US History Unit 1&2 Test Review

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To assimilate the Native Americans

• To exterminate the Native Americans

• To assimilate Irish immigrants

• To connect the East and West coast

Which THREE of the following are some reasons why an immigrant would leave their country?

• Famine

• Lack of economic opportunity

• Religious persecution

• Nativism

• Due process

The rise of nativist sentiment led to which of the following pieces of legislation?

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

Which TWO difficulties did immigrants face when coming to the United States?

• Forced assimilation

• Political persecution

• Poverty

• Lack of available land

Which of the following is NOT an effect of urbanization?

• Overcrowding

• Crime

• Industrialization

• Lack of housing

Which TWO factors helped close the American Frontier?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Invention of the telegraph
• Establishment of national parks
• Homestead Act

• Urbanization

A push factor is a reason someone would leave their home country

• True

• False

What is a reason why industrialists used child labor in their factories?

• Children's small hand could fit in machines for cleaning

• To ensure children have a safe environment while working
• To promote family bonding in the workplace
• To provide education and training for children

Which law is this cartoon representing?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Interstate Highway Act

• Dawes Act

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To encourage farmers to settle the frontier

• To prevent railroads from charging unfair prices

• To provide labor for the meat packing industry

• To assimilate immigrants into American society