Pass the ball: social studies review 2019

1. Pass the ball: social studies review 2019

2. Round 1: Reconstruction

3. Question 1: Which BEST describes the way the 14th Amendment affected the States? • States had to give all citizens, regardless of their race or religion, equal protection under the law. • States could no longer make any laws that were not approved by the federal government. • States could no longer institute poll taxes or tests for citizens before they voted.

4. Question 1: Which BEST describes the way the 14th Amendment affected the States? • States had to give all citizens, regardless of their race or religion, equal protection under the law. • States could no longer make any laws that were not approved by the federal government. • States could no longer institute poll taxes or tests for citizens before they voted.

5. Question 2: Which BEST describes the overall goals of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan? • The goals of Reconstruction were mostly related to expanding US territory westward. • Reconstruction was designed to rebuild southern states after the Civil War through physical, social, economic, and political change. • Reconstruction was aimed at creating new ways to organize the US government through Constitutional amendments.

6. Question 2: Which BEST describes the overall goals of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan? • The goals of Reconstruction were mostly related to expanding US territory westward. • Reconstruction was designed to rebuild southern states after the Civil War through physical, social, economic, and political change. • Reconstruction was aimed at creating new ways to organize the US government through Constitutional amendments.

7. Question 3: Which Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US? • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 15th Amendment

8. Question 3: Which Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US? • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 15th Amendment

9. Question 4: What main goal did subversive groups like the KKK, the Red Shirts, and the White League share during Reconstruction? • Restoring white supremacy and restricting the rights of ex-slaves • Following the policies of the Radical Republicans • Helping freedmen move north to find work in factories

10. Question 4: What main goal did subversive groups like the KKK, the Red Shirts, and the White League share during Reconstruction? • Restoring white supremacy and restricting the rights of ex-slaves • Following the policies of the Radical Republicans • Helping freedmen move north to find work in factories

11. Question 5: What was the name of the agency that was created in 1865 to set up schools, supply food, and solve employment issues for the former slaves? • The Freedmen’s Bureau • The Congress of Racial Equality • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

12. Question 5: What was the name of the agency that was created in 1865 to set up schools, supply food, and solve employment issues for the former slaves? • The Freedmen’s Bureau • The Congress of Racial Equality • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

13. Question 6: What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War? • Carpetbagger • Scalawag • Unionist

14. Question 6: What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War? • Carpetbagger • Scalawag • Unionist

15. Question 7: Which is the correct definition of the post-Civil War term ‘carpetbagger’? • A person from the South who opposed expansion west of the Mississippi River. • A person from the North who would move to the South in order to make money following the Civil War. • A person from the North who would oppose the Federal policies of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.

16. Question 7: Which is the correct definition of the post-Civil War term ‘carpetbagger’? • A person from the South who opposed expansion west of the Mississippi River. • A person from the North who would move to the South in order to make money following the Civil War. • A person from the North who would oppose the Federal policies of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.

17. Question 8: Which Reconstruction plan called for harsh punishments for the former rebellious states and emphasized civil and voting rights for freedmen following the Civil War? • The Radical Republican Plan • Lincoln’s Plan • Johnson’s Plan

18. Question 8: Which Reconstruction plan called for harsh punishments for the former rebellious states and emphasized civil and voting rights for freedmen following the Civil War? • The Radical Republican Plan • Lincoln’s Plan • Johnson’s Plan

19. Question 9: After the Civil War, what lifestyle did many poor whites and freed slaved adopt? • They became cowboys out west • They enrolled in colleges and universities • They started sharecropping and tenant farming

20. Question 9: After the Civil War, what lifestyle did many poor whites and freed slaved adopt? • They became cowboys out west • They enrolled in colleges and universities • They started sharecropping and tenant farming

21. Question 10: Which system developed on many Southern farms after the Civil War ended that many historians believed simply replaced slavery? • Carpet bagging • Sharecropping • Immigrant farming

22. Question 10: Which system developed on many Southern farms after the Civil War ended that many historians believed simply replaced slavery? • Carpet bagging • Sharecropping • Immigrant farming

23. Round 2: Westward Expansion

24. Question 1: What is the name for a people with a common culture and background, such as country of origin, a shared religion, or the same language? • Outlook • Ethic group • Racial group

25. Question 1: What is the name for a people with a common culture and background, such as country of origin, a shared religion, or the same language? • Outlook • Ethic group • Racial group

26. Question 2: Which of these played the Biggest role in the Industrial movement in the United States after the Civil War? • Airplanes • Automobiles • Railroad

27. Question 2: Which of these played the Biggest role in the Industrial movement in the United States after the Civil War? • Airplanes • Automobiles • Railroad

28. Question 3: Known as the “sod buster”, which innovation greatly improved farming capabilities in the 19th century? • Steel plow • Steam shovel • Barbed wire fences

29. Question 3: Known as the “sod buster”, which innovation greatly improved farming capabilities in the 19th century? • Steel plow • Steam shovel • Barbed wire fences

30. Question 4: In this painting by artist John Gast, the woman in white is meant to represent the United States. Which of these ideas was Gast trying to express? • The US should end slavery. • The US should move westward. • The US should free itself from Britain.

