Font size
WorksheetsEOC Review- Domain 3
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 52mins
What was the significance of the Railroad boom right after the Civil War?
Internet and cotton boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry
Steel and oil industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry
Wool and flower industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry
Drugs and opium industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry
(a) This steel tycoon was known for Vertical Integration, the combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry
He was the founder of Standard Oil Company, later gained a monopoly on U.S. production of Oil.
(a)
These two men led to the growth of monopolies and trusts in American business. Both were philanthropists that donated money to build schools, libraries, etc.
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Abraham Lincoln
John Muir
Definition: A single company that controlled virtually all ofthe production and distribution of a product.
(a)
Definition: Management and control of the member corporations are combined in a single board of trustees
(a)
What three inventions that improved American Infrastructure during the Industrial era?
Cotton Gin
Telegraph
Electric Lightbulb
Telephone
What were the names of the two islands used to receive new immigrants?
(a)
What was the main focus of the labor unions that formed during the Second Industrial Revolution?
improving productivity
lowering barriers to trade
improving working conditions
lowering the unemployment rate
Why did the United States seek to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama despite having already built a railroad with the same route in the mid-1800s?
A canal could decrease flooding and this would benefit the large US-owned plantations in the area.
The railroad was expensive to maintain and by the turn of the century it needed extensive repairs.
Traveling over land exposed people to mosquitoes that carried diseases such as yellow fever and malaria.
It would reduce travel time and enable the United States to export goods cheaply and more effectively.
What was improved due the work of Jacob Riis, a photographer for the New York Evening Sun?
air pollution in large cities
living conditions in tenement housing
sanitation in meatpacking facilities
working conditions in factories
Who were the journalists who reported on social problems in the United States during the 1900s?
yellow journalists
carpetbaggers
muckrakers
scalawags
Asian immigrants used this facility when immigrating to the United States in San Francisco
Angel Island
Harpers Ferry
Bureau of Refugees
Ellis Island
Alexander Graham Bell was able to connect the United States like never before using this invention.
light bulb
automobile
telegraph
telephone
What was the impact that the massive immigration numbers had on the ever changing United States? (
Immigration led to many industries refusing to hire non-American labor leading to higher wages for
white Americans
While the mount of immigrants entering the United States increased there was little change to the social
structure within the country
With an influx of a fresh labor force, industry skyrocketed while worker conditions worsened
With an influx of a fresh labor force, industry actually worsened while worker conditions slowly
progressed
Who is the founder and President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Eugene Debs
Henry Ford
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
Which three innovations impacted farming and ranching in the West?
Steel plow
mechanical reaper
machine gun
barbed wire
The Indian Wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of:
the search for gold in California
conflict with Mexico over Texas and California
the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains
disputes over the spread of slavery
What impact did Edison’s light bulb have on American industrial growth?
An increase in the sales of kerosene lamps
Workers could work longer/safer hours in factories
The necessity for farmers decreased
Many industries decreased production of
goods
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws passed after Reconstruction?
To ensure that Black Americans would be segregated from White Americans
To force people to obey the 13th Amendment
To allow Black Americans the right to vote
To ensure that Black Americans had the same advantages as White Americans
The seventeenth Amendment called for:
Suffrage for women
Abolishment of slavery
Due process/ equal protection
Direct election of senator
A significant result of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” was:
Federal enactment of child labor laws
An attack upon the unfair practices of the railroad industry
An attack on the Standard Oil Company
Federal involvement in meat-packing
industry
Founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in Chicago, Hull House was intended to:
Provide services to newly arrived immigrants to the United States
Lobby Congress to limit the number of poor immigrants to the United States
Protest the Army’s treatment of Native American in the frontier
Raise awareness to the plight of the rural poor in the United States
Why did labor unions emerge during the industrialization and urbanization of the United States at the end of the Nineteenth Century?
To combat the unfair treatment of workers by industrial and business owners
By encouraging “new immigrants” to reject jobs from Americans
In order to maintain the segregation of male and female workers
For the purpose of discouraging government regulation of all industries and business
The importance of the Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson was that it:
Ended the Jim crow era in the American South
Reinforced the doctrine of "separate but equal" facilities based on race
Permitted the placement of Native Americans on reservations
Required that the Voting Rights Act would be enforced in the South
Name of volunteer cavalry unit created by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War?
Buffalo Soldiers
Rough Riders
Big Stick Soldiers
Exodusters
What was the most important effect of the Spanish – American War?
The U.S. was able to extend its merging empire into newly acquired African countries.
The U.S. was able to completely expel Spain from the eastern hemisphere
The U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and Cuba, becoming an empire
The U.S. gained the right to exploit natural resources from Spain
Which of the following foreign policies warned the world that interfering in Latin America meant interfering with the United States?
Treaty of Versailles
Adams-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Roosevelt Corollary
___________________ played a significant role in the construction of the Central Pacific (West to East) track of the Transcontinental Railroad, while _______________ played a significant role in the construction of the Union Pacific (East to West) track.
