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Pocahontas Second Nine Weeks Test - LIFT: Block 1

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of raw materials and goods over land much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Bus
d)
Car
2.

The vocabulary term associated with African American who moved west.

a)

relocation

b)

reservations

c)

assimilation

d)

exodusters

3.

What was the settlers first impression of the Great Plains?

a)

crowded

b)

"treeless wasteland"

c)

only good for American Indians

d)

a jungle

4.

Which vocabulary word describe what was required of the Native Americans if they were to survive westward expansion?

a)

oppose

b)

assimilation

c)

sod

d)

exoduster

5.

What was promised in the Homestead Act?

a)

just enough land for a house

b)

160 acres

c)

all the gold you can carry

d)

10 cattle to start your farm

6.

Many homes in the West were made from...

a)

Brick

b)

Logs

c)

Sod

d)

Tents

7.

What ways could settlers get water?

a)

From the grocery store.

b)

From windmills and wells.

c)

From creeks and rivers.

d)

From a sink.

8.
Sod Houses
a)
A sled pulled by a dog or a horse
b)
A settlement developed at the end of a cattle drive
c)
A house build of soil and grass roots
d)
A tent made of stretched buffalo over poles
9.
Which group built the Central Pacific Railroad?
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
Native Americans
d)
Homesteaders
10.
WHat happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
a)
it was the longest battle ever fought
b)
Custer won, US victory
c)
Custer and all his soldier's were killed
d)
Forced Native Americans to Canada
11.
Who said, "I shall fight no more, forever."
a)
Kanye
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Sitting Bull
d)
General Custer
12.
This offered 160 acres to settlers who agreed to farm it for five years
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Emancipation Proclomation
d)
Native Treaty
13.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
14.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
15.
Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?
a)
Control all of a product's production
b)
business competition
c)
rise prices
d)
put all competition out of business
16.

Who had a vital role in the steel industry?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Henry Bessner

c)

Henry J. Ford

17.
The most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry 
a)
factories
b)
railroads
c)
corporations
d)
telephone
18.
Known as the "Master of Steel"
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Gustavus Swift
d)
Andrew Carnegie
19.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
20.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
21.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
22.
J.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?
a)
Banking
b)
Oil
c)
Railroad
d)
Coal
23.
Between the Civil War and WWI the US was transformed from an agricultural to an _____ nation.
a)
industrial
b)
civilized
c)
archaic
d)
agrarian
24.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
25.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
26.
This picture is an example of a ...
a)
tenement.
b)
political machine.
c)
monopoly.
d)
sweatshop.
27.
______________ the movement of population from farms to cities, began slowly in the early 1800s.
a)
ruralization
b)
urbanization
c)
domestication
d)
summerization
28.
Henry Ford is credited with creating the _____________  _____________, which revolutionized the way cars were made.
a)
Assembly Line
b)
Airplane
c)
Incandescent Lamp
d)
Telephone
29.
A person who donates large amounts of money to help others is called a ...
a)
economist
b)
professor
c)
inventor
d)
philanthropist
30.
Alexander Graham Bell invented this:
a)
Electricity
b)
Radio
c)
Telephone
d)
Light bulb
31.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
32.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
33.
Where did the character "Jurgen" in Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" work?
a)
Meat packing factory
b)
Steel mill
c)
the Senate
d)
Market
34.
Who founded Hull House, a settlement house for immigrants, in Chicago?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Annie Oakley
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Sacajawea 
35.
What type of housing was created by people like Jane Adams to help assist the problems of immigrants during the Progressive Era?
a)
Assistance homes
b)
Half way houses
c)
Settlement Houses
d)
Immigrant tennements
36.
The city identified on the map is known for which industry? 
a)
Textile 
b)
Steel 
c)
Meat 
d)
Automobile 
37.
One major advantage of the assembly line was that it increased the... 
a)
Cost of production 
b)
Speed of production 
c)
Prices of goods 
d)
Wages of workers 
38.
Which person would most likely resist changing the negative effects of industry? 
a)
Captain of Industry 
b)
Union Leader 
c)
Striking Factory Worker 
d)
Progressive Reformer 
39.
Which man created the lightbulb and industrialized electricity? 
a)
Thomas Edison 
b)
Alexander Graham Bell 
c)
Henry Ford 
d)
James Watts 
40.
This is a method where workers stay in one place as products move along a moving belt. 
a)
Mechanization 
b)
Assembly line 
c)
Automated systems 
d)
Production 
41.
The people working in textile mills most likely lived in 
a)
New England 
b)
Detroit 
c)
Atlanta 
d)
Mid-Atlantic 
42.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a captain of which industry? 
a)
Oil 
b)
Textiles 
c)
Steel 
d)
Shipping and railroads 
43.
What greatly increased farm productivity and reduced labor needs? 
a)
mechanization 
b)
assembly line 
c)
cooperations 
d)
monopolies 
44.
Chicago is most known for which industry? 
a)
automobiles 
b)
meat-packing 
c)
textiles 
d)
steel 
45.
What state is this?
a)
Michigan
b)
Louisiana
c)
Maryland
d)
Wisconsin
46.
The highlighted state pictured is of what state?
a)
Washington
b)
Oregon
c)
Idaho
d)
Montana
47.
a)

