1st 6 weeks Exam

In the Declaration of Independence, what does it mean when it says, "unalienable rights"?

• Rights that cannot be taken away by the government

• Rights that limit the power of the government

• Rights that are only for certain people
• Rights that are not important

Select THREE effects of the cattle industry boom.

• growth in the number of cattle drives

• meatpacking became a major industry

• introduction of barbed wire

• Homestead Act

• increased tariffs on imported beef

Which of the following best describes the Homestead Act? Select TWO responses.

• it prevented the settlement of the Great Plains

• it provided 160 acres of land to farm the Great Plains

• it was a series of federal land grants designed to increase settlement of the West

• it was only intended for African Americans

• it led to decline in the cattle industry

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• assimilation of American Indians into mainstream culture

• give American Indian tribes more land

• strengthen American Indian tribes

• grant American Indians citizenship

What was the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Easier & cheaper travel of people & goods

• decreased production of manufactured goods

• less people moved out west

• creation of ghost towns along the railroad

Favoring native-born White Americans; they feared immigrants were taking jobs & destroying American culture

• nativism

• melting pot

• philanthropy

• assimilation

Select THREE characteristics of political machines.

• expanded due to rapid influx of immigration & lack of city services

• led to the decline in competition & formation of monopolies

• gained voter support by making improvements to infrastructure

• provided jobs & homes in exchange for political support

• promoted improvements in working conditions in factories

What is the purpose of a labor union?

• to improve working conditions & wages

• provide quality living conditions in tenements

• guarantee jobs for native-born Americans

• limit immigration

Select TWO reasons why the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882.

• rise in nativism

• belief that Chinese laborers caused unemployment & lower wages

• exploitation of Chinese children in factories

• growth in Chinese businesses on the West Coast

Select THREE effects of urbanization.

• development of city services like sanitation, police/fire

• overcrowded tenements

• crime, disease, & poverty

• decline in immigration

• improved working conditions in factories