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Period 6 Review

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the statement that best describes the Dawes Act

a)

It allowed whites and blacks to remain separate but equal

b)

It sought to assimilate Native Americans to American culture

c)

It gave more power to women in the workforce

d)

The act was created with the purpose of welcoming immigrants to America

2.

Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Promoted migration and settlement in the West

b)

Increased conflict between settlers and Natives

c)

Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers

d)

Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

3.
Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laissez Faire Act 
4.

This movement advocated for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged white dominance in society.

a)

Ghost Dance Movement

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

The Pullman Strike

d)

The People's Party

5.

The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Transcontinental Act

d)

Laissez Faire Act

7.
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
a)
mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
b)
mining proved to be unprofitable
c)
mining was destructive to the natural environment
d)
mining did not provide any jobs for local residents
8.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills 
9.

What happened at Sand Creek in 1864?

a)

The Navajo started their "Long Walk."

b)

The US Army killed many Native Americans.

c)

Native Americans gave up their fight for lands.

d)

Native Americans killed many settlers.

10.
How did the passage of the Dawes Act impact Native Americans? 
a)
It started a series of Indian Wars with massive casualties on the Great Plains
b)
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream culture by allocating lands to individual Indians.
c)
Retention of original tribal territory occurred through a peace treaty with the U.S. Army.
d)
It supported their existing cultural tribal traditions and customs
11.

Name the tribe of Sitting Bull that fought against Western settlers and later started the Ghost Dance Tradition

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Sioux

c)

Apache

d)

Nez Perce

12.

What Indian tribe was Sitting Bull a member of?

a)

Lakota

b)

Pawnee

c)

Sioux

d)

Cherokee

13.

Where were Chief Big Foot, 120 men, and 230 women and children taken to by the cavalry troops?

a)

Wounded Knee Creek

b)

Nooksack Indian Reservation

c)

White Mountain

d)

Roaring Creek

14.
This was the historian who emphasized the importance of the American frontier.
a)
Frederick Jackson Turner
b)
Matthew C. Perry
c)
Liliuokalani
d)
Alfred T. Mahan
15.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
16.
How were the Chinese discriminated against?
a)
They were denied water and supplies
b)
Black Codes prevented their freedoms
c)
they were objected to Jim Crow Laws
d)
they were paid less than other workers
17.
This animal was greatly affected by the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
a)
hogs
b)
cows
c)
chickens
d)
bison (American buffalo)
18.
Workers who built the railroads were mainly
a)
homesteaders and cowboys
b)
Chinese and Irish
c)
Russian and Irish
d)
Mexican and Chinese
19.
Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?
a)
States
b)
Towns
c)
Reservations
d)
Camps
20.
Assimilation means...
a)
To bring together
b)
social process of absorbing one cultural into another
c)
force-able removal of a cultural 
d)
the destruction of ones culture
21.
The Plains Indians suffered from lost battles and broken treaties.  Even worse for them, however, was ___________.
a)
the terrible winters of 1886 and 1887
b)
the terrible summers of 1886 and 1887
c)
the destruction of the buffalo
d)
the Ghost Dance
22.

Under the Homestead Act, a person could claim up to _____ acres of public land.

a)

100

b)

160

c)

640

d)

250

23.
Book written by Helen Hunt Jackson that criticized US treatment of Native Americans
a)
Century of Dishonor
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Silent Spring
d)
Impending Crisis of the South
24.
What did the book, A Century of Dishonor, say the US government policy should be?
a)
Forced Removal
b)
Ethnic Cleansing
c)
Assimilation
d)
Preservation
25.
What was the last event of the Indian Wars?
a)
Dakatoa Uprising
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Little Bighorn
d)
Wounded Knee
26.

Where was the Carlisle Indian School located?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Maine

27.
12) Which of the following would have most likely been a quote and mission statement from Richard Henry Pratt and his Carlisle Indian school in PA? 
a)
¨“The only good Indian is a dead Indian” 
b)
¨“Kill the Indian to Save the Man” 
c)
¨“The American settler culture is superior to the heathen native way” 
d)
¨“The buffalo are dead and gone, you must change” 
28.

