U.S. History Quiz #1

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

Which action is best described by this excerpt?

• Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States

• Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities

• Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States

• Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities

How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the United States?

• By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools

• By promoting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy

• By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts

• By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West?

• By providing people with access to essential goods

• By raising money to build factories along the routes

• By giving funds to local leaders to build roads

• By establishing military forts along the routes

Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed

• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States

• Irish families immigrated to the United States

The process described above led to

• peaceful resolution to territorial disputes with American Indians

• the establishment of agriculture communities on the American frontier

• federal regulation of agriculture

• a decline in immigration to urban areas

Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?

• increased urban population

• the passage of labor laws

• decreased regulation of urban rail systems

• the establishment of immigration quotas

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to

• increased U.S. presence in China

• competition for jobs on the West Coast

• rapid population growth in the Northeast

• China's actions during the Boxer Rebellion

Which action is the best example of a civic responsibility?

• writing an editorial piece for a newspaper

• volunteering to sell raffle tickets

• voting on election day

• opening a business

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently

• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line

• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers

• Factories could extend working hours