers, for example, but a primary source is from the time period you're studying and a secondary source is written by someone else about the time period you're studying.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #14
According to the research of many historians looking at primary sources, the main cause of the US Civil War was slavery.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #15
Match the following term: Mathew B. Brady
A.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
B.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
C.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
D.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
Question #16
Match the following term: Black Codes
A.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
B.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
C.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
D.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
Question #17
Match the following term: Andrew Jackson
A.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
B.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
C.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
D.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
Question #18
Match the following term: Salem Witchcraft Trials
A.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
B.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
C.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
D.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
Question #19
Sally Hemings
A.
supported Native American removal
B.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
C.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
D.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
Question #20
Harriet Jacobs
A.
supported Native American removal
B.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
C.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
D.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
Question #21
John Peter Zenger
A.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
B.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
C.
supported Native American removal
D.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
Question #22
Andrew Jackson
A.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
B.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
C.
supported Native American removal
D.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
Question #23
Stono Rebellion
A.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
B.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
C.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
D.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
Question #24
The Civil War
A.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
B.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
C.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
D.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
Question #25
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
B.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
C.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
D.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
Question #26
Blackface Minstrelsy
A.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
B.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
C.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
D.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
Question #27
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States? Nat Turner
A.
1860s
B.
1790s
C.
1850s
D.
1830s
Question #28
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Sally Hemings
A.
1860s
B.
1790s
C.
1850s
D.
1830s
Question #29
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Dred Scott
A.
1860s
B.
1830s
C.
1790s
D.
1850s
Question #30
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Harriet Jacobs
A.
1790s
B.
1830s
C.
1850s
D.
1860s
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