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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Abolished Slavery throughout the U.S.

b)

ended the Civil War

c)

Gave all men equal citizenship

d)

Gave every citizen the right to vote

2.

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

a)

Abolish Slavery

b)

Give all men equal citizenship

c)

To give all men the right to vote, including African-Americans

d)

None of the above

3.

How did the system of sharecropping, developed during the Reconstruction, impact freedmen?

a)

It enabled freedmen to make enough money to buy their own farms and homes

b)

It allowed freedmen to move from the South to the North

c)

It made freedmen economically dependent upon white landowners.

d)

It returned all former slaves to their slaveholders

4.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

It enabled freedmen to make enough money to buy their own farms and homes.

b)

A terrorist Organization that harmed former slaves

c)

It led to the development of African American Education in America, Aided former slaves in getting jobs, clothes and money

d)

It ensured that all former slaves would be protected equally under the law.

5.

In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?

a)

They maintained control of their traditional lands

b)

They benefited economically from government policy

c)

They became farmers and small business owners

d)

They were forced to live on reservations and assimilate into American Culture

6.

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?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Separate but equal

c)

Equal Protection Clause

d)

NAACP

7.

Which of the following statements is most significant about completing the transcontinental railroad?

a)

It allowed the U.S to create new railroad jobs for all Americans

b)

it allowed the U.S. to increase settlement and growth throughout the country, completing manifest destiny

c)

It allowed the U.S. to expand into other countries

d)

It allowed the U.S. to hire Chinese workers.

8.

Which of the following statements best describes why Chinese immigrants primarily worked on railroads?

a)

Chinese Americans worked well with former slaves and Irish Immigrants

b)

Chinese American workers never got sick

c)

Chinese American workers worked hard for significantly less pay

d)

Chinese American workers were experts in railroad building.

9.

What was significant about the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

It led to a peace treaty between Native Tribes and the U.S. Government

b)

It was the last major Native American win over the U.S. Army

c)

It led to the first U.S. Army victory over Native Americans

d)

It led to the destruction of prairie lands

10.

How did the Dawes Act impact Native American life?

a)

The Dawes Act abolished all Indian Reservations throughout the U.S

b)

the Act divided Native American reservations into individual lands, which led to assimilation

c)

The Act united all Native American tribes together

d)

The Act successfully ended all the Indian War

11.

The Populist movement began in response to farmers trying to protect themselves against the corruption of which of the following group of people?

a)

Big business leaders

b)

U.S Senators

c)

Native Americans

d)

Union Leaders

12.

What impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the economy of the West during the mid-1800's?

a)

Increased settlement and growth throughout the country

b)

Decreased the use of all Eastern Rail lines

c)

Decreased the need for government regulaiton.

d)

Farmers wanted part ownership in the railroad companies

13.

Capitalism is best described by what two phrases list below?

a)

Government Control/High Taxes

b)

Private Ownership/ Promote Competition

c)

No Competition/ Lack of Choice

d)

Promote Competition/ Increase Prices

14.

John D. Rockefeller is associated with what major industry of the late 1800's?

a)

Cotton

b)

Steel

c)

Banking

d)

Oil

15.

Andrew Carneige is associated with what major industry of the 1800's?

a)

Oil

b)

Banking

c)

Agriculture

d)

Steel

16.

J.P. Morgan bought the U.S. Steel company from which of the following individuals?

a)

John Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Cornelleius Vanderbilt

17.

Since John Rockefeller owned nearly all of the oil refineries in the United States, what is this an example of?

a)

Corporation

b)

Government Business

c)

Monopoly

d)

Social Darwinism

18.

Monopolies became a way for big businesses to eliminate competitors. This happened because:

a)

Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to make items cheaper

b)

Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to pass laws regarding trade

c)

Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to get discounted tax rates

d)

Owning lots of the market enabled monopolies to gain votes in the Senate

19.

What is the purpose of a labor union?

a)

To meet other people who work at the same factory

b)

To organize parades to celebrate workers

c)

To organize a group of workers to negotiate for better work conditions

d)

To promote the interest of management of the needs of workers

20.

In the nineteenth century, labor unions developed mostly in response to:

a)

Increasing Unemployment

b)

Low wages and poor working conditions

c)

Racial and Gender Discrimination

d)

Government ownership of business

21.

Which 1890 legislation allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Sherman Antitrust Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

22.

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

a)

Communism

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Reconstruciton

23.

Which of the following did Susan B. Anthony fight for?

a)

women's Suffrage

b)

Women's rights

c)

Abolition

d)

Massacre at Wounded knee