Third Nine Week Review

Which region of Tennessee was added by the Jackson Purchase?

• East

• Middle

• West

Who fought for Texas Independence at the Alamo and was once a governor of Tennessee?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Ross

• Davey Crockett

• Sam Houston

Which area of Tennessee had the most plantations, fertile farm land, most slaves, and voted for secession both times?

• West Tennessee

• Middle Tennessee

• East Tennessee

Which battle was one of the worst disasters and weakened the troops with 6,000 killed, and made it easy to capture Nashville?

• Battle of Fort Henry

• Battle of Stones River

• Battle of Franklin

• Battle of Nashville

What were problems faced in the South after the Civil War?

• Confederate money had no value

• Overcrowding in cities

• Railroads, bridges, and plantations were destroyed

• There were more jobs than were able to be filled

• Millions of freed slaves needed housing, clothes, food

What were some outcomes of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870?

• Confederates voting rights were returned

• African Americans were allowed voting rights

• a poll tax was established with funds going to education

• laws supporting segregation were put in place

• African jAmericans were not allowed to hold public offices

What were the Great Plains life for settlers in the 1800s?

• frequent dust storms

• constant rainfall

• tough, arid soil

• treeless flatlands

• many forested areas

What is the word that explains when a small group has a lot of money and a very large population has very little money?

• kickbacks

• economic disparity

• graft

• mass production

Positives of the Gilded Age

• inventions and technology

• economic growth

• faster production

• low wages

• growth of the middle class

What helped correct the labor laws during the Progressive Era?

• American Federation of Labor

• Samuel Gompers

• collective bargaining

• strikes

• assigning jobs