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Sophia US History 1 Milestone 4 1)Which of the following events resulted in western lands being given away for a nominal fee to independent adults who could improve on them?   The Treaty of Fort Laramie   The Homestead Act   The Indian Wars   The Morrill Act   2

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Sophia US History 1

Milestone 4

1)Which of the following events resulted in western lands being given away for a nominal fee to independent adults who could improve on them?

 

The Treaty of Fort Laramie

 

The Homestead Act

 

The Indian Wars

 

The Morrill Act

 

2. Which of the following was an advantage for the Union in the Civil War?

 

A relatively simple mission

 

More developed infrastructure

 

Easy victories in Richmond and Vicksburg

 

The South's refusal to institute a draft

3 Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850 that appealed to southerners?

 

Admission of California into the Union as a slave state

 

Enactment of the Fugitive Slave Act

 

Abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

 

Establishment of a southern presidency

 

4 . Which statement about the Wade-Davis Bill is true?

 

It was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln after the Civil War.

 

It gave all men the right to vote, regardless of race.

 

It guaranteed former slaves equality before the law.

 

It was relatively lenient, allowing states to rejoin the Union without majority consent.

 

5. Which element of Manifest Destiny is reflected in the following statement?

"Westward expansion will help solidify the economy and the United States as a nation."

 

Safety valve

Divine mission

White supremacy

Republicanism

 

6. Consider the following statement:

"A woman can best support the nation by cultivating virtue within her household."

Which of the following principles or movements would the speaker most likely support?

 

The Seneca Falls Convention

The Abolitionist Movement

The Underground Railroad

Republican Motherhood

7. Which statement describes Congressional Reconstruction?

 

As a result of this approach, many former Confederate politicians and slaveholders quickly returned to their prior positions in state and federal government.

Under this approach, former Confederate leaders could restore their political and property rights by appealing for amnesty.

Some supporters of this approach believed that schools should be integrated, and African American men should have the right to vote.

According to this approach, southern states needed to do little more than reject secession and ratify to the 13th Amendment.

 

8 What did Frederick Douglass mean when he spoke the following words?

"This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it, and forever wipe out the dark reproaches unsparingly hurled against us by our enemies."

 

By fighting in the Union army, African Americans could prove themselves equal to white Americans.

The military would teach African Americans valuable skills they could use for self-improvement.

African Americans deserved an opportunity to gain retribution from slave owners.

Volunteering in the military would encourage Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

 

9 Which statement best summarizes the "concurrent majority," an idea advanced by John C. Calhoun to protect slavery in the 19th century?

 

A minority should leave a political community if the majority infringes upon its rights.

The majority’s interests should be offset with measures that protect regional minority interests.

Congress should represent the majority opinion, to prevent minority groups from seizing power.

A Democratic majority was a threat to the Whig minority.

 

10 Which statement best reflects the beliefs of opponents to slavery motivated by free labor ideology?

 

"We believe all African Americans have the right to become equal citizens in the United States."

“Slavery is a societal evil and our country will be judged negatively by other nations for condoning it.”

“The institution of slavery creates a leisure class that unfairly exploits the work of others.”

“Colonization as a solution to slavery merely deepens racism and perpetuates wicked practices.”

11. Which of the following justifications did southern states give for secession?

 

Southerners were unjustly deprived of property rights by restrictions on where slaves could be owned.

Abraham Lincoln had emancipated all slaves, which southerners saw as unjust seizure of property.

The North had encouraged slaves to vote for Abraham Lincoln.

The southern states wanted a stronger national government that represented their own interests.

12. Which of the following statements best represents Abraham Lincoln's experience of and views on slavery prior to the Civil War?

 

"I've come up with a plan for the end of slavery which I shall carry out as president."

"We cannot recognize slavery as an evil and at the same time allow it to spread."

"The West is too insignificant to have any effect on slavery's position in the rest of the nation."

"The biggest challenge to emancipation will be compensating freed slaves for the pain they suffered."

 

13 Which of the following groups sought to destroy vehicles of black political organization during Reconstruction?

 

Union Leagues

Knights of the White Camelia

Republican Party

U.S. Army

 

14 Which of the following methods used by slaveowners to subdue their slaves was most common?

Lashings

Balls and chains

Splitting families

Forced unions

 

15 Choose the combination of words that correctly completes this sentence:

 

"The ________ was one of several events that upended the second-party system of Whigs and Democrats and increased the membership of the Republican Party, which dedicated itself to the principles of ________."

 

Dred Scott decision; free labor

attack on Lawrence, Kansas; abolitionism

Kansas-Nebraska Act; popular sovereignty

Missouri Compromise; equal rights