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WorksheetsSTAAR EOC REVIEW-WEST, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND GILDED AGE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by
a)
providing free land to settlers
b)
granting land for construction of transcontinental railroads
c)
allowing slavery to spread to the territories
d)
placing Native American Indians on reservations
2.
Passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 affected Native American Indians by
a)
supporting their cultural traditions
b)
attempting to assimilate them into American culture
c)
forcing their removal from areas east of the Mississippi
d)
starting a series of Indian wars on the Great Plains
3.
A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to
a)
expand rights for African Americans
b)
help western farmers fight unjust economic practices
c)
provide support for the banking industry
d)
enable business to expand without government interference
4.
What major trend related to population occurred during industrialization in the late 1800s
a)
Immigration decreased
b)
Suburbanization decreased
c)
Urbanization increased
d)
Migration to rural areas increased
5.
The "new" immigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from
a)
southern and eastern Europe
b)
northern and western Europe
c)
East Asia
d)
Latin America
6.
The growth of big business in the late 1800s resulted in
a)
a reduction in child labor
b)
the elimination of the middle class
c)
the widening of the economic gap between rich and poor
d)
a shift in transportation from railroads to canals
7.
Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon?
a)
supply and demand
b)
mercantilism
c)
monopoly
d)
trade
8.
During the late 1800s, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported
a)
labor unions
b)
progressive income tax
c)
laissez-faire capitalism
d)
environmental conservation
9.
Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United State the "Gilded Age" to describe the
a)
end of the practice of slavery
b)
absence of international conflicts
c)
extremes of wealth and poverty
d)
achievements of the labor movement
10.
In the late 19th century, Congress tried to limit the power of monopolies by
a)
creating the Federal Trade Commission
b)
strengthening the Supreme Court
c)
adopting Granger Laws
d)
passing the Sherman Antitrust Act
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