Unit 2 Test Review

In the late 1800s, American cities suffered from serious environmental pollution due to which cause?

• improper disposal of used car batteries

• smokestack emissions from hydroelectric power plants

• inadequate city sewer systems

• clear cutting of forests in suburban parks

What was a major cause of environmental pollution in American cities during the late 1800s?

• diesel-powered railroad locomotives

• coal-fired stoves, factories, and power plants

• electric-powered streetcars

• internal-combustion engines in automobiles

Which was a major cause of environmental pollution in American cities during the late 1800s?

• large numbers of horses used for transportation

• dust storms blowing in from the Great Plains

• wastewater discharge from hydroelectric power plants

• chemicals used in dry cleaning shops

Which phrase did Mark Twain use to describe the Gilded Age?

• an era of equality for all

• a period of ridiculous excess

• a generation of honest men

• a time of quiet reflection

Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted?

• 14th Amendment: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

• 5th Amendment: "...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

Who played a major role in the women's suffrage movement in the Wyoming territory?

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Esther Morris

Which statements about immigrants in the late 1800s are true? Select the two correct answers.

Which reasons did some native-born Americans give for restricting immigration to the United States in the 1800s? Select all correct answers.

• Many claimed that immigrants who didn't speak English could never adapt to the American way of life.

• Many believed that America had already taken in all the immigrants it could hold.

• Many thought it was unfair for immigrants to receive English language training and social services at taxpayer expense.

• Many feared that immigrants who would work for low pay would end up taking their jobs.

Who worked during the nineteenth century to gain women the right to vote?

• Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Willa Cather and Horace Greeley

• Ward Hunt and Bella Abzug

• Carry Nation and Mildred Rutherford

Susan B. Anthony’s trial focused attention on the right of every citizen (man and woman) to a fair trial by jury. Which was another result of that trial?

• The news coverage of her speeches before and after the trial earned much publicity for the suffrage movement.

• Women were finally granted the right to attend public universities and run their own businesses.

• Susan B. Anthony was convicted and spent the next five years in prison writing her memoirs.