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WorksheetsSSUSH11 -SSUSH14 Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which term was directly associated with the career of Ida Tarbell?
muckracker
abolitionist
freedom rider
segregationist
The Spanish-American War was the first war fought by the United States in which it
acquired overseas possessions
tested tanks in battle
used the Panama Canal
allied with a foreign power
Which organization worked to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson during the first half of the 1900s?
the Freedman's Bureau
the Tennessee Valley Authority
the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
How did Ida Tarbell contribute to the reforms of the Progressive Era?
by organizing temperance societies to limit alcohol consumption
by lobbying for legislation that protected women's reproductive rights
by writing magazine articles about the corruption of trusts and monopolies
by publishing political pamphlets supporting the desegregation of schools
The importance of the Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was that it
reinforced the doctrine of ¨separate but equal¨ facilities based on race.
required that the Voting Rights Act would be enforced in the South.
permitted the placing of Indians on reservations.
ended the Jim Crow era in the American south.
Which political issue was directly connected to Jim Crow laws?
prohibition
segregation
nullification
unionization
Use this list to answer the question below.
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- the passage of child labor laws
- the direct election of U.S. senators
- the adoption of the initiative, recall, and referendum by U.S. states
What is the best title for the list?
New Deal Proposals
Progressive Era Reforms
Reconstruction Legislation
Wilmot Proviso Requirements
Which U.S. policy did the Roosevelt Corollary significantly expand during the early 1900s?
appeasement
non-intervention
the Truman Doctrine
the Monroe Doctrine
What does imperialism mean?
a policy of a country no longer involving themselves in foreign affairs
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
a policy of extending a country's power through trade
a policy similar to isolationism
What was the United States initial purpose in their Imperialism endeavors?
to establish territories before European nations could acquire anymore
to become a world super power
obtain overseas markets and spread democracy
to prevent China from being able to take over anymore territories
What was the DeLome letter?
a letter written from Spanish Minister that criticized the United States, and angered may Americans
an article printed in the New York times regarding the harsh treatment of Cubans
a letter written from English Minister that criticized the United States, and angered may Americans
What did the United States gain from the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, Cuba
Cuba, and the Philippines
Puerto Rico and Guam were given to the US, the Philippines were sold to the US for $20 million
the Philippines
What was so important on the Island of Hawaii for the United States to purchase it?
the Naval base at Pearl Harbor
the Naval base at Charleston
the pineapple farms
On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, the East and the West became connected by the completion of
a telegraph line reaching from New York to San Francisco.
the Transcontinental Railroad.
the Oregon Trail system.
the stations that served the Pony Express.
In the nineteenth century, big business leaders such as John D. Rockefeller would have likely attempted to
lobby Congress to pass tougher anti-immigration laws so American workers could get jobs.
consolidate many similar corporations into one giant business that controlled all of the market.
seek assistance from the government to ensure that their business was making quality products.
work closely with labor unions to provide workers with safer working environments and living wages.
To aid in processing immigrants, in 1892 the United States government opened
the Statue of Liberty.
Ft. Wagner.
Ft. Sumter.
Ellis Island.
The Pullman Strike of 1894 was an important event in the history of organized labor because it showed that
the Federal government was willing to back the concerns of working-class people instead of backing giant corporations.
unions were powerful enough to break the restrictions placed on them by management and the regulations set by Congress.
the needs and concerns of union members mattered less to the government than the needs and concerns of industrial executives.
unions were infiltrated by anarchists after people were killed during the strike in Chicago, Illinois.
What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor?
to form a monopoly in the oil business
to promote efficiency in the steel industry
to increase the bargaining power of workers
to provide social services to new immigrants
Which of the following contributed MOST to the forced removal of Native Americans from the Great
Plains from 1867 to 1890? (SSUSH12a,c)
the desire to establish military posts
the building of the Trans-Continental
railroad
the building of new canals
the desire for more land to grow cotton
How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains
Indians? (SSUSH12b)
Native American were moved off their
land and into reservations
Native Americans lead several successful
court cases that allowed them to stay on
their land
Native Americans assimilated into the
western population
Native Americans developed farmers
unions to protect their cattle
He was the famous Sioux leader who fought the U.S. Army and led his people to a brief exile to
Canada before finally agreeing to settle on a reservation? (SSUSH12c)
Metacom
Chief Joseph
Powhatan
Sitting Bull
Battle of Wounded Knee, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental
railroad are most closely associated with the (SSUSH12c)
rise of organized labor
northern migration of African Americans
building of the Erie Canal
decline of the Plains Indians
In which pair of events did the first event most directly influence the second? (SSUSH12a,c)
assimilation of Native American Indians
into American society>> >passage of the
Dawes Act
building of the transcontinental railroad
>>>disappearance of the Native
Americans
settling of the Oregon Territory
>>>passage of the Homestead Act
discovery of gold in California
>>>Louisiana Purchase
Which battle ended the Plains Indians’ long conflict against settlers moving to the Great Plains?
(SSUSH12c)
Battle of Gettysburg
King Philip’s War
Bacon’s Rebellion
Battle of Wounded Knee
Both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle disputes over
(SSUSH8d)
immigration from Europe
the spread of slavery
territorial conflicts with Mexico
tariffs on imports
Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in
their territory? (SSUSH8e)
Nullification
Popular sovereignty
Sectionalism
Secession
Sioux chief who tried to fight back against American settlers who were intruding on his tribal lands
Vaquero
Sitting Bull
Buffalo Soldier
Boomtown
1876 - Sioux and Cheyenne forces wipe out an entire force of U.S. troops
Sand Creek Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Gettysburg
1890 - U.S. soldiers massacre over 300 unarmed Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee Massacre
Battle of Shiloh
An African American who left the South for the West to get land to farm on
vaquero
buffalo soldier
Exoduster
frontier
Which BEST describes a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.
A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.
A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.
A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.
How did John Brown contribute to the abolitionist movement?
John Brown fought on the Union side during the Civil War.
John Brown led enslaved African Americans through the Underground Railroad.
John Brown participated in raids against slavery in Harper's Ferry and Kansas.
John Brown worked with Harriet Tubman to orchestrate the Underground Railroad.
