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Reshaping Nation 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What purpose did the Indian Peace Commission serve? 
a)
Stop the buffalo from being killed      
b)
Prevent battles with Native Americans       
c)
Establish trade with Native Americans 
d)
Move Native Americans to reservations 
2.
The law aimed to eliminate what Americans regarded as the two weaknesses of the Native American life: the lack of private property and the nomadic tradition ?   
a)
The Dawes Act 
b)
Wounded Knee Accord
c)
Freedman Bureau Act
d)
Reservation Act
3.
A scuffle broke out in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 1890, when the Army tried to disarm a band of Sioux, many  Native Americans were killed. 
a)
Fetterman Massacre 
b)
Wounded Knee 
c)
Little Big Horn
d)
Sand Creek 
4.
This Apache of the American Southwest led one of the strongest and fiercest campaigns against the U.S. Army.  His defeat marked the end of open resistance by Native Americans in the West. 
a)
Chief Joseph 
b)
Geronimo             
c)
Crazy Horse 
d)
Sitting Bull 
5.

One effect railroads had on Native Americans living in the western United States was the?

a)

eastern migration of most western Native American tribes

b)

gradual improvement of the Native Americans’ standard of living

c)

eventual destruction of the native Americans’ way of life

d)

complete incorporation of Native Americans into the United States into United States society

6.

This Supreme Court Case ruled that Segregation didn’t violate the Constitution on the basis of facilities could be separate but equal?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Dredd Scott v. Sanford

c)

Homer v. Plessy

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

7.
The American Tobacco Company, founded by the Dukes, became a monopoly was ordered to be broken up by which? 
a)
Roosevelt Monopoly Act
b)
Tobacco Act 
c)
Competitive Market Act 
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act 
8.
The movement of people, migrating from the country to the cities that took place in North Carolina as a result of an increase in industrialization was called? 
a)
Migrationism      
b)
Urbanization 
c)
Ruralization 
d)
Constructionism 
9.
On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers? 
a)
Invented a gasoline powered motorcycle that could travel great distances 
b)
Invented a Steam Engine for new airplane to be used for World War 1      
c)
Conducted the first successful flight of a glider using wind power   
d)
Conducted the first successful flight of an airplane operating on its own power
10.
This person was an integral part of the woman’s suffrage movement and played a critical role in the 19th Amendment being passed, which granted women the right to vote. 
a)
Susan B. Anthony 
b)
Clara Barton 
c)
Sara-Lee Furgenson          
d)
Ernest Snow       
11.
Every citizen in the United States is either from another country or descended from people from other countries with the exception of ? 
a)
English Colonists 
b)
American Patriots
c)
Native Americans 
d)
German Immigrants 
12.
Location of Custer's Last Stand, where Sitting Bull ambushed and killed 250 U.S. Soldiers. 
a)
Fetterman Massacre 
b)
Wounded Knee 
c)
Little Big Horn
d)
Sand Creek 
13.

The industrialization of the United States during the late 19th century was a result of?

a)

support of isolationism in America

b)

the development of transportation and communication systems

c)

increased regulatory powers of federal government agencies

d)

