US Unit VII Test Review

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

• To move the Indians onto specific areas of land called reservations.
  
• To encourage the Indians to adopt American culture.
  
• To replenish the wildlife of the Great Plains to help the Indians.
  
• To force the Indians to relocate to beyond the Rocky Mountains.

Cross-country railroads such as those pictured on the map above were called ___________ railroads.

• International
  
• Interstate
  
• Transcontinental
  
• Coastal
  

A “craft union” was a union that:

• allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join.
  
• only allowed skilled workers to join.
  
• was open to all workers, regardless of race, sex, religion, or other characteristics.
  
• focused on peaceful bargaining between workers and the employer and does not carry out strikes.
  

The first city to build the type of transportation pictured above was:

• Chicago
  
• Pittsburgh
  
• Boston
  
• New York

Which immigrant group provided a vital role in building the railroads?

• Japanese
• Italians
  
• Russians
  
• Chinese

From what areas did the “New Immigrants” come?

• central Europe and South America
  
• Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia
  
• Western and Northern Europe and Asia
• Central and South America and Africa
  

Why did many Southerners, especially African-Americans, move westward after the Civil War?

• To mine gold
• To escape poverty and prejudice
• To expand interstate trade
• To start a new wave of secession

Which economic factor completes this diagram?

•  Laissez-faire policies
• High interest rates
• Low consumer demands
• Strict price controls

Which of the following is an example of an “industrial union”?

• Knights of Labor
• American Federation of Labor
• American Railway Union
• International Workers of the World

Which areas of the country saw the most urbanization in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Southwest and Northwest
• Northeast and Midwest
• Southeast and Deep South
• Southeast and Deep South