Review US History TEST Topic 2

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to--

• promote cultural assimilation of Native Americans.
• turn Native American reservations into corporate farmlands.
• end warfare between Native Americans the U.S. military.
• promote Native American investment in private industry.

Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?

• Immigration
• Assimilation 
• Nullification 
• Nativism 

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo
• The discovery of precious metals
• A series of federal land grants
• A decrease in agricultural production

The process described above led to

• peaceful resolution of territorial disputes with American Indians

• the establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier

• federal regulation of agriculture

• a decline in immigration to urban areas

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

• Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.

• Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.

• Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants.

• Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies.

Which issue is this cartoon addressing?

• Political corruption
• Temperance
• Civil-service reform
• Segregation

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?

• The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services.
• Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.
• The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.
• Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by - 

• campaigning for women's suffrage
• advocating for the use of poll taxes
• making improvements in urban infrastructure
• providing public assistance for former slaves

These demands most reflected the concerns of -

• small farmers in need of affordable credit
• robber barons pursuing higher profits
• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
• immigrant workers seeking economic justice

These demands most reflected the concerns of -

• small farmers in need of affordable credit
• robber barons pursuing higher profits
• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
• immigrant workers seeking economic justice