Chinese immigrants, Irish Immigrants
Irish immigrants, Chinese Immigrants
Japanese immigrants, Chinese Immigrants
American Indians, Chinese Immigrants
Why are Americans able to build skyscrapers that were now safer and higher than previous generations:
Titanium
Steel
Harden Iron
Wood
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the:
political popularity of William Jennings Bryan
efforts of the United States to control Mexico
destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians
sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
Who focused on political equality for African Americans and founded the N.A.A.C.P.?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Susan B. Anthony
In the era of the “Muckrakers,” Ida Tarbell became known for exposing the abuses of:
The steel industry
State/Local governments
The Federal government
The oil industry
To aid in processing immigrants, in 1882 the United States government opened up what place in New York City:
Ellis Island
Fort Sumter
Statue of Liberty
Angel Island
What was improved due the work of Jacob Riis, a photographer for the New York Evening Sun?
air pollution in large cities
working conditions in factories
living conditions in tenement housing
sanitation in meatpacking facilities
Name this event: "When they were confronted by the US Army, the army demanded the Sioux surrender their weapons and a single shot was fired. Upon hearing the shot, soldiers reacted by firing on the Sioux. The soldiers killed nearly 300 men, women, and children."
(a)
In the early twentieth century, Progressives sought to find solutions for the social and economic problems caused by:
the end of slavery
rapid industrialization
decreased immigration
colonial expansion
The United States was given control of the Philippines through which of the following treaties?
the Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine (1919)
the Treaty of Paris (1898)
The annexation of the Philippines by the United States represented which late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century trend?
new imperialism
the decline of laissez-faire
the growth of government
American nativism
Which of the following BEST describes the federal government's attitude toward American Indians and western expansion?
The federal government believed that by moving American Indians to locations in the west, they were protecting them from further interactions with whites.
The federal government believed that it was important to take American Indian interests into consideration when determining which territory to give to them.
The federal government believed that it had the right to determine where American Indians lived and to regulate their way of life.
The federal government believed that American Indians were unable to determine for themselves the best places to for their tribes to live.
The sinking of the USS Maine was a major factor in the beginning of which war?
World War I
The War of 1812
The Mexican-American War
The Spanish-American War
What did industrial monopolies and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?
Competition
Corruption
AFL
Interstate Commerce
In 1890, this law was passed by Congress to outlaw "every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade," and any "monopolization, attempted monopolization, or conspiracy or combination to monopolize."
Economic Recovery Act
Homestaed Act
Civil Rights Act
Sherman Anitrust Act
In 1882, Congress passed an "exclusion act" which prevented the immigration of workers from what country for 10 years?
(a)
The Square Deal, which reflected three major goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection, is associated with which progressive minded president?
William Mckinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
How did mercantilism impact the Colonies?
The colonies did not help the mother country in any way.
The colonies only provided massive amounts of gold.
Colonies provided raw materials to Britain in exchange for finished goods
The colonies sold manufactured goods to the mother country.
How did mercantilism impact the British?
The British were not impacted by mercantilism.
Mercantilism did not profit the British.
The colonies made money off of British raw materials.
The British made finished goods and sold them to the colonists in exchange for profit
What was the significance of the trans-Atlantic trade on the Colonies?
There was no significance on the Colonies.
The colonies became less diverse culturally and economically
Led to cultural and economic diversity
The colonies became full of only British people.
What was the impact of the location and place of the Southern Colonies?
The climate was ideal for an economy based on agriculture.
It was too cold to grow any crops.
The mountainous regions created new opportunities for settlements.
The Southern Colonies were located in too remote of a location that no one could get to them.
How did the Southern Colonies economic development impact slavery in the region?
The economy was focused on industry so there weren't many people enslaved.
The Southern Colonies did not have anyone enslaved.
The more crops that were grown, the less enslaved people were used for labor.
The economy was focused on agriculture and led to an increase in slavery.
The relationship that New England colonists had with Native Americans can be best described as:
great; everyone got along
poor/bad; with a lot of violence as colonists continued to encroach on native lands
good; colonists kept Native American interests at the top of their priority list
good; colonists were Native Americans
The relationship that Mid-Atlantic colonists had with Native Americans can be best described as:
good; efforts were made by colonists to have good relations with Native Americans
poor/bad; with a lot of violence as colonists continued to encroach on native lands
bad; colonists invaded native settlements
good; colonists were Native Americans
Define Middle Passage
It was the second leg of a sea voyage that brought African slaves to the New World.
It was the commercial sea route that brought rum to the West African kingdoms.
It was the portion of the trade route between Europe and Africa that shipped slaves and guns.
It was the passage between the Americas and the Caribbean that transported rum, guns, and slaves.
Define Salutary Neglect
increased British interference in colonial politics
strict implementation of Britain's mercantilist policies
relaxed enforcement of trade laws on the British colonies
a decline in trade with Europe that hurt the colonial economy
Define the Great Awakening
It was a patriotic movement beginning just before the American Revolutionary War.
