Pre-Test 8th F&C January

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —

• A. providing them with voting rights
• B. guaranteeing their freedom of speech
• C. providing them with access to the court system
• D. guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?

• Sons of the Confederacy
• Neo-Nazis
• Ku Klux Klan
• Black Separatists

After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if

• he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
• he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
• he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
• he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress

Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called

• Jim Crow Laws
• Black Codes
• Freedman's Bureau
• Reconstruction

What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions?

• By homesteading on the Great Plains

• By joining labor unions

• By working for Political bosses

• Through better education

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?

• Galveston
• Long
• Ellis
• Angel

Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?

• Control all of a product's production
• business competition
• rise prices
• put all competition out of business

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

• Marbury v Madison

• Roe v Wade

This period, during 1877 to 1900, is known for the rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Roaring Twenties