the growth of powerful labor unions

14.
What did immigrants from Africa find in America prior to 1865?
a)
Religious intolerance 
b)
Economic opportunity 
c)
Forced servitude
d)
Political freedom 
15.
Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Poverty was completely eliminated     
b)
The number of wars decreased dramatically
c)
Unemployment increased dramatically
d)
Societies moved from agriculture to industry
16.
Which term best describes official U.S. immigration policy during the 1800s?  
a)
Tightly regulated
b)
Unrestricted 
c)
Religiously motivated
d)
Discriminatory 
17.
Crazy Horse, a Sioux military leader, on December 21, 1866 tricked U.S. troops and lured them into an ambush and wiped out an entire detachment.   
a)
Sand Creek
b)
Little Big Horn
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Fetterman Massacre
18.
Which of the following was a drawback of the Industrial Revolution?   
a)
The birth of the middle class
b)
The use of child labor
c)
The development of new consumer goods
d)
The development of the transcontinental railroad 
19.
What is the significance of Ellis Island?  
a)
It was the place where most European immigrants settled
b)
It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens
c)
It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government 
d)
It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
20.
What is a resentment and superiority toward foreign-born people, rooted in economic competition, stems from ethnic, religious, and other differences that peaked in the United States around the time of the early 19th century? 
a)
Nativism
b)
Assimilation 
c)
Immigration
d)
Expansionism 
21.
Prior to WW1, America adopted an isolationist policy.  What does this mean?
a)
America was looking for way to become involved in the war. 
b)
America wanted to stay out of the war 
c)
America wanted to broker a treaty between the warring countries 
d)
America sympathized with the Allied Powers 
22.
Which of these factors contributed to the 19th-century women’s suffrage movement?   
a)
The development of new technologies, which made housework less demanding
b)
The invention of the automobile, which made it easier for women to travel to the polls
c)
Couples having more children, which increased the importance of women within the household
d)
Women being banned from the workforce, which gave them more time to devote to social causes
23.
The policy of extending a nation’s power by gaining political and economic control over other countries is called?
a)
Nativism 
b)
Imperialism 
c)
Expansionism
d)
Explorism 
24.
What did the majority of the workers on the Transcontinental Railroad have in common? 
a)
They were unionized    
b)
They were slaves
c)
They became rich through hard work
d)
They were immigrants
25.
Why did Roosevelt think building the Panama canal would benefit the United States?
a)
It would benefit the U.S. Navy, to help protect its new territories in the Atlantic and Pacific 
b)
It would help the economy and business grow in Central and South America.
c)
It would benefit European countries trying to trade with Asian countries 
d)
It would generate revenue (money) to help pay for the U.S. Expansion. 
26.
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy became known as the Big Stick Policy, which is shown in the political cartoon to the right.  What was the objective of this policy? 
a)
To rush countries into decisions and intimidate them with force whenever necessary
b)
To work patiently to achieve goals but use force if necessary. 
c)
To show extreme amount of power to the world so they fear the United States 
d)
To demonstrate the United States Naval Power in the Caribbean Sea 
27.
Which of the following describes Roosevelt’s overall role as President? 
a)
Financier
b)
Warrior 
c)
Reformer 
d)
Traditionalist 
28.

How did passing the Sherman Antitrust Act attempt to reform U.S. business practices in the late 1800s?

a)

The legislation made business monopolies illegal, though enforcement of the law proved ineffective until later

b)

The act allowed the federal government the right to seize certain private businesses and place them under public control.

c)

The act prevented U.S. business from establishing subsidiaries in foreign countries

d)

The legislation created a bimetallic standard based on gold and silver

29.
Before the Progressive Era, huge companies called __________________ made it impossible for small businesses to compete. 
a)
trusts 
b)
corporations 
c)
Proprietors          
d)
Free Enterprises                
30.
In 1898, when the Spanish-American War broke out between the U.S. and Spain, Roosevelt became a national hero.  He quit his Navy Post and formed a company of volunteers to fight in ? 
a)
Puerto Rico 
b)
Panama 
c)
Cuba 
d)
Philippines 
31.

During the administration of Teddy Roosevelt, Congress passed two important consumer protection acts that became part of Roosevelt’s Square Deal ?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act and Volstead Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act

c)

Wagner Act and Taft-Hartley Act

d)

Pendleton Act and the Interstate Commerce Act

32.
The first decade of the 1900s was a time of reform, because it this it was called the __________________ Era. 
a)
Preventive 
b)
Recessive 
c)
Industrial 
d)
Progressive 
33.
What can you conclude about the relationship between government and big business before the Progressive Era began? 
a)
The government regularly sued big businesses in court. 
b)
The government helped working people unionize, upsetting big business 
c)
The government let big businesses to do almost anything they wanted 
d)
The government imposed strict regulations on big business 
34.
What was one direct result of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
a)
The meatpacking trusts were broken up
b)
The price of pharmaceutical drugs was cut in half 
c)
Large companies no longer allowed to manufacture drugs 
d)
Consumers no longer had to worry about eating unsafe food
35.

