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WorksheetsMrs. J post-test practice
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This transportation method connected the East to the West and was completed on May 10, 1869.
a)
Pacific Railway Acts
b)
Boomtowns
c)
Pony Express
d)
Transcontinental railroad
2.
This provided railroad companies with loans and large land grants that could be sold to pay for costs.
a)
Pacific Railway Acts
b)
boomtowns
c)
Pony Express
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
3.
Native American leader who, with a group of Sioux Indians attacked and killed 81 cavalry troops in late 1866.
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Sarah Winnemucca
c)
Geronimo
d)
Crazy Horse
4.
The Leader of the Lakota Sioux who ignored the U.S. government’s request that his people sell their reservation land in the Black Hills of South Dakota
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Sarah Winnemucca
c)
Geronimo
d)
Crazy Horse
5.
The forced 300-mile march of Navajo Indians to a reservation in New Mexico
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Long Walk
d)
Bataan Death March
6.
The last major battle on the Great Plains between the Native Americans and US government was
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Massacre at Wounded Knee
c)
Battle of Little Bighorn
d)
Battle of Fort Henry
7.
The act that gave more than 17 million acres of federal land to the states
a)
MorrillAct
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Volstead Act
d)
Hamilton Act
8.
Nickname given to the 20,000 to 40,000 African Americans who moved to Kansas looking for land
a)
sodbusters
b)
migrants
c)
Exodusters
d)
Jayhawks
9.
A decrease in the money supply and overall low prices
a)
recession
b)
inflation
c)
depression
d)
deflation
10.
The congressman from Nebraska who was the Democratic candidate in the election of 1896
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
George Armstrong Custer
c)
Robert M. LaFollette
d)
William Faulkner
11.
The process that helped increase U.S. steel production by reducing the amount of time it took to turn ore into steel
a)
Bessemer Process
b)
smelting
c)
specialization
d)
assembly line
12.
Inventor who established a research center in Menlo Park, New Jersey and patented hundreds of inventions including the electric light bulb.
a)
George Westinghouse
b)
Niccola Tesla
c)
Wilbur Wright
d)
Thomas Alva Edison
13.
The exclusive right to make or sell an invention is called a(n)
a)
permission
b)
grant
c)
patent
d)
easement
14.
More Americans began to own automobiles after ________________________ introduced the Model T in 1908?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Thomas Alva Edison
c)
George Westinghouse
d)
Frederick W. Taylor
15.
_________________ integration is accomplished by owning businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing process
a)
horizontal
b)
vertical
16.
________________ integration is accomplished by owning all of the businesses in a certain field.
a)
horizontal
b)
vertical
17.
Businesses that sell pieces of ownership called stock shares are called
a)
sole proprietorships
b)
partnerships
c)
corporations
d)
conglomerates
18.
The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the laws of natural selection as plants and animals is called __________________________. This theory was used in the 19th century to justify great personal wealth for some and poor living and working conditions for workers.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Industrialization
d)
Urbanization
19.
Method used by labor unions to achieve gains for the workers they represented is called
a)
striking
b)
specialization
c)
urbanization
d)
collective bargaining
20.
Method used by factories for increasing worker efficiency which led to decreased costs and increased production for American industry
a)
striking
b)
specialization
c)
urbanization
d)
collective bargaining
21.
Immigrants to America in the late 1800s who came from southern and eastern Europe
a)
old immigrants
b)
new immigrants
22.
The busiest immigration processing center on the east coast was called
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
El Paso
d)
Miami
23.
Organizations that offered immigrant families help in cases of sickness, unemployment, or death were called
a)
sweatshops
b)
tenements
c)
benevolent societies
d)
customs
24.
Americans who feared too many new immigrants were being allowed into the country were called
a)
nativists
b)
steerage
c)
immigrants
d)
expatriates
25.
Thousands of Chicago residents found work in _______________________ and meatpacking plants.
a)
mines
b)
hospitals
c)
slaughterhouses
d)
schools
26.
What is a name for public transportation designed to move lots of people?
a)
mass transit
b)
free transit
c)
assembly line
d)
slaughterhouse
27.
Many middle-class Americans who could afford it moved to these residential neighborhoods outside of downtown
a)
outskirts
b)
farms
c)
suburbs
d)
tenements
28.
Frederick Law Olmstead was a famous designer who designed
a)
Central Park
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Slaughterhouses
d)
railroad stations
29.
What journalist and photographer became famous for exposing the horrible living and working conditions in New York City tenements?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Frederick Law Olmstead
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Ellen Gates Starr
30.
Settlement houses offered what kind of services in poor areas?
a)
education, recreation, and social activities
b)
trash removal
c)
medical assistance
d)
pollution cleanup
31.
Who was the group of reformers that worked to improve society in the late 1800s?
a)
political machines
b)
progressives
c)
ward bosses
d)
politicians
32.
