Postwar Change and Growth

How did the Feedmen's Bureau help African Americans after the Civil War?

• by getting state governments to lower taxes

• by stopping the activities of secret societies

• by buying land and supplying farming tools

• by teaching them how to read and write

How did Lewis Latimer's invention change life in the US?

• It allowed automobiles to become popular

• It allowed people to work and play at night

• It allowed railroads to transport heavier loads

• It allowed bridges to be loner and buildings to be taller

How did some immigrant children help their parents?

• by teaching them about health care

• by helping them to establish community centers

• by teaching them how to read and write English

• by making them stay in contact with friends and family in Europe

How were African Americans who participated in the Great Migration similar to some Europeans who came to the US after 1890?

• both groups left their places of birth to escape being treated badly

• both groups left their places of birth to live in large city apartments

• both groups benefited from help provided by settlement houses

• both groups had to pass through an immigration station

Which of the following statements correctly describe the Homestead Act?

• It was passed by Congress in 1862

• It made people agree to live on the property for five years

• It encouraged thousands of Europeans to migrate to the US to take advantage of it.

• It was passed after the US government forced Native Americans to sign treaties

He led attacks against the US Army in the Southwest

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Chief Joseph

• Geronimo

He tried to lead a group of about 700 people to a new home in Canada

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• Chief Joseph

He helped win a battle against US troops in what is now South Dakota

• Geronimo

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Chief Joseph

Why did farmers and ranchers often fight on the plains?

• they both wanted to use trees for posts

• they both wanted to use the limited water supplies

• they both wanted to use the minerals in the ground

• they both wanted railroad owners to build stations on their land

Why did the US government not have to respect Native Americans' rights in the late 1800s?

• because they lived on reservations

• because they did not agree to treaties

• because they were citizens of a foreign nation

• because they were not considered citizens of the country