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WorksheetsUnit 2 Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 37mins
Which President is associated with the Indian
Removal Act?
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Which piece of legislation caused the Trail of Tears?
Dawes Act
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Indian Removal Act
The Supreme Court ruled that Andrew Jackson could not move the Cherokee, how did Jackson respond?
He let the Cherokee remain.
He worked a deal that would only move some Cherokee.
He ignored the Supreme Court and the US Constitution and moved them anyway.
He went to live with the Cherokee and became their new Chief.
One reason people moved west was...
Cheap, available fertile land
To find oil
To teach Native Americans how to hunt
They were tired of playing Oregon Trail on the computer
What does an entrepreneur do?
Get resources together in order to produce a good for sale on the market
Take an invention and figures out ways to make improvements
Comes up with the original idea of how to do a job
Where did the Sioux live?
Stone Park, Cook County
The Great Plains
4 Corners of Arizona
Fox Lake, Illinois
Choose any characteristics of the Great Plains
Large forests
tall prairie grass
wide rivers
not many trees
which animal roamed the Great Plains in large herds?
Deer
Mountain goats
Sheep
Buffalo
Which is a Sioux dwelling (house) ?
longhouse
log cabin
cave dwelling
tepee
Choose ALL of the responsibilities of the Sioux women:
Building and maintaining the tepee.
Skinning animals and making clothes
Sewing and making clothes from animal hides and skins
Hunting and killing animals for survival.
Which animal was essential for Sioux survival ?
the turkey
mountain goats
the buffalo
cows
Choose all of the uses for the buffalo by the Sioux:
food
building tepees
tools and weapons
riding them into war
A written agreement between two groups is called a _________________.
Declaration
Manifesto
Treaty
Armistice
Which agreement promised that USA people would stay off the Sioux lands?
Treaty of Fort Laramie
the Treaty of Paris
The Communist Manifesto
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which area was considered a holy and sacred place to the Sioux?
The Painted Desert of New Mexico
The Smoky Mountains of Tennessee
The Black Hills of South Dakota
Pikes Peak in Colorado
Choose all that were reasons for the Great Sioux War to begin:
people from the USA invaded Sioux lands
the Sioux invaded USA lands
Sioux buffalo were trampling USA farmers crops on the Great Plains
gold was discovered on Sioux lands
Choose 2 Sioux leaders:
Tecumseh
Crazy Horse
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Name a famous Sioux Chief
Squanto
Pocahontas
Sacagawea
Sitting Bull
What did the U.S. government promise they would give the Sioux if they left their land?
Brand new houses
Food and money
They promised to make the Sioux famous
What innovation made manufacturing more efficient?
Electricity
Railroad
Telephone
Oil refining
Which figure would support the idea of Social Darwinism?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Many immigrants found work as-
unskilled labor in factories
farmers on the Great Plains
skilled craftsmen
Educators
What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?
Immigrants were exploited by political machines
Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference
American workers formed labor unions
Many immigrants lived in tenements
Who accepted bribes in return for favors?
Industrialists
Natavists
Political bosses
Immigrants
What statement about tenements was true during the Gilded Age?
The living conditions of tenements improved greatly
The number of people living in tenements declined
Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements
Tenements were torn down and rebuilt
What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Many more goods were imported.
The government lowered taxes.
The number of people working as farmers increased.
The cost of many goods made in the United States decreased.
Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?
Goods were transported across country
Populations in the west increased
Railroad reduced the size of the US
Travel across the country was possible
Which of the following was NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's?
the horse
the buffalo
the extended family
land ownership
Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?
White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.
Native Americans refused to remain on the Plains.
Native American populations decreased and needed less land.
The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800's?
cheap electric power
fire safety standards
the invention of the elevator
new methods of making steel
Which is NOT a characteristic of a business monopoly?
encourage business competition
rise prices
put all competition out of business
control all of a products' production
What years are called the Gilded Age?
1865-1898
1825-1832
1800-1900
1725-1798
Who termed this time period the Gilded Age?
Thomas Jefferson
J D Rockefeller
Mark Twain
the writers
Which of the following was NOT a major businessman of the times?
Andrew Carnegie
Kary Grant
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Who was best known for being in STEEL?
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Jefferon
Who was Jacob Riis?
banker
millionaire
oil businessman
photographer
What was "How the Other Half Lives"?
a book of photographs showing how the poor lived
a book that spoke of the horrors of living in the cities
a television show that was about women
an article showing the differences between the North and the South
During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.
cities
farms
Mark Twain labeled the late 1800's the "Gilded Age" to describe the ?
end of the practice of slavery
extremes between wealth and poverty
absence of international conflict
achievements in the labor movement
What does philanthropy mean?
generously donating money to good causes
future generations; your kid's kids
being wealthy and leaving all of your money to 1 son
a place where different nationalities and religions are mixed together
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?
Robber Baron
Slum Lord
Proprietor
Land Lord
Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?
monopoly
industry
colony
philanthropy
A Scottish immigrant who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What is something people who belong to a Union might do?
go on strike
call on immigrants to take your job
blacklist you
fight for an 8 hour work day
fight for better wages and working conditions
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?
Educated professionals
Factory workers
Scientists
Lawyers
Which sentence correctly describes Ida Tarbell as a "muckraker?"
Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.
Ida Tarbell was an educator who taught other journalists how to write creatively.
Ida Tarbell was a labor union leader who fought for shorter work days by going on strike.
Ida Tarbell researched the benefits of children getting an education.
Robber barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor.
True
False
What innovation contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) of the United States?
Railroads
Telephone
Dry farming
Sewing machine
What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?
Immigrants were exploited by political machines
Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference
American workers formed labor unions
Many immigrants lived in tenements
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
What idea is the cartoon addressing?
Monopoly
Laissez Faire
Americanization
Industrial Revolution
What statement about tenements was true during the Gilded Age?
The living conditions of tenements improved greatly
The number of people living in tenements declined
Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements
Tenements were torn down and rebuilt
What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?
Paying their workers low wages
Philanthropic donations to charity
Supporting social darwinism
Working with political machines
