WorksheetsUnit 1 8th Grade SS GW
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Choose all that are correct. What did Plessy v Ferguson decide?
white people and black people could be separated into all white and all black schools
segregation was wrong
segregation did not violate the constitution
people of all color should live and work together
Did cities grow or decline because of industrialization?
decline
grow
The growth of cities as a result of industrialization is called
colonization
industrialization
urbanization
separatism
Choose all that are correct. Which group(s) of people contributed significantly to the growth of major cities during the industrialization period?
farmers
socialites
immigrants
wealthy
What was the name of the first labor union?
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers
Who founded the American Federation of Labor?
Jim Crow
Samuel Gompers
John D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Which way did railroads NOT transform the nation
provided better transportation
linked the east and the west
led to immigrants moving to America
increased the amount of people moving west
What was the US Government policy toward Native Americans? Choose all that apply.
US Government offered money and assistance to Native Americans
Native Americans were forced onto reservations
Native American rights were preserved
white settling of the frontier was more important
What is the name of the law that offered 160 acres of land free to anyone who agreed to live on the land and improve it for 5 years?
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Plessy v Ferguson
Jim Crow laws
Did the Homestead Act hurt or help the Native Americans?
(a)
What are two results of the Homestead Act?
white people moved West and settled unclaimed parts of the United States
Native Americans were given tools to farm the land
Native Americans were pushed off the plains
people moved to the cities for jobs
Which of the following were working conditions in factories during industrializaton?
long hours
unsafe working conditions
child labor
little pay
Choose reasons for Industrialization of the United States.
new technology
government help like subsidies and tariffs
increased population
an abundance of natural resources like forests, water, and mineral
Who wanted the government to implement a free silver policy which would allow unlimited coining of silver? Check all that apply
William McKinley
populist party
the Grange
William Jennings Bryan
What are some contributing factors to industrialization? Choose all that apply
increased population through immigration
new technology and inventions
improvement in transportation
abundance of natural resources
What is the impact of monopolies? Choose all that apply.
more individual businesses producing the same goods
inflation of the price of goods
greater availability of different goods
less competition
