WorksheetsAH - Unit 4 Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Jim Crow Laws were passed in order to
Ban the Populist Party
Enforce discrimination
Protect African Americans
Limit the percentage of women that can vote in the South
What did the government do in response to growth of trusts and monopolies.
Passing of Interstate Commerce Act
Federal Engagement Act
Political Bosses
Social Darwinism
Farmers faced many economic problems in the late 1800s which led to the formation of what?
American Protective Association
People's (Populist) Party
NAACP
Department of Agriculture
Plessy v. Fergusun upheld the doctrine of...
Separate but equal
Equal protection
The right to vote for African Americans
Civil Rights to all
Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify
Laissez-faire capitalism
Political activism
Philanthropy
Civil Rights
Social reformers aimed to fix society's problems by
Helping those in need and regulating the economy
Allowing the middle class to expand
Realizing that people fail due to circumstances beyond their control
Encouraging natural selection and encouraging competition
Ida B. Wells was known for fighting
Lynching
Discrimination in the north
southern segregated schools
none of these
Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to do what?
Learn skills to help with economic goals
focus only on civil rights
Campaign against lynching
Focus on education to reach full equality
Stimulating democratic reforms such as initiative was a result of
the Progressive movement
Gilded age
Prohibition movement
National legislative movement
Stimulating democratic reforms such as initiative was a result of
the Progressive movement
Gilded age
Prohibition movement
National legislative movement
What was the main purpose behind Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies?
Encourage competition amongst businesses
Reduce competition among businesses
End labor unions
Save national banks
How did muckrakers mainly get their points across?
Publication of articles and books
Word of mouth
New legislation
Poems
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall resulted in..
New system for immigrants
Expansion of citizens' participation in the democratic process
More sources of revenue for state governments
Redistribution of taxes
What was the Progressive Era's greatest failure?
No progress was made on civil rights (For African Americans)
The inability to prevent the United States from entering World War 1
Most reforms were immediate failures
Encouraged Laissez-Faire policies
What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act?
Reduce imports from foreign nations
Reduce power of unions
Eliminate unfair business practices
Encourage laissez-faire policies
Jane Addams, Jacob Riis, and Ida Tarbell had headlines that tried to help with what?
Support monopolies
Correct abuses of the Industrial Revolution
Improved depressed urban areas
Solve the issues of American farmers
The populist and progressive movements were similar in their approach to reform because they both
Supported the return of power to the state government
promoted the use of violent strikes and protests against big businesses
Opposed strict laissez-faire attitudes of the federal government
lobbied for immediate social and economic equality for Af.Americans.
Reformers of the Progressive Era sought to reduce corruption in government by adopting a constitutional amendment that provided for
Direct election of US senators
Maximum presidential terms
Voting rights for African Americans
Limiting terms for Congress
This was written by Upton Sinclair in order to expose the meat industry
The Jungle
The 3 Little Pigs
Common Sense
The Forrest
This was formed to dissolve/get rid of monopolies
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Pure Food & Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
The Populist Party wanted all of the following except:
abolition of the income tax
regulation of railroads
unlimited coinage of silver
a graduated income tax
This speech was about monetary policy and was given by William Jennings Bryan during his campaign for president in 1896
Emancipation Proclamation
Follow the Yellow Brick Road Declaration
Gettysburg Address
Cross of Gold
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
There owned all the businesses in California
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
They opened too many restaurants
they thought they would take their jobs
Nativists believed ..
Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.
White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.
Immigrants stole jobs from natives.
All of the above.
Which is NOT a part of workforce reform?
Ending of child labor
Safety codes after the Triangle shirt waist factory fire
Increase in pay - later a standard minimum wage
Women's suffrage
What is the image about?
A protester against the corruption in government
A suffragist protesting for women's rights to vote
A woman protesting against the war
A woman protesting for equal rights
What political change came about through the 17th Amendment?
Women had the right to vote
Senators could be directly elected by the people
Direct primaries had to be allowed in every state
Initiatives and referendum became a right in each state.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans
Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement
U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws
State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War
Niagara Movement
Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans
Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement
U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws
State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War
Jim Crow Laws
Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans
Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement
U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws
State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War
NAACP
Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans
Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement
Interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans
State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War
Poll Tax
A requirement that citizens pay a fee in order to register to vote
A test that forced potential voters to prove their ability to read and write in order to register to vote
A provision which allowed voters to bypass restrictions if their grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867
The act of putting a person to death, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial
Lynching
A requirement that citizens pay a fee in order to register to vote
A test that forced potential voters to prove their ability to read and write in order to register to vote
A provision which allowed voters to bypass restrictions if their grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867
The act of putting a person to death, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial
Social Gospel Movement
Religious movement which claimed that society must take responsibility for those who are less fortunate
Reform movement which sought to address the problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, & political corruption
Reform movement which provided housing in poor urban areas where volunteers would live & provide daycare, education, healthcare, etc. to those in need
Reform movement which sought to limit the consumption of alcohol based on its negative effects on people's health, personalities and family lives
Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company
Carnegie
Morgan
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Company who Owns every step of production
Horizontal Integration
Vertical Integration
Lassiez faire
Corporation
Financier who made his money in the Banking industry
Rockefeller
Morgan
Carnegie
Vanderbilt
He invented the light bulb and helped "electrify America."
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Edison
Term that means the government will not regulate or interfere in industry.
Laissez Faire
Open Door Policy
Regulatory Restraint
Socialism
Andrew Carnegie's idea that the wealthy had a moral obligation to improve society for everyone.
Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
American Dream
Principles of Scientific Management
Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America
Progressive Era
Imperial America
Era of Good Feelings
Gilded Age
