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VUS.8 REVIEW

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did many Southerners, especially African-Americans, move westward after the Civil War?

a)

to mine gold

b)

to escape poverty and prejudice

c)

to start a new wave of secession

d)

to expand interstate trade

2.

What law offered free land in the west to anyone who would sign on and cultivate the land for minimum five years?

a)

Freedman's Act

b)

Headright Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Tenant Farming Act

3.

Which African-American leader discouraged demonstration against discrimination and believed the path to equality was through vocational education and economic success?

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Samuel F.B. Morse

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

4.

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" did NOT violate the ___.

a)

12th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

5.

Who was the civil rights leader that led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action, especially against violence in the South?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Martin L. King Jr

c)

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

d)

Phyllis Wheatley

6.

Which leader helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1908?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Lester Maddox

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Frederick Douglass

7.

How did race relations in the South change after Reconstruction?

a)

Laws were created to increase Black rights.

b)

Blacks moved back to the South to find family.

c)

Laws were created to limit Blacks' rights.

d)

Poll taxes were decreased to ensure fair voting practices.

8.

During the 20th century, African-Americans began to move to Northern cities in search of jobs, escape poverty, and discrimination. This was known as the

a)

Great Northern Movement

b)

Long Trek Northward

c)

Great Assimilation

d)

Great Migration

9.

Mounting resentment to immigrants led Congress to create two laws that limited immigration into this country. They were the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the

a)

Immigration Act of 1890

b)

Irish Restriction Act of 1910

c)

Labor Law of 1910

d)

Immigration Restriction Act of 1921

10.

By 1867, there were over 11,000 Chinese workers in the United States. What business did majority of them work for?

a)

Gold mines in California

b)

The Transcontinental Railroad

c)

New England textile mills

d)

Plantations in the South

11.

During the mid-1800's, what was one reason some U.S. citizens were against immigration?

a)

Immigrants refused to become U.S. citizens.

b)

Immigrants accepted jobs that Americans wanted.

c)

Immigrants had more money than American citizens.

d)

Immigrants did not understand the English language.

12.

Identify three factors that contributed to the growth of big business in the late 1800's.

a)

The federal government to a laissez-faire approach to business.

b)

The federal government kept businesses under strict legal control.

c)

Banks lent huge sums of money to companies.

d)

Entrepreneurs formed corporations to raise capital.

13.

Which statement best supports the U.S. ability to change into an industrialized country between the Civil War and World War I?

a)

The US govt believed it should be deeply involved in creating economic policies.

b)

The US had a vast wealth of natural resources and navigable rivers.

c)

Congress created laws to prevent labor unions from forming in major cities.

d)

The US put restrictions on immigration to prevent hish unemployment rates.

14.

Which of the following was NOT a job the immigrants had in the late 1800's?

a)

Textile worker

b)

Railroad construction

c)

Coal mining

d)

Plantation worker

15.

What was the name of the immigrant processing center located at the New York Harbor?

a)

Chincoteague Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Long Island

d)

Ellis Island

16.

What served as an essential role in the process of assimilating immigrants into American society?

a)

Rail travel

b)

Private universities

c)

Public schools

d)

Markets

17.

After 1871, where did most immigrants come from as they arrived in America?

a)

Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia

b)

Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia

c)

Africa, Asia, and Northern Europe

d)

Asia, Africa and South America

18.

What invention made manufacturing cheaper and quicker?

a)

the cotton gin

b)

the mechanical reaper

c)

the assembly line

d)

the telegraph

19.

What were the causes of the Progressive Movement?

a)

social injustices

b)

slavery

c)

economic exploitation

d)

political corruption

20.

What African-American inventor made the light bulb better?

a)

Garrett Morgan

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Lewis Latimore

d)

Booker T Washington

21.

What were two gains of labor unions?

a)

Regulated work conditions

b)

Health insurance

c)

Worker's compensation

d)

Limited work hours

22.

Who was the first person to be sterilized under Virginia's Eugenics laws?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Carrie Buck

d)

Harriet Tubman

23.

What was the term for the laws that forced separation of the races in public places?

a)

Black Codes

b)

Crackdown Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Muckraking Mandates

24.

Which of the following was NOT a Progressive accomplishment for state governments?

a)

City ordinances

b)

Recalls

c)

Referendums

d)

Initiatives

25.

What invention of Garret Morgan proved useful during World War I?

a)

the telegraph

b)

the gas mask

c)

the helmet

d)

antibiotic ointment