Kansas

b)

Wyoming

c)

Colorado

d)

Utah

48.
a)

Washington

b)

Wyoming

c)

Montana

d)

North Dakota

49.
a)

Utah

b)

Nevada

c)

California

d)

Arizona

50.

This state is ___________________.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

51.
This  was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Reconstruction
c)
WWI
d)
Freedmen's Bureau 
52.
This amendment abolished slavery. 
a)
12th 
b)
13th 
c)
14th
d)
15th
53.
This amendment says if you are born here you are a citizen. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
54.
This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling. 
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Freedmen's Bureau 
55.
Amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
56.
Amendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves.  It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
57.
Northerners who went South after the Civil War during the time of Reconstruction
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Pioneers
d)
Homesteaders
58.
"I'm looking to buy up your plantations and influence your government for my own personal gain of wealth and power."
Which group of people does the picture above make reference to during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Northern Politicians
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Southern Military Leaders
d)
Freed African Americans
59.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
60.
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 forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
61.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
62.
System of farming where plantation owners would lend former slaves a place to live in exchange for farming crops
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Freedmen's Bureua
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Slavery
63.

What side was destroyed in the civil war

a)

South

b)

Union

c)

Both

d)

The Ocean

64.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
65.

African Americans had to pay a _____ and pass a literacy test in order to vote.

a)

Hayes tax

b)

land tax

c)

Poll tax

66.
This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling. 
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Freedmen's Bureau 
67.
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
68.
After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, who took over the presidency and continued Reconstruction?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
69.
What was Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction?
a)
a.  Preserve the Union and end the Civil War as soon as possible
b)
a.  Send military control to the South and punish all Confederate Veterans
c)
a.  End the use of slave labor in the South and give all African Americans the right to vote
d)
a.  Prolong the war to punish the South and expel the Southern states from the Union
70.

President of the United States that pushed for Reconciliation with the southern states.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Andrew Johnson

71.

Ex-Confederate general that urged southerners to get over losing and reconcile with the North.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Thaddeus Stevens

72.

Wanted southerners to reunite with northerners, even though some people wanted to keep fighting for slavery.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Charles Sumner

73.

Fought for the 15th Amendment, which would allow black men to vote.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Andrew Johnson

74.

Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

75.

Became president of Washington College after the Civil War.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Charles Sumner

76.

Which Black leader believed Blacks had already earned the rights of whites and demand that Blacks be treated as equals?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Marcus Garvey

77.

Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described below?

● Born a slave in Virginia

● Educator, speaker, author, community leader

● Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881

● Famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech in 1895

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Fredrick Douglas

d)

W. E. B. DuBois

78.

Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?

a)

DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.

b)

DuBois wanted immediate equality for blacks, while Washington wanted to use a slower approach for change.

c)

There were no differences between them, both DuBois and Washington wanted equality as fast as possible.

d)

Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.

