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STAAR Practice 3

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by

a)

creating a system of dams for crop migration

b)

removing all restrictions on immigration

c)

placing Native Americans on reservations

d)

providing cheap land to settlers

2.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To reduce the number of Americans moving westward

b)

To help with transportation and communication across the United States

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give give jobs to new immigrants.

3.

Disenfranchisement

a)

Process of having your rights taken away, especially the right to vote

b)

Process of having more rights given to you

c)

Process of immigrating to the United States

d)

15th Amendment

4.

Impact of the Exodusters

a)

Increased African American migration south

b)

Increased African American migration west

c)

Passage of the 15th Amendment

d)

Passage of the 13th Amendment

5.

This is a map of the United States.


Which numbered location is where the exodusters migrated to at the end of the 19th century?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Impact of Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Legalized suffrage

b)

Legalized segregation

c)

Legalized westward expansion

d)

Legalized reservations

7.

"A new phase in the relationship between the US government and American Indians was incorporated in the Dawes Act of 1887. The act was designed to break up tribal organizations, which many felt kept American Indians from becoming "civilized" and law-abiding citizens. The Dawes Act divided the tribal lands into plots of up to 160 Acres, depending on family size. U.S. citizenship was granted to those who stayed on the land for 25 years and "adopted the habits of civilized life."


Question: Based on this passage what was the primary purpose of the Dawes Act?

a)

Promote an independent Native American reservation that kept their customs and traditions

b)

Promote the break up of tribal organizations by providing families with farm land

c)

Remove all barriers to Native Americans and provide instant U.S. citizenship

d)

Create Native American schools that promoted tribal languages within the borders of western states such as Kansas.

8.

The photographs are of the same student at Carlisle Indian School during the late nineteenth century.

a)

Immigration

b)

assimilation

c)

nullification

d)

Nativism

9.

What is assimilation?

a)

Process of being disenfranchised

b)

Process of becoming similar to your surroundings

c)

Process of moving westward

d)

End of Reconstruction

10.

Jim Crow Laws did what?

a)

Disenfranchised African Americans and segregated society

b)

Disenfranchised wealthy white planters and segregated society

c)

Forced Republicans to become sharecroppers

d)

Led to an increase in voting activity among African Americans

11.

In 1896, in the landmark case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana law requiring "separate but equal accommodations" for white and black passengers on railroads. The Court ruled that the Louisiana law did not violate the 14th Amendment's guarantee of "equal protection of the laws. These federal court decisions supported a wave of segregation laws, commonly known as Jim Crow laws. These laws required segregated washrooms, drinking fountains, park benches, and other facilities in all public spaces.


Question: According to this passage what was the effect of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

a)

Society grew less segregated because of the 14th Amendment

b)

Society became more segregated because the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th Amendment

c)

Freedom of speech was lost for a majority of citizens.

d)

Fewer and fewer Jim Crow Laws were created

12.

Recognizing that western railroads would lead the way to settlement, the federal government provided railroad companies with huge subsidies in the form of loans and land grants. The government gave 80 railroad companies more than 170 million acres of public land, more than three times the acres given away under the Homestead Act. The government expected that the railroad would sell the land to new settlers to finance construction of railroads. Furthermore, the completed railroad might both increase the value of government lands and provide preferred rates for carrying the mail and transporting troops.


Question: According to this passage what was the primary purpose of giving railroad companies federal land?

a)

Remove obstacles for industries to raw materials to foreign markets

b)

Provide settlement of western lands, carry the mail, and transport troops.

c)

Provide the settlement of western lands and deny access of important raw materials to Native Americans

d)

Increase the number of immigrants in the western territory.

13.
The poll tax was a method to ___________ African Americans
a)
segregate
b)
disenfranchise
c)
remove
d)
support
14.

This illustration was was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in the late 1800s.


Based on this illustration, what was one consequence of the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

a)

There was a decrease in the need for Native Americans to use buffalo for food and other resources.

b)

There was a decrease in the buffalo population as people hunted them for sport rather than for food.

c)

There was an increase in the overall populations of buffalo and other wild animals

d)

There was an increase in food surpluses for Native Americans as buffalo hunting became more popular

15.

The Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election between Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden and Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. The Compromise of 1877 gave white Southerners their chance to stop the military occupation of the South. In the compromise, Southern Democrats agreed not to block the vote by which Congress awarded the contested electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes, and Hayes therefore became president.


In return, Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from actively intervening in the politics of Louisiana and South Carolina Accordingly, within two months of becoming president, Hayes ordered federal troops in Louisiana and South Carolina to return to their bases.


Question: Based on your content knowledge and this passage what would be a negative effect of the removal of troops from the South?

a)

Passage of Jim Crow Laws

b)

Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Passage of the Dawes Act

d)

The end land grants through the Homestead Act

16.
Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they --
a)

reduced competition through unfair business practices... practices used by the robber barons

b)
combined companies that manufactured different products
c)
donated large sums of money to political candidates
d)
allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
17.
How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?
a)
They authorized the breakup of labor unions.
b)
They rejected the used of trust-busting strategies.
c)
They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.
d)
They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business.
18.
What effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?
a)

They led to citizens demanding limits on Presidential power

b)

They increased regulation of government spending

c)

They damaged popular trust in the federal government and it's leaders

d)

They demanded U.S. foreign policies towards containing Communism

19.
Why were many common household goods rationed during World War II?
a)
to save materials needed by the military
b)
to halt pollution of the atmosphere in wartime
c)
to bring an end to the Great Depression
d)
to raise the level of industrial productivity
20.

President from 1981-1989/ Encouraged business activity -Reaganomics

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Richard Nixon

21.

President 1913-1921; supported League of Nations; proposed Fourteen Points post-World War I peace plan

a)

FDR

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

JFK

d)

Woodrow Wilson

22.

President from 1945-1953; used atomic weapons on Japan to end WWII

a)

FDR

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

23.

1st African American to be elected President who appointed the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Malcolm X

24.

President that coined the term "Big Stick Diplomacy." Was a trust buster; started building the Panama Canal; was a conservationist

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Woodrow Wilson

25.

President 1933-1945; provided American people with hope during Great Depression; served as president during WWII; placed Japanese Americans in internment camps

a)

JFK (John F. Kennedy)

b)

FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

26.

First Lady that inspired millions during the Great Depression and was instrumental in Human Rights

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Nancy Reagan

d)

Michelle Obama

27.

Army Chief of Staff who created the Marshall Plan in 1948 that provided economic aid to Western European nations after the end of WWII

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

George S. Patton

c)

George Marshall

d)

Joseph White

28.

President associated with 9/11 and vowed to fight the War on Terror

a)

George H. W. Bush

b)

Obama

c)

George W. Bush

d)

John F. Kennedy

29.

An entrepreneur who promoted philanthropy; made a massive fortune in the steel business

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Sam Walton

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Andrew Carnegie

30.
Created the software used on personal computers in the 80's and 90's and built Microsoft.
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Steve Jobs
c)
Michael Dell
d)
Mark Cuban
31.
The inventor of Facebook that changed how the world uses social media and communicates with one another.
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Al Gore
c)
Mark Zuckerberg
d)
Tom Anderson
32.
Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they --
a)
reduced competition through unfair business practices
b)
combined companies that manufactured different products
c)
donated large sums of money to political candidates
d)
allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
33.
The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --
a)
economy will fix itself if government leaves it alone
b)
states should take the lead in solving social issues
c)
the federal government should lead in solving economic problems
d)
political parties should work together to deal with major national problems
34.
THE GILDED AGE
When did it happen? 
a)
1890-1920
b)

Late Nineteenth Century (1880s-1890s)

c)
1920-1929
d)
1898
35.
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
When did it happen? 
a)
Late Nineteenth Century
b)
1898
c)

1890s-1920s

d)
1914-1918
36.
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1898
c)
1890-1920
d)
Late Nineteenth Century
37.
WORLD WAR 1
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1917
c)
1929-1939
d)
1939-1945
38.
U.S. JOINS WW1
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1917
c)
1941
d)
1920-1929
39.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
40.
What was the name of the book that Adolf Hitler wrote while in prison?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Catcher in the Rye
d)
The Red Badge of Courage
41.
This is extreme feelings of patriotism
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Reparations
42.
Who is the only nation in history to use atomic weapons on an enemy in war?
a)
Russia
b)
United States
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
43.

