U.S. History: Unit 1 Review

In the 1840s, the phrase manifest destiny referred to the idea that the United States would inevitably

• be abolished

• stretch across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• spread liberty throughout the world

The political party that grew out of a movement of farmers, workers, and reformers from many parts of the US was the

• Populist Party

• Democratic Party

• Radical Republicans

The Great Plains became suitable for farming only after the development of plains technology such as:

• mining, barbed wire, and cattle trails.

• railroads, Indian reservations, and fertilizers.

• windmills, barbed wire, and steel plows.

California Gold Rush and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad would describe

• Factors Encouraging Westward Settlement

• Recognition of Native American Indian Land Rights

• Government-Sponsored Transportation Programs

What is the subject of this 1872 painting?

• Progressive of westward migration

• Invention of the railroad

• Religious influence of the Puritans

Which battle marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?

• San Juan Hill

• Wounded Knee

• Little Big Horn

The Granger movement and the formation of the Populist Party were similar in that each was an effort to

• provide housing for urban dwellers

• end the practice of sharecropping

• improve condition for farmers

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by

• providing free land to settlers

• removing all restriction on immigration

• creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

Which statement best describes the growth of groups such as the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

• To organize workers to demand better conditions

• To introduce new and improved techniques to factories

• To help large corporations to increase their production

Which of the following is an example of nativism?

• Ellis Island

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Sweatshops