HONORS US HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wade-Davis Bill - ANSWER-bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written
by two Radical Republicans, Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio and Representative
Henry Winter Davis of Maryland.
Antietam - ANSWER-halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose
of gaining military supplies.
National Bank Act - ANSWER-designed to create a national banking system, float
federal war loans, and establish a national currency. Congress passed the act to
help resolve the financial crisis that emerged during the early days of the American
Civil War
Anaconda Plan - ANSWER-applied to a U.S. Union Army outline strategy for
suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
Gettysburg - ANSWER-helped the US to win the war. More soldiers died than in any
other battle in US history. It was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, between the
southern forces under General Robert E Lee and the US soldiers led by General
George Mead
Lincolns reconstruction plan - ANSWER-his plan for Reconstruction was based on
forgiveness. He thus issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in
1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states.
KKK Act of 1871 - ANSWER-Members of the Ku Klux Klan, for example, terrorized
black citizens for exercising their right to vote, running for public office, and serving
on juries. In response, Congress passed a series of Enforcement Acts in 1870 and
1871 (also known as the Force Acts) to end such violence and empower the
president
Economic Depression of 1873 - ANSWER-financial crisis that triggered a depression
in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879, and even longer in
some countries
Sharecroppers - ANSWER-form of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant
to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land
Sand Creek - ANSWER-a massacre in the American Indian Wars that occurred on
November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne
Decline of Cattle Industry - ANSWER-combination of factors brought an end to the
cattle kingdom in the 1880s. The profitability of the industry encouraged ranchers to
increase the size of their herds, which led to both overgrazing (the range could not
support the number of cattle) and overproduction.
, Homestead Act - ANSWER-encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160
acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were
required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership
of the land.
Ghost Dance - ANSWER-was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous
American Indian belief systems.
Sherman Antitrust Act - ANSWER-A federal law passed in 1890 that committed the
American government to opposing monopolies.
Depression of 1893 causes - ANSWER-marked by the collapse of railroad
overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off a series of bank failures.
Populist party - ANSWER-was an agrarian-populist political party in the United
States. For a few years, 1892-96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in
American politics.
Eugene Debs - ANSWER-American union leader, one of the founding members of
the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist
Party of America for President
Social Gospel Movement - ANSWER-religious movement that arose during the
second half of the nineteenth century. Ministers, especially ones belonging to the
Protestant branch of Christianity, began to tie salvation and good works together.
They argued that people must emulate the life of Jesus Christ.
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER-were state and local laws that enforced racial
segregation in the Southern United States
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER-landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued
in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as
long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be
known as "separate but equal".
Josiah Strong - ANSWER-American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and
author. He was a leader of the Social Gospel movement, calling for social justice and
combating social evils.
Bull Run - ANSWER-The first battle of the American Civil War, fought in Virginia near
Washington, D.C. The surprising victory of the Confederate army humiliated the
North and forced it to prepare for a long war. A year later the Confederacy won
another victory near the same place.
Fredrick Jackson Turner - ANSWER-American historian in the early 20th century,
based at the University of Wisconsin until 1910, and then at Harvard. He trained
many PhDs who came to occupy prominent places in the history profession.
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wade-Davis Bill - ANSWER-bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written
by two Radical Republicans, Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio and Representative
Henry Winter Davis of Maryland.
Antietam - ANSWER-halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose
of gaining military supplies.
National Bank Act - ANSWER-designed to create a national banking system, float
federal war loans, and establish a national currency. Congress passed the act to
help resolve the financial crisis that emerged during the early days of the American
Civil War
Anaconda Plan - ANSWER-applied to a U.S. Union Army outline strategy for
suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
Gettysburg - ANSWER-helped the US to win the war. More soldiers died than in any
other battle in US history. It was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, between the
southern forces under General Robert E Lee and the US soldiers led by General
George Mead
Lincolns reconstruction plan - ANSWER-his plan for Reconstruction was based on
forgiveness. He thus issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in
1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states.
KKK Act of 1871 - ANSWER-Members of the Ku Klux Klan, for example, terrorized
black citizens for exercising their right to vote, running for public office, and serving
on juries. In response, Congress passed a series of Enforcement Acts in 1870 and
1871 (also known as the Force Acts) to end such violence and empower the
president
Economic Depression of 1873 - ANSWER-financial crisis that triggered a depression
in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879, and even longer in
some countries
Sharecroppers - ANSWER-form of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant
to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land
Sand Creek - ANSWER-a massacre in the American Indian Wars that occurred on
November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne
Decline of Cattle Industry - ANSWER-combination of factors brought an end to the
cattle kingdom in the 1880s. The profitability of the industry encouraged ranchers to
increase the size of their herds, which led to both overgrazing (the range could not
support the number of cattle) and overproduction.
, Homestead Act - ANSWER-encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160
acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were
required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership
of the land.
Ghost Dance - ANSWER-was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous
American Indian belief systems.
Sherman Antitrust Act - ANSWER-A federal law passed in 1890 that committed the
American government to opposing monopolies.
Depression of 1893 causes - ANSWER-marked by the collapse of railroad
overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off a series of bank failures.
Populist party - ANSWER-was an agrarian-populist political party in the United
States. For a few years, 1892-96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in
American politics.
Eugene Debs - ANSWER-American union leader, one of the founding members of
the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist
Party of America for President
Social Gospel Movement - ANSWER-religious movement that arose during the
second half of the nineteenth century. Ministers, especially ones belonging to the
Protestant branch of Christianity, began to tie salvation and good works together.
They argued that people must emulate the life of Jesus Christ.
Jim Crow Laws - ANSWER-were state and local laws that enforced racial
segregation in the Southern United States
Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER-landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued
in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as
long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be
known as "separate but equal".
Josiah Strong - ANSWER-American Protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and
author. He was a leader of the Social Gospel movement, calling for social justice and
combating social evils.
Bull Run - ANSWER-The first battle of the American Civil War, fought in Virginia near
Washington, D.C. The surprising victory of the Confederate army humiliated the
North and forced it to prepare for a long war. A year later the Confederacy won
another victory near the same place.
Fredrick Jackson Turner - ANSWER-American historian in the early 20th century,
based at the University of Wisconsin until 1910, and then at Harvard. He trained
many PhDs who came to occupy prominent places in the history profession.
