SS Weekly Week 21 Study Guide

According to the story, what was the most likely reason Northern troops were finally removed from the South?

• It was Samuel B. Tilden’s wish when he did not become the new president

• It had been a part of the original Reconstruction plan developed by Republicans and Democrats.

• It was a requirement set forth by the Electoral College.

• It was part of the compromise that gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States

What was one result of the end of Reconstruction in the South?

• People from the North could not make their homes in the South

• All industry in the North was moved to the South.

• Life was slower in the South than ever before.

• African Americans had trouble entering into political service

What was most likely a result of a high demand for goods following Reconstruction?

• Manufacturing industries found ways to meet the demand using machinery instead of manpower alone.

• The supply was met by bankers and investors

• Factories paid their workers better wages to produce the goods quickly.

• Other industrial nations helped produce enough goods to meet the demand in the United States.

Which statement about the growth of industry in the United States after the Civil War is NOT supported by information in this issue?

• The Industrial Revolution began immediately after the Civil War ended.

• Cities grew quickly because more people moved there to work in factories

• Businesses relied on bankers and investors to provide money so they could expand and improve

• Industrial managers sometimes disagreed with factory workers about wages and work conditions.

Which of the following is the best title for the organizer above?

• Important Men of the Civil War Era

• Important Inventions of the 19th Century

• Important Men of the American West

• Important Ideas that Changed Industry

What idea would best complete the main-idea-detail map above?

• Chinese immigrants were not paid a fair wage.

• The population of the West increased.

• The railroads met in Utah.

• Historians believe railroads are the most important invention.

What is the most likely reason the railroad tracks followed established trails?

• It was the only route the Irish immigrants would agree to work on.

• Goods could never be shipped on any other route.

• The route was known to be well suited to travel at various times of the year.

• It was the only land American Indians agreed to give to the United States.

What is the most likely reason railroads are considered one of the most important inventions ever?

• Railroads opened up an entire region to be settled and made shipping goods across the country possible

• Railroads were built by Irish and Chinese immigrants, and the work was perfectly completed.

• Railroads did not connect all cities in the United States.

• The building of the railroads was the first time immigrants were paid to work in the United States.

Which of these is the best summary of the information in the article “The Transcontinental Railroad and American Indians” ?

• American Indians depended upon the buffalo for food, clothing and supplies.

• The transcontinental railroad disrupted the lives of American Indians along its path causing problems between the American Indians and settlers.

• Goods and services were shipped to American Indians on transcontinental railroads, but the American Indians did not want the shipments.

• American Indians and western settlers did not get along with one another, so the American Indians decided to move to reservations.

Why were Carnegie and Ford important in U.S. business in the late 19th century?

• They were both in charge of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

• They had both been born in foreign countries and were the first successful immigrants to the United States.

• They were both interested in making cars using new technology.

• They were businessmen and inventors whose ideas improved the United States.