31. Question 4: In this painting by artist John Gast, the woman in white is meant to represent the United States. Which of these ideas was Gast trying to express? • The US should end slavery. • The US should move westward. • The US should free itself from Britain.

32. Question 5: Which transportation breakthrough had the GREATEST impact on the economic development of the American frontier in the late-1860s? • The Erie Canal • The interstate highway system • The Transcontinental Railroad

33. Question 5: Which transportation breakthrough had the GREATEST impact on the economic development of the American frontier in the late-1860s? • The Erie Canal • The interstate highway system • The Transcontinental Railroad

34. Question 6: Which event had the BIGGEST impact on the lives of Native Americans in the mid-1800s? • The California Gold Rush • The Spanish American War • The invention of the steamboat

35. Question 6: Which event had the BIGGEST impact on the lives of Native Americans in the mid-1800s? • The California Gold Rush • The Spanish American War • The invention of the steamboat

36. Question 7: Due to construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, immigration to the western US during the 19th century MAINLY involved workers from: • Austria • China • India

37. Question 7: Due to construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, immigration to the western US during the 19th century MAINLY involved workers from: • Austria • China • India

38. Question 8: This list of research topics would be MOST useful to a student writing a report titled? • Round-ups • Bronco-busting • Cattle Drives • Lassoing • Branding • Spurring • “Work Skills and Daily Life of the American Cowboy” • “Clothing and Style of the American Cowboy” • “Ethnic Background of the American Cowboy”

39. Question 8: This list of research topics would be MOST useful to a student writing a report titled? • Round-ups • Bronco-busting • Cattle Drives • Lassoing • Branding • Spurring • “Work Skills and Daily Life of the American Cowboy” • “Clothing and Style of the American Cowboy” • “Ethnic Background of the American Cowboy”

40. Question 9: What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862? • To provide people with economic reasons to move to Florida • To encourage people to settle in the US territories west of the Mississippi River • To find former Confederate officers a place to live in return for the loyalty to the South.

41. Question 9: What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862? • To provide people with economic reasons to move to Florida • To encourage people to settle in the US territories west of the Mississippi River • To find former Confederate officers a place to live in return for the loyalty to the South.

42. Question 10: What conclusion can be drawn from these statements about America’s westward expansion? • Asian immigrants were often paid less than white workers and suffered from discrimination at the work sites because of their unique culture. • Mexicans who were living in land surrendered by treaty to the US faced discrimination after the Mexican-American War. • Ranchers and cowboys competed with rustlers and often came in conflict with the townspeople they met during cattle drives. • America’s westward expansion was a peaceful and smooth process. • As the American nation expanded westward, many groups faced challenges and had to deal with conflict. • America’s westward expansion would not have been possible without the supervision of the federal government.

43. Question 10: What conclusion can be drawn from these statements about America’s westward expansion? • Asian immigrants were often paid less than white workers and suffered from discrimination at the work sites because of their unique culture. • Mexicans who were living in land surrendered by treaty to the US faced discrimination after the Mexican-American War. • Ranchers and cowboys competed with rustlers and often came in conflict with the townspeople they met during cattle drives. • America’s westward expansion was a peaceful and smooth process. • As the American nation expanded westward, many groups faced challenges and had to deal with conflict. • America’s westward expansion would not have been possible without the supervision of the federal government.

44. Round 3: Industrial revolution

45. Question 1: A system where people are able to start their own business and own their own company, is called: • Revolution • Free Enterprise • Big Businesses

46. Question 1: A system where people are able to start their own business and own their own company, is called: • Revolution • Free Enterprise • Big Businesses

47. Question 2: A factory or workshop where people worked at very low wages for very long hours in poor conditions, is called: • Sweatshop • Corporations • Labor Unions

48. Question 2: A factory or workshop where people worked at very low wages for very long hours in poor conditions, is called: • Sweatshop • Corporations • Labor Unions

49. Question 3: A major change that goes against the norm (what is normal), is called: • Revolution • Industrialization • Investments

50. Question 3: A major change that goes against the norm (what is normal), is called: • Revolution • Industrialization • Investments