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WorksheetsUS History A - Unit 1 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
6) Which describes Nativism?
The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.
The idea to selectively breed people by race
To separate people based on race
To separate people based on religion
Match the group with the reasons they moved west.
Oregon Trail
Settled for farmland
Settled Utah due to religious persecution
The first whites to move west, trapped animal furs
8) Which of these lead to the rapid industrialization of the U.S.? (Choose 3)
Lots of raw materials
Government let big business grow
Population increase from immigration
The rise of Political Machines
8) How did industrialization effect children?
Children got jobs and were managers in short time
Many children were taken for farming jobs
Children got low paying jobs and injuries instead of going to school
Children were banned from working factory jobs
9) Why are Captains of Industry such as Rockefeller and Carnegie also known as Robber Barons?
They were secretly criminal masterminds
They used ruthless business tactics to get rid of their competition
They secretly controlled major government industries
They stole millions from government and international agencies
The Great Awakening of the 18th century resulted in
a move away from studying the Bible at home.
a more emotional approach to religion.
an inclusion of more religious ceremony in services.
greater tolerance towards non-Christian religions.
6) Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States cities during the Gilded Age?
They were imported as forced labor for infrastructure projects
They were brought in to boost a declining population
They were drawn in by the offer of free land from the Homestead Act
They saw opportunity for a better life and factories needed workers
9) How did the Bessemer Process allow cities to grow rapidly?
It allowed factories to stay open longer
It allowed for instant long-distance communication
It allowed for steel to be made quickly
Famer's Political Party
A.I.M.
Populists
Chicanos
Famer's Unite
According to the cartograms above, what happened to the population of the US from 1870-2010?
The population moved westward
The population decreased
The population moved to the east
The population stayed the same
The map above best illustrates the:
Monroe Doctrine
Treaty of Ghent
Indian Removal Act
Missouri Compromise
6) Which if these describes Tenements?
New prison cell structures
Containment camps for newcomers
Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in
Reservation rooms for Native Americans
