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WorksheetsStandard 3 Review - Quizizz
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
What was the primary reason that Unions were formed in the later part of the 19th century?
Owners refused to improve working conditions.
Workers needed to socialize more with similar people
Factories raised wages along with lowering the working hours
Companies realized they needed help meeting the needs of workers
Which of the following CAN NOT be associated with Andrew Carnegie?
Bessemer Process
Gospel of Wealth
Vertical Integration
Streamlining the assembly line process
Which of the following methods would be embraced by a union leader?
employing scab workers
collective bargaining
lockouts
laissez-faire economics
Which one of the following descriptions best describes “horizontal integration"?
the economic development of the American west
a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods
when the government lets businesses operate without restrictions
a company acquires "like" competing businesses and merges them into a single entity
Why did presidents and governors use military force during labor-management conflicts in the late 19th century?
in order to support industrialists and end strikes
in order to make employers sign collective bargaining agreements
in order to protect workers from the private armies of employers
in order to replace striking factory workers with soldiers
In the 1890s, which of the following was NOT the result of increased industrialization in the United States?
low wages for factory workers
longer hours and unsafe working conditions for factory workers
labor unions developed
bimetallism pushed to make working conditions better
In the late 1800s, how did critics of big business claim that monopolies harmed the economy?
by limiting competition
by decreasing the urban growth rate
by preventing technological innovation
by failing to keep pace with European industries
In the late 19th century, American manufacturers and workers demanded the maintenance of a high tariff on goods imported into the United States. Why did they support this policy?
They hoped to lower the price of imports
It would result in the lowering of domestic prices
They believed their jobs and goods would be protected from foreign competition
It would improve trade relations with foreign countries with which they hoped to do business
What was the primary purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act(1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act(1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act(1914)?
to eliminate unfair business practices
to reduce imports from foreign nations
to reduce the power of the unions
to increase the power of local governments
Which of the following would most likely be used as a strike breaker (scab) at the turn of the 20th century?
Unskilled Laborers
Mexicans
Muckrakers
Boss Tweed
During the mid 1800s, how did the federal government encourage the settlement of the West?
provide forty acres of land and a mule to formerly enslaved persons
provide free land to people who would create a home there
provide mining claims for prospectors seeking gold and silver
provide land to companies to build transcontinental railroads
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional coal miner.
Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.
Restrictions on immigration created a true American culture
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.
The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against
leaders for the American Federation of Labor
Republicans bitterly opposed to the policies of President Woodrow Wilson
suspected communists and anarchists
white racist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
Which of the following laws was passed in large part due to nativism?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Voting Rights Act
Patriot Act
Why did fewer immigrants settle in the South during the 19th century?
Most of the new arrivals chose to settle on the Great Plains.
Freedmen had been given most of the available farmland in the South.
Jobs were more plentiful for immigrants on the West Coast.
More factories that employed unskilled laborers were in the North.
Why did the new Immigrants of the latter part of the 19th century experience more discrimination than the wave of immigrants of the first part of the 19th century?
They came from northern and western Europe
They spoke languages that were different from English and were largely unskilled
Most of them settled on farms taking farm jobs away from citizens
Most of them easily adjusted to American life and Americans resented it.
Why did the U.S. follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800's?
Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants.
The American economy needed many unskilled workers
Most Americans desired a more diversified culture.
The U.S. wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus population.
Why would NATIVIST members of Congress support legislation requiring literacy tests for immigrants in the early 1900's?
to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
to provide highly skilled workers for industry
to limit the power of urban political machines
to restrict immigration from southern and eastern Europe
Which of the following statements about post WWI immigration policy is best described by this political cartoon?
Nativist anti-immigrant legislation was similar to Jim Crow laws targeting non-white Americans
The US adopted an English Language Only rule that immigrants swore an oath to follow upon arrival
Xenophobic Americans encouraged open immigration from all parts of Europe
The National Origins Act allowed immigration as long as the immigrant was literate in their home language
" Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest."
Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by the quote?
Know-Nothing
Greenback
Populist
Bull Moose
"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." --William Jennings Bryan, 1896
According to this excerpt, which idea did William Jennings Bryan promote?
