US History EOC Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 100% pass
The Kansas Nebraska Act concerned which issue? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
expansion of slavery into new territories.
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed to allow for settlement in the territories of
Kansas and Nebraska. The act allowed for settlers to vote on whether or not the
territory would have slavery.
Which was a direct consequence of the Civil War? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
extension of voting rights to African American men.
When the Civil War ended the U.S. entered a period called Reconstruction. During
Reconstruction three amendments were added to the Constitution. The 15th
amendment allows African American men the right to vote.
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves.
The Freedmen's Bureau was created to assist in the transition from slavery to
freedom. It succeeded in creating schools for African Americans.
,The 14th amendment was proposed by congress in response to what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The passage of Black Codes throughout the South.
The 14th amendment grants African Americans citizenship and full rights under
the Constitution. To limit the rights and advancement of African Americans in the
South, many Southern states passed Black Codes.
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South
during the late 19th century? - CORRECT ANSWER-African Americans labored
in a system that was nearly the same as slavery. Debt peonage requires that a
person's debt be paid off through work. After the Civil War many newly freed
African Americans accrued sharecropping debt that was then paid off through
labor.
What would the author of the following excerpt most likely support?
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.
A. the formation of the Freedmen's Bureau
B. the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
C. the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws
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, D. the relocation of emancipated slaves to colonies in Africa - CORRECT
ANSWER-The passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.
Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws in many southern states required that African
Americans sign yearly labor contracts. Anyone found without a contract could be
imprisoned
Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse lead the Lakota off their reservation. --> The
US Army is sent to force the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho back to their
reservations. --> Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeat the US Army.
What event is described here? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Battle of Little
Bighorn.
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the result of the US army attempting to force the
Native American leaders and urged their people to resist the army. Crazy Horse
defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
What was the main reason that the federal government created a method for
Native Americans to become US citizens? - CORRECT ANSWER-To encourage
Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society.
The main goal of US relations with the Native Americans throughout the 1800's
was assimilation (become part of American society and culture). Those that did not
want to assimilate were placed on reservations.
Questions and Answers 100% pass
The Kansas Nebraska Act concerned which issue? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
expansion of slavery into new territories.
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed to allow for settlement in the territories of
Kansas and Nebraska. The act allowed for settlers to vote on whether or not the
territory would have slavery.
Which was a direct consequence of the Civil War? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
extension of voting rights to African American men.
When the Civil War ended the U.S. entered a period called Reconstruction. During
Reconstruction three amendments were added to the Constitution. The 15th
amendment allows African American men the right to vote.
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves.
The Freedmen's Bureau was created to assist in the transition from slavery to
freedom. It succeeded in creating schools for African Americans.
,The 14th amendment was proposed by congress in response to what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The passage of Black Codes throughout the South.
The 14th amendment grants African Americans citizenship and full rights under
the Constitution. To limit the rights and advancement of African Americans in the
South, many Southern states passed Black Codes.
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South
during the late 19th century? - CORRECT ANSWER-African Americans labored
in a system that was nearly the same as slavery. Debt peonage requires that a
person's debt be paid off through work. After the Civil War many newly freed
African Americans accrued sharecropping debt that was then paid off through
labor.
What would the author of the following excerpt most likely support?
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.
A. the formation of the Freedmen's Bureau
B. the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
C. the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws
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, D. the relocation of emancipated slaves to colonies in Africa - CORRECT
ANSWER-The passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.
Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws in many southern states required that African
Americans sign yearly labor contracts. Anyone found without a contract could be
imprisoned
Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse lead the Lakota off their reservation. --> The
US Army is sent to force the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho back to their
reservations. --> Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeat the US Army.
What event is described here? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Battle of Little
Bighorn.
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the result of the US army attempting to force the
Native American leaders and urged their people to resist the army. Crazy Horse
defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
What was the main reason that the federal government created a method for
Native Americans to become US citizens? - CORRECT ANSWER-To encourage
Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society.
The main goal of US relations with the Native Americans throughout the 1800's
was assimilation (become part of American society and culture). Those that did not
want to assimilate were placed on reservations.
