Midterm Review

Which of the following groups wanted punishment for the South during Reconstruction?

• Radical Republicans

• President Johnson

• President Lincoln

• Congress

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were all passed in regards to

• the Progressive Era reformers.

• bringing an end to the French and Indian War.

• granting legal rights to African Americans.

• granting a bill of rights.

The ruling of the court case Plessy v Ferguson said

• All African Americans are citizens.

• Schools must integrate.

• Seperate but equal facilities are okay.

• Slaves are property and may be brought into free states.

Sharecropping is

• A form of farming where a tenant pays rent on land with a share of the crops produced.

• Cutting crops too early in the season.

• A form of farming seen mostly in the North.

How did the government encourage settlement of the West?

• Gave away free land under the Homestead Act

• Gave weapons to Native Americans

• Told Americans not to cross the Mississippi River

• Set high prices on railroad tickets

The Dawes Act sought to

• Outlaw Boomtowns

• Protect Native Peoples' culture

• "Americanize" Native Peoples

• End the Reservation System

Why is competetion good for consumers?

• They usually enjoy lower prices for goods.

• Prices for goods increase.

• The government lowers taxes.

• There are fewer places to shop.

Which of the following helped to alleviate congestion in the quickly growing cities?

• Subways

• Elevated Trains

• Skyscrapers

• All of the above

A person who is anti-immigration.

• Imperialist

• Nativist

• Isolationist

• Militarist

What is a push factor?

• Something that forces a person to leave their homeland.

• Something that encourages a person to settle in the US.

• Something that starts a fight.

• The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.