US Unit 2 Test Warm-up v3

1.Why did demand for minerals increase after the Civil War?

• A. Because the US was quickly changing from an industrial nation to a farming nation
• B. Because the US was quickly changing from a farming nation to a industrial nation
• C. Because miners were looking to get rich quickly
• D. Because Native Americans wanted to kep the minerals for themselves

2. What was Americanization?

• A. Encouraging Native Americans to keep their culture
• B. Americans sharing their culture with Canadians
• C. Americans sharing their culture with Mexicans
• D. Encouraging Native Americans to abandon their culture

3. Why did the United States successfully industrialize?

• A. The physical size of the United States
• B. The big population of the United States
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

4. What did the transcontinental railroad do?

• A. Connected the United States from coast to coast
• B. Allowed for faster travel
• C. Allowed raw materials and goods to be transported anywhere in the United States
• D. All of the above

5. How did electricity and the lightbulb change American society during the industrial revolution?

• A. It allowed people to have a night light when sleeping
• B. It allowed people to work at any hour of the day
• C. It allowed people to study for their history tests at night
• D. None of the above

6. What were the goals of worker unions? (more than 1 correct)

• A. 8 hour work week
• B. Safer working conditions
• C. Less pay
• D. Businesses to hire union members only

7. A strike is NOT a union's greatest power.

• A. True
• B. False

8. What was a PULL factor for immigrants to come to the United States?

• A. Poverty and uncertainty
• B. Political tyranny
• C. Democratic system
• D. Religious oppression

9. What does the term "Nativism" mean in U.S. History?

• A. A feeling of patriotism
• B. A strong dislike of the Federal Government
• C. Nativism refers to the ideas Native American tribes
• D. An extreme dislike of immigrants by native-born people.

10. Urbanization means:

• A. People moving from cities to farms
• B. People that live in cities staying in the city
• C. People moving from farms to cities
• D. People that live on farms staying on farms