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US History Quarter 1 Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Civillization ACt

c)

Manifest Destiny Act

d)

Indian Territory Act

2.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
3.

Promised settlers 160 acres of land for $1.65 an acre if they could improve the land.

a)

Pacific Railway Act

b)

Continental Railroad Act

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Homestead Act

4.

What happened to cowboys on the "open range"?

a)

they retired to boom towns on their wealth

b)

land was overgrazed and barbed wired started the "closed range"

c)

cattle were shipped to Chicago for slaughter

d)

they were killed by Indians or moved to reservations

5.

Battle where Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated the Americans under General Custer.

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Little Big Horn

c)

Sitting Bull's Last Stand

d)

Ghost Town

6.

Many Native Americans relied heavily on the buffalo for many of their basic needs. In what way did industrialization affect the buffalo population in the United States?

a)

Due to fears that the buffalo population was threatened by westward expansion, the US government designated the buffalo as a protected species.

b)

The development of the steam engine resulted in decreased Native American reliance on the buffalo and the population quickly grew in size.

c)

The development of mass production techniques in the textile industry caused an increase in demand for buffalo hide and the population decreased dramatically.

d)

The buffalo were killed for their furs and to drive away Native Americans who occupied land that the federal government desired for the development of railroads.

7.

Sent Native American children to assimilation school; stripped them of language, clothing, names, etc... Name of school leading this assimilation attempt?

a)

Indian Industrial School

b)

Carlisle Industrial Indian School

c)

Carlisle Industrial School

d)

None of the Above

8.

What term means the movement to make social change?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Mass Production

d)

Women's Suffrage Movement

9.

Which of the following was NOT an issue the Progressives were trying to fix about society in the early 1900's?

a)

Education Reform

b)

Alcohol

c)

Prisoner Abuse

d)

Tax Reform

10.
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
11.
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
12.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
13.
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
14.
 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
15.
Which of the following is the most significant impact of the Progressive parties?
a)
   restoration of the nation’s cities
b)
   stagnation of opportunities for immigrants
c)
   improvement in the status of Native Americans
d)
   increased control of government by the people
16.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
17.
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
18.
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
19.

____ is an organization of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

a)

Labor Movement

b)

Labor Union

c)

Political Party

d)

Populist Party

20.

Which of the following is NOT a cause for the drop in food prices for farmers?

a)

Overproduction

b)

International competition

c)

New Machinery

d)

Poverty

21.

Railroad companies caused problems for farmers by

a)

Delaying shipping times

b)

Charging per box for crops

c)

Providing few options for train shipments

d)

Charging high shipping costs

22.

Why was the Populist Party formed?

a)

To represent the interests of workers in popular states

b)

To represent the common interests of farmers and workers

c)

To represent the interests of farmers in the South

d)

To serve as a social club for farmers

23.

Which of the following was a cause of the failure of the Populist Party?

a)

Free coinage of silver

b)

Federal ownership of railroads

c)

Antitrust legislation

d)

A graduated income tax

24.

A lack of government intervention in the free market is referred to as

a)

Federal economy

b)

Anarchism

c)

Laissez-Faire

d)

Free economy system

25.
Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Terrorist organizations
c)
Labor unions
26.
Most strikes by unions in the late 1800's were unsuccessful mainly because
a)
unions were unconstitutional
b)
strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues
c)
government supported business instead of workers
d)
strikers failed to use militant tactics
27.
The Homestead Strike was a protest 
a)
in Colorado demanding safer working conditions. 
b)
Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
c)
against the Pullman Palace Car Company’s unsafe working conditions
d)
against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut jobs.
28.
How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?
a)
The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
b)
The unions were viewed as persecuted victims 
c)
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy 
d)
The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government 
29.
Which of the following is a method that unions use to allow mass numbers of workers to negotiate as one body?
a)
Lockouts 
b)
Strikes 
c)
Boycotts 
d)
Collective Bargaining 
30.
What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?
a)
Decline of the Knights of Labor
b)
Rally for public opinion in favor of workers
c)
Victory of workers in the Homestead Strikes
d)
Break up of the American Federation of Labor
31.

• promotion of the interests of small farmers, ranchers, and laborers

• preservation of public land/protection of land from large landowners

• regulation of the railroads

• increase of the amount of money in circulation

Which group of people pushed for the reforms listed in the list?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Populists

c)

Progressives

d)

Social Darwinists

32.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?
a)
RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD
b)
 GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX
c)
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS
d)
EASIER BANK CREDIT
33.
What was the most important goal of the Populist Party?
a)
Creation of government grain warehouses
b)
 Increase in the amount of money in circulation
c)
Regulation of big business by the government
d)
None of the above
34.

All of the following statements are true about the Populist Party of the late 1800’s EXCEPT which one?

a)

Farmers, suffering from debt, deflation, and railroads monopolies, turned to Populism

b)

Populist lived in large cities of the North

c)

Most Populists came from farms in the Northwest and South

d)

Populism declined because of an improving national economy

35.
Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party? 
a)
farmer
b)
owner of a small business
c)
banker
d)
William Jennings Bryan
36.

What is the "cross of gold" speech about?

The excerpt below is from William Jennings Bryan’s speech at the 1896 Democratic Convention.

“Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: ‘You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.’ ”

a)

letting the rich know that the workig poor will not allow to be economically abused by the gold standard

b)

letting the poor know that the rich will not allow to be economically taken advantage by the gold standard

c)

letting the ruch know that the workig poor will not allow to be economically abused by bimetallism

37.
Who was considered the leader of the Populists?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Mark Twain
d)
U S Grant
38.

Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Eastern and Northern Europe

c)

Southern and Eastern Europe

d)

Central Europe

39.
This term describes people with prejudices about immigrants based on ethnicity, religion, political and social beliefs
a)
Racist
b)
Nativist
c)
Prejudists
d)
Americanist
40.
These organizations were  led by powerful bosses, bribed individuals for votes, and controlled politicians.
a)
Unions
b)
Political Machines
c)
Mafia
d)
Knights of Labor
41.
Who was the boss of New York's Tammany Hall, which defrauded NYC out of millions of dollars? 
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Boss Nast
c)
Boss Cleveland
d)
Boss Marconi
42.
This term means the growth of cities especially during the Gilded Age
a)
Urbanization
b)
Industrialization
c)
Immigration
d)
Ruralization
43.

The Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese limited Chinese immigration to the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Tammany Hall was a...

a)

saloon

b)

Political Machine

c)

theater

d)

speak easy

45.

"The Gentlemens' Agreement" was an informal agreement between what 2 countries?

a)

China and Japan

b)

China and the U.S

c)

The U.S. and Japan

46.

"The Gentlemen's Agreement" was an informal agreement between the U.S. and Japan stating that..

a)

Japan would only allow professional immigrants to the U.S.

b)

Japan would only allow skilled immigrant workers to the U.S.

c)

Japan would only allow teachers immigrants to the U.S.

47.

What did the "Naturalization law of 1890" do?

a)

Prevented Eastern Europeans from becoming citizens

b)

Prevented Chinese to become citizens

c)

Prevented Japanese from becoming citizens

48.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
49.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
50.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
51.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
52.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
53.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
54.

What problem did many African american farmers have under the sharecropping system?

a)

They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.

b)

They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.

c)

Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit.

d)

All choices are true.

55.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
56.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
57.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
58.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
59.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
60.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction.  This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
61.

Which part of the U.S was referred to as the Union during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate

b)

the north

c)

Border

d)

None of the above

62.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
63.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
64.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.

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