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Make Up Madness Domain 3

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
2.
Which of the following territories did we win last in 1848 from Mexico after fighting a war?
a)
Florida
b)
Louisiana
c)
California
d)
Oregon
3.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
4.
Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and mexico before we owned it?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
5.
Which of the following territories was given to us by the British in 1846 which gave America its border at the 49th  parallel?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
6.

What were some of the reasons why pioneers started to move west?

a)

cheap farmland

b)

find gold & riches

c)

religious persecution

d)

economic opportunity

e)

all of the above

7.

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Florida Acquisition

d)

Mexican Cession

8.

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Florida Acquisition

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

United States

9.

What territory is represented by the C on the map?

a)

Texas Territory

b)

Florida Acquisition

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

10.

After a War with Mexico, the United States received which territories?? (Hint: 2 Answers

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

11.

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1600s

d)

1780s

12.

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

13.

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

a)

Gold

b)

Frankinsence

c)

Myrrh

d)

Salt

14.

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Globalization

c)

Eastern Expansion

d)

Great Migration

15.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?

a)

Gold

b)

Land ownership

c)

Farming opportunities

d)

Freedom

e)

A stress-free, easy life

16.

On the Oregon Trail, which type of transportation was most common?

a)

trucks

b)

steamboats

c)

canoes

d)

wagon trains

17.

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

the Mexican army surrendered and gave Texans to US

b)

After 13 days, the Texans lost but it led to other Texans fighting harder for independence

c)

the battle ended in 1 day

d)

The Texans inside accepted General Santa Anna's surrender.

18.

What was the belief that expansion was for the good of the country?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Proclamation of 1763

19.

Which new territory did we divide with Great Britain?

a)

Oregon

b)

California

c)

Louisiana

d)

Florida

20.
The Alamo was a __________.
a)
River
b)
Mission
c)
Mountain
d)
Field
21.
What effect did the Battle of the Alamo have on the Mexican-American War?
a)
It led to the unconditional surrender of the Mexican Army
b)
It enabled Texas to join the United States
c)
It drummed up American anger against Mexico before the war began
d)
It preceded the American attack against Mexico City
22.
Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war 
a)
President Polk
b)
Macys cat Oliver
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
John Quincy Adams 
23.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
24.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
25.
Who was the founder of the Mormon church?
a)
Joseph Smith
b)
Brigham Young
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
James Bucannan
26.
What gave 160 acres to people willing to settle the plains?
a)
Dawes Act
b)
National Grange
c)
Farmers' Alliances
d)
Homestead Act
27.

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

a)

Rural areas to Urban areas

b)

Urban areas to Rural areas

28.

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

29.

This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies-

a)

Monopolies

b)

Nativism

c)

Laissez faire

d)

New Deal

30.

Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.

a)

Person

b)

Philanthropist

c)

Nativist

d)

Political Boss

31.

What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?

a)

Cars

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

AC

d)

Industrialization

32.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
33.

Where were most European immigrants processed as they arrived in the U.S?

a)

Galveston

b)

Long Island

c)

Ellis Island

d)

Angel Island

34.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
35.
Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?
a)
shorter hours
b)
lower pay
c)
no child labor
d)
safer working conditions
36.

Which is not characteristic of a monopoly?

a)

Control all of a product's production

b)

encourage competition

c)

raise prices

d)

put all competition out of business

37.
An organization of workers who promote their interests collectively (as a group)
a)
Labor union
b)
Political machine
c)
Caucus
38.
The __________ process was a less expensive way to make steel.
a)
Edison
b)
Foundry
c)
Bessemer
d)
Factory
39.
Which was NOT a reason for immigration to the U.S. in the 1880s (i.e. Gilded Age)?
a)
Lots of jobs
b)
Escaping persecution
c)
Good working conditions
d)
Escaping poverty
40.