Leader of Hawaii overthrown by American businessmen, including Sanford B. Dole

a)

Hugo Chavez

b)

Queen Liliuokalani

c)
Queen Kalakaua  
d)
Jose Marti
44.

Who led American business owners to seize power in Hawaii and asked for annexation as a state of the US?

a)
William Libby
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Sanford B. Dole
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
45.
Who resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
46.
Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers
a)
Industrialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Yellow Jouralism
d)
Imperialism
47.

What forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain during the Spanish-American War in 1898?

a)
poor treatment of the Cubans
b)
sinking of the USS Maine
c)
the Zimmerman Telegram
d)
they needed Spanish gold
48.
What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.
b)
The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.
c)
The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.
d)
The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.
49.

In 1898, US Congress annexed Hawaii MAINLY because 

a)
Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
b)
Pineapples were a major export to China.
c)
The Boxers rebelled over labor strikes.
d)
The US needed naval stations in the Pacific.  
50.
What is the name for journalists who exposed corruption in business and government?
a)
Labor unions
b)
Yellow journalists
c)
Progressives
d)
Muckrakers
51.
1st Amendment
a)
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
b)
Right Bear Arms
c)
Protects from unusual searches and seizures 
d)
Abolished slavery
52.
13th Amendment
a)
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly
b)
Right Bear Arms
c)
Protects from unusual searches and seizures 
d)
Abolished slavery
53.
14th Amendment
a)
Extended the right to vote to all male citizen's regardless of race or color.
b)
Extended civil rights to all citizens regardless of race or color.
c)
Extended the right to vote to woman.
d)
Guarantees due process to for all citizens.
54.
15th Amendment
a)
Extended the right to vote to all male citizen's regardless of race or color.
b)
Extended civil rights to all citizens regardless of race or color.
c)
Extended the right to vote to woman.
d)
Guarantees due process to for all citizens.
55.

Which United States foreign policy stated that European powers could no longer establish colonies in the Western Hemisphere (the Americas)?

a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Good Neighbor Policy
d)
Alliance for Progress
56.
Invented by Edison, it is a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record
a)
light bulb
b)
battery
c)
phonograph
d)
telegraph
57.
Thomas Edison is connected to which of the following?
a)
His inventions made it much easier for businesses to communicate on a broader scale
b)

Inventing ways to harness the power of electricity

c)
Edison invented the telephone and continued to improve his invention
d)
Taught the importance of patents and helped create government regulations for inventions  
58.
What did the inventions of Samuel Morse and Alexander Graham Bell have in common?
a)
They both allowed factories to stay open after sunset, thereby producing more goods for consumers
b)
They both served to revolutionize the automobile industry
c)
They both enabled individuals and businesses to communicate on a broader scale
d)
They both helped to make JP Morgan one of the richest men in US History
59.
This was a reception center for immigrants arriving by ship in the NY Bay area
a)
Liberty Island
b)
Jersey Shore
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Emerald Isle
60.
Removing carbon from iron to form steel was first mass produced using the 
a)
Refinery 
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Innovative Process
d)
open hearth furnace
61.
One way the federal government intervened with big business policies was the prevention of monopolies. The Act is referred to as the 
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Rockefeller-Carnegie Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Anti-Monopoly Act
62.
How does the political cartoon portray Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company?
a)
Rockefeller was much like an Octopus swimming against the current
b)
Rockefeller was using all of his tentacles to control everyone involved in the oil industry
c)
Rockefeller led the fight against labor unions wanting to change his working hours
d)
Like an octopus, used his eight different companies to bring charity to millions 
63.
Which of the following best describes the term Gilded Age?
a)
the economic crisis and time period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries
b)

a time period of corruption and corporate financial greed

c)
it represents a cultural rebirth of Greco Roman ideas from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
d)

a time period of increased government regulation of private business

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