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WorksheetsImmigration/Urbanization/Reform
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
2.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
3.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
4.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
5.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
6.
Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Jacob Riis
7.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own property
c)
equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
8.
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
9.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
10.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
11.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
12.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
13.
Which act was rushed to Congress and passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906?
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Australian Ballot Act
d)
Meat Inspection Act
14.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
15.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
16.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
17.
A "suffragette" is
a)
A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories
b)
Someone who took bribes
c)
someone who fought for women's rights
d)
a gardener
18.
Fought for women's voting rights
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
19.
Political machine who took advantage of New York city to make millions
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
20.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
21.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
22.
The Progressive Era could best be summed up as...
a)
an era that experienced massive job loss due to the collapse of the economy.
b)
an era that placed a great emphasis on reforming the corruption and injustices throughout American society.
c)
an era where the US started the "war on terror"
d)
an era where there was no government regulation on American businesses.
23.
Who wrote the “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902 and showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on unfair business practices?
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
24.
How many people immigrated to US 1880-1920?
a)
More than 10 million
b)
More than 20 million
c)
More than 30 million
d)
More than 50 million
25.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
26.
Immigration pull factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
27.
Describe the voyage to America.
a)
Great food & lodging
b)
Crowded, diverse, smelly
c)
Quick, exciting, fun
d)
Entertaining, crowded, quick
28.
The Statue of Liberty was….
a)
A gift from England, the first thing immigrants to N.Y. saw
b)
A gift from France, where all immigrants were processed
c)
A gift from France, the first sign of America that many immigrants saw
d)
A gift from Germany to indicate the United States friendship with them
29.
What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?
a)
San Fransisco Bay
b)
Heaven Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Asian Island
30.
What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?
a)
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
b)
Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
c)
Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
31.
What dog has the best eyesight and is the fastest running (up to 45 miles per hour)?
a)
Dory
b)
Greyhound
c)
Jack Russell Terrier
d)
Borzoi
32.
Describe Immigrants from 1840-1885.
a)
Many could speak English - easier time blending into U.S.
b)
From Italy, Poland, Greece, China, & Japan
c)
Most could not speak English
d)
Most of them were elderly people
33.
Where did most immigrants live?
a)
Most lived in farming communities
b)
Most lived in the suburbs
c)
Most lived in big cities
d)
Most lived around lakes
34.
Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.
a)
Promise of a better life
b)
War or religious persecution
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Religious Freedom
35.
This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.
a)
Angel Island
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Ellis Island
d)
New York City
36.
Where did immigrants in the West work?
a)
Factories, Industries
b)
Ranches
c)
Farms, Railroad, Mines
d)
Schools, Offices, Businesses
37.
Where did many immigrants in the East work?
a)
Fisherman
b)
Ranches
c)
Farms
d)
Factories
38.
Give example of immigrant pull factors?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Political Persecution
c)
Abundance of Land & job opportunities
d)
War
39.
What was the first thing immigrants saw when they arrived in the U.S.?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Statue of Liberty
c)
Empire State Building
d)
Central Park
40.
Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not
enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great
Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses
in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
Better jobs in industry attracted
farmers and laborers to cities
41.
Chinese Americans contributed to which project that forever changed the American West?
a)
the Lewis and Clark Expedition
b)
the Pony Express
c)
the
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
the Missouri Fur Company
42.
What was the most significant aspect of the population changes in the United States during the first quarter of the twentieth century?
a)
the
continued and rapid growth of cities
b)
the mass movement to suburban areas
c)
a steady migration from urban areas to rural areas
d)
the reversal of the earlier migration of people
to the West
43.
During the nineteenth century, much of agriculture in western countries became mechanized. How did this mechanization of agriculture affect cities?
a)
Since
fewer agricultural workers were needed, they moved to cities for jobs.
b)
Larger farms were created, but some land was
set aside for suburban growth.
c)
Since fewer industrial workers were needed,
they settled in the poorest areas.
d)
The increased need for workers with specialized
skills drew laborers to rural areas.
44.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
45.
When did Congress finally approve (ratify) the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?
a)
1776
b)
1861
c)
1920
d)
1929
46.
What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?
a)
fill government jobs based on merit
b)
end the Gilded Age
c)
break up monopolies
d)
award government jobs based on loyalty
47.
Politicians (like Boss) were taking what for favors?
a)
Hugs
b)
Pugs
c)
Bribes
d)
Food
48.
What is this called? When elected leaders gave government jobs and favors to supporters only, even if they weren't qualified.
a)
Spoil System
b)
Money System
c)
Bribery System
d)
Government System
49.
This reform required people to pass a test and show skills in order to take federal jobs.
a)
Civil Service Commission
b)
Civil Municipal Commission
c)
Civil Liberty Commission
d)
Civil Hydration Commission
50.
Who was the photographer who revealed the dangerous working conditions of children
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Thomas Nast
c)
Lewis Hine
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
51.
Which is NOT true about tenements
a)
Every tenement had an fire escape required by law
b)
Some did not have windows
c)
They often cramped people in small spaces
d)
Diseases spread easily in the buildings
52.
Where is the Statue of Liberty located and what poem is on its base?
a)
New York- The New Colossus
b)
Philadelphia, PA- The Declaration of Independence
c)
Dallas, Texas- O captain my captain
d)
Madison, Wisconsin- The road not taken
53.
"Give me your tired, your poor..." reads on which monument?
a)
Statue of Liberty
b)
Independence Hall
c)
Federal Hall
d)
Great Wall
54.
President Garfield's assassination revealed the problems with the
a)
Tenement housing
b)
unsafe factory conditions
c)
Spoils System
d)
monopolies and trusts
55.
This suffragist went on hunger strikes and was jailed to fight for the passage of which Amendment?
a)
21st
b)
19th
c)
18th
d)
15th
56.
Radical member of the Temperance movement who famously used a hatchet on alcohol serving establishments
a)
Carrie Nation
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Ida Tarbell
57.
This was the Progressive Era movement to ban alcohol
a)
suffrage
b)
conservation
c)
temperance
d)
humanitarianism
58.
First President to fly in airplane, own an automobile, and died in a submarine
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
James Garfield
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Benjamin Franklin
59.
As a result of reading, "the Jungle" this president passed the
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Anti-Trust Act
c)
21st Amendment
d)
Voter Rights act
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