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American II Q3 Review

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?

a)

Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside

b)

Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside

2.

The Dawes Severalty Act dealt with which group in America?

a)

Indians (Native Americans)

b)

Immigrants

c)

Chinese

d)

Settlers

3.

Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?

a)

The Immigrants and the Poor

b)

The Immigrants and Big Businesses

c)

The Poor and the Chinese

d)

The Chinese and the Big Businesses

4.

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

5.

Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nativism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Temperance

6.

The title given to people like Carnegie who invested their money to start businesses, such as his steel monopoly.

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

Nativists

c)

Philanthropists

d)

Populists

7.

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

8.

Though jobs were plentiful, they didn't pay well. This caused what change in women and children's lives in the nineteenth century?

a)

Women and children had to become wage earners

b)

Women and children became business owners

c)

Women and children became more educated

d)

Women and children became leaders of organized labor

9.

The Homestead Act caused a shift in population to move from where to where?

a)

East Coast to West Coast

b)

West Coast to East Coast

10.

What group was motivated the most by "The American Dream" during the Gilded Age?

a)

Immigrants

b)

The Poor

c)

Indians (Native Americans)

d)

Former Slaves

11.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

12.

Declining wages and a rise unemployment on the west coast led to what piece of legislation?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Pendleton Act of 1883

13.

Roads, skyscrapers, prisons, sewers, schools, railroads, etc, are all examples of what?

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Rural Expansion

c)

Assimilation

d)

Nativism

14.

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

a)

Rural areas to Urban areas

b)

Urban areas to Rural areas

15.

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

16.

All of the following groups struggled for civil rights during the Gilded Age except?

a)

Mexican Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

Immigrants

d)

Women

17.

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

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

18.

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

19.

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?

a)

White settlers wanted the land on the Plains

b)

NativeAmericans refused to remain on the Plains

c)

Native American population decreased and needed less land

d)

The Plains failed to meet the needs of the Native American peoples

20.

Which was NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians?

a)

the horse

b)

the buffalo

c)

the extended family

d)

land ownership

21.

Former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains

a)

Nacirema

b)

Exodusters

c)

Populists

d)

Scalawags

22.

Most responsible for bringing an end to the cattle industry

a)

the railroad

b)

barbed wire

c)

disappearance of the buffalo

d)

cattle trails

23.

The Dawes Act was designed to benefit

a)

Native Americans

b)

white settlers

c)

both Native Americans & white settlers

d)

neither

24.

The purpose of the Homestead Act was to

a)

prevent African Americans from settling the West

b)

settle Native Americans in farming communities

c)

make money for the government

d)

encourage white families to develop the West

25.

A Homesteader was a(n)

a)

settler recruited in Europe by a railroad company

b)

African American settler originally from the South

c)

settler who claimed land in Oklahoma by squatting on it

d)

settler who farmed land given by the federal government

26.

A soddy was a(n)

a)

home made out of prairie turf

b)

invention that increased farm production

c)

loan made to frontier farmers by the federal government

d)

person who bought frontier land hoping to resell it at a profit

27.

The Homestead Act, Pacific Railway Act, and Morrill Land Grant Act all

a)

encouraged settlement of the West by the American government

b)

gave land in Kansas to African Americans willing to settle and farm it

c)

promoted slavery in new territories

d)

gave 160 acres of land to Native American families

28.

This area was originally inhabited by highly developed Native Americans and became a source of conflict with white settlers

a)

The Ozarks

b)

The Great Plains

c)

The Sierra Nevadas

d)

The Great Basin

29.

The Dawes Act is an example of

a)

accomodation

b)

approximation

c)

acclimation

d)

assimilation

30.

Animal central to the life of the Plains Indians

a)

Prairie Dog

b)

Buffalo

c)

Wolf

d)

Whitetail Deer

31.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
37.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
38.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
39.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
40.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
41.
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 
42.
17th Amendment-
a)
Banned sale, distribution and manufacture of alcohol
b)
required direct election of US Senators
c)
established the Income Tax
d)
Gave women suffrage rights
43.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
44.
Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates
a)
Tax Invasion
b)
Salary Tax
c)
Sales Tax
d)
Graduated Income Tax
45.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
46.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
47.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
48.

