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WorksheetsHIS313 Semester A Exam Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which factor most strongly encouraged settlement of the West in the late 1800s?
free or cheap land
peace with Native Americans
protection by the military
ability to transport household goods
Which legislation helped convince people to settle in the West in the late 1800s?
Federal Land Management Act
Homestead Act
Conscription Act
Pendleton Act
Which discoveries attracted settlers to the West in the late 1800s?
copper and gold
silver and uranium
coal and silver
platinum and uranium
How did mineral discoveries affect western settlement?
They allowed towns to eliminate taxes.
They encouraged thousands of people to seek their fortunes.
They caused entrepreneurs to limit settlement.
They provided funds for eastern industries.
Why were many people willing to endure the hardships of settling in the far West?
the beauty of the terrain
the fact that others had already done it
the economic opportunities to be found
the adventure of finding a new place
How did railroads affect western settlement in the late 1800s?
Railroads had little effect on settlement because most work was done through unions.
Railroads provided construction jobs and then connected markets throughout the nation.
Railroads transported most of the settlers to the West Coast where they started farms.
Railroads contributed to the discovery of minerals that brought settlers west.
What happened to most Native Americans during western settlement?
They received reasonable compensation for their land.
They were soon assimilated with the settlers.
They received full rights of citizenship and were paid for their land.
They were forced off their land.
Which two leaders fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a victory of sorts for Native Americans?
Red Cloud and Wyatt Earp
Crazy Horse and Wild Bill Hickok
Wovoka and William Cody
Sitting Bull and George Custer
What was Chief Joseph's response to the U.S. government's order moving the Nez Perce to a reservation in Idaho?
He tried to lead his people to Canada.
He offered to negotiate a settlement and was refused.
He ambushed American troops and forced them to allow the Nez Perce to remain on their lands.
He agreed that the Nez Perce would move to Oklahoma without resistance.
What was the effect of the Dawes Act on Native American tribes?
It brought citizenship and equality to Native Americans.
It granted land to individual families, but reduced the land available to tribes.
It provided extra money to tribes because land in excess of 160 acres per family was sold.
It gave Native Americans the means to learn and benefit from farming.
What was a common element of the rush to seek western land, timber, gold, and oil?
Land, timber, gold, and oil were abundant, renewable resources.
All of those resources had been exploited by Native Americans for many years.
The acquisition of all of those resources was carefully regulated.
the acquisition of all of those resources had a negative environmental impact
How did a trust allow John D. Rockefeller to create a monopoly over the American oil industry?
The trust had a single board of directors that could control several oil-related companies.
The trust built confidence in the reliability of the heads of oil companies.
The trust provided securities and stock options that no other organization had.
The trust guaranteed that the oil industry would use fair practices.
Who used the technique of horizontal integration to dominate the American steel industry in the late 1800s?
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
James Duke
John Rockefeller
How did railroads influence modern business practices?
by forming corporate boards
by issuing stocks and bonds
by resisting standardization
by creating reasonable scheduling expectations
How did innovations such as steam power, air brakes, automatic lubricator, and steel tracks affect the railroads?
They increased the cost of doing business and reduced profits.
They reduced the cost of doing business and hurt profits.
They created licensing problems that the government was slow to overcome.
They improved the ability of railroads to transport goods safely and efficiently.
Which effects did the growth of railroads have on businesses and society?
reduced numbers of businesses and increased transportation costs
reduced population and consumption along the railway lines
initiated standardized time and consolidation of materials
decreased businesses through overuse of natural resources
Why were the reaper and the steel plow important for nineteenth-century agriculture?
They made harvests slower but less expensive.
They made farming of new crops in the East possible.
They allowed farmers in the Midwest to increase and maintain production.
They reduced yields but cut labor costs.
Which inventor improved techniques for using alternating current to bring electricity to the population at large?
Thomas Edison
George Westinghouse
Nikola Tesla
James Watt
Who changed daily life in the United States by inventing a working light bulb?