Related to what we have been studying in class what is a Reservation?

a)

To hold or request a spot or item

b)

land set aside for Native American Tribes.

c)

to pause or hesitate about something

d)

To maintain or keep in good condition

41.

How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?

a)

Native Americans and white settlers lived side by side as equals

b)

it destroyed the buffalo and the Native American way of life

c)

Native Americans acquired more land

d)

it helped the Native Americans prosper

42.

3) What were the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad? (Pick TWO)

a)

It allowed for the rise of the steel industry

b)

It connected the United States by rail from east coast to west coast

c)

It lead to increased the population in western cities

d)

The population in urban centers grew drastically

43.
Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is knows as 
a)
Urbanization
b)
Americanization/Assimilation
c)
Immigration
d)
Nativism
44.
This term describes people with prejudices about immigrants based on ethnicity, religion, political and social beliefs
a)
Racist
b)
Nativist
c)
Prejudists
d)
Americanist
45.
Poor, crowded, and unhealthy describe:
a)
Prospecting
b)
Tenements
c)
Country life
d)
A farmer's life
46.
Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Fools Island
47.

This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West coast because it prohibited immigration from China?

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Homestead Act

48.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what was the difference between "new" immigration and "old" immigration?
a)
"Old" immigrants were from South America, and "new" immigrants were from Africa.
b)
Old" immigrants were from Asia, and "new" immigrants were from South America.
c)
"Old" immigrants were from western Europe, and "new" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe.
d)
"Old" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe, and "new" immigrants were from western Europe.
49.

Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?

a)

Injunctions

b)

lockouts

c)

Strikes

d)

Scabs

50.

The "Plessy vs. Ferguson" Supreme Court case . . .

a)

legalized segregation

b)

extended voting rights

c)

guaranteed rights for African Americans

d)

guaranteed rights for African Americans

51.

Which of the following was NOT an important invention of the Gilded Age?

a)

telephone

b)

Internet

c)

electricity

d)

automobile

52.

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

a)

Railroads

b)

Oil

c)

Steel

d)

Finance

53.

Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

a)

Railroads

b)

Oil

c)

Steel

d)

Finance

54.

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

a)

Oil

b)

Steel

c)

Railroads

d)

Finance

55.

JP Morgan made his fortune in...

a)

oil.

b)

steel.

c)

railroads.

d)

finance and banking.

56.
Economic philosophy based on "Survival of the fittest"
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
National Market
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Free Enterprise System
57.
sometimes used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and keep worker wages low
a)
Laissez-Faire
b)
Robber Barons
c)
Gospel of Wealth
d)
Union
58.
made his fortune refining oil; founded Standard Oil  
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Samuel Gompers
59.
inventor best known for his invention of the electric light bulb
a)
Nikola Tesla
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Elias Lightbulb
60.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
61.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
62.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
63.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
64.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
65.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
66.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
67.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
68.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
69.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
70.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
71.
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
a)
Voting rights for women
b)
Better working conditions
c)
Regulation of banks
d)
Equality among the races
72.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
73.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were all created to give more power to
a)
the president
b)
the state governments
c)
the voters
d)
the Supreme Court
74.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the other half lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
75.
Author of The Jungle
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Billy Sinclair
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Jacob Riis
76.
Income Tax = which amendment?
a)
17th
b)
16th
c)
19th
d)
18th
77.
Direct election of US Senators = Which amendment?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
78.
Susan B. Anthony
a)
female union leader
b)
female suffragist
c)
champion of ending child labor
d)
first female Congress women
79.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
80.

What was progressivism?

a)

a set of responses to the problems caused by economic expansion and industrialization

b)

a group of people who fought against urbanization

c)

a collection of wealthy bankers fighting regulation of the industry

d)

politicians who believed in the concept of imperialism

81.

What was the primary concern of female progressives?

a)

prevention of child abuse

b)

cleaner mental health facilities

c)

woman suffrage

d)

the rights of the poor

82.

