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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished Slavery throughout the U.S.
ended the Civil War
Gave all men equal citizenship
Gave every citizen the right to vote
What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?
Abolish Slavery
Give all men equal citizenship
To give all men the right to vote, including African-Americans
None of the above
How did the system of sharecropping, developed during the Reconstruction, impact freedmen?
It enabled freedmen to make enough money to buy their own farms and homes
It allowed freedmen to move from the South to the North
It made freedmen economically dependent upon white landowners.
It returned all former slaves to their slaveholders
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
It enabled freedmen to make enough money to buy their own farms and homes.
A terrorist Organization that harmed former slaves
It led to the development of African American Education in America, Aided former slaves in getting jobs, clothes and money
It ensured that all former slaves would be protected equally under the law.
In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?
They maintained control of their traditional lands
They benefited economically from government policy
They became farmers and small business owners
They were forced to live on reservations and assimilate into American Culture
Plessy v. Ferguson, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – this is better known as which of the following?
Freedmen's Bureau
Separate but equal
Equal Protection Clause
NAACP
Which of the following statements is most significant about completing the transcontinental railroad?
It allowed the U.S to create new railroad jobs for all Americans
it allowed the U.S. to increase settlement and growth throughout the country, completing manifest destiny
It allowed the U.S. to expand into other countries
It allowed the U.S. to hire Chinese workers.
Which of the following statements best describes why Chinese immigrants primarily worked on railroads?
Chinese Americans worked well with former slaves and Irish Immigrants
Chinese American workers never got sick
Chinese American workers worked hard for significantly less pay
Chinese American workers were experts in railroad building.
What was significant about the Battle of Little Bighorn?
It led to a peace treaty between Native Tribes and the U.S. Government
It was the last major Native American win over the U.S. Army
It led to the first U.S. Army victory over Native Americans
It led to the destruction of prairie lands
How did the Dawes Act impact Native American life?
The Dawes Act abolished all Indian Reservations throughout the U.S
the Act divided Native American reservations into individual lands, which led to assimilation
The Act united all Native American tribes together
The Act successfully ended all the Indian War
The Populist movement began in response to farmers trying to protect themselves against the corruption of which of the following group of people?
Big business leaders
U.S Senators
Native Americans
Union Leaders
What impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the economy of the West during the mid-1800's?
Increased settlement and growth throughout the country
Decreased the use of all Eastern Rail lines
Decreased the need for government regulaiton.
Farmers wanted part ownership in the railroad companies
Capitalism is best described by what two phrases list below?
Government Control/High Taxes
Private Ownership/ Promote Competition
No Competition/ Lack of Choice
Promote Competition/ Increase Prices
John D. Rockefeller is associated with what major industry of the late 1800's?
Cotton
Steel
Banking
Oil
Andrew Carneige is associated with what major industry of the 1800's?
Oil
Banking
Agriculture
Steel
J.P. Morgan bought the U.S. Steel company from which of the following individuals?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Rutherford B. Hayes
Cornelleius Vanderbilt
Since John Rockefeller owned nearly all of the oil refineries in the United States, what is this an example of?
Corporation
Government Business
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
Monopolies became a way for big businesses to eliminate competitors. This happened because:
Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to make items cheaper
Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to pass laws regarding trade
Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to get discounted tax rates
Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to gain votes in the Senate
What is the purpose of a labor union?
To meet other people who work at the same factory
To organize parades to celebrate workers
To organize a group of workers to negotiate for better work conditions
To promote the interest of management of the needs of workers
In the nineteenth century, labor unions developed mostly in response to:
Increasing Unemployment
Low wages and poor working conditions
Racial and Gender Discrimination
Government ownership of business
Which 1890 legislation allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry?
Dawes Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Interstate Commerce Act
The point of view expressed in the quote below is an example of which of the following? "The growth of a business is based on the survival of the fittest" - John Rockefeller
Communism
Westward Expansion
Social Darwinism
Reconstruciton
Which of the following did Susan B. Anthony fight for?
women's Suffrage
Women's rights
Abolition
Massacre at Wounded knee
