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Question #1
The transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugar cane is called:
A.
the Atlantic system
B.
the Middle Passage
C.
the Columbian Exchange
D.
globalization
Question #2
The conversion of Pocahontas to Christianity and her changing her name was:
A.
a lie told by Disney.
B.
the issue that split the church.
C.
an error in our history book.
D.
seen in England as a sign of Ango-Indian harmony and missionary success.
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 Act of South Carolina.
B.
the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
C.
the Dred Scott ruling.
D.
her right foot.
Question #6
Deborah Sampson:
A.
dressed as a man and enlisted in the Continental Army.
B.
sang a sweet duet with Post Malone.
C.
knit socks for American soldiers during the Civil War.
D.
was a female abolitionist who helped Harriet Jacobs.
Question #7
According to John O'Sullivan, the "manifest destiny" of the United States could be traced to:
A.
the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
B.
a divine mission of the nation to expand its territory.
C.
the Adams-Onis Treaty.
D.
the diary of Deborah Sampson.
Question #8
The task of the Freedmen's Bureau was:
A.
to free 3.9 million slaves.
B.
to train teachers and mechanics.
C.
daunting since it had fewer than 1,000 agents to provide healthcare, education, legal aid, and more to newly freed slaves.
D.
fully supported by President Andrew Jackson.
Question #9
John Peter Zenger's trial:
A.
showed the public was not ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech.
B.
led to him being found not guilty after his lawyer argued that a statement is not libel if it is true.
C.
led to the overturning of the Slavery Act of 1777.
D.
caused the US Civil War.
Question #10
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850:
A.
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.
B.
was declared unconstitutional in the Dress Scott case.
C.
won the support of Northerners for being fair.
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.
False
B.
True
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.
False
B.
True
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.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
B.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
C.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
D.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
Question #16
Match the following term: Black Codes
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 #17
Match the following term: Andrew Jackson
A.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
B.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
C.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
D.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
Question #18
Match the following term: Salem Witchcraft Trials
A.
a photographer in the United States known for photographing the Civil War
B.
restrictions placed on free blacks in the South
C.
signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in to law
D.
demostrated how the judicial system was broken since spectral evidence was permitted
Question #19
Sally Hemings
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 #20
Harriet Jacobs
A.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
B.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
C.
supported Native American removal
D.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
Question #21
John Peter Zenger
A.
supported Native American removal
B.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
C.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
D.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
Question #22
Andrew Jackson
A.
abolitionist and author who was formerly enslaved
B.
enslaved person owned by Thomas Jefferson
C.
German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
D.
supported Native American removal
Question #23
Stono Rebellion
A.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
B.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
C.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
D.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
Question #24
The Civil War
A.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
B.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
C.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
D.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
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.
lasted from 1861 - 1865
B.
presented racist stereoypes as entertainment
C.
1739 slave uprising in South Carolina
D.
left many Southern whites in a panic in 1831
Question #27
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States? Nat Turner
A.
1860s
B.
1830s
C.
1850s
D.
1790s
Question #28
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Sally Hemings
A.
1850s
B.
1860s
C.
1790s
D.
1830s
Question #29
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Dred Scott
A.
1850s
B.
1790s
C.
1860s
D.
1830s
Question #30
When did this person rise to national prominence in the United States?Harriet Jacobs
A.
1830s
B.
1790s
C.
1850s
D.
1860s
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