US History Midterm Review

Which ideas were included in the original U.S. Constitution and which were added through the Bill of Rights?

Groups:

(a) Included in Original U.S Constitution

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(b) Added Through Bill of Rights

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(c) Yellow

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(d) Red

• Seperation government powers

• Established a court System

• Red

• Allowing Peaceful Protest

• Yellow

• Providing Trial by Jury

What historical era is identified by these items:

Prohibition

Organized Crime

Nativism

Flappers

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Progressive Era

• The Gilded Age

• The Red Scare

Which time period is the best title for the list?

1. Growing Levels of Immigration

2. Expanding industrialization

3. Rising power of political machines

4. Unsafe working conditions

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Organized Crime

• Great Depression

Answer explanation

The Gilded Age was an era of growing immigration, expanding industry that involved cases of unsafe working conditions and the rise of political machines

What historical era is identified by the items below:

Moral Reforms

Political Reforms

Social Reforms

Economic Reforms

• Progressive Era

• Cold War

• Gilded Age

• Harlem Renaissance

Answer explanation

The Progressive Era was a period of activism and political reform across the United States.

How did the introduction of electricity affect the workplace in the United States?

• Businesses relocated to suburban areas.

• Factories were able to open late into the night.

• Cottage industries expanded into more homes.

• Assembly lines were able to move more quickly.

Answer explanation

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Production increased as workers could work at factories at night.

During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?

• Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.

• Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.

• Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.

• Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.

Answer explanation

The assembly line allowed for Ford to lower prices on automobiles while increasing wages for his workers.

The expansion of America's railroad network in the late 1800s changed the standard of living by -

• creating employment opportunities for women and children

• establishing an example for ethical business practices

• increasing the availability and variety of consumer goods

• discouraging economic competition with foreign countries

As a result of technological innovations in the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrialized nations

• lowered protective tariffs

• eliminated periods of economic depression

• raised their standard of living

• increased immigration restrictions

As a result of technological innovations in the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrialized nations

• lowered protective tariffs

• eliminated periods of economic depression

• raised their standard of living

• increased immigration restrictions

Answer explanation

Standard of living was raised for industrialized nations in the late 1800's - early 1900's

Why were the technological innovations listed in the box developed in the late nineteenth century?

• Farmers began experimenting with new inventions to sell in newly-formed businesses.

• Business leaders had money to invest in research and development of new technologies.

• New inventions were introduced to the United States by immigrants coming from Europe.

• Population growth in the United States resulted in increased demand for agricultural products.

Answer explanation

As the population increased in the United States demand for agricultural products grew.