Fall 2022 US History Benchmark 1

How did President Woodrow Wilson aim to control the money supply?

• repealing anti-trust legislation

• dissolving the Federal Trade Commission

• eliminating taxes

• creating the Federal Reserve Act

Which of these was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?

• It made transporting goods from the East to the West more difficult.

• It encouraged the development of towns and farming communities along the railroad.

• It made travel from East to West more expensive.

• It slowed the growth of the nation's industrial economy.

Political Machine "Bosses" ____________________ people to vote for their political candidates.

• bribed

• blackmailed

• all of the above

Along with W.E.B DuBois, this female activist helped found the NAACP.

• Sojournor Truth

• Ida Tarbell

• Jane Addams

• Ida B. Wells

Who would the "Granger Movement" see as the enemy of the people AND industrialism according to this cartoon?

• The Railroad Companies

• Politicians

• The Populist Party

• Bimetallism

Industrialization led to an increase in _______.

• rural populations

• job opportunities

Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....

• Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party

• The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers

• The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs

• The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.

These gilded age presidents all had very close elections. What was a factor in elections (during this time period) that helped them to win?

• the end of patronage

• civil service reform

• the Spoils System

• the end of corruption in the executive branch

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Opposed the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

• Opposed racial discrimination against African Americans

• Believed minorities should unite in a violent revolution to gain equality

• Believed African Americans should start a nationalist movement

Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

• He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
• He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
• He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
• He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.