It was a cultural movement that emphasized the American experience in art.
It was a reform movement aimed at improving the colonial educational system.
It was a spiritual movement that reawakened colonial interest in Christianity.
What was the significance of the Great Awakening? Choose two.
Encouraged colonist to question the role of the church and traditional authority
For the first time women were ordained as ministers in Protestant churches.
Missionaries increased their efforts to convert American Indians to Catholicism.
Church membership increased and church congregations grew more diverse.
What countries participated in the French and Indian War?
France
Britain
Spain
Mexico
Define the Stamp Act
The act required a tax on all paper goods in the colonies
The act required a tax on all tea imported in the colonies
The act required a tax on all coal in the colonies
The act required a tax on all ink in the colonies
What was the significance of Valley Forge?
British Army fights through the summer and becomes a semi-professional military
Continental Army fights through the winter and becomes a professional military
What was the geographic significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
This is where the Treaty of Paris was signed, through which US independence was officially recognized,
British forces struggle to fight through forest of New York and divide the Colonies, lose high ground in battle.The colonist also won an ally (France).France wanted to help the colonist beat an old enemy, England.
This is the final battle of the American Revolutionary War
What was the role of women during the American Revolution? Choose all that apply.
Participated in the Daughters of Liberty
helped supply colonist with goods during the boycott of British goods
Spy
some disguised themselves as men and fought beside the men
What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris establish as the western border of the United States?
the Appalachian Mountains
the Rocky Mountains
the Mississippi River
the Rio Grande
The _________ was the first national government; it gave power to the States.
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
Treaty of Paris 1783
Under the Articles of Confederation, the US government failed to respond quickly to threat posed by Shays' Rebellion because
states could not afford to pay militias
the US army joined Daniel Shays' cause
there was no federal executive to take action
Congress did not believe the rebellion was a threat
What was George Washington's advice on Foreign Policy?
The Nation should remain neutral and avoid permanent alliances
The Nation should end slavery
The Nation should expand from East to West
The Nation should colonize Latin America
What type of Government did the Federalist believe in?
Strong National Government
Weak National Government
States control the Government
The act took direct aim at those who spoke out against Adams or the Federalist-dominated government. The new law outlawed any “false, scandalous and malicious writing” against Congress or the president, and made it illegal to conspire “to oppose any measure or measures of the government.”
Alien Enemies Act
Naturalization Act
Sedition Act
Alien Friends Act
How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?
Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth
Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops
The sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited
New trade alliances resulted in increased foreign investment
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
Missouri
Maine
Kentucky
Ohio
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
the rich and well-born.
Native Americans.
the common people.
states' rights supporters.
Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.
John Marshall
Martin Van Buren
John Douglas
John C. Calhoun
Why were people worried about admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state?
Missouri couldn't afford to be admitted.
There wasn't enough room for the state.
It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the country.
The Union didn't want any more states.
Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?
It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.
It inspired the growth of social reform movements.
It led to the industrialization of northern cities
It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.
What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Wilmont Proviso
The Monroe Doctrine
The Northwest Ordinance
Which of the following are associated with the Compromise of 1850? (more than 1 answer)
SSUSH8
Fugitive Slave Law
Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C.
Missouri added as a slave state
California admitted as a free state
1. Temperance, abolitionism, and educational reform are similar in that all three...
were movements started by the same person.
were influenced by the 2nd Great Awakening
were guaranteed by Constitutional Amendments
were the focus of the Seneca Falls Conventions
Select the two answer choices that represent impacts of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?
The demand and price of slaves increased
Expansion of cotton production which required more slaves
England declared war on American manufacturing
More land is purchased to grow cotton in the North
Which if these were not a part of Henry Clay's "American System"
Ending slavery
Government investment in infrastructure
National bank and national currency
Tariffs to protect American products
Sectionalism can be defined as
Differences that arise between different regions of a country economically, culturally, or politically, for example
Migration patterns that occur as people leave one part of a country for another part
One part of a country choosing to break ties with the rest of the nation in order to be independent
A regions decision to be economically self-sufficient
Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
Election of 1860
Election of 1856
Election of 1864
Election of 1852
This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.
SSUSH9
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Confederate army received a terrible and perhaps mortal blow to its leadership with the accidental death of what general in 1863?
Robert E. Leed
J.E.B. Stuart
George Pickett
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Jefferson Davis played what role in the Civil War?
Union general
Confederate general
President of the Confederate States
Cabinet member of the U.S. government
Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor.
The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.
Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort.
It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country.
1865 - Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.
Black Codes
Freedmen's Bureau
Congressional Reconstruction
Presidential Reconstruction
Made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country.
Thirteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
17th President of the United States; first president to be charged of misconduct.
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel Tilden
Pick 2 famous Federalists.
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Pick 2 famous Anti-Federalists.
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise during the framing of the US Constitution?
to determine how slaves would be counted toward state populations
to divide the federal legislature into two separate bodies
to provide checks and balances on the branches of government
to expand the power of the federal government over the states
