SDC US History Mid-Year Review

In the late 1800's, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-

• Established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
• Created a legal remedy for segregation laws
• Affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
• Recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

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

• a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
• the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
• a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
• more resources of revenue for state governments

Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 

• Jim Crow Laws
• Black Codes
• Freedman's Bureau
• Reconstruction

Muckrakers contributed to Progressivism by...

• writing about wealthy americans

• exposing the corruption in business and government

• aligning themselves with women's suffrage

• protesting against factory owners

Which of the following was an social activist of Progressivism.

• Nat Turner

• Jane Addams

• William Lloyd Garrison

• George Washington

Escape from religious persecution, hope for freedom and equality, hope for better economic conditions, and escape from political turmoil

• Goals of U.S. Naturalization policies

• Objectives of the Second Great Awakening

• Principles of the Sons of Liberty

• Reasons for immigrating to the United States

The main trend shown in the graph was most directly associated with which of the following processes occurring in the United States at the time?

• The convergence of European and American cultures

• The emergence of an industrialized economy

• The displacement of American Indians from the Southeast

• The resurgence of evangelical Protestantism

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the:

• increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear

• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations

• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

During the late 19th century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being:

• opposed to machine politics

• loyal to the UK

• conscientious objectors

• Roman Catholics