FL US History EOC Test Practice with
Complete Solutions
The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue? - ANSWER-C. the expansion of
slavery into new territories
Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War? - ANSWER-D. the extension
of voting rights to African American men
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau? - ANSWER-A.
providing aid and education to emancipated slaves
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. - ANSWER-B. the passage of Black Codes throughout the South
What was the main effect of the system of DEBT PEONAGE that emerged in the South
during the late 19th century? - ANSWER-C. African Americans labored in a system that
was nearly the same as slavery
The excerpt below was printed in a magazine in the South in 1866: We should be
satisfied to compel them to engage in coarse, common manual labor, and to punish
them for dereliction of duty or non fulfillment of their contracts with such severity, as to
make them useful, productive laborers.
Which of the following would the author of this excerpt most likely have supported? -
ANSWER-C. the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws
This was the result of the U.S. army attempting for force the Native Americans out of the
Black Hills and back to reservations. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were Native American
leaders and urged their people to resist the army. Crazy Horse defeated General Custer
- ANSWER-C. The Battle of Little Bighorn
Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a
method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens? - ANSWER-B. to encourage
Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society
The diagram below shows the various goals of the Dawes Act of 1877. Which phrase
best completes the diagram? - ANSWER-D. Push Native Americans to adopt an
, agricultural lifestyle. Dawes Act was to get the Native Americans to ASSIMILATE get
them ACCUSTOMED to be independent farmers on land they owned.
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887? - ANSWER-D. To
prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates The
Interstate was against monopolies.
This quote is from Farmer's Alliance member Mary Elizabeth Lease in the late 1800s:
"The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master. . . .
The following quote is from President Roosevelt in the early 1900s: "This Second New
Deal Act gives "contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions
and unemployment benefits." Based on this quote, to which Second New Deal Act is
Roosevelt referring? - ANSWER-Social Security Act--provides money for the elderly in
retirement and those with disabilities
Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated
American politics between the two world wars? - ANSWER-.The Lend-Lease Act--By
lending weapons to Allied countries the U.S. was no longer neutral.
The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States,
handed down in 1944: "The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion
of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures.... Congress,
reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military leaders—as inevitably it must—
determined that they should have the power to do just this." What security measures are
being referred to in this case? - ANSWER-Internment of Japanese Americans--,
Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps out west to be watched during
the war after Pearl Harbor.
How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of
Nations? - ANSWER-It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.Both
organizations were designed after major wars to keep peace between countries.
What was the name given to the 1940s policy of providing economic and military
support to "free people" fighting against "outside pressures"? - ANSWER-The Truman
Doctrine--allowed the U.S. to aid Greece and Turkey as they were recovering from
WWII.
Which of these was used to justify U.S. support for South Vietnam? - ANSWER-The
domino theory--So aiding South Vietnam fight communism would keep communism
from spreading.
Which of these contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the
communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period? - ANSWER-The United
States' participation in the Korean War. The U.S. went to Korean to keep South Korea
from being taken over by communists. The North Koreans were aided by China.
Complete Solutions
The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue? - ANSWER-C. the expansion of
slavery into new territories
Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War? - ANSWER-D. the extension
of voting rights to African American men
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau? - ANSWER-A.
providing aid and education to emancipated slaves
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. - ANSWER-B. the passage of Black Codes throughout the South
What was the main effect of the system of DEBT PEONAGE that emerged in the South
during the late 19th century? - ANSWER-C. African Americans labored in a system that
was nearly the same as slavery
The excerpt below was printed in a magazine in the South in 1866: We should be
satisfied to compel them to engage in coarse, common manual labor, and to punish
them for dereliction of duty or non fulfillment of their contracts with such severity, as to
make them useful, productive laborers.
Which of the following would the author of this excerpt most likely have supported? -
ANSWER-C. the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws
This was the result of the U.S. army attempting for force the Native Americans out of the
Black Hills and back to reservations. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were Native American
leaders and urged their people to resist the army. Crazy Horse defeated General Custer
- ANSWER-C. The Battle of Little Bighorn
Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a
method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens? - ANSWER-B. to encourage
Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society
The diagram below shows the various goals of the Dawes Act of 1877. Which phrase
best completes the diagram? - ANSWER-D. Push Native Americans to adopt an
, agricultural lifestyle. Dawes Act was to get the Native Americans to ASSIMILATE get
them ACCUSTOMED to be independent farmers on land they owned.
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887? - ANSWER-D. To
prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates The
Interstate was against monopolies.
This quote is from Farmer's Alliance member Mary Elizabeth Lease in the late 1800s:
"The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master. . . .
The following quote is from President Roosevelt in the early 1900s: "This Second New
Deal Act gives "contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions
and unemployment benefits." Based on this quote, to which Second New Deal Act is
Roosevelt referring? - ANSWER-Social Security Act--provides money for the elderly in
retirement and those with disabilities
Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated
American politics between the two world wars? - ANSWER-.The Lend-Lease Act--By
lending weapons to Allied countries the U.S. was no longer neutral.
The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States,
handed down in 1944: "The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion
of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures.... Congress,
reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military leaders—as inevitably it must—
determined that they should have the power to do just this." What security measures are
being referred to in this case? - ANSWER-Internment of Japanese Americans--,
Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps out west to be watched during
the war after Pearl Harbor.
How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of
Nations? - ANSWER-It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.Both
organizations were designed after major wars to keep peace between countries.
What was the name given to the 1940s policy of providing economic and military
support to "free people" fighting against "outside pressures"? - ANSWER-The Truman
Doctrine--allowed the U.S. to aid Greece and Turkey as they were recovering from
WWII.
Which of these was used to justify U.S. support for South Vietnam? - ANSWER-The
domino theory--So aiding South Vietnam fight communism would keep communism
from spreading.
Which of these contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the
communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period? - ANSWER-The United
States' participation in the Korean War. The U.S. went to Korean to keep South Korea
from being taken over by communists. The North Koreans were aided by China.
