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WorksheetsUnit 6 Test Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why did the growth of railroads during the late 1800s create a boom for the steel industry?
a)
mining iron was costly and iron rails were too expensive for the railroads
b)
steel rails were much more durable than the iron rails that had been in use
c)
existing iron rails were stronger than steel but not flexible enough for freight trains
d)
steelmakers provided more and more rails as existing steel rails quickly wore out
2.
What effect did the railroads have on the oil industry?
a)
Oil was the main fuel source for trains, which increased demand for the product.
b)
The railroads made it easier and cheaper to transport the oil from rural areas where it was often found.
c)
Oil is a main component for the creation of steel, which was needed to make railroad tracks.
d)
The first railroads were created along oil pipelines.
3.
John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company achieved financial success by
a)
promoting a diverse working environment by hiring large numbers of African Americans and women.
b)
building factories outside of the United States to take advantage of less restrictive labor laws.
c)
controlling all aspects of production, from the acquisition of raw materials to the sale of finished products.
d)
attracting government investment by producing a good that was essential to the economy of the United States.
4.
Which Scottish immigrant became a billionaire during the Second Industrial Revolution by introducing the Bessemer process to mass produce steel and vertically integrating the steel industry?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Henry Clay Frick
d)
John Jacob Astor
5.
Which of the following inventions made communication quicker across the United States by using a series of dots and dashes across electrical lines to pass messages across great distances?
a)
light bulb
b)
telephone
c)
telegraph
d)
radio
6.
Which of the following inventions allowed voice communication to occur quickly over distances?
a)
light bulb
b)
telephone
c)
telegraph
d)
radio
7.
Thomas Edison created a commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1879. How did this invention change the American workplace?
a)
It forced workers to specialize in certain tasks.
b)
It reduced efficiency in the workplace.
c)
It allowed workers to work longer hours.
d)
It led to the end of child labor laws.
8.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe Ellis Island?
a)
Most immigrants were of European descent.
b)
2% of immigrants attemptin to enter were denied admission to the U.S.
c)
Most immigrants spent months waiting for admission to the U.S.
d)
It was located outside of New York City.
9.
How did immigration processes differ between Ellis Island and Angel Island?
a)
Only immigrants with family in the United States could pass through Ellis Island.
b)
Only immigrants with certain job skills could pass through Angel Island.
c)
Passing through Angel Island took much longer, sometimes days or weeks.
d)
Passing through Ellis Island required screenings for certain diseases.
10.
What was true of the wave of European immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1915?
a)
Most were from southern or eastern Europe, and they spoke English and practiced the same religion as most Americans.
b)
Most were from northern or western Europe, and they spoke English and practiced the same religion as most Americans.
c)
Most were from northern or western Europe, and they spoke different languages and practiced different religions from most Americans.
d)
Most were from southern or eastern Europe, and they spoke different languages and practiced different religions from most Americans.
11.
How did the arrival of immigrants to the U.S.during the late 1800s impact the economy?
a)
They were willing to work for lower wages; this made goods cheaper and it helped the economy
b)
They demanded higher wages; this meant less goods to buy and it hurt the economy
c)
They worked for the same wages as Americans; there were more workers and it hurt the economy
d)
They worked for higher wages; this made goods more expensive and it helped the economy
12.
What steps did Nativists take in relation to the political influence of the immigrants?
a)
They held voter registration drives to encourage the immigrants to participate in their new country's government.
b)
They held political rallies and debates to make sure the immigrants made educated decisions when voting.
c)
They placed poll taxes and literacy tests as requirements for voting.
d)
They had translators available to help immigrants fill out their ballots
13.
As the United States became increasingly industrialized in the early twentieth century, immigration to the country increased. Which of the following BEST explains why workers living in large urban cities resented these new immigrants?
a)
The new immigrants lacked the skills necessary to work at the factories and instead resorted to crime in order to survive.
b)
The new immigrants often started small businesses and charged high prices for goods that the urban workers needed.
c)
The new immigrants tended to be much richer than those living in the cities and rarely needed to work to provide for their families.
d)
The new immigrants were willing to work for lower wages so they were often given jobs instead of the other urban workers.
14.
The purpose of the labor unions formed by workers in the United States in the late 1800s was to
a)
convince consumers to buy manufactured goods
b)
gain investors in order to start their own factories
c)
improve working conditions and obtain higher wages
d)
create more job opportunities for women and children
15.
At what point during American history were labor unions beginning to form?
a)
Colonization (1600s)
b)
American Revolution (1776-1783)
c)
Gilded Age (1865-1898)
d)
World War I (1914-1918)
16.
The development of labor unions demonstrated which of the following?
a)
Their creation was unnecessary; big business owners did everything possible to improveworking conditions
b)
That the economy was hurting and that industries would go out of business
c)
That workers only needed to take violent actionto control business owners
d)
That there was a growing division between business management and the workers
17.
