Geography ACP U.S. History - Semester 1

Built sod houses

Used Steel Plows

Developed dry farming techniques

What is the best title for this list?

• How Sharecroppers Lived in the Deep South

• Ways Migrant Workers Lived in the Southwest

• How Miners Took Advantage of Gold Rush Opportunities

• Ways Settle Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker - shaded areas?

• The introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains

• The expansion of railway lines throughout the West

• The acceptance of Mormons by other religious sects in the East

• The peaceful integration of settlers with American Indian populations.

In the last half of the nineteenth century. The United States experienced vast industrial growth. A new class of wealthy entrepreneurs and a prosperous middle class emerged. Factory jobs also increased to meat production demands.

Which demographic changes in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancies in urban areas

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

Which situation does this cartoon from the early 1900s illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in 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

The fundamental...purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. - The Organic Act of 1916

What was the primary result of this legislation?

• States instituted their own environmental regulations.

• Settlement on lands with fragile ecosystems was prohibited.

• Monopolies seized control of natural resources.

• National parks were created as a way to manage land resources.

What was the main affect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States.

• Immigrants from Europe to western U.S. cities increased rapidly.

• Western U.S. businesses traded more efficiently with the East Coast and Europe.

• Asian businesses bypassed the West Coast to trade directly with the East Coast.

• Western states recruited guest workers from the Caribbean and South America.

Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?

• Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America

• Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America.

• Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemisphere.

• Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea.

Thousands of African Americans moved to the Great Plains during the late 19th century. Many of them moved to Kansas in what was called the Great Exodus, and the participants were called exodusters.

• To escape drought conditions

• To reunite with family members

• To find employment in U.S. wartime industries

• To escape oppression and discrimination

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

• The availability of land grants for homesteaders

• Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

• Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

• The lower cost of living in urban areas

Over the course of six decades, some six million black southerners left the land of their forefathers and fanned out across the country for an uncertain existence in nearly every other corner of America...

What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in the excepert?

• Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North

• Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South.

• Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North

• A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South