Nickname given to journalists who exposed political and economic corruption
a)
muckrakers
b)
politicians
c)
ward bosses
d)
reformers
33.
Which Amendment allowed Americans to directly vote for U.S. senators?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
34.
These laws guarantee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job.
a)
unemployment
b)
overtime
c)
workers' compensation
d)
tenement protection
35.
An economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines the price of goods is called
a)
capitalism
b)
socialism
36.
The Amendment banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the United States
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
37.
This Amendment granted women the right to vote in the Unites States
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
38.
African American educator and civil rights leader who founded the Tuskegee Institute for career training.
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
39.
African American educator, editor and writer who called for economic and educational equality who founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
40.
Building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
a)
imperialism
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism
d)
nationalism
41.
United States Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867
a)
Matthew Perry
b)
William H. Seward
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
42.
The U.S. policy that stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Platt Amendment
c)
Teller Amendment
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
43.
The rebellion that occurred because many Chinese people resented the power and control held by foreign nations in China
a)
Mexican Revolution
b)
Boxer Rebellion
c)
Planters' Revolt
d)
Haymarket Revolt
44.
The practice of printing sensational, often exaggerated stories is called
a)
yellow journalism
b)
mass culture
c)
muckraking
d)
Open Door Policy
45.
Which group opposed the peace treaty and the creation of an American colonial empire?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
New Immigrants
c)
Anti-Imperialist League
d)
Boxers
46.
This U.S. President was fond of saying “speak softly and carry a big stick” when asked about his policies in foreign countries
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
William Howard Howard Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
47.
President Taft’s diplomatic policy in South America that believed that the U.S. should influence governments through economic, and not military intervention was called
a)
Spheres of Influence
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Mutual Aid Agreement
d)
Mexican Revolution
48.
He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Also known as “the shot heard round the world” as it led to the beginning of World War I.
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Kaiser Wilhelm
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
King George II
49.
War strategy used in World War I that defended a position by fighting from deep ditches
a)
Trench warfare
b)
u-boats
c)
tanks
d)
airplanes
50.
The British passenger liner sank by a German U-boat killing 1,200 people, including 128 Americans
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Carpathia
d)
Liberty
51.
Secret telegram from a German foreign minister to Mexico that asked Mexico to fight against the United States when the U.S. entered the war.
a)
Selective Service Act
b)
Jennings Note
c)
Espionage Act of 1917
d)
Zimmerman Note
52.
The Act that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted was
a)
Selective Service Act
b)
Jennings Note
c)
Espionage Act of 1917
d)
Zimmerman Note
53.
The Act that restricted free speech and allowed the government to arrest opponents of the war was
a)
Selective Service Act
b)
Jennings Note
c)
Espionage Act of 1917
d)
Zimmerman Note
54.
The name of the American troops in World War 1 that did not join the French and British units, but fought as a separate force
a)
Bonus Army
b)
Selective Service Force
c)
American Expeditionary Force
d)
Pershing's Pirates
55.
The name of the truce that went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
a)
Armistice
b)
Peace
c)
Stalemate
d)
Freedom
56.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
retaliations
b)
separatism
c)
nationalism
d)
reparations
57.
Woodrow Wilson’s plan four peace after World War I was called
a)
The Final Solution
b)
The Fourteen Points
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Square Deal
58.
The scandal involving Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, who accepted large sums of money and valuable gifts in exchange for government oil reserves was called
a)
The Boxer Rebellion
b)
The Final Solution
c)
Tammany Hall
d)
The Teapot Dome Scandal
59.
A plan that allowed people to pay a small amount of the cost of a purchase every month until it was paid for is called
a)
Bonus Plan
b)
Installment Plan
c)
Tax Plan
d)
Trickle-down Plan
60.
Young women who openly challenged traditional ideas of how women were supposed to behave were called
a)
flappers
b)
socialists
c)
communists
d)
fundamentalists
61.
Which Amendment was passed in 1933 to cancel out the 18th Amendment?
a)
17th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
62.
Who encouraged black people around the world to express pride in their culture and become economically independent?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Langston Hughes
63.
He was a famous writer who produced poems, plays, and novels about African American life.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Langston Hughes
64.
He wrote the novel The Great Gatsby focused on what he saw as a loss of morality behind the fun and free-spirited times of the Jazz Age.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Langston Hughes
65.
What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan for economic recovery after the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Square Deal
c)
The Fair Deal
d)
The Even Deal
66.
What program was created that provided some financial security for the elderly, disabled, children, and unemployed?
a)
Congress of Industrial Organizations
b)
Social Security
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Wagner Act
67.
What government program hired people to build dams and generators, bringing electricity and jobs to poor communities in the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
Congress of Industrial Organizations
b)
Social Security
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Wagner Act
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