MP3Q US Review

Base your answer to question 1 on the photographs below and on your knowledge of social studies:

These photographs of 19th-century life on the Great Plains indicate that

• Native American Indians and white settlers used the same building materials for protection

• Native American Indians and white settlers adapted differently to the same environment

• white settlers learned farming practices from Native American Indians

• both Native American Indians and white settlers depended on the buffalo for survival

From 1870 to 1900, business leaders in the United States often attempted to increase productivity, maximize profits, and decrease costs by

• reducing competition through the formation of trusts

• increasing benefits for industrial workers

• supporting the passage of strict antitrust laws

• preventing foreign investment in the United States

Which proposal was most consistent with the goals of the American Federation of Labor under the leadership of Samuel Gompers?

• government ownership of the transportation and communication industries

• collective bargaining to reach agreements on wages and hours

• formation of a third political party to promote union policies

• organization of unskilled workers into one national union

One similarity in the foreign policies of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James

Monroe was that they

• favored France over England

• promoted colonial expansion

• came to the defense of Latin American nations

• sought to avoid involvement in European political struggles

One way that “Bleeding Kansas,” the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry had a similar effect on the United States was that these events

• ended conflict over slavery in the territories

• eased tensions between the North and the South

• contributed to the formation of the Whig Party

• made sectional compromise more difficult

Which conclusion can best be drawn from the information in this chart?

• The Southern states led the nation in manufacturing.

• Manufacturing production in the Western states exceeded that of the New England states.

• The Middle states led the nation in all categories related to manufacturing.

• The New England states depended more on agriculture than on manufacturing.

In the late 1800s, rapid industrial development resulted in

• a decrease in tariff rates

• a decrease in population growth

• an increase in the rate of urbanization

• an increase in the price of farm products

The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to

• raise money to finance the federal government

• limit the influence of monopolies and trusts

• support the development of state universities

• encourage settlement of the West

In the late 1800s, which concept was used to justify the accumulation of great wealth and economic power?

• Manifest Destiny

• self-determination

• Social Darwinism

• conspicuous consumption

One reason the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was successful was that this organization

• focused on the needs of skilled workers

• rejected the use of strikes and boycotts

• ended the use of blacklists by employers

• called for government ownership of industry