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north and Midwest is called

a)

the Harlem Renaissance

b)

the Great Migration

c)

the Great Depression

d)

the Italian Renaissance

49.

Which of these were reasons that African Americans left the south? (3 push factors)

a)

Sharecropping

b)

too many jobs

c)

segregation

d)

freedom

e)

lynching

50.

Which of these were reasons that African Americans wanted to come to the north and Midwest? (3 pull factors)

a)

sharecropping

b)

available jobs

c)

segregation

d)

freedom

e)

better schools

51.

How did Prohibition change life in the United States?

a)

children stopped drinking alcohol

b)

African Americans moved north

c)

Women gained their independence

d)

Organized Crime increased because of illegal alcohol sales

52.

Affordable automobiles led to what changes in the United States in the 1920's?

a)

Drinking at speakeasies increased

b)

Americans had more freedom and roads were paved

c)

Americans began walking more

d)

Americans were outraged by the high prices of cars

53.

Which of these descriptions fits life in the Roaring Twenties?

a)

a time of prosperity, social change, artistic rebirth and organized crime

b)

a time of technological breakthroughs and online gaming

c)

a time of conflict and economic hardships

d)

the rise of imperialism and international conquest

54.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

55.

What treaty is signed to end WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Geneva Convention

d)

Paris Peace Accords

56.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

57.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

58.

Who was the leader of the United States during WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Nicolas II

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

59.

The League of Nations was created by the---

a)

Concordat of 1801

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Congress of Vienna

60.

Jim Crow Laws were passed in order to

a)

Ban the Populist Party

b)

Enforce discrimination

c)

Protect African Americans

d)

Limit the percentage of women that can vote in the South

61.

What did the government do in response to growth of trusts and monopolies.

a)

Passing of Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Federal Engagement Act

c)

Political Bosses

d)

Social Darwinism

62.

Farmers faced many economic problems in the late 1800s which led to the formation of what?

a)

American Protective Association

b)

People's (Populist) Party

c)

NAACP

d)

Department of Agriculture

63.

Plessy v. Fergusun upheld the doctrine of...

a)

Separate but equal

b)

Equal protection

c)

The right to vote for African Americans

d)

Civil Rights to all

64.

Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify

a)

Laissez-faire capitalism

b)

Political activism

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Civil Rights

65.

Social reformers aimed to fix society's problems by

a)

Helping those in need and regulating the economy

b)

Allowing the middle class to expand

c)

Realizing that people fail due to circumstances beyond their control

d)

Encouraging natural selection and encouraging competition

66.

Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to do what?

a)

Learn skills to help with economic goals

b)

focus only on civil rights

c)

Campaign against lynching

d)

Focus on education to reach full equality

67.

Stimulating democratic reforms such as initiative was a result of

a)

the Progressive movement

b)

Gilded age

c)

Prohibition movement

d)

National legislative movement

68.

What was the main purpose behind Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies?

a)

Encourage competition amongst businesses

b)

Reduce competition among businesses

c)

End labor unions

d)

Save national banks

69.

What was the Progressive Era's greatest failure?

a)

No progress was made on civil rights (For African Americans)

b)

The inability to prevent the United States from entering World War 1

c)

Most reforms were immediate failures

d)

Encouraged Laissez-Faire policies

70.

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act?

a)

Reduce imports from foreign nations

b)

Reduce power of unions

c)

Eliminate unfair business practices

d)

Encourage laissez-faire policies

71.

Movement that originally began as a social club for farmers but whose main focus became getting fair railroad rates.

a)

The Grange Movement

b)

The Populist Movement

c)

The Settlement House Movement

72.

What political party formed from a merging of farmers and labors in the late 1800s that said to represent the "ordinary" people?

a)

The Democratic Party

b)

The Progressive or Bull Moose Party

c)

The Populist Party

73.

