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WorksheetsReconstruction Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 31mins
One method of getting settlers to help develop public lands in the West was
The 13th Amendment
The Dawes Act
The Homestead Act
The 10% Plan
What crisis did Southern plantation owners face at the end of the Civil War?
Plantation owners no longer had slaves to work on their farms.
Freed slaves were given ownership of most of the South’s large plantations.
Demand for cotton was higher than what Southern plantations could produce.
Northerners built factories on many Southern plantations.
What types of farming arrangements developed to replace slave labor?
sharecropping
slavery
tenant farming
banking
An area with an economy based on farming
rural
urban
agricultural
industrial
An area with a high population density; a city environment
rural
urban
agricultural
industrial
An area with an economy based on manufacturing and technology
rural
urban
agricultural
industrial
An area with a low population density; a country environment
rural
urban
agricultural
industrial
As a result of improved farm technology and mechanization, Southern farmers needed __________ .
more labor to farm larger areas of land
less labor to farm larger areas of land
Sharecroppers
farmed a section of land owned by someone else in exchange for part of the income
farmed land by someone else, but provided their own seeds and supplies. They were also more independent and made more money.
tenant farmers
farmed a section of land owned by someone else in exchange for part of the income.
farmed land owned by someone else, but provided their own seeds and supplies. Were more independent and made more money.
How was the "New South" promoted?
The International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta
Industrial fairs were held to draw attention to the possibilities in the South
Henry Grady wrote about how the South was changing for the better
New factories were built in the Southern cities, which encouraged
Slavery to happen again
Southerners to move from rural to urban areas.
Southerners to move from urban areas to rural areas.
Growing crops and raising animals to provide food is
potential
investing
agriculture
mechanization
Changes in manufacturing, transportation, and everyday life brought about by the use of machines
agriculture
urban
industrialization
mechanization
using machines to do a task
invest
mechanization
potential
industrialization
Choose 3 problems the South faced after the Civil War.
African Americans needed housing, clothing, food, and jobs.
Confederate money had no value
Slavery was booming and became more popular
Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed.
What effect did the use of barbed wire to fence off land on the open range have on cattle ranching?
It harmed cattle, reducing the number that made it to market.
It blocked cattle trails, making it difficult to get cattle to market.
It prevented cattle from finding food, reducing the number of cattle that survived each year.
It required too much effort to maintain, so ranchers abandoned their ranches.
What did the settlers use to build their houses out of?
trees
grass
sod
buffalo skins
Planting seeds deep into the ground, where there is more moisture is a method called _______________________.
Hydraulic Mining
Sodbusting
Dry Farming
Wet Farming
Which answer accurately describes the landforms of the Great Plains region
rolling hills and small shrubs
mountains and valleys
flat, treeless grasslands
rivers and marshlands
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?
It gave the American Indians freedom to change their land.
It gave American Indians the chance to remove barriers that stood in the way of their prosperity.
It gave President Andrew Jackson the power to move American Indians to land west of the Mississippi River.
It gave leaders the chance to purchase land from the American Indians at a fair price.
What was a group of African American soldiers established in 1866 to protect American citizens heading to the Great Plains?
Peace Time Volunteers
Great Plains Police
Buffalo Soldiers
Wagon Train Masters
Who was best known for being in STEEL?
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Jefferon
Which was considered the most important technology of the time period?
oil
steel
trains
banking
During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.
cities
farms
Mark Twain labeled the late 1800's the "Gilded Age" to describe the ?
end of the practice of slavery
extremes between wealth and poverty
absence of international conflict
achievements in the labor movement
How did Alexander Graham Bell contribute to society?
He created products made with peanuts and potatoes
He invented the first light bulb
He invented a steel production to create steel for railroads
He invented the first telephone
What was the Gilded Age?
A time of economic disparity
A time when all people were equal
A time of war between the states
A time where government was stronger than money
How did George Washington Carver contribute to American society?
He invented the light bulb
He created products made from peanuts and potatoes
He created the first telephone
He built railroads across America
What impact did Andrew Carnegie have on society?
He built railroads across the country
He was a leader in the oil industry
He was a banker
He fueled the economy with his steel production
What impact did Henry T Ford have on society?
He created the light bulb
He built railroads across the nation
He created products from peanuts and potatoes
He created a way to use the assembly line to build cars
What impact did Cornelius Vanderbilt have on society?
He built railroads across the nation
He created the assembly line
He created the first telephone
He was a leader in oil production
What is one example of child labor?
Children working and getting paid more than adults for jobs
Children working in horrible conditions along with long hours and low pay
Children loving their jobs and working hard
Children working at home with their parents on the fields
What does economic disparity mean?
Everyone is equal
Everyone is happy with their jobs and geting paid equal
The wealthy becoming more rich and poor becoming more poor
The working wage group was paid the best among classes
What did Henry Ford invent?
Moving assembly line
Uses for peanuts
Light bulb
Telephone
What is a monopoly?
A company that has no competition
A game that takes a long time to play
A company that goes out of business
A company that lays off workers
