Manifest Destiney and Migration Test

The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fill the United States commitment to

• Reconstruction.

• racial equality.

• Manifest Destiny.

• conservation of natural resources.

The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to

• restore previously taken land to Native American Indian tribes.

• maintain traditional Native American Indian cultures.

• assimilate Native American Indians into American culture.

• end all governmental contact with Native American Indians.

What happened in Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890?

• The Dawes Act was signed by representatives of the Sioux.

• At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.

• Geronimo was captured after eluding the army for two years.

• Red Cloud addressed his tribe for the final time.

The term business monopoly can best be described as

• the most common form of business in the United States.

• government control of the means of production.

• an agreement between partners to manage a corporation.

• a company that controls or dominates an industry.

How did the U.S. Gov't usually deal with large strikes by unions?

• They supported the union's demands for better wages and conditions.

• They served as negotiators between the union and the owners.

• They ignored the situation as part of laissez-faire.

• They issued injunctions and sent in federal troops to put the strikes down.

As nativist resentment grew against immigrants, which group was denied further immigration in 1882?

• English

• Chinese

• Jews

• Catholics

To what does the Gilded Age refer?

• A period when corruption in business and government was concealed by the glittering surface of the wealthy.

• A period of great growth in the economy and the poverty rate was very low.

• An age of cultural achievement in literature and art.

• A period of explosive population growth.

The term “new” immigration refers to the

• huge number of children coming to the United States for jobs during the late 1800s.

• immigrants from Western Europe who arrived in the 1860’s and 1870’s.

• people who came from central and eastern Europe as well as Asia after 1890.

• immigrants who spoke English and assimilated into American culture at the turn of the century.

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the melting pot theory of Americanization?

• Each immigrant group would continue to maintain its own separate group identity.

• All immigrant groups would conform to the English cultural model.

• A new and different society would emerge from the blending of cultures.

• Some, but not all, immigrant groups would be allowed to maintain their separate cultures

How did political bosses in major industrial cities affect the lives of immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?

• The political machines exploited immigrants by buying votes with favors, jobs, and housing.

• The immigrants created ethnic neighborhoods to insulate themselves from controlling political bosses.

• The political bosses were outnumbered; the immigrants seized control and passes laws similar to those in Europe.

• The immigrants were unhappy with the corrupt political machines, and joined socialist movements instead.