U.S. History 203 Test 1 Fall 2006

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Question 01 Where did draft riots occur where Irish immigrants killed at least 1,000 African Americans in 1863? New York City

Question 02 What was Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis’ relationship with his military leaders? As a West Point graduate, Davis sought to run the army as if he were a general, not a civilian leader

Question 03 What was unusual about the military draft in the Union States during the Civil War? When drafted you need only produce someone to serve for you or pay $300, you need serve personally.

Question 04 Definition: Finally allowed to enlist in May 1863, these soldiers accounted for more than 180,000 troops and played a major role in the Union victory. African Americans

Question 05 Definition: Union general under Ulysses S. Grant who took Atlanta and led the “March to the Sea.” William T. Sherman

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Question 06 Why did President Lincoln choose Andrew Johnson as is vice president in 1864? As the only Southerner to remain in the Congress, Johnson was chosen as a symbol of future national unity.

Question 07 Who were the radical Republicans? They were members of the Republican party who held these views: Bitter over the death and destruction caused by the rebellion; wanted to punish the South for it.

Question 08 What was the primary means to terrorize and oppress African Americans in the South and elsewhere. lynching

Question 09 Definition: Advocate of women’s suffrage and leader in the women’s rights movement. Susan B Anthony

Question 10 Definition: The most celebrated example of political corruption in the Reconstruction era. Tweed Ring

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Question 11 What was the centerpiece (i.e most important component) of the Native American’s survival in the West? the Buffalo

Question 12 Who founded (started) the Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons)? Joseph Smith

Question 13 What industry, which grew greatly during the Civil War, became the standard for American industrialism? the railroads

Question Though the most successful industrialist insisted that the marketplace rule the economy and not government intervention through regulations, what the reality of their actions regarding free enterprise? They sought to take unfair or dishonest advantage of competitors, such as bribing officials and/or companies.

Question 15 Social Darwinism is the application of Charles Darwin=s theories of evolution to the condition of human beings. What phrase would best describe the philosophy? Survival of the fittest

Question 16 What are some major contributing factors to the growth of the federal government since its inception? The growth of industry, the rebellion of the Confederacy, and the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War.

Question 17 Definition: On May 4, 1886, workmen in Chicago gathered to protest police conduct during a strike at a factory of the McCormick Company. Haymarket Affair

Question 18 Definition: An Apache leader who resisted white incursions until his capture in Geronimo

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Question 19 The American Protective Association founded in 1887 was created to “protect” America from what? Catholics

Question 20 Definition: This legislation was passed in 1890 to curb the growth of large monopolistic corporations. Sherman Antitrust Act

Question 21 Definition: Pioneer of settlement houses in Chicago and a major reform leader. Jane Addams

Question 22 Definition: This group led to the emergence of the Populist party. National Farmers Alliance

Question 23 Definition: The last major chapter in the Indian wars, it was fought on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Battle of Wounded Knee