Which event was a reason for the United States’ entry into the First World War?

a)

The launch of the German battleship Bismarck

b)

The German invasion of Belgium and Holland

c)

The Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

36.

One form of imperialism is the extension of a nation’s political and economic power through acquisition of territory. Which of the following conflicts involved American imperialism?

a)

The Civil War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Spanish-American War

37.
In February 1917, the ____________ Telegram was discovered.  The German government was asking Mexico to join the war.  In return Germany would help take back a bunch of states they had lost. 
a)
Wilson
b)
Somme
c)
Lusitania
d)
Zimmerman
38.

Which statement presents a justification of American imperialism during the late nineteenth century?

a)

Leaders believed distant territories were important to long-term national security

b)

Leaders believe the country should avoid getting entangled in European affairs

c)

Leaders believed it was necessary to trade with Europe for military technology

d)

Leaders believed it was wrong to impose American ideals on other cultures

39.
What were the results of the treaty between the United States and Spain? 
a)
Cuba gained its independence from Spain one
b)
Mexico gained its independence from Spain 
c)
Panama gained its independence from Spain 
d)
Puerto Rico became an independent nation e'>
40.

How did Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare provoke the United States to enter World War I?

a)

It generated anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States

b)

It resulted in loss the lives of U.S. Citizens

c)

It created competition for international markets

d)

It established new rules for naval battles

41.
What word best describes the system of alliances that led so many countries to go to war in World War I? 
a)
Facile
b)
Quick
c)
Smooth
d)
Convoluted
42.
Which U.S. President issued a 14 point-proposal for World Peace, which created the League of Nations. 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
McKinley 
c)
Wilson 
d)
Taft 
43.

Which event is associated with the outbreak of war between the United States and Spain in 1898?

a)

the sinking of the USS Maine

b)

the attack on the Alamo

c)

the sinking of the Lusitania

d)

the announcement of Mexican independence

44.
The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies on April 1917.  Congress passed the ______________, saying that all men between the ages of 21 and 31 had to sign up for military service. 
a)
Military Service Act 
b)
Selective Service Act
c)
Progressive Service Act
d)
Allied Service Act 
45.
What can you infer from the fact that historians think the Treaty of Versailles might have led to World War 2? 
a)
The penalties the treaty imposed on Germany were too harsh
b)
The penalties the treaty imposed on Germany were too easy
c)
Nothing could have possibly prevented World War 2
d)
The Nazis drew their inspiration from the treaty
46.
What was the result of all the new technologies introduced during World War 1?  
a)
They made the war much shorter than earlier wars
b)
They made it easier for the Allies to advance through Germany
c)
They made it easier to kill and wound more soldiers than ever before
d)
They allowed Germany to take France easily 
47.
How did the sinking of a British ship,  “Lusitania”, by a German submarine help bring the U.S. into World War 1? 
a)
The ship was owned by an American company 
b)
The ship contained American goods being exported to Britain    
c)
There were more than 100 American passengers aboard the ship   
d)
The ship contained British goods being imported to America.   
48.

How did the United States help the Allies win World War 1?

a)

The United States entered into a secret agreement with the Central Powers

b)

The United States agreed to provide financial assistance to rebuild Germany

c)

The United States refused to fight an offensive war

d)

The United States provided strong, energized troops

49.
The U.S. Congress declared war against Spain as result of what? 
a)
Spain prevented the construction of the Panama Canal
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania ship 
c)
Spain conquered Cuba and Puerto Rico          
d)
Explosion destroyed the U.S.S. Maine
50.

One factor that motivated U.S. imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the?

a)

development of closer political ties with European nations

b)

closing of China to all foreign trade

c)

support of international peacekeeping operations

d)

acquisition of new markets and sources of raw materials

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