What did the Interstate Commerce Commission originally regulate--why was it formed?

a)

To regulate the telegraph and telephone companies.

b)

To regulate usage of water in the western states.

c)

To regulate railroad rates, so they would be "reasonable and just."

74.

What explanation below explains why Greenbacks began to drop in value after the Civil War?

a)

Greenbacks could only be exchanged for gold.

b)

The railroad millionaires had placed all Greenbacks in powerful banks.

c)

Greenbacks could not be exchanged for gold.

d)

Greenbacks continued to be printed following the Civil War.

75.

Who organized the Grange?

a)

Oliver Hudson Kelley

b)

William McKinley

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Mary Elizabeth Lease

76.

Following the Gold Standard resulted in ________money in circulation, and thus_______the prices for farm goods.

a)

less, lowering

b)

more, raising

c)

foreign, higher

77.

What is the practice of a government using gold AND silver to back money?

a)

Gold Standard

b)

Greenbacks

c)

Bimetallic Standard

d)

S.H.I.E.L.D.

78.
Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Farmers
c)
Industrialists
d)
Immigrants
79.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
80.

Movement that originally began as a social club for farmers but whose main focus became getting fair railroad rates.

a)

The Grange Movement

b)

The Populist Movement

c)

The Settlement House Movement

81.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Populist platform (what it stood for)?

a)

Better working conditions including shorter hours and better pay.

b)

Regulated railroad rates.

c)

Restriction on immigration.

d)

Ending the capitalistic system or private ownership of businesses.

82.

What movement was founded by Jane Addams when she established Hull House in Chicago to aid immigrants?

a)

The Temperance Movement

b)

The Suffrage Movement

c)

The Settlement House Movement

83.

What is TRUE regarding the characteristics of the "Old Immigrants"?

a)

They mainly came to the U.S. to make money before returning back to their country.

b)

They mainly came from southeastern European countries such as Italy, Greece, and Russia.

c)

They tended to be skilled, better educated, and more financially able than the "New Immigrants."

84.

What push reasons influenced people (emigrants) to leave their home countries?

a)

They were tired of their parents telling them what to do.

b)

Extreme poverty, unemployment, oppression and political unrest.

c)

Too many immigrants arriving in their home country drove prices up and wages down.

85.

Why did many immigrants choose to settle in the United States?

a)

They were eager to meet the Hollywood movie stars.

b)

The U.S. required all men to serve in the military, and they wanted to be a real GI Joe.

c)

Cheap and plentiful land, freedom of religion, and job opportunities.

86.

What referred to the attempt or process to help immigrants learn English, U.S. history and prepare them for citizenship?

a)

Liberalization.

b)

Stirring the Melting Pot.

c)

Americanization.

87.

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

a)

Promise of a better life

b)

War or religious persecution

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Better opportunities

88.
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
a)
They settled in warmer climates
b)
They settled near water
c)
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
d)
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
89.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
90.
Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Fools Island
91.
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
a)
There owned all the businesses in California
b)
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
c)
They opened too many restaurants
d)
They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs
92.

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

93.
This group of immigrants faced discrimination due to stereotypes such as "hot-tempered", "loud", "violent", "drunkards".
a)
Italians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Irish
94.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
95.
Chinese immigrants were mainly employed by companies in which industry?
a)
auto building
b)
skyscraper building
c)
postage delivery
d)
railroad building
96.

Nativists believed ..

a)

Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.

b)

White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.

c)

Immigrants stole jobs from natives.

d)

All of the above.

97.

What was life like for Mexicans in the 1920s in America?

a)

They found many high paying jobs throughout the country

b)

They were lynched

c)

They migrated throughout the US in search of low paying jobs

d)

Both B and C

98.
When Japan raised an angry protest at the segregation in schools of its emigrants, President Theodore Roosevelt worked out a deal called...
a)
National Agreement Act
b)
Japanese Agreement act
c)
Gentleman's Agreement 
d)
Civil Rights Act
99.
Native born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants , who would... 
a)
work less hours.
b)
work for free.
c)
accept higher wages.
d)
accept low wages.
100.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
101.
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
102.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test