Fall 2019 U.S. History Semester Exam - Review

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.

These demands most reflected the concerns of —

• robber barons pursuing higher profits

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply

• small farmers in need of affordable credit

• immigrant workers seeking economic justice

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits.

• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.

• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.

• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.

Which group of people would most likely inspire the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union leaders

• Philanthropists

• Political bosses

• Nativists

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in —

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

• the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process

• a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

• more sources of revenue for state governments

One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —

• passing the Interstate Commerce Act

• implementing the silver standard for currency

• creating federal jobs program for the unemployed

• establishing a new tax on capital gains

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

• Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.

• Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

• Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.

• Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House movement in Chicago?

• The founding of women’s colleges

• The introduction of prison reform

• The assimilation of immigrants

• The establishment of public libraries

The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by –

• the creation of the Temperance Society

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

Which agency name belongs on the blank line?

• U.S. Geological Survey

• National Park Service

• Bureau of Reclamation

• U.S. Border Patrol