US History Unit 2 Review

What was the ruling in Munn v. Illinois?

• States could regulate farmers

• Government took over the railroad industry

• States could regulate railroads

• Crop prices must be lowered

What effect did the Homestead act have on American Indians?

• Created independent nations for them

• Initiated a system of assimilation

• Led to numerous successful and fair treaties

• Provided them an abundance of land

How did political machines gain voters support in cities?

• Providing services for political support

• Threated them with jail time

• Bought them houses in the suburbs

• Had police harass them

What was the primary objective of the Dawes Act?

• Put an end to warfare between Indians and settlers

• Create reservations

• Get Indians involved in investment industry

• Promote assimilation of American Indians

Which act based the hiring of federal jobs on merit and examinations?

• Sherman Anti-trust Act

• Transcontinental Railroad Act

• Homestead Act

• Pendleton Act

All of these led to an increase in the meatpacking industry EXCEPT

• Growing cities demand for food

• Political machines

• Increase in cattle in the southwest

• Barb wire creating large fenced in ranches

Why did Americanization increase in the early 20th century?

• Increase of immigrants from Europe

• Americans didn't like their culture

• Government believed their wasn't enough diversity

• Increase of immigrants from South America

Who created social reform programs for the urban poor?

• Michelle Obama

• One of the Kardashians

• Jane Addams

• Margret Thatcher

What increased the number of settlers, communications, and growth of cities in the western US?

• Building of tenements

• Interstate highways

• Airplanes

• Transcontinental Railroad

What did the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti-trust act attempt to accomplish?

• Protect consumers from unsafe products

• Regulation of big business

• Regulations on farmers

• Take down the government