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Worksheets2020 Midterm Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which word best describes Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction, which Johnson largely followed?
Balanced
Agressive
Lenient
Neutral
No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or former enslavement, according to the
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
Black Codes
What is a 'Soddy'?
person who bought frontier land hoping to resell it at a profit
loan made to frontier farmers by the federal government
person who lives in, or a home made out of prairie turf
invention that increased farm production
The Women’s Suffrage movement realized its goal of nation-wide women’s suffrage with the following amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
15th Amendment
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
Create Segregated Classrooms
Decrease Chinese Immigration
Settle a disagreement between China and Japan
stop Chinese students from attending schools in the US.
In The Jungle, Muckraker Upton Sinclair exposed
dangers faced by coal miners
illegal deals between special interests and the government
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
In the late 1800s, most of the foreign immigrants to the cities. . .
were quickly absorbed into the American culture
returned home after a few disheartening years
established close-knit ethnic communities
moved into new American suburbs in family groups
Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except
government regulation of business
the power of millionaire industrialists
the existence of poverty
the success of big business
One of the primary purposes of the 1887 Dawes Severalty Act was to
rebuild the Native American nations
encourage the Native American population to increase
Americanize and assimilate Native Americans
restore Native Americans to their ancestral lands
Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians
the Sand Creek Massacre
the massacre at Wounded Knee
the death of Sitting Bull
the Treaty of Fort Laramie
The group of crusading journalists of the late 1800s and early 1900s who attacked corruption in business and government were called
Mugwumps
Wobblies
Yellow Journalists
Muckrakers
When Reconstruction began, which of the following groups of Americans living in the South tended to support the Democratic Party
African Americans
Scalawags
Wealthy Landowners
Carpetbaggers
Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier?
The Railroad
Barbed Wire
Sheep Herding
Bonanza Farming
Of the following, who was the leader of the Filipino rebels
Emilio Aguinaldo
General Weyler
Ted Zawada
Jose Marti
What did industrial consolidation (bringing together) and trusts reduce during the late 1800s
Competition
Interstate Commerce
Monopolies
Corruption
All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except
a growing urban population
the emergence of the middle class
government support for business
a wealth of natural resources
The Morrill Act of 1862
gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
gave 160 acres of free land to anyone
willing to cultivate it for five years
gave federal land to railroad companies to encourage railroad building
gave land in Kansas to African Americans willing to settle and farm it
Which of the following was not a cause of World War I
Stockpiling of Weapons
American Isolationism
Imperialist competition in Europe
European Nationalism
No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or former enslavement, according to the
15th Amendment
Black Codes
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves
Forming Business Trusts
buying out raw material producers and distributors
using new methods to increase production
merging with companies producing similar products
Major hazards (dangers) of the new cities of the late 1800’s included all of the following problems except
Crime
Poverty
Disease
Drugs
The 'secret' army formed by ex-Confederate soldiers to protect their former way of life was the?
Ku Klux Klan
Free MAsons
Knights Of Liberty
American Legion
Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists? (Supporters of Prohibition)
to reduce accidents in the workplace
to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
to eliminate the use of alcohol in society
to eliminate the sale of alcohol to minors
During Reconstruction, the system of sharecropping was least beneficial to
Sharecroppers themselves
bankers
merchants
landowners
A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as
Referendum
Recall
Amendment
Initiative
Which of the following best explains the influence of Yellow journalism on U.S. foreign policy in the 1890's
Sensational news stories stirred the anger of the American public.
Newspapers failed to report news about Congress.
Political cartoons ridiculed "mugwump" politics.
Most editorials favored China and criticized Japan.
Which of the following did not stimulate U.S. imperialism
thirst for new economic markets
desire for military strength
a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture
need for a new source of cheap labor
One of the causes of the direct causes of the Spanish-American War was the de Lôme letter. What was included in the de Lôme letter that made it so egregious to Americans
an incitement for war
an apology to the U.S. government
de Lôme's resignation as Spanish minister to the United States
criticisms of President McKinley
The buffalo were virtually exterminated in the 1860s and 1870s for all of the following reasons except
railroad companies hired hunters to kill buffalo
the clothing industry used the hides
the meat industry needed meat for its eastern markets
hunters shot the animals for sport and profit
Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except
cutting the quality of his products
underselling his competitors
buying out his competitors
buying out his suppliers
To encourage settlement, the federal government passed a law that permitted settlers to buy land for small amounts of money if they lived on that land. The law was called the
Homestead Act
Settlement Act
Farmer's Act
Township Act
Which of the following made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the nation
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
Reconstruction Act of 1867
The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further
the establishment of democratic governments in China
International Diplomacy
it's trade interests in China
it's desire to take over other nations
The progressive measure that gave voters the right to remove a public official from office through special election was
Referendum
Recall
Initiative
Direct Primary
The law that required truthful labels on food and drugs was the
Interstate Commerce Act
Meat Inspection Act
Sherman Anti-TrustAct
Pure Food and Drug Act
The construction of skyscrapers was made possible by
safer FIre Escapes
Larger bricks and stronger cement
elevatorrs
advancements in steel production
The Progressive movement drew much of its strength and support from the
Upper Class
Lower Class
Corporations
Middle Class
The natural enemies of the ranchers included all of the following groups except
Cattle rustlers
Native Americans
African Americans
Farmers
The Compromise of 1877 signaled an end to
The Republican Party
Reconstruction
Civil Rights Legislation
The Economic Panic of 1873
During the fighting of the Spanish-American War
Spain won many battles to prolong the war
regular army units did more of the fighting than did National Guard units
more American fighting men died of disease than were killed in action
American troops had experienced commanders
José Martí, a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, organized a guerrilla campaign to destroy American-owned property in Cuba in order to
provoke U.S. intervention in Cuba against the Spanish
recover his family's land from American control
give money to poor Cuban natives
retaliate against U.S. involvement in Cuba
Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is
"The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem"
"Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this blood-smitten land?"
"Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours. . . ."
It is not necessary to own people to trade with them."
Who did the Radical Republicans believe should be in charge of Reconstruction policy?
the executive branch of the federal government
the newly elected governments of former Confederate states
the legislative branch of the federal government
the judicial branch of the federal government
All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War except
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Cuba
At heart Teddy Roosevelt was a
Trust Monopolist
Trust Builder
Trust Buster
Trust Regulator
