WorksheetsUS History Unit 1-3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
After the Civil War, why did freedmen in the South have difficulty improving their economic conditions?
Literacy for former slaves was outlawed
Competition for jobs with factory workers from the North
The federal government gave them 160 acres of land
The system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty
Why were the Black Codes established in the South?
to integrate the freedmen into American society
to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
To expand educational opportunities
to limit the rights of the Freedmen
After the Civil War - what caused conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress?
The plans for restoring Southern states to the Union
A proposal to repeal the Emancipation Proclamation
Reduction of the army and the navy to prewar levels
Congressional efforts to pay the Confederate war debt
What can the passage of this legislation (Chinese Exclusion Act) be attributed to?
Demands by business for additional workers
Efforts of the American Federation of Labor to recruit skilled workers
Pressure from railroads to limit competition in shipping
Economic and race-based opposition to immigrants in the western United States
Which book written by a "muckraker" during the early 1900s exposed the disgusting practices of America's meat-packing industry?
The Octopus by Frank Norris
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens
________________ refers to hostility directed at immigrants and their culture
Racism
Nativism
Progressive
Populism
What is the message of the cartoon regarding the Standard Oil Company?
Used economic power to influence government decisions
Used its size to lower the prices of its products
Protected the nation from foreign competitors
Used violence to gain an unfair advantage for workers
What was the common purpose of the legislative acts listed in the chart above?
Advance the growth of big business
Protect the nation’s natural resources
Improve the general health, welfare, and quality of life for many Americans
Improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States
What did the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 demonstrate about the federal government?
It was committed to settling the western territories
It was concerned about conserving natural resources
It was unwilling to move Indian tribes to reservations
It was determined to break up trusts harmful to free enterprise
Almost 12 million Europeans entered the US through ____________, an immigrant processing facility located in New York City
Angel Island
Long Island
Ellis Island
Staten island
