American History Midterm Exam
Questions With Verified Solutions.
Emancipation Proclamation - Answer freed the slaves in only the states of rebellion; Abraham Lincoln
wrote it
o South Carolina
o Mississippi
o Florida
o Alabama
o Georgia
o Louisiana
o Texas
o Virginia
o Arkansas
o North Carolina
o Tennessee - Answer what are the confederate states?
Abraham Lincoln - Answer he was in the 1860 presidential election, he was a republican, he was for no
slavery in the western territories, and came up with the Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee - Answer He replaced General Jospeh E. Johnston in the 7 days battles
He was successful with leading his troops to victory
He was a tough man and a military genius
Jefferson Davis - Answer President of the Confederacy
Sherman Anti-Trust Act - Answer An act of Congress (1890) prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or
combination of business interests in the restraint of foreign or interstate trade
, Ellis Island - Answer located in New York, was the immigration point for people coming to the united
states from Europe; came from Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Easter Europe
Angel Island - Answer located in San Francisco, was the immigration point for people coming to US
from China and Japan
political machine - Answer A group that controls the activity of a political party
Booker T. Washington - Answer said that black people should presume industrial education, should be
farmers, and industrial workers should build up capital, set up businesses and do not care about
segregation or not being able to vote
W.E.B .Dubois - Answer Said that black people should focus exclusively on getting political rights and
developing culture; He is the first black Ph.D. from Harvard
Jim Crow Laws - Answer A system of laws ensuring social segregation in transportation,
accommodations, schools, courts, etc. which arose in every Southern state
Plessy vs. Ferguson - Answer In 1896, the US Supreme Court ruled, in a 7-1 vote, that "separate but
equal" accommodations on railroad cars conformed to the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of eual
protection. That decision was used to justify segregating all public facilities, including schools. Most
school districts, ignoring Plessey's "equal" requirement, neglected their black schools. This ruling held
until 1954 when the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court rules that
separate institutions are inherently unequal
Ku Klux Klan - Answer A white fraternal organization that used fear, violence, and intimidation to
persecute blacks and to prevent black men from voting
Institutional Racism - Answer The mechanisms by which one group oppresses another group
Examples of institutions: banks, government, police, schools, colleges, the military
abolished slavery throughout the nation - Answer What was the 13 amendment about?
Questions With Verified Solutions.
Emancipation Proclamation - Answer freed the slaves in only the states of rebellion; Abraham Lincoln
wrote it
o South Carolina
o Mississippi
o Florida
o Alabama
o Georgia
o Louisiana
o Texas
o Virginia
o Arkansas
o North Carolina
o Tennessee - Answer what are the confederate states?
Abraham Lincoln - Answer he was in the 1860 presidential election, he was a republican, he was for no
slavery in the western territories, and came up with the Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee - Answer He replaced General Jospeh E. Johnston in the 7 days battles
He was successful with leading his troops to victory
He was a tough man and a military genius
Jefferson Davis - Answer President of the Confederacy
Sherman Anti-Trust Act - Answer An act of Congress (1890) prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or
combination of business interests in the restraint of foreign or interstate trade
, Ellis Island - Answer located in New York, was the immigration point for people coming to the united
states from Europe; came from Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Easter Europe
Angel Island - Answer located in San Francisco, was the immigration point for people coming to US
from China and Japan
political machine - Answer A group that controls the activity of a political party
Booker T. Washington - Answer said that black people should presume industrial education, should be
farmers, and industrial workers should build up capital, set up businesses and do not care about
segregation or not being able to vote
W.E.B .Dubois - Answer Said that black people should focus exclusively on getting political rights and
developing culture; He is the first black Ph.D. from Harvard
Jim Crow Laws - Answer A system of laws ensuring social segregation in transportation,
accommodations, schools, courts, etc. which arose in every Southern state
Plessy vs. Ferguson - Answer In 1896, the US Supreme Court ruled, in a 7-1 vote, that "separate but
equal" accommodations on railroad cars conformed to the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of eual
protection. That decision was used to justify segregating all public facilities, including schools. Most
school districts, ignoring Plessey's "equal" requirement, neglected their black schools. This ruling held
until 1954 when the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court rules that
separate institutions are inherently unequal
Ku Klux Klan - Answer A white fraternal organization that used fear, violence, and intimidation to
persecute blacks and to prevent black men from voting
Institutional Racism - Answer The mechanisms by which one group oppresses another group
Examples of institutions: banks, government, police, schools, colleges, the military
abolished slavery throughout the nation - Answer What was the 13 amendment about?
