APUSH Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz

What was the significance of the transcontinental railroad?

• It connected the eastern U.S. to the Pacific Coast and facilitated westward expansion.

• It was a tax on imported goods.

• It was an agreement between the U.S. and Japan.

The protective tariff was designed to protect American industries from foreign competition. What was its significance?

• It facilitated westward expansion.

• It helped industrial growth in the North but angered Southern farmers.

• It ended Japan's isolation.

The Treaty of Kanagawa opened two Japanese ports to ______ trade.

• American

• European

• Chinese

What was the Burlingame Treaty?

• A treaty between the U.S. and China encouraging Chinese immigration

• A treaty between the U.S. and Japan

• A treaty that ended the Civil War

• A trade agreement with Europe.

The Munn v. Illinois case upheld state regulation of what?

• Railroads

• Grain storage facilities

• Banking

• Education

The gold standard was a monetary system in which paper money was backed by ____. A) Silver B) Gold C) Oil D) Land.

• Silver

• Gold

• Oil

• Land

The Crime of 1873 led to economic deflation and calls for what type of currency?

• Gold-backed

• Silver-backed

• Oil-backed

• Land-backed

What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To provide free land to settlers

• To establish technical colleges

• To discover silver deposits

• To support the cattle industry.

The Morrill Act led to the creation of _________.

• land-grant universities

• silver mining booms

• cattle herding practices

• railroad hubs

Which act helped expand access to education and advanced agricultural knowledge?

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Comstock Lode

• Long Drive