CCS US HistoryS2 Unit 5 Expansion and Reform

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Which development had the greatest impact of territorial growth, economic growth, industrial growth during the years after the Civil War? Options: Canals, Railroads, Airplanes, Telephones

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Railroads

Front

During the late 1800s, the U.S. steel and oil industries directly benefited from the construction of the ___________

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Transcontinental Railroad

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During the Industrial Revolution, many new arriving immigrants were coming from ________________.

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Southern and Eastern Europe

Front

What was the result of Plains Indians’ resistance to westward expansion by the United States government?

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The Plains Indians were forced to live on reservations.

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The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company?

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Used its economic power to influence government decisions.

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Which battle ended Native American resistance and was considered the last of the Indian Wars?

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Wounded Knee

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Who would have been most supportive of labor unions? A giant of a big business, A cattle rancher, A government official taking bribes from big business, An immigrant working long hours in a meat processing plant

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An immigrant working long hours in a meat processing plant

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Which of the following “robber barons” is most often associated with his monopolistic role in the steel industry and his article on the Gospel of Wealth? J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Andrew Carnegie

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Which of the following statements BEST describes the purpose of the Dawes Act? Prevent abuses in the pricing of fares and land by railroad companies, Integrate or “Americanize” Native Americans into the greater US society, Slow down the migration of blacks from the south to Kansas, Prevent oil companies from setting their price above the market established price

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Integrate or “Americanize” Native Americans into the greater US society

Front

What was the purpose of Ellis Island?

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It functioned as a reception center to screen unfit immigrants from the fit immigrants.