79.

Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described above?

● Born in Massachusetts

● First African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard University in 1895

● Co-founder of NAACP in 1909

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

W. E. B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

80.

What was the Act that allowed poor settlers to move west?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Homestead Act of 1862

d)

Railway Act

81.

How many years in a row did homesteaders have to improve their land before they outright owned it?

a)

10 Years

b)

15 Years

c)

1 Year

d)

5 Years

82.

What famous general was killed at Little Big Horn?

a)

Crazy Horse

b)

George Custer

c)

Phil Sheridan

d)

Sitting Bull

83.

At what battle was George Armstrong Custer and his entire unit ripped apart by the Sioux?

a)

Little Big Horn

b)

Wounded Knee

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Sand Creek

e)

Antietam

84.

This picture depicts Native Americans dead in the snow after a conflict. Where is this picture most likely from?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Wounded Knee

c)

Little Big Horn

d)

Antietam

e)

Fort Pillow

85.

After the Civil War, western lands in the United States became increasingly easier to get to and therefore more crowded due to the invention of:

a)

The Airplane

b)

The Automobile

c)

The Railroad

d)

The Steamboat

e)

The Canoe

86.

Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?

a)

States

b)

Towns

c)

Reservations

d)

Camps

87.
What is the process in which a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture?
a)
Conversion
b)
Acceptance
c)
Assimilation
d)
Nativism
88.
What are the two major ports that immigrants came in?
a)
Angel Island and Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island and San Francisco
c)
Ellis Island and Charleston
89.
Which one is NOT a reason that immigrants came to the US?
a)
poverty and war
b)
religious freedom
c)
to face descrimination
d)
job opportunities
90.
European Immigrants came through _____ island
a)
Angel
b)
Ellis
c)
Charleston
d)
Statue of Liberty
91.
Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Fools Island
92.
What is the growth of cities?
a)
immigration
b)
emigration
c)
urbanization
d)
assimilation
93.
What was a crowded, urban, run-down building with small, cheap apartments. 
a)
Tenement
b)
Political Machine
c)
Angel Island
d)
Homestead
94.
Most immigrants traveled
a)
first class
b)
second class
c)
steerage
d)
fourth class
95.
What national monument is located near Ellis Island?
a)
The White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
The Washington Monument
96.
Why did doctors examine immigrants?
a)
To make sure they didn't spread an illness
b)
To give them medicine
c)
To track growth rates
d)
To give shots
97.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
98.
Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?
a)
It was illegal to live anywhere else
b)
They didn't want to be in the US
c)
It made their adjustment to their new life easier
d)
No other housing was avaliable
99.
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?
a)
Major companies wanted to hire them
b)
People laughed at their accents
c)
Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
d)
Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
100.

A period of social activism and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s.

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Social Gospel Movement

c)

NAACP

d)

Temperance Movement

101.

He was a civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans by demanding instant equality. Co-Founded the NAACP

a)

Jane Addams

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Upton Sinclair

102.

A civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color."

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Social Gospel Movement

c)

NAACP

d)

Temperance

103.
The __________ asserted that the United States should act as Latin Americas's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Platt Amendment
d)
"big stick" diplomacy
104.
Roosevelt's _________ depended on a strong military to achieve U.S. goals.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
"big stick" diplomacy
c)
"moral diplomacy"
d)
"dollar diplomacy"
105.
Threatening use of force in Latin America if need be
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Moral Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Shuttle Diplomacy
106.

Why was the American government interested in annexing Hawaii?

a)

It was discovered that gold could be mined on the island of Maui.

b)

It was a perfect location for expanding American territory in the Pacific.

c)

It was ethnically similar to the United States.

d)

It was a strategic location that allowed the United States to attack Japan.

107.
a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Fake News

108.

This person, along with Hearst, created the New York Newspaper Wars of the 1890s.

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Nellie Bly

c)

Charles Foster Kane

d)

William Henderson

109.

What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The New York Mafia Wars

d)

World War I

110.
Which ocean borders the EAST coast of the United States and Canada?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean

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