2nd Semester U.S. History (HMH) 8th grade FINAL

Write one letter in each blank to complete the sentence correctly. The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act outlawed helping __________ and allowed __________ to make arrests in free states or territories.

Which of the following correctly shows a limitation of Progressive reforms?

A. The temperance movement largely failed to meet its goals.

B. Women were not granted the right to vote in federal elections.

C. African Americans were unsuccessful in using the courts to fight discrimination.

D. New labor laws did not improve the living and working conditions of migrant workers.

• temperance movement largely failed to meet its goals

• women were not granted the right to vote in federal elections

• African Americans were unsuccessful in using the courts to fight discrimination

• new labor laws did not improve the living and working conditions of migrant workers

Which of the following are successes that labor unions and reformers did NOT have in improving working conditions?

• higher wages

• laws restricting women's working hours

• a 12 hour work day

• better working conditions

• worker's compensation laws

Which of the following is an example of a legal success that reformers had in improving the conditions for child laborers?

A. the passage of laws that completely eliminated child labor

B. the creation of a committee that established rates for child workers

C. the upholding of the federal child labor laws by the Supreme Court

D. the passage of laws that punished parents for ignoring child labor laws

• the passage of laws that completely elminated child labor

• creation of a committee that established rates for child workers

• the upholding of the federal child labor laws by the Supreme Court

• the passage of laws that punished parents for the ignoring child labor laws

What was the major goal of Progressive reformers?

A. to write articles that exposed troubling issues

B. to create changes that would help the urban poor

C. to push for changes in the government job system

D. to end the corrupt methods used by political machines

• to write articles that exposed troubling issues

• to create changes that would help the urban poor

• to push for changes in the government job system

• to end the corrupt methods used by political machines

Which of the following tactics did bosses and political machines use to gain control of local governments? 

• hiring repeaters

• stuffing ballots

• giving favors for votes

• all of these

The Hull House helped teach immigrants basic skills.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Both Jacob Riis and Jane Addams brought attention to the _________.

• farmers

• migrant workers

• urban poor

• builders

What was the main source of the problems that big cities faced in immigrant neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• few jobs available in factories

• too many people living in a small area

• too many alws that restricted landlords

• few regulations on the education system

How did the population distribution of the United States change in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• more people moved to big cities

• more people left the West Coast

• fewer people settled in the suburbs

• fewer people emigrated from Latin America