Granger laws
diamond standard
socialism
bimetalism
During the early 1900s, which group of people did the term "muckraker" describe?
pacifists who demonstrated against war
writers who exposed the evils in American society
newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents
In the late 1800s, what was one effect of the Industrial Revolution on United States agriculture?
a decrease in the size of farms
a decrease in tenant farming and sharecropping
an increase in agricultural imports
an increase in productivity
Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson shared which of the following beliefs about the United States government?
allow the free-enterprise system to work without regulation
use its power to regulate unfair business practices
provide jobs for unemployed workers
support unions in labor management disputes
Someone who fought for women's suffrage would have been MOST supportive of which of the following?
poll taxes
laissez-faire capitalism
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
What role did Jane Addams play in the social reform movement?
She created the Hull House where her immigrant neighbors were able to take vocational classes and receive childcare.
She organized an anti-lynching campaign after personally experiencing the effects of Jim Crow Laws in Mississippi.
She was a founding member of the Seneca Falls Convention advocating for Women's Suffrage.
She lobbied for federal legislation to regulate the public education system in southern states
Which of the following headlines would most correlate to the progressive 17th Amendment?
"America is Now a Dry Nation"
"Citizens Given Right to Elect Their Senators"
"Provision For Income Tax Added to Constitution"
"Woman Suffrage is Proclaimed"
Which of the following was a negative effect of mechanized farming during the late 1800s?
easier farming techniques
enabled farmers to produce products more efficiently
overproduction, which led to falling farming prices
underproduction, which led to inflation
"I am tired of fighting.... Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever!"
-Chief Joseph, 1877
Why was Chief Joseph reluctant to accept the Dawes Act of 1887?
It forced Native American Indians to assimilate into American culture.
It placed Native American Indian tribes on reservations
It required Native American Indians to settle west of the Mississippi River.
It granted immediate citizenship to Native American Indians.
In the late 1800s, what was the goal of the federal government’s policy toward Native Americans?
to make them assimilate, so taking their land would be easier
to help them become productive citizens in society
to encourage Native Americans to vote
to stop racial discrimination
What was a major result of the railroads moving west on Native Americans?
Native Americans were forced onto reservations.
Native Americans began to work on the railroad.
The Transcontinental Railroad went south to avoid disturbing Native American hunting grounds.
Native Americans were forced to move to the cities.
Which innovation had the greatest impact on westward migration immediately after the Civil War?
telegraph
electricity
steam-powered boats
Transcontinental Railroad
- The Homestead Act
- Mass killing of buffalo
- Completion of the transcontinental railroad
What are the above MOST CLOSELY associated with?
rise of organized labor
building of the Erie Canal
northern migration of African Americans
decline of the Plains Indians
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was mostly intended to
provide a vast program of Christianization, education, and United States citizenship for western Indian tribes
suppress traditional Indian culture enforced by close governmental monitoring of sacred tribal ceremonies such as the Ghost Dance religion
eliminate tribal land ownership by granting plots to Indians as individual proprietors
encourage factory and railroad construction near Indian reservations in order to stimulate stagnant economies among several tribes
What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
The U.S. government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation.
The U.S. government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.
The U.S. government regulated industry for the public good.
The U.S. government provided little or no enforcement of regulations on industry.
What term BEST describes the U.S. government's policies towards the regulation of businesses during the Gilded Age (late 1800s)?
Imperialist
Laissez-faire
Mercantilist
Protectionist
40. The Battle of Wounded Knee, the passage of the Dawes Act, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad are MOST closely associated with which of the following?
A. The creation of western cities
B. The downfall of Native American culture
C. The growth of agricultural development in the West
D. The decreased amount of land given to settlers
41. Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the government's influence on railroads in the West?
A. The Western landscape was preserved for free use by all the people.
B. Legislation and government subsidies were created to develop a national market.
C. The West mirrored European values and social patterns, creating small isolated towns.
D. The development of an expansive railroad system hindered the growth of the United States.
What major impact did the expansion of western railroad systems and the Dawes Act have on Native Americans?
A. Native Americans were forced off tribal lands and onto reservations.
B. Native Americans began to profit from employment and investment opportunities.
C. The Transcontinental Railroad went south to avoid disturbing Native American hunting grounds.
D. The location of railroad routes caused many Native Americans to migrate to big cities in the Midwest.
45. What did the Morrill Land Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common?
A. They provided ways for settlers to acquire western lands.
B. They discriminated against African American families.
C. They forced Native Americans onto reservations.
D. They enabled railroad companies to develop the land near their tracks.
Which of the following BEST describes the Buffalo Soldiers?
