U.S. HISTORY: EOC REVIEW PART 2

Which was an important benefit of the laissez-fair policies of the federal government in the late 19th century?

• American entrepreneurs were able to invest in their businesses with little government interference

• American businesses were able to avoid the ups and downs of the business cycle

• American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions

• American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories

Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era was known as

• Muckrakers

• Suffragists

• Populists

• Fundamentalists

Americans used Yellow Journalism during the Spanish American war to...

• To distract Americans from the war

• Increase Americans' support of the war

• To increase American hatred of Cubans

• To keep Americans accurately informed and to hold government accountable

Which statement best illustrates the meaning of federalism?

• All citizens enjoy the basic rights of freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.

• The Constitution delegates certain powers to the national government but reserves other powers for the states.

• The Constitution can be changed by amendments ratified by Congress.

• The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, and the Senate has the power to conduct an impeachment trial.

The Bill of Rights was originally written in response to what?

• the Parliament's laws passed during the American Revolution

• the British king's statements during the Revolutionary Period

• Parliament's statements during the Revolutionary Period

• the Articles of Confederation

What happened after bad living conditions such as tenements and slums developed?

• Jacob Riis took pictures to try to show people how bad the slums were.

• Businesses grew during the Industrial Revolution.

• Many people moved to the cities for jobs in the factories.

• Bad Living conditions such as tenements and slums developed.

Tenements were built quickly and poorly because . . .

• the robber barons donated money to built the houses.

• the labor unions wanted the houses closer to the factories.

• so many immigrants came to New York and they needed cheap housing.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

• Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

In colonial America, geography most directly influenced

• religious practices.

• voter eligibility.

• economic activities.

• family structure.

Urbanization happened because . . .

• most people wanted to live on farms.

• there were lots of factory jobs available in the cities.

• the cities were cleaner than the country.