George Eastman
George Westinghouse
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Which agency was established to regulate railroad rates across the nation?
National Review Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Regulatory Bureau
Farm Protection Bureau
What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
to provide an agency to restore public trust
to develop another revenue source for the federal government
to promote trade with foreign countries and develop overseas markets
to eliminate any agreement or contract that restrained trade
What was the biggest problem with the legislation that was passed to regulate commerce?
Companies found loopholes in the laws.
Regulators did not take their jobs seriously.
Lawmakers amended them.
The public ignored them.
What describes Andrew Carnegie's philosophy that it is the duty of the rich to use their wealth for the common good?
social darwinism
gospel of wealth
imperialism
nationalism
What is the belief that capitalism operates best with the least government regulation?
socialism
limited capitalism
laissez - faire economics
responsible revenue attainment
What was not a hazard faced by industrial workers in the late 1800s?
long work hours
overheated work areas
high unemployment
unhealthy air quality
Why did the government act quickly to end union-led strikes?
because the government was run by former big business bosses
because workers were duty bound to report for work
because there was an implied contractual obligation that was undermined by a strike
because there was a belief that strikes were related to anarchy and socialism
How did new industries and businesses affect the way many American children lived?
Children's work in factories and mills was easier than farm work.
Children between the ages of 12 and 18 were required to learn an industrial trade.
Many children worked long hours in factories, mills, or mines.
Labor-saving inventions allowed most children to give up their jobs and attend school.
Which thesis best describes the rise of unions in the United States?
In a capitalist economy, strong unions are necessary for businesses to remain profitable.
During the late 1800s, unions worked to prevent business owners from exploiting workers.
Unions helped workers but harmed business owners and the American capitalist economy.
In the late 1800s, unions protected business owners from unfair labor laws.
The first wave of immigrants to the United States was largely from northern and central Europe.
Where did most of the second wave of immigrants come from?
Asia and Latin America
southern Europe and South Asia
southern and eastern Europe
South America and eastern Europe
What was the nativist response to immigration?
high regard as a way to enlarge the workforce
prejudice, legislation, and commissions questioning whether it should continue
enthusiastic assimilation and encouragement for citizenship
cautious optimism that immigrants would contribute quickly
What happened to the population of cities in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s?
It remained about the same.
declined due to disease
increased due to job opportunity
fluctuated, declining and then growing
As American cities grew, they became more stratified.
What does this mean?
Cities tripled in size by annexing neighboring communities.
Cities were separated by categories such as class, race, and ethnicity.
Cities confronted rising rates of crime.
More city dwellers began to live farther from their places of work.
What was a major reason for the cycle of debt and poverty most sharecroppers experienced despite their hard work?
Sharecroppers had to buy everything from the landowners who charged exorbitant prices.
Landowners never made enough money to cover the costs of a sharecropping operation.
There was not enough land available for the number of people who wanted to be sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers and landowners lacked the equipment and fertilizer to make a profit.
What did Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests have in common?
They all helped give full citizenship rights to blacks.
They created an economic base for freed slaves.
They promoted segregation and fewer rights for blacks.
They helped raise revenue for the southern states following the Civil War.
Which 1896 Supreme Court decision approved segregation of blacks as long as "separate but equal" facilities were provided?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Madison v. Marbury
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which African American activist seemed to condone segregation but strongly believed in schooling for blacks and founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute?
Booker T Washington
Plessy Ferguson
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington
What was not an achievement of W.E.B. Du Bois?
first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard
along with others, helped form the NAACP
helped launch the Niagara Movement to end segregation
first African American to appear before the Supreme Court
What did Marcus Garvey advocate for blacks?
improvement of separate but equal facilities for both blacks and whites
education for blacks at major universities
agreement that blacks should accept an inferior social position
black-owned businesses and separation from whites
Which philosophy was one of early women suffrage leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?
Include men in their organization and have them advocate for women's suffrage.
Bar men from membership in their organization and gain immediate women's suffrage.
