5.01-5.09, 5.47

What was most likely the greatest problem facing the South after the Civil War?

• Most people who lived in the South wanted to move to the North, but they did not have the money to do so.

• Most Southerners still refused to release their slaves.

• The South was devastated, and the people struggled to deal with the destruction of lives and property.

• Most Northerner congressmen and senators did not want the South back in the Union.

How did immigrants best contribute to the developing United States during the late 1800s?

• The Chinese and Irish immigrants managed factories in large urban areas.

• The Chinese and Irish immigrants constructed the Transcontinental Railroad.

• The Japanese joined the military to protect the west coast region.

• Native Americans developed new townships on the Great Plains.

How did Alexander Graham Bell's invention impact America?

• It increased migration to the rural areas out West

• It raised the cost to produce goods in the South

• It increased communication between people and companies

• it decreased the working day length.

What are two goals that the Progressives would have supported? (choose 2)

• closing settlement houses in urban areas

• shortening the workday for factory workers

• opening more lands to oil and gas drilling

• eliminating child labor

Which headline would be an example of "yellow journalism"?

• "President McKinley Calls for Volunteers to Fight in Cuba"

• "Spanish Authorities Say They Had No Part in Maine Bombing"

• "Spanish Spies Blow Up the Maine - Hundreds Killed!"

• "President McKinley Asks Congress for Declaration of War"

Which statement most accurately describes the "Rough Riders"?

• Members of the American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers who stated a nation-wide strike.

• A group of Progressives led by Woodrow Wilson who fought to increase immigration into the US

• A diverse group of volunteers that included Buffalo soldiers and Native Americans led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.

• A group of Women Suffragists led by Susan B. Anthony who marched in Washington D.C.

The major goal of the Progressives was to

• improve the quality of life for Americans and increase political democracy.

• move the United States into a role of world leadership.

• encourage capitalism and protect monopolies.

• acquire overseas colonies to increase production and industrial wealth.

Many settlers headed to the Great Plains after the Civil War because of its

• warm winters and cool summers.

• free homesteads to those who would farm the land.

• flat land that received frequent rain.

• natural resources that would help built industries.

What role did Tennessee play in the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote?

• TN was the first state to ratify this amendment.

• TN did not support women's right to vote.

• TN decided to delay the voting on women's suffrage.

• TN was the last vote needed for the amendment to pass.

Which contribution did George Washington Carver make?

• He developed crop rotation and uses for peanuts.

• He invented a method for mass producing products.

• He led the Buffalo Soldiers in their work in the West.

• He was the United States' leading banker.