How were women eventually granted the right to vote?

a)

with legislation from Congress that prevented sexist voting laws

b)

with a mandate from the president granting women the right to vote

c)

with the passage of suffrage for women by all 50 states

d)

with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

83.

What was the primary goal of the Prohibition Movement?

a)

laws allowing the government to restrict the number of hours people worked

b)

laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

c)

higher wages and government safety codes for laborers

d)

the end to child labor in coal mines

84.

What were Roosevelt's views on environmental issues?

a)

He encouraged the development of business through use of public lands.

b)

He tried to prevent business from using natural resources.

c)

He restricted the mining of certain resources to benefit particular businesses.

d)

He believed that natural resources must be conserved.

85.

How did Wilson attempt to prompt American businesses to become more efficient and competitive in the global market?

a)

He invested federal funds in technological developments.

b)

He appeared before Congress on behalf of businesses.

c)

He created the Better Business Bureau.

d)

He lowered the tariff on imported goods by 30 percent.

86.

Who wrote the literature piece that revealed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Upton Sinclair

87.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

88.

Who advocated for African Americans to take on unskilled jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work?

a)

WEB Du Bois

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Nat Turner

89.

Why did the populists support William Bryan (democratic)?

a)

he supported the silver issue

b)

he supported the railroad

c)

he supported women's rights

d)

he supported the reconstruction plan

90.

Who wrote the literature piece that revealed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Upton Sinclair

91.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

92.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
93.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
94.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
95.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
96.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
97.

Who advocated for African Americans to take on unskilled jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work?

a)

WEB Du Bois

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Nat Turner

98.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
99.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
100.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
101.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
102.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
103.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the other half lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
104.
Author of The Jungle
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Billy Sinclair
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Jacob Riis
105.
Theodore Roosevelt became President after William McKinley was:
a)
impeached
b)
assassinated
c)
kidnapped
d)
too ill to work
106.
Income Tax = which amendment?
a)
17th
b)
16th
c)
19th
d)
18th
107.
Direct election of US Senators = Which amendment?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
108.
Susan B. Anthony
a)
female union leader
b)
female suffragist
c)
champion of ending child labor
d)
first female Congress women
109.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
110.
Why did nations want to be imperialistic?
a)
They wanted prestige among other nations
b)
They needed more natural resources
c)
They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
d)
All of the Above
111.
Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What did he mean by this?
a)
Debate calmly, and always be willing to negotiate
b)
Speak quietly, but yell if necessary.
c)
Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.
d)
Never back down when there is conflict.
112.
Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States? 
a)
It allowed endangered animals to expand their territory
b)
It allowed U.S. families to stay connected with each other
c)
It increased Canada's military capability.
d)
It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
113.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established the US’s right to ___.
a)
build the Panama Canal 
b)
annex Hawaii
c)
attack the Spanish 
d)
intervene in Latin America
114.

Which two states were gained as a result of imperialism?

a)

Arizona and California

b)

Arizona and Hawaii

c)

Alaska and California

d)

Alaska and Hawaii

115.

The American victory in this war helped establish the U.S. as an imperial power.

a)

Vietnam War

b)

WWII

c)

Spanish American War

d)

WWI

116.

This president pushed for increasing the size of the navy and the building of the Panama Canal.

a)

Sandford B. Dole

b)

FDR

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

117.

What are some other terms associated with the acquisition of territory?

a)

Ceced

b)

Annexation, expansion,

cession

c)

Nativism & Communism

d)

Impeachment & Resigning

118.

What US document threatened war against any European nations that tried to create new colonies in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

The Monroe Doctrine

b)

The US Constitution

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

The Treaty of Kanagawa

119.

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

Speak softly, carry a big stick policy

c)

sphere of influence

d)

Pan-Americanism

120.

An explosion in 1898 on the ___________ killed 260 officers & crew members; American news blamed the Spanish; “Remember the Maine” became the U.S. rallying cry for revenge

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

U.S.S. Vermont

c)

U.S.S. New Hampshire

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