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Quarter 1 Extra Credit

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ________________ were the major mountain range that the transcontinental railroad had to be built through.

a)

Sierra Nevada

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Cascade Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

2.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
3.
What town did both parts of the railroad meet in?
a)
Promontory, UT
b)
New York, NY
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NB
4.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
5.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
6.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
7.
The westward expansion of the U.S. was referred to as Manifest Destiny meaning it was ordained by...
a)
The president
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
God
d)
Buddha
8.
Chinese and Irish immigrants were instrumental in the construction of
a)
the transcontinental railroad
b)
the St. Louis Arch
c)
highways to the west
d)
gold and silver mines
9.
The expansion of the U.S. westward led to the creation of 
a)
additional internet transmission
b)
time zones
c)
mobile communication towers
d)
more cattle drives
10.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
11.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
12.
What act gave any American 160 acres of land for free to anyone who claimed it?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
The Quartering Act
d)
The Homestead Act
13.
Another term for monopoly during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
Big Business
b)
Trust
c)
Giant of Industry
d)
Forbes 500
14.
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when
a)
people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
b)
people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
c)
work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
d)
industrialized nations created overseas colonies.
15.

What was a common characteristic of the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike?

a)

They were defeats for owners

b)

They were victories for unions

c)

They became violent

d)

They were victories for workers

16.

Captains of Industry valued competition in a free market because they believed only the strongest companies would survive and result in better goods and services. This is an example of

a)

Unionism

b)

Control Market

c)

Socialism

d)

Social Darwinism

17.

What are companies who dominate a specific industry (steel, oil, etc.) called?

a)

Monopolies

b)

Local Business

c)

Corporations

d)

Competitors

18.
The sometimes unethical business practices of some industrialists led them to be given this nickname
a)
Captains of Industry
b)
Tycoons
c)
Fat Cats
d)
Robber Barons
19.
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
20.
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
21.
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
22.
An effort to improve society through donations of money
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Laissez-faire
d)
Protective Tariff
23.
The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by 
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
24.

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

25.
Mexico would gain the southwestern U.S. if they attack the U.S. for Germany
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Sussex Pledge
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Schenck v. United States
26.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
27.
The Great Migration was the mass movement of African Americans from where to where during WWI?
a)
Rural areas to urban areas.
b)
West Coast to the East Coast
c)
The South to the North
d)
The North to the South
28.

Why did so many African Americans migrate during WWI?

a)

There was no discrimination or segregation at all in theNorth

b)

There were new job opportunities available in factories that had not existed before WWI.

c)

They wanted to live in an area with a more mild climate.

d)

Agriculture jobs were available in the north

29.
Imperialism created overseas colonies which 
a)
did not require a large navy to protect
b)
the major powers traded with each other
c)
caused nothing but problems for the home countries
d)
gave raw materials and provided markets for the home countries
30.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany  was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
31.
Germany's willingness to attack any ship it deems a possible threat
a)
Lusitania
b)
sunken ship
c)
unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
u-boat
32.

Law which required men ages 21-30 to register to be drafted during World War 1

a)

Conscription Act

b)

"I Want You Act"

c)

Selective Service Act

d)

Required Service Act

33.
What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
a)
to achieve world peace
b)
to punish germany
c)
to start WW2
d)
to reward Russia
34.

What treaty ended the war?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Genoveva Convention

d)

The Treaty of Tordesillas

35.
Who was not allowed to take part in the League of Nations?
a)
Germany and Russia
b)
Germany and Italy
c)
Germany and Japan
d)
Germany and France
36.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
37.
The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
38.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 
a)
Alfred T Mahan 
b)
Rough Riders 
c)
Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge 
39.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
b)
Boxer Rebellion 
c)
Dollar Diplomacy 
d)
Spanish American War 
40.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
41.

What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?

a)

The Spanish Agreement

b)

Treaty of Paris 1898

c)

Treaty of Paris 1776

d)

The Monroe Doctrine

42.
What does this political cartoon BEST represents ?
a)
Exploration
b)
Imperialism
c)
Diplomacy 
d)
Big Stick Policy
43.

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof..."


The text is an excerpt from which amendment?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

44.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in

Chicago?

a)

founding of women's colleges

b)

introduction of prison reform

c)

assimilation of immigrants

d)

establishment of public libraries

45.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
46.

Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were created in part because

a)

of the book, The Jungle.

b)

suffragist were protesting the meat packing industry.

c)

the 18th Amendment

d)

Civil Service Act.

47.
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
a)
starting a system of women’s colleges
b)
winning elections for public office
c)
securing the right to vote
d)
separating men and women in prison
48.

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

a)

Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

b)

Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention

c)

Increase public awareness of America's great potential

d)

End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

49.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
50.
The temperance movement warned people of the ____.
a)
dangers of alcohol
b)
evils of slavery
c)
weakness of reform
d)
need for education
51.
This gave women the right to vote.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
52.

Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

53.

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

54.
A movement concerned with helping the poor -- according to biblical principles
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
55.
"Survival of the fittest" applied to business competition
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
56.
The __________ process was a less expensive way to make steel.
a)
Edison
b)
Foundry
c)
Bessemer
d)
Factory
57.