This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to

a)

train future leaders in tribal traditions

b)

prepare children for life on the reservation

c)

teach skills needed for working in factories

d)

promote cultural assimilation

29.
This was an organization formed by farmers to meet their social and economic needs.
a)
sodbusters
b)
populists
c)
grangers
d)
exodusters
30.
What New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt.  For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.
a)
Daley
b)
Grant
c)
Tilden
d)
Tweed
31.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
32.
Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Spreading sickness and disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of the above
33.
A movement concerned with helping the poor -- according to biblical principles
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
34.

What is the name of the settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Addams

a)

Young Men's Christian Association

b)

Hull House

c)

Salvation Army

d)

Jane Addams Continuation School

35.

Hull House founder

a)

Frances Willard

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Ida B. Wells

36.

Who is pictured in this photo?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Frances Willard

c)

Ella Boole

d)

Carry A. Nation

37.

Which of the following choices best describes Frances Willard?

a)

(1858-1952) Married William Boole, a Temperance Activist. Became the Vice-President of her local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union

b)

(1839-1898) Became leader of the WCTU. She worked to educate people about the evils of alcohol. She urged laws banning the sale of liquor. Also worked to outlaw saloons as step towards strengthening democracy.

c)

(1846-1911) Temperance advocate; she took extreme measures to further her cause by entering saloons in her native state of Kansas and smashing bottles of alcohol with a hatchet.

38.
What is a musical genre with syncopated or ragged rhythms?
a)
Blues
b)
Ragtime
c)
Jazz
d)
Swing
39.

Vaudeville was a type of entertainment popular in the U.S. in the early 1900s. What kind of entertainment did they show?

a)

Sports

b)

Variety acts

c)

Movies

d)

Radio

40.

True or False: Vaudeville tickets were all very expensive.

a)

True; only wealthy, upper-class folk got to enjoy the cultural riches of Vaudeville performance.

b)

False; from the local small-town stage to the New York Palace Theater, Vaudeville was an essential part of many communities, regardless of class!

41.

One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...

a)

Feared immigrants would take all of the high-paying jobs

b)

Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land

c)

Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports

d)

Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values

42.
How nineteenth-century city bosses and their machines retained control? 
a)
Providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support
b)
Developing alliances among diverse immigrant populations
c)
Using police forces to protect organized labor
d)
Establishing local militias to prevent outside interference
43.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
44.
What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?
a)
The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services
b)
Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.
c)
The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.
d)
Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.
45.
Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated —
a)
limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias
b)
conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
c)
globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
d)
promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration
46.

After a 7-10 day voyage in steerage, a European immigrant in the late 1890's would most likely be processed

a)

at the Statue of Liberty

b)

at Ellis Island

c)

in Washington D.C.

d)

at Angel Island

47.

Where did "new immigrants" of the late 1800's primarily come from?

a)

China

b)

Northern and Northwestern Europe

c)

Russia

d)

Southern and Southeastern Europe

48.

Why were businesses and factories opposed to immigration limits?

a)

immigrants provided a cheap source of labor

b)

many factory owners were immigrants

c)

they were invested in the shipping industry

d)

most immigrants died or returned home anyways

49.

Mail order catalogs like Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward reflect economic growth due to -

a)

Mass consumerism and improved transportation infrastructure

b)

A new focus on ethical consumption

c)

Decreased focus on material possessions

d)

High wages for lower class families, allowing for leisure spending

50.
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
a)
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
b)
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
c)
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
d)
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
51.
Base your answer to the next question on the poem below and your knowledge of social studies.
… “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
This poem is found on which national landmark?
a)
Plymouth Rock
b)
Lincoln Memorial
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Independence Hall
52.
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called
a)
reconstruction
b)
nativism
c)
urbanization
d)
mercantilism
53.
Where was Angel Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Los Angeles, California
54.

Who was an influential muckraker that was a photographer for a New York newspaper and wrote How the Other Half Lives?

a)

Lincoln Steffens

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

John Dewey

d)

Frank Norris

55.

What did Walter Rauschenbush mean by the “Social Gospel”?

a)

More people should go to Church

b)

People should use Biblical teachings about charity and justice to improve society

c)

Religion was a waste of people's time

d)

People should be sharing the Gospel with other people around them to be more social

56.
In the 1880s, editor and novelist William Dean Howells called for writers “to picture the daily life in the most exact terms possible.” That style is known as ______.
a)
Realism
b)
Romanticism
c)
Sentimentalism
d)
Modernism
57.

