U.S. History EOC Review Assessment--First Six Weeks

(2016)Which statement best completes this list?

• Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef.

• Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants.

• The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture.

• The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry.

(2016)The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to —

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

(2016)Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest

• The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest

• The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants

• The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

(2016)Which factor was a primary reason for the shift described in this excerpt?

• Kinship networks

• Economic transformation

• Government reform

• Climate change

(2016)33 Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain

  and political power.

• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and

  industry.

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural

  corporations.

(2016)A high school teacher wrote these bullet points on the whiteboard. What was the most likely topic of discussion?

• Goals of the U.S. assimilation policies

• Objectives of the Grange movement

• Reason for immigration to the United States

• Principles of social Darwinism

(2016)How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

• By raising the consumer price of agricultural products

• By increasing the variety of locally grown crops

• By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets

• By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

(2016)Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900s affected the development of the U.S. economy?

• Long distance travel became more expensive.

• College education became more accessible.

• Manufacturing processes became more efficient.

• Household appliances became more costly.

(2017)1 The Progressive goal to implement women’s suffrage was accomplished by —

• a national referendum

• an executive order

• a Supreme Court decision

• a constitutional amendment

(2016)In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in —

• working with labor unions to increase worker salaries

• taking responsibility for the safety of consumers

• setting limits on the growth of private industry

• implementing social welfare programs