Gain voting rights at the state level first and then move on to federal rights.
Agree to limit women's employment opportunities in exchange for suffrage.
Which strategy did Carrie Chapman Catt employ to promote women's suffrage?
an emphasis on achieving suffrage in her home state of Iowa first
a national demonstration of strength on the Fourth of July
a flexible state-by-state strategy
a letter-writing campaign to every member of Congress from every state
Which president endorsed the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote?
Roosevelt
Wilson
Taft
McKinley
What is an example of an argument in support of American imperialism?
businessmen urging the United States to compete with other nations for natural resources
German immigrants asking the United States to support Germany in World War I
congressmen advocating support for the British colonies in Africa
President McKinley speaking out against war with Spain in Cuba
Why did the United States traditionally oppose imperialism?
because the Monroe Doctrine was against imperialism
because there were plenty of raw materials within U.S. borders, so there was no need to go outside
because the United States had originally been a colony and was against colonizing others
because the U.S. military lacked the power of other nations
Both yellow journalism and the explosion on the battleship Maine contributed to the U.S. decision to go to war against Spain.
What was another reason for going to war?
to prevent Spain from attacking Florida
to protect U.S. investments in Cuba
to stop Cuban rebels from overthrowing Spanish rule
to keep Spain from attacking Venezuela
What killed the greatest number of American soldiers during the Spanish-American War?
Battle of Manilla Bay
yellow fever
San Juan Hill
invasion of Puerto Rico
What was an outcome of the Spanish-American War?
Cuban independence
Treaty of San Juan Hill
Puerto Rican independence
Nicaragua and Panama became U.S. territories.
Which proposal did President Woodrow Wilson make for the nations of the world?
They should practice the isolationism that had been so successful for the United States.
They should sign treaties that specified how they would help one another.
There should be an association of nations.
There should be clear territorial lines drawn by the Big Four.
Negotiations with Colombia resulted in the purchase of a 10-mile-wide strip of land that led to President Theodore Roosevelt's greatest achievement.
What was that achievement?
guaranteed gold and silver
the Panama Canal
permanent oil drilling rights in Panama
ownership of rich Central American soil
What is the name given to the extension of the Monroe Doctrine that one U.S. president used to justify intervention in Latin American affairs?
Roosevelt Corollary
McKinley Doctrine
Taft Addendum
Wilson Peace Protection Plan
Which policies kept the United States from entering World War I in its first three years?
isolationism and neutrality
imperialism and democracy
imperialism and neutrality
the Monroe Doctrine and anti-imperialism
Why are the twenties sometimes called an "age of prosperity"?
Incomes throughout the United States grew and the middle class held most of the wealth.
Most people were able to purchase cars and many families had more than one.
The GNP rose dramatically and the United States changed from a debtor nation to a creditor nation.
Although the GNP
GNP grew modestly, unemployment reached new lows.
Why did the automobile have a major impact on the United States in the twenties?
Traffic began to create commuting problems that the government failed to address.
Inexperienced drivers caused numerous accidents that made it difficult for hospitals to provide adequate care.
By the end of the decade, automobile ownership had increased dramatically.
The government could tax gasoline and an increase in the use of cars increased federal and state revenue.
Which 1920s trend favored individual experiences, emotions, and the expression of personal freedom in contrast to an earlier emphasis on consensus and reason?
impressionism
optimism
abstract expressionism
modernism
How did youth culture change during the 1920s?
Students were able to remain in school longer and an adolescent culture developed.
No real youth culture existed during the 1920s.
Youth were expected to hold jobs that contributed to the welfare of the family.
Both men and women were working outside the home, so youth were expected to shoulder greater responsibility.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a new trend in modern art that featured abstract black sculptures
an African American cultural movement that included literature, drama, music, art, and dance
a more urban name for the Dixieland jazz that developed in New Orleans and was brought to New York
the name given to all the new literary, musical, and artistic styles that developed during the 1920s
