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Woah, We're Quarter Way There!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by

a)

creating a system of dams for crop migration

b)

removing all restrictions on immigration

c)

placing Native Americans on reservations

d)

providing free land to settlers

2.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

3.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
4.
Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ethnic Enclaves
c)
Assimilation
5.

Why did the Compromise of 1877 happen ?

a)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to settle the disputed 1899 U.S. Presidential election.

b)

The Compromise of 1877 happened because the citizens food wasn't cooked correctly.

c)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to settle the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election.

d)

The Compromise of 1877 was reached to abolish slavery.

6.

Why was the compromise of 1877 important?

a)

The compromise of 1877 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1876 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

b)

The compromise of 1877 was important because it calmed the dispute of the 1896 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

c)

The compromise of 1987 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1986 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

d)

The compromise of 1890 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1987 election and it pulled the people out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

7.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
8.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
9.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
10.

The vocabulary term associated with African American who moved west.

a)

relocation

b)

reservations

c)

assimilation

d)

exodusters

11.

Who was considered a leader of the Great Exodus?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Benjamin Singleton

d)

Rosa Parks

12.

Civil Service Reform was a response to what?

a)

Political Machines and the Spoils System

b)

Chinese Immigrants

c)

Indians (Native Americans)

d)

The need to regulate State Governments

13.

Americans who grew angry and resentful at the increased Immigrant migration into the country, especially those from Southern and Eastern Europe

a)

Nativists

b)

Populists

c)

Philanthropists

d)

Social Workers

14.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

15.

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

16.

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Industrial Capitalists

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Labor Leaders

17.
The scandal involving the Union Pacific Railroad & the bribing of Congressmen was called
a)
Belknap Scandal
b)
Whiskey Ring
c)
Credit Mobilier
d)
Tammany Hall
18.

An act that created competitive exams and selected presidential appointees based on merit.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Federal Reserve Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

19.

A religious movement that called for social reforms such as the abolition of child labor and better working conditions.

a)

Progressive Movement

b)

National Park Service

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

19th Amendment

20.
This was created to regulate railroads
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Commision
c)
Railway Regulation Firm
d)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
21.
This was created to regulate monopolies
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Roosevelt Anti-Trust Act
d)
Slayton Anti-Trust Act
22.
The theory or policy that the government will not interfere with business
a)
Entreprenuer
b)
National Market
c)
Laissez Faire
d)
Philanthropy
23.
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
24.
He used the Bessemer Process in a factory in Pittsburg Pennsylvania, to mass produce stronger steel
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Terrence Powderly
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
25.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
26.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what was the difference between "new" immigration and "old" immigration?
a)
"Old" immigrants were from South America, and "new" immigrants were from Africa.
b)
Old" immigrants were from Asia, and "new" immigrants were from South America.
c)
"Old" immigrants were from western Europe, and "new" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe.
d)
"Old" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe, and "new" immigrants were from western Europe.
27.
What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?
a)
San Fransisco Bay
b)
Heaven Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Asian Island
28.
What MOST attracted Chinese immigrants to the U.S. in the 19th century?
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold mining and railroad jobs
c)
coal mining and building canals
d)
political freedom
29.

Worker organizations who tried to collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Monopoly

c)

Political Machine

d)

Free Enterprise System

30.

Policies favoring the current citizens as opposed to immigrants.

a)

Immigration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Laissez-Faire

d)

Nativism

31.
What is social darwinism?
a)
Survival of the fittest in society
b)
The idea that some races are better than others
c)
The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
d)
all of these options
32.
Which African American leader believed in full political, civil and social rights rather than to accept social segregation?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Frederick Douglass
33.
Which of the following believed equality could be achieved through vocational education and accepted social segregation?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
34.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
35.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
36.
Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 
a)
less, increase
b)
more, increase
37.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
38.

Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s 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

39.
Which national union did Samuel Gompers found?
a)
NFL
b)
CIO
c)
AFL
d)
NEA
40.
leader of the American Railway Union
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Eugene V. Debs
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Ida Tarbell
41.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
42.
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 
43.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
44.
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 
45.
A "muckraker" 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
46.

Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

47.
Prohibition began with the 
a)
15th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
48.

This Amendment in 1913 required that the more money a citizen made, the higher the income tax they had to pay.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

11th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

49.

Which amendment gave people the right to elect two representatives in the Senate to serve for six years each?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

50.

What did Governor La Follette do to improve workplace conditions?

a)

He wrote newspaper stories about dangerous working conditions.

b)

He encouraged factory workers to form unions and go on strike.

c)

He ordered employers to obey laws against hiring children.

d)

He supported laws limiting the workday to ten hours.