What term was developed to describe the new set of workers created during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Unionized workers

b)

Scabs

c)

Middle class

d)

Pinkertons

58.

Fallingwater is an example of this architect's philosophy of organic architecture: the harmonious union of art and nature.

a)

Flannery O'Connor

b)

Shirley Jackson

c)

Frank Lloyd Wright

d)

Edward Albee

59.

What is the name of the 1st newspaper which Hearst owned and operated?

a)

New York World

b)

San Francisco Examiner

c)

New York Morning Journal

d)

New York Times

60.

This person, along with Hearst, created the New York Newspaper Wars of the 1890s.

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Nellie Bly

c)

Charles Foster Kane

d)

William Henderson

61.

Formed in 1887, the _________________________ organization was one of many that promoted “nativism.” With over two million members by the 1890s the group mainly consisted of farmers who feared a rise of growth as well as political power of the major cities populated with immigrants. The organization also urged voting against Roman Catholic candidates for office, going as far as publishing fantasies about nuns

a)

The American Party

b)

The Page Commision

c)

American Protective Association

d)

Alliance for Progress

62.

This organization will be somewhat successful. In 1916, for example, 21 states outlawed bars.

(a)  

63.

Who of the following represented the American notion that through hard work, even a poor immigrant could become tremendously successful?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Jay Cooke

d)

Thomas Edison

64.

As American industry expanded in the late nineteenth century, its energy source shifted from

a)

electric to steam

b)

water to coal

c)

coal to iron

d)

steam to water

65.
During the Gilded age, workers came together under ___________________________ to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
66.
William Graham Sumner, a researcher during the Gilded Age,  believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because people had a certain place that could not be changed.  This philosophy was called...
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
67.
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?
a)
The federal government was placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
b)
The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
c)
The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
d)
Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
68.
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of
a)
Jay Gould
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Thomas Edison
69.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Wealth
70.

Congressional action taken in 1890, during the Gilded Age, that made "contracts, conspiracies, and combinations" that restrained free trade illegal. This was done to stop the abusive practices of organized trusts in oil, sugar, tobacco, etc.

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Celler-Kefauver Act

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

71.
What was the time period called that suggested that the U.S. appeared to be fine, but beneath the surface there was corruption and serious problems?
a)
False America
b)
Gilded Age
c)
Teasing Times
d)
Erroneous Era
72.

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?

a)

They were socialists.

b)

They were federal troops.

c)

They were part of management.

d)

They were workers used to break strikes.

73.

Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?

a)

hard work

b)

industrialization

c)

government regulation

d)

accumulation of wealth

74.

Perfected the incandescent light bulb

a)

Edwin L. Drake

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

Thomas Alva Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

75.

Millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the finance industry

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J.D. Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

76.

Millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the oil industry

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J.D. Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

77.

Why did President Lincoln and Congress wish to provide inexpensive homesteads to the public?

a)

For jobs

b)

To visit their families

c)

To help expand the country

d)

For the climate change

78.

What is the name of this machine that made large productions of steel and was inexpensive?

a)

Steel

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Steel Maker

d)

Bessemer Process

79.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Alexander Edison

d)

Alexander Wright

80.

Carnegie made a fortune by mastering the concept of

a)

philanthropy

b)

vertical integration

c)

horizontal integration

d)

plausible deniability

81.

What were Edward Bellamy's and Henry George's role in the Gilded Age?

a)

They were successful Captains of Industry in the South

b)

They were candidates for the Greenback and Populist Parties

c)

They were critics of Social Darwinists

d)

Leaders of the Social Gospel

82.

What were Edward Bellamy's and Henry George's role in the Gilded Age?

a)

They were successful Captains of Industry in the South

b)

They were candidates for the Greenback and Populist Parties

c)

They were critics of Social Darwinists

d)

Leaders of the Social Gospel

83.

Despite the industrialization of some segments of the Southern economy—a change promoted by this Southern leader called for a “New South."

(a)  

84.

