Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1.
Which of the following statements is true about immigration to the United States during the last two decades of the 19th century?
a.
Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century.
b.
Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century.
c.
The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain countries.
d.
Nativist agitation brought a decline in immigration.
e.
US immigration laws sharply reduced the number of eligible immigrants.
2.
The “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded a. improvement in prison conditions.
b.
a new role for women in the antislavery movement
c.
the immediate termination of slavery
d.
enlightened treatment of the insane
e.
greater rights for women
3.
The North’s advantages over the South at the outbreak of the Civil War included all of the following EXCEPT
a.
naval supremacy
b.
greater agreement over war aims
c.
dominance in foreign trade
d.
a more extensive railroad network
e.
more substantial industrial resources
4.
“...the descendants of Africans who were imported into this country, and sold as slaves... are not included , and were not intended to be included, under the word ‘citizens’ in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United
States.”
The passage above is from which of the following?
a.
The Liberty Party platform
b.
The Freedman’s Bureau act of 1865
c.
Marbury v. Madison
d.
Dred Scott v Sanford
e.
McCulloch v Maryland
5.
The French and Indian War was a pivotal point in America’s relationship to Great Britain because it led Great Britain to
a.
ignore the colonies.
b.
restrict emigration from England.
c.
d.
e.
a.
b.