Units 1-3 Review

Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?

• Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers

• Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges

• Transistors for radios

• Electric lightbulb

Which guarantee in the Bill of Rights could affect the establishment of parks such as this one?

• "The right of hte people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects... shall not be violated..."

• “Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

• “No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause... describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

• “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved. . . .”

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

• Rights for women

• Readmission of states to the Union

• Rights for former slaves

• Presidential impeachment proceedings

Which constitutional provision did the most to advance the aspect of democracy Tocqueville describes?

• “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. . . .”

• “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

• “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

• “Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.”

In 1895 the Department of Street Cleaning in New York City created a permanent group of sanitation workers known as the White Wings. This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896.

• Increased urban population

• The passage of labor laws

• Decreased regulation of urban rail systems

• The establishment of immigration quotas

What was one significant impact of the opening of the Panama Canal?

• It helped reduce the spread of communism and socialism in Latin American countries

• It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement

• It increased trade by reducing travel times between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

• It created tension between the United States and Latin American countries over immigration policy

What does the motto shown on this seal mean?

• "Liberty, Fraternity, Equality"

• "Justice for All"

• "America First"

• "Out of Many, One"

Which action is best described by this excerpt?

• Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States

• Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities.

• Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States.

• Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities.

What was the primary reason the exodusters left the south?

• To escape drought conditions

• To reunite with family members

• To find employment in U.S. wartime industries

• To escape oppression and discrimination