The Supreme Court decision in ___________________ that upheld racial segregation helped to mark the END of most of the political gains African Americans made during Reconstruction.

a)

U.S. v E.C. Knight

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Eugene v Debs

d)

Loving v Virginia

85.

What was the primary economic activity (job) in the South during the Gilded Age?

(a)  

86.

Select the term that best describes the Gilded Age

a)

The time when everything was covered in gold

b)

Businesses were struggling financially

c)

businesses grew at a rapid rate and many problems lied below perceived prosperity

d)

Businesses achieved unprecedented success with an increase in pay for all workers

87.

Wealthy people used Social Darwinism to justify their position in life.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Select the statement that best describes the difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor

a)

The Knights of Labor allowed only skilled workers to join their union

b)

The AFL allowed skilled and unskilled laborers to join their union

c)

The Knights of Labor allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join their union

d)

Both labor unions worked to improve lives for the owners of major companies

89.

Select all the terms that describe the "New South"

a)

term used to describe the South after the Civil War

b)

A time when African American farmers became equal to White farmers

c)

Promoted the idea that the South should industrialize

d)

A term used to describe the South before the Civil War

90.

Why is the year 1865 significant?

a)

The Civil War started

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected

c)

The Civil War ended

d)

Reconstruction ended

91.

Select the statement that best describes the impact of the Social Gospel.

a)

White men were given increased power

b)

Women and African Americans challenged their place politically, socially, and economically.

c)

White men sought to gain more political rights

d)

All people in America became equal

92.
The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.
a)
direct voting
b)
civil service reform
c)
political machines
d)
civil labor unions
93.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
94.
How did KoL differ from AFL?
a)
KoL advocated strikes as tactic
b)
KoL opened membership to women, blacks, and ethnic minorities
c)
KoL developed stronger relationships with policymakers at federal level
d)
KoL focused on working conditions and workplace safety instead wages and benefits
95.
Populists supported "free silver" because they believed:
a)
It would result in deflation
b)
It would increase bank regulations
c)
It would result in inflation
d)
None of the following - they supported continuation of the Gold Standard
96.
Which of following was most closely associated with the Populist Party?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Eugene Debs
d)
Samuel Gompers
97.
Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 
a)
less, increase
b)
more, increase
98.

Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....

a)

Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party

b)

The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers

c)

The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs

d)

The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.

99.
In this political cartoon, who is in charge of the Senate?
a)
The US Senators
b)
the US Constitution
c)
The owners of monopolies/ industrialists
d)
the American people
100.
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was 
a)
Elimination of as much competition as possible
b)
Supporting a centrally planned economy
c)
Funding research on new technologies
d)
Elimination of the tactic of vertical integration
101.
How Haymarket Square affected Knights of Labor?
a)
Massive gathering of workers forced federal government to place limits on union's activities
b)
Workers lost confidence in union's leadership after union president given details of rally to police
c)
Union members grew disillusioned as newspapers blamed workers for violence
d)
Union's emphasis on recruiting immigrants angered American-born workers
102.
The tactic enabled Samuel Gompers to develop AFL into largest labor union in US?
a)
Allowing women and minorities to join
b)
Signing up low-wage, unskilled immigrant laborers
c)
Lobbying Congress to pass laws limited activities of rival unions
d)
Concentrating on higher wages and better working conditions
103.

Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?

a)

Injunctions

b)

Lock outs

c)

Scabs

d)

Strikes

104.
Companies who control all the different phases of the business to control profits & maximize efficiency use the method called
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
Big Business Model
d)
Maximum Profit Idea
105.
Companies who specialize in one area of business and  buy out competition use the method of organization called
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
Bug Business Model
d)
Maximum Profit Idea
106.

Why did immigrants tend to vote according to the demands of political machine bosses in urban America?

a)

Bosses provided jobs and services

b)

Bosses threatened deportation

c)

Bosses offered top management positions

d)

Bosses would target family members

107.
Strikers, scabs, police fought in Chicago press blamed strikers rich owners paid newspapers off 
a)
Haymarket Riut
b)
Haymarker Riot
c)
Haymarket Riot
d)
Haymaker Riot
108.
Nationwide railroad strike Government and Supreme Court stopped strikers Press blamed strikers
a)
Pullmen Strike
b)
Pullman Strike
c)
Pullmane Strike
d)
Pullmain Strike

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