Unit #1 Review - US History

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the early factory system?

• Unsafe working conditions

• Women and children could not find jobs

• Long hours

• Low wages

The control of all phases of a product's development is called...

Which of the following were the main sources of labor when constructing the Transcontinental Railroad? Check all that apply.

• Irish immigrants

• Chinese immigrants

• African Americans

• Vaqueros

• Native Americans

Someone who prefers native-born Americans over foreign-born Americans would be called a...

The piece of legislation that broke apart Native American reservations is the...

Why did so many people move West after the Civil War?

• It was a land of promise and new beginnings

• It was a land where you could get rich

• It was a land of adventure

• All of the above

The Native Americans were forced off of their homelands onto--

• reservations

• plantations

• 40 acre farms

• Canadian lands

• None of these

Why did many immigrants support city political machines?

• Political machines were free of corruption.

• Political machines provided them with jobs.

• Political machines put powerful “bosses” out of business.

• Political machines fought against crime in the slums.

What key food source did the white settlers wipe out, which impacted the Native Americans greatly?

A cowboy that came from Mexico with the Spanish during the 1500s

• buffalo soldier

• vaquero

• vigilante

• Sitting Bull