WorksheetsAmerican History Gap Assessment Quizizz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following factors should not be considered when determining the credibility of a source?
The level of bias in the information
The employment status of the author
The author's qualifications
The accuracy of the information
Although both can be used in the study of history, and both require analysis for credibility, what is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are generally more credible because they come directly from the time period being studied.
Secondary sources are generally more credible because they have had time to be analyzed for many years.
Secondary sources are generally more credible because they combine numerous viewpoints.
Primary sources are generally more credible because they can be proven with certainty to be factual.
Which of the following are examples of primary sources? (select all that apply)
a letter from a soldier to his wife during WWI
an autobiography
an American History textbook
a photograph
a journal
This opening statement in an article would likely support which thesis?
"The winning of female suffrage did not mark the end of discrimination against women. Women still lacked equal access with men to some professions , especially the law."
Women have achieved most of what they sought to achieve.
The government has failed to protect women in the workplace.
Full equality by women has been achieved in the United States.
Although women have achieved much, there is still more to achieve.
________ was the belief commonly held in the 1800's that the United States was destined to control the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Pilgrim's Progress
Divine Intervention
The First Great Awakening
Manifest Destiny
What is the name given for territory given to Native American tribes to live on in the United States?
Sub-Divisions
Reservations
Developments
Allotments
Select the following reasons Americans wanted to expand into Native American lands in the western United States.
To obtain raw materials such as coal and timber
To raise money for the government by taxing Native Americans
To search for gold
To begin controlling the lawless western United States
To open up new lands for agriculture
Which statement best describes the American economy in the 1920's?
Wages decreased and the economy appeared weak.
Unemployment was at an all-time high.
Stock prices rose and the economy appeared healthy.
Small businesses dominated American industry.
What conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?
high rates of employment and rising real estate investments
too much money in circulation and high stock prices
large business investments and low taxes
large number of business failures and falling prices
The New Deal tried to solve many problems that arose during the Great Depression by
providing federal aid to various sectors of the American economy
raising taxes on big business to stimulate job creation
lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget
deceasing foreign competition by raising tariffs
After the election of 1932, a friend told President Roosevelt that if he succeeded, he'd go down in history as the greatest U.S. President. Roosevelt replied, "Yet, if I fail, I may be the last one."
This response reflected President Roosevelt's belief that the
American people were opposed to any changes in the role of government
U.S. military was considering a takeover of the federal government
Great Depression threatened the people's faith in democracy
U.S. Constitution limited him to only two terms
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?
stock market speculation
increasing use of credit
high unemployment
reduced income of senior citizens
Select all of the following conditions that developed as a result of the growth of industrialization in the United States in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
Due to increased opportunities in the workplace, women quickly gained full equality with men.
The use of full-time child labor dramatically increased in the United States.
Living conditions for workers living in cities were usually very bad.
There was aid available to workers who were injured on the job.
Wages for factory workers quickly increased.
Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of the referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to
protect states' rights against abusive federal power
provide equal political rights for Native Americans
increase citizen involvement in government
preserve the power of political machines
Which belief was held by most progressives?
Government should not play a role in regulating housing and health care.
Government should remain "laissez-faire", or hands off, when dealing with business.
Government should be more accountable to its citizens.
Women should remain in their traditional roles in the home and in society.
How did the role government play in the lives of American citizens change during the Progressive Era?
The government played less of a role in day-to-day life of Americans.
The role government played in the lives of Americans did not change at all.
The government played a larger role in the lives of Americans
The government began to actively restrict the rights of American citizens.
What was the Progressive Era?
When the government played a larger role in order to help lead the country out of the Great Depression.
When society demanded that government play a smaller role in governing American society.
When American wealth grew due to increased industrialization.
When society demanded that government play a larger role in regulating business and industry, as well as fixing many of society problems.
