FREE History End-of-Course Questions and Answers

Question 1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

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The expansion of slavery into new territories

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The right of Northerners to own slaves

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The sale of federal lands to slave owners

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The return of slaves who had escaped from the South

Question 2

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

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The extension of voting rights to African American men

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The disintegration of the Whig Party

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The addition of new states to the Union

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The use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

Question 3

What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

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Helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union

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Securing protections for African Americans' voting rights

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Preventing violence against African Americans in the South

Question 4

The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment:

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

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The passage of Black Codes throughout the South

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The rise of violence against emancipated slaves

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The emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

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The attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

Question 5

What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?

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African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.

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African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.

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African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts.

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African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs.

Question 6

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

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To encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

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To reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

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To undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

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To guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

Question 7

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

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To prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

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To ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

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To remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

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To protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

Question 8

Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?

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Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity.

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Both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas.

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Both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers.

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Both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.

Question 9

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

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Madame C.J. Walker

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Emily Dickinson

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Sojourner Truth

Question 10

The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

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Japanese immigration to the United States

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Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

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Tariffs between Japan and the United States

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U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean