Trinity US History A CBA REVIEW

What group objected to immigrants taking many jobs in American cities?

• Abolitionists

• Political Bosses

• Progressives

• Nativists

Which of these was NOT a part of the Populist platform?

• The Gold standard

• Government control of the railroad

• direct election of Senators

• 8-hour work day

What is NOT a factor that contributed to US Industrialization in the late 19th century?

• inventions and innovations

• Transcontinental Railroad/national market

• Increase in immigration of unskilled labor

• Exodusters

What conflict gained the US territory overseas and increased the power of their navy?

• Civil War

• World War I

• Spanish-American War

• World War II

Who used the power of the press to sway public opinion about the Spanish-American war?

• Progressives

• Yellow Journalists

• Muckrakers

• Isolationists

The spoils system (giving jobs to your buddies) was ended by

• The Pendleton Act

• The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• The 17th Amendment

• The Interstate Commerce Act

What is NOT a reason America wanted to create an "empire"?

• Obtain natural resources

• Increase strength of their navy

• Increase immigration from Asia

• Spread American values

What created the cattle drives?

• A high demand for beef on the East and West Coast

• The Homestead Act

• Barbed Wire

• The cowboy

What resources were not mined throughout the closing of the frontier?

• gold

• aluminum

• copper

• silver

What legislation created forced assimilation for Native American Tribes?

• The Dawes Act

• The American Indian Citizenship Act

• The Homestead Act

• The 15th Amendment