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WorksheetsCH. 6 American Society in Transition Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
(HIST.3B) Which factor helped farmers on the Great Plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers?
The farmers allied with Native American Indians.
Barbed wire allowed farmers to enclose their lands.
Heavy rains made the Great Plains more suitable to planting than grazing.
Ranchers refused to divide up the open range.
(HIST.3C) Nativists in California in the 1800s would most likely have supported the-
creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants.
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
continuation of the contract labor system.
assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture.
(HIST.3C) After 1880, where did the majority of "New Immigrants" to the United States come from?
Northern and Western Europe
Canada and Latin America
Southern and Eastern Europe
China and Southeast Asia
(HIST.3C) During the last part of the nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United States found work as-
unskilled factory and sweatshop workers
educated professionals.
scientists and technicians.
skilled craftsmen.
(HIST.3C) In the late nineteenth century, the "bosses" of urban political machines often-
denied voting rights to the poor.
accepted bribes in return for favors.
wasted money on military spending.
discriminated against migrant workers.
(HIST.3C) During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against "New Immigrants" increased because these immigrants-
had job skills superior to those of most American workers.
formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages.
came from cultural backgrounds different from those of the majority of Americans.
tried to replace American democracy with other forms of government.
(HIST.3C) Based on the graph, why did immigration increase between 1895 and 1905?
The Panic of 1893 had occured.
Expanding industries provided jobs for immigrants.
Immigrants came in search of cheap land in the West.
World War I ended.
(HIST.3C) What is the main idea in this passage?
The conditions of tenement living have improved greatly.
The number of people living in tenements is declining.
Many immigrants face crowed conditions and despair in tenement housing.
Living in tenements has lead to improved working class conditions.
(GEOG.12A) Which statement accurately describes the development of the Great Plains in the late nineteenth century?
Great profits were earned there in the steel industry.
Railroads decreased in importance.
Immigrants could not afford to farm these lands.
Technological innovations made farming there possible.
(GEOG.13A) Based on the table, what was an important effect of industrialization in the United States in the later part of the nineteenth century?
People began to move from cities to rural areas.
The urban population declined.
The rate of expansion of railroad lines began to drop.
The proportion of Americans living in cities continuously increased.
(GEOG.13A) During the late nineteenth century, where were the reservations located that North American Indian tribes were sent to?
along the major rivers of the Midwest
near large cities in the Northwest
in sparsely populated areas of the West
east of the Mississippi River
(GEOG.13C) What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?
farm population increased
migration to rural areas increased
immigration decreased
urbanization increased
(GEOG.13C) Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because-
factory and workshop jobs were available there.
little available farmland remained in the Midwest.
most immigrants came from large cities in Europe.
city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants.
(GEOG.13C) Based on the information on the graph, which statement is most accurate?
People who lived in urban areas were poor.
The percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900.
By 1900, 30% of the population lived in rural areas.
Industrialization led to an increase in rural population in the late 1800s.
(GEOG.13C) Which demographic shift occurred in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a result of industrialization?
Northerners moved to the Sun Belt states.
Rural residents moved into the urban areas.
Working class people left the cities to move to the suburbs.
African Americans moved from the North to the South.
(ECON.15A) What conclusion can be drawn from the table about the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on these Western cities?
These cities became corrupt and crime-ridden.
The population of Western cities increased greatly.
Most Native American Indians relocated to those cities.
Railroads had little impact on these cities.
(ECON.15A) The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by-
creating a system of dams for crop irrigation.
providing free land to settlers.
removing all restrictions on immigration.
moving Native American Indians to reservations.
(ECON.15C) In the 1800s, why did Congress pass restrictions on immigration from China?
to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
to provide highly skilled workers for industry
to limit the power of urban political machines
to satisfy nativist prejudices in California
(CULT.26B) Based on the poster, which is an accurate statement?
Immigrants were encouraged to learn and speak English.
Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there.
The people in the poster were native-born Americans.
Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.
(CULT.26B) How did the passage of Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?
It supported their existing cutlural traditions.
It started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains.
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture.
It forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi.
(CULT.26B) Which was a successful example of "Americanization"?
The Dawes Act led Native Americans to sell their lands.
The Homestead Act made federal lands available to settlers.
The children of New Immigrants learned English in public schools.
Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers.