A. Native American soldiers that fought for the Union
B. Confederate soldiers stationed along the Mexican border
C. Union soldiers stationed in western states during the Civil War
D. African Americans serving as soldiers in the West after the Civil War
1. Why did reformers of the early 1900s frequently attack political machines?
A. The machines denied voting rights to the poor.
B. The machines accepted bribes in return for favors.
C. The machines wasted money on military spending.
D. The machines discriminated against migrant workers.
4. During the 1870s and 1880s, why did many mid-western farmers have a hard time earning a living?
A. Prices of agricultural products were increasing due to underproduction.
B. Railroad companies charged high rates for transporting farm products.
C. Agricultural output was declining rapidly.
D. Farm labor was becoming more unionized.
5. Which of the following is NOT true about the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
A. It was another move by the federal government to absorb Native Americans into mainstream American life.
B. It ended the system of reservations for Native Americans and returned lands once confiscated by the United States government.
C. It meant Native Americans were the last main group to gain the right set forth in the Fourteenth Amendment.
D. It granted citizenship, but not natural rights, to Native Americans born in the United States.
5. Which of the following is NOT true about the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
A. It was another move by the federal government to absorb Native Americans into mainstream American life.
B. It ended the system of reservations for Native Americans and returned lands once confiscated by the United States government.
C. It meant Native Americans were the last main group to gain the right set forth in the Fourteenth Amendment.
D. It granted citizenship, but not natural rights, to Native Americans born in the United States.
6. Which of the following beliefs did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois share?
A. It was important to use force to bring an immediate end to segregation of public facilities.
B. It was important to pursue education as the key to improving social equality.
C. It was important to strive for immediate social equality with whites.
D. It was important to recognize that the growth of labor unions was the major barrier to economic advancement.
7. How did the Populist Party view the concept of laissez-faire economics?
A. They supported laissez-faire economics because it promoted competition.
B. They supported laissez-faire economics because it reinforced the gold standard.
C. They opposed laissez-faire economics because they wanted more government regulations.
D. They opposed laissez-faire economics because farmers benefitted most from a free economy.
8. Which of the following is the BEST definition of the Convict Lease System?
A. State governments rented out prisoners to private companies.
B. Federal prisons paid felons to build infrastructure projects.
C. State government leaders leased out prison property to private companies..
D. Convicted murderers were sent to uninhabited islands along the Atlantic Coast.
9. In the late 1800s, why were the Homestead Steel Strike and the Pullman Railcar Strike unsuccessful?
A. The federal government only supported business owners.
B. Most workers refused to take part in the strike.
C. The Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal.
D. Factory owners hired children to replace the strikers.
17. Nativism, economic problems on the West Coast, and controversy over lower wages all led to the passage of which law?
A. The Chinese Exclusion Act
B. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
C. The Voting Rights Act
D. The Homestead Act
19. Which of the following BEST describes the "New Immigrants" of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?
A. Northern and Western Europeans
B. Southern and Eastern Europeans
C. Mediterranean Races from Europe, Africa, and Asia
D. Asians and Latin Americans
26. What was a MAJOR goal of the Progressive Movement?
A. To stimulate the economy through tax reforms
B. To support government control of factory production
C. To encourage immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
D. To correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society
Which of the following were PRIMARY goals of President Theodore Roosevelt's trust-busting policies?
A. Save the nation's banks and raise interest rates
B. Encourage competition in business and protect consumers
C. End the ability of unions to organize and use strikes to stop industrial production
D. Give the government power over American industry and set price controls
37. Which of the following BEST explains the change that occurred as a result of Populist and Progressive reforms of the early 1900s?
A. The Federal government shifted away from laissez-faire capitalism.
B. Robber Barons were free to continue monopolistic practices.
C. Railroads were allowed more freedom to regulate their own rates.
D. Farmers and factory workers were granted the vote out West.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Carlisle Indian Schools were used by the United States government to
A. forcibly assimilate indigenous children into accepting white American values and culture.
B. teach new industrial farming techniques to children in the western states.
C. incorporate vertical and horizontal integration into the reservation system.
D. create safe educational environments where Native American customs were respected.
43. Which of the following was a significant result of the Spanish-American War?
A. The United States formed a naval alliance with Germany.
B. The United States gained control of Texas.
C. The United States repealed the Monroe Doctrine.
D. The United States established itself as a major world power.