Collective bargaining and strikes are best described as
a)
methods used by labor unions to get demands from big business
b)
tactics the government uses to enforce safety standards in factories.
c)
efforts by lobbyists to bring about passage of consumer-protection laws.
d)
weapons used mainly by big businesses in labor disputes.
18.
Which labor organization of the late 1800s and early 1900s became the model for later major unions in the United States?
a)
the Molly Maguires
b)
the Knights of Labor
c)
the American Federation of Labor
d)
the Industrial Workers of the World
19.
With which US policy or principle was the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad MOST associated?
a)
American exceptionalism
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
the Monroe Doctrine
d)
the Roosevelt Corollary
20.
_______ played a significant role in the construction of the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Central Pacific track.
a)
Former slaves
b)
American Indians
c)
Chinese immigrants
d)
Spanish missionaries
21.
The quotation below is attributed to Santana, a Kiowa war chief, in 1867. -
“A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry.” - Which answer choice BEST explains what Santana is describing in this quotation?
“A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry.” - Which answer choice BEST explains what Santana is describing in this quotation?
a)
the impact of the Civil War on the American Indians
b)
the costs of establishing American Indian reservations
c)
the impact of westward expansion on American Indians
d)
the costs of establishing American Indian boarding schools
22.
After the Civil War, what was the MAIN reason for the relocation of American Indians to reservations?
a)
The federal government wanted to preserve tribal cultures.
b)
Settlers, ranchers, and prospectors wanted their tribal lands.
c)
Most of the tribal chiefs requested government protection from white settlers.
d)
The American Indians had violated their treaties with the federal government.
23.
What was the original cause of US soldiers killing approximately 200 American Indians—mostly unarmed women, children, and older men—at Wounded Knee?
a)
Miners pressured the government to attack the Sioux after gold was discovered on Sioux lands.
b)
Law enforcement attempted to prevent the Sioux Tribe from participating in the Ghost Dance religious movement.
c)
American Indians defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's forces at Little Big Horn.
d)
A group of young Sioux warriors, fearing attack, killed hundreds of American settlers in Minnesota.
24.
What was the ultimate goal of the government ordered slaughter of the buffalo in the 1800s?
a)
to help feed starving immigrants settling in the West
b)
to eliminate a major incentive for Mexico to expand north
c)
to keep settlers safe from the animals as they traveled West
d)
to weaken American Indian resistance to western expansion
25.
The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their
a)
willingness to expose the corruption of U.S. society.
b)
articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez-faire economics.
c)
use of the media to advocate the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
d)
support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries.
26.
"Worst of any, however, were the fertilizer men,and those who served in the cooking rooms.These people could not be shown to the visitory - for the odor of a fertilizer man would scare any ordinary visitor at a hundred yards, and as for the other men, who worked in tank rooms full of steam, and in some of which there were open vats near the level of the floor; their peculiar trouble was that they fell into the vats." (Upton Sinclair, The Jungle 1906) - Why did muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair encourage Progressive reforms?
a)
They wanted the passage of specific bills in Congress.
b)
They sought change in dangerous and illegal practices in American industries.
c)
They tried to get particular candidates voted into office.
d)
They wanted to draw attention to the unfair practices of the banking industry.
27.
A network of women's clubs arose in the late 1800s and early 1900s. What was their role in relation to the reform movements of the time?
a)
They challenged male power and the conventional role of women.
b)
They generally worked for anti-reformist and anti-suffragist causes.
c)
They worked for many reforms, such as workplace inspection laws.
d)
They established the beginnings of the women's suffrage movement.
28.
Which Supreme Court case upheld Jim Crow laws, which were used by southern states to separate people by race?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Scott v. Sanford
c)
Sitting Bull v. United States
d)
United States v. Standard Oil
29.
What organization was created as a response to Jim Crow laws?
a)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Americans First Association
d)
Hull House
30.
“Governor Defeated in Recall Election”, “Referendum Held on Term Limits”, “Conservationists Propose Initiative on National Parks”, “Seventeenth Amendment Ratified by the States” - These headlines are all examples Progressive Era reforms designed to
a)
decrease States rights and increase federal power.
b)
strengthen the power of state legislatures.
c)
place more power in the hands of the voters.
d)
exclude specific ethnic groups from the political process.
31.
What problem arising from U.S. industrialization did the progressive reformers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries want the federal government to address?
a)
use of child labor in the workplace
b)
unfair taxes on the wealthy
c)
restrictions on the use of natural resources
d)
lack of capital for railroad expansion
32.
President Theodore Roosevelt changed the policy of the United States most in the area of
a)
conservation of natural resources.
b)
American Indian land claims.
c)
support of the arts.
d)
immigration.
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