OAE 055 – History Questions and
Answers
Mesoamerica Correct Ans-A region in the Americas extending from central Mexico through
parts of Central America prior to Spanish exploration.
Know-Nothing Party Correct Ans-A political organization which wanted to make it difficult
for foreign-born people to become citizens or hold office.
Plessy v. Ferguson Correct Ans-1896: The Supreme Court ruled in this case that racial
segregation for public facilities was constitutional, as long as they were "separate but equal."
Navitism Correct Ans-The policy of favoring native inhabitants of a country over immigrants
Cotton Gin Correct Ans-A machine that separated seeds from cotton, increasing cotton
production and the need for slaves to harvest more cotton.
Stamp act of 1765 Correct Ans-Levied on only the American colonies, this tax was on all
printed materials.
Naitivists Correct Ans-Americans who opposed immigration
, Manifest Destiny Correct Ans-The belief during the nineteenth century that the US was
destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
"Forty acres and a mule" Correct Ans-a program in which farmable land and a mule were
given to black former slaves
Radical Republicans Correct Ans-a strongly anti-slavery faction of the Republican Party
during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Indian Removal Act Correct Ans-Authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east
of the Mississippi River to lands in the West
Civil Rights Movement Correct Ans-nonviolent social movement in the 1960s that promoted
the outlawing of racial discrimination against African Americans; notably led by Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Bill of Rights Correct Ans-The first ten amendments to the Constitution which protected legal
rights and civil rights of individuals. Created in 1791.
Cold War Correct Ans-The period after WWII in which the United States and the Soviet
Union never truly engaged in warfare, but was marked by political disagreements between the
capitalist and communist countries
Answers
Mesoamerica Correct Ans-A region in the Americas extending from central Mexico through
parts of Central America prior to Spanish exploration.
Know-Nothing Party Correct Ans-A political organization which wanted to make it difficult
for foreign-born people to become citizens or hold office.
Plessy v. Ferguson Correct Ans-1896: The Supreme Court ruled in this case that racial
segregation for public facilities was constitutional, as long as they were "separate but equal."
Navitism Correct Ans-The policy of favoring native inhabitants of a country over immigrants
Cotton Gin Correct Ans-A machine that separated seeds from cotton, increasing cotton
production and the need for slaves to harvest more cotton.
Stamp act of 1765 Correct Ans-Levied on only the American colonies, this tax was on all
printed materials.
Naitivists Correct Ans-Americans who opposed immigration
, Manifest Destiny Correct Ans-The belief during the nineteenth century that the US was
destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
"Forty acres and a mule" Correct Ans-a program in which farmable land and a mule were
given to black former slaves
Radical Republicans Correct Ans-a strongly anti-slavery faction of the Republican Party
during the Civil War and Reconstruction
Indian Removal Act Correct Ans-Authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east
of the Mississippi River to lands in the West
Civil Rights Movement Correct Ans-nonviolent social movement in the 1960s that promoted
the outlawing of racial discrimination against African Americans; notably led by Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Bill of Rights Correct Ans-The first ten amendments to the Constitution which protected legal
rights and civil rights of individuals. Created in 1791.
Cold War Correct Ans-The period after WWII in which the United States and the Soviet
Union never truly engaged in warfare, but was marked by political disagreements between the
capitalist and communist countries
