WorksheetsDec. Final Exam Study Guide -US History
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the 13th Amendment?
Granted Citizenship
Right to vote for freed male slaves
Freed slaves
Why did Reconstruction end?
(Reconstruction Reading Guide)
A compromise put a Republican candidate in the White House in exchange for withdrawing Union forces from the South.
A compromise put a Democrat candidate in the White House in exchange for keeping Union forces in the South
What were the effects of Democrats “redeeming” the South?
(What actions were taken to reverse gains of Reconstruction?)
(Reconstruction Reading Guide and Reconstruction Day 2 Classwork
Jim Crow laws that forced segregation under the principle of separate but equal -famous court case =Plessy v Ferguson
Racial Equality grew in the South thanks to Democrats ¨redeeming it¨
What were the achievements of Reconstruction?- (Reconstruction Day 1 Classwork)
The extension of civil rights through constitutional amendments
The extension of slavery through constitutional amendments
What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson?- (Reconstruction Reading Guide)
Implementation of Jim Crow laws that forced segregation under the principle of “separate but equal?”
Implementation of Jim Crow laws that forced racial equality under the principle of “together and equal?”
Gilded Age:
Who was Thomas Nast and what was the impact of his political cartoons?
(RG 1.1, Gilded Age Politics Day 1 Classwork)
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist -His cartoons highlighted corruption of political machines - led to the prosecution of corrupt political bosses like William Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast was a City Boss - that worked with William Boss Tweed in corrupt politics.
What factors and new technologies fueled industrialization AFTER the Civil War?
(RG 1.2, Gilded Age Industry Day 1 Classwork)
Changes in steel industry & railroads fueled industrialization ---Bessemer process revolutionized the steel industry
The automobile/airplane industry revolutionized industry directly after the Civil War.
What innovative business practices were used during the Gilded Age?
Horizontal Integration ⭼⭼ was used to buy out, merge with or buy up the stock of competitors Vertical integration ↑-increasing efficiency and profits by controlling production & distribution.
Wide Integration -was used to widen the market for business. Deep Integration -was used to control profits for business managers.
What factors led to growth in membership for labor unions,
(choose 3)
Poor working conditions,
low wages
unsafe working conditions
Great health benefits from company´s
What were the 2 significant events in Indian policy: treaties, battles, laws?
Dawes Act gave Native American property to private individuals.
The Massacre at Wounded Knee was the culmination of the American government against Native Americans.
Plessy v Ferguson - separate but equal
What problems did farmers face during the Gilded Age? What were some of their proposed solutions?
The government encouraged the farmer´s to OVERPRODUCE agricultural products which caused the prices to FALL and it was hard to make a profit
The government encouraged the farmer´s to UNDERPRODUCE agricultural products which caused the prices to RISE and it was hard to make a profit
POPULIST PARTY WAS A...
Political party made up mostly of farmers and blue collar workers. They helped implement an 8 hour work day among other important accomplishments - Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan (The Cross of Gold speech) was a leader.
TRUE
FALSE
The settlement house movement: What were the goals? Who were important individuals?
(RG 1.4)
Julie Johnson and the Hudle House was part of the Social Movement that was a reform movement that preached salvation through taking care of yourself.
Jane Addams and the Hull House was part of the Social Gospel Movement that was a reform movement that preached salvation through service to the poor.
What was the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (145 lives lost) - highlighted unsafe working conditions, buildings with no fire escapes, wooden buildings. Laws were passed that made buildings and working conditions safer.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (5 lives lost) - highlighted working conditions, buildings with no air conditioning made of steel. Laws were passed that made buildings cooler during hot working conditions.
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois- What were their ideas on civil rights for African Americans? (pick two)
W.E.B. DuBois The Negro race is going to be saved by its exceptional men. …Talented tenth.
W.E.B. DuBois The Negro race is going to be saved by the common men working hard and staying out of politics.
Booker T Washington: Tuskegee Institute -hard work and education through vocational skills---had a LESSER emphasis on the attaining political & civil rights.
Booker T Washington: Los Angeles Institute - higher education ---had a GREATER emphasis on the attaining political & civil rights.
Who were the Progressives?
(RG 2.1)
(~1900), middle-class reformers attempted to address many of the problems that arose with the growing, modernizing society.
(~1900), upper-class political machines that attempted to address many of the problems that arose with the growing, modernizing society.
What were the goals of muckrakers and what were the themes of their writings?
(RG 2.1)
These journalist wanted to end corruption between big business and politicians (corrupt Political machines, City Bosses)
These city bosses wanted to end corruption between journalist and progressives
What reforms were made to put more political power in the hands of the people?
Reforms such as Initiative, referendum, and recall these reforms helped to provide political power to voters
Reforms such as Initiative, referendum, and recall these reforms took political power away from voters
What was the purpose/goals of Teddy Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” reforms?
***The purpose of the Square Deal was to promote policies beneficial to U.S. society as a whole, not just certain sectors.
***The purpose of the Square Deal was to promote policies beneficial to certain sectors U.S. but not to US society as a whole
Define: Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act
The Meat Inspection Act REQUIRED strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and CREATED a program of federal inspections,
while the Pure Food and Drug Act HALTED the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling so consumers would be given accurate information to make wise decisions.
The Meat Inspection Act RESTRICTED strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and DESTROYED a program of federal inspections,
while the Pure Food and Drug Act PUSHED the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling so consumers would be given accurate information to make wise decisions.
The purpose of ICC, Sherman Antitrust, and Clayton Antitrust Acts was to get rid of unfair business practices.
TRUE
FALSE
16th Amendment- Define: (RG 2.2)
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS
WOMEN´S SUFFRAGE
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System?
regulate the amount of federal workers in the system
regulate the amount of reserve in circulation
regulate the amount of money in circulation
How did WWI affect efforts to win women’s suffrage?
(RG 2.3, Fight for Women’s Suffrage Classwork)
Knitting socks & support of WWI through factory work & support on the Homefront Helped push women over the finish line in their race for women's suffrage
Protest & nonsupport of WWI through boycotting factory work & not support on the Homefront Helped push women over the finish line in their race for women's suffrage
The Progressives and civil rights...
Not accomplished =Racial Equality-African American rights/Civil Rights was not helped during the progressive era
Accomplished= Racial Equality-African American rights/Civil Rights was greatly helped during the progressive era
What was the Seventeenth Amendment?
Senators directly elected
Federal Income Tax
Women´s Suffrage
What was the 14th Amendment?
Freedom to the Slaves
Granted Citizenship
Right to vote for freed male slaves
What is the 15th Amendment?
Freedom to slaves
Granted citizenship
Right to vote for freed male slaves