Which idea summarizes the Gilded Age?

a)

Many Americans moved west to farm

b)

Native Americans were placed on Reservations

c)

The discovery of Gold increased western migration

d)

Industrialists used their wealth to influence politics

58.

What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?

a)

Immigrants were exploited by political machines

b)

Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference

c)

American workers formed labor unions

d)

Many immigrants lived in tenements

59.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
60.

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

61.
What is the name of the well known boarding school in Pennsylvania which led the way in the formal education of Indian students?
a)
Custer Industrial School 
b)
Caplin Indian School
c)
Carlisle Industrial School
d)
Catskills Indian School
62.

Which animal provided many of the basic needs of Native Americans and was central to life on the Great Plains?

a)

Cow

b)

Buffalo

c)

Horse

d)

Fish

63.

Where was George A. Custer killed by a group of Sioux, including Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, in 1876?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Sand Creek Massacre

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

Red River War

64.

Who authored A Century of Dishonor, exposing the government's many broken promises to the Native Americans?

a)

George A. Custer

b)

William McKinley

c)

Mary Elizabeth Lease

d)

Helen Hunt Jackson

65.

Which 1887 act broke up the Native American reservations and gave 160 acres to each head of household (80 acres to singles), as well as sold the remainder of the land to settlers?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Butler Act

c)

Morrill Act

d)

Chisholm Act

66.

What were secret, illegal clubs that served alcohol?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

bootleggers

d)

speakeasies

67.

What is a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

bootleggers

d)

speakeasies

68.

Who was the gangster who dominated the illegal liquor trade in Chicago through blackmail, bribery, and murder?

a)

Billy Sunday

b)

Al Capone

c)

Aimee Semple McPherson

d)

Lucky Luciano

69.

What ended national prohibition?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

Prohibition

c)

Volstead Act

d)

21st Amendment

70.
Prohibition was started in 1920 by which amendment?
a)
17
b)
18
c)
19
d)
21
71.
People who illegally made & sold liquor in the US during Prohibition were known as
a)
criminals
b)
smugglers
c)
bootleggers
d)
mobsters
72.
The 20s were characterized by
a)
Political Isolationism
b)
World War
c)
Economic Depression
d)
Decreased Nativism
73.
The social impact of the Red Scare was characterized by
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Spread of Communism
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
74.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
75.
What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?
a)
Flapper
b)
Bootlegger
c)
Immigrant
d)
Musician
76.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck
77.
Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Fall
c)
Yosemite Land
d)
Haymarket Square
78.

What was a immediate effect of the radio?

a)

help with finances

b)

mobility for the working class

c)

improved access to information

d)

helped women get away from traditional roles

79.

The Ku Klux Klan was most closely associated with

a)

nativism

b)

education

c)

helping immigrants

d)

assembly line

80.

Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"

a)

huge increase in immigration which led to fighting

b)

economic depression

c)

people were free to drink and party at their leisure

d)

it was a time of cultural and social changes

81.

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Prohibition ended for African Americans

b)

African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities

c)

End of segregation throughout the United States

d)

Unemployment

82.

Who was assassinated that triggered the onset of World War 1?

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

Franz Joseph

c)

Erik Ludendorff

83.

In what war was trench warfare the primary method of fighting?

a)

World War II

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

World War I

e)

Vietnam War

84.

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

a)

divided Germany into four colonies

b)

took away German territory in Spain and Britain

c)

forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

d)

Germany was not punished

85.

The "Big Four" at the end of World War 1 consisted of leaders from which countries? (Select all)

a)

United States

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

e)

Russia

86.

The main causes of World War 1:

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

87.

An armistice is when a countries agree to stop fighting; or, they declare a truce between the countries.

a)

True

b)

False

88.
Which group of immigrants came to the United States and settled mostly along the EAST coast?
a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
89.
Which group of immigrants came and settled mostly along the WEST coast?
a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
90.
Where was Angel Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Los Angeles, California
91.
Where was Ellis Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
92.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
93.

In 1909, who helped found the NAACP?

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Thomas Edison

94.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

95.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

a)

"Separate but equal"

b)

"Give me liberty or give me death."

c)

"By any means necessary"

96.

What does it mean to "disenfranchise" somebody?

a)

to take away someone's right to vote in an election

b)

to take away someone's right to serve on a jury

c)

to take away someone's right to marry whoever

d)

putting someone in jail without going to court first

97.

What approximate year did the Jim Crow laws in the South start?

a)

1860

b)

1880

c)

1900

d)

1920

98.

What three Civil Rights Amendments were passed in the time period from 1865-1877 in the time of Reconstruction?

a)

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Amendments

b)

6th, 7th, and 8th Amendments

c)

9th, 10th and 11th Amendments

d)

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

99.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
100.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
101.
The growth of cities is:
a)
Immigration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Depersonalization
d)
Materialization
102.

In the late 19th century US, many of the reform movements were the result of...

a)

the growth of states' rights

b)

continuing decline of immigration

c)

increased taxation

d)

industrialization & the growth of cities

103.

According to the cartoon, what happened to the US immigration policies?

a)

changed from openness to restrictive.

b)

encouraged the entrance of radical political groups.

c)

favored highly skilled workers.

d)

stimulated cultural diversity.

104.

coined by Mark Twain to describe the golden exterior of 19th century American society, covering the rotten, corrupt core

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Progressive Era

d)

The Great Migration

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