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US History A - Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

6) Which describes Nativism?

a)

The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

b)

The idea to selectively breed people by race

c)

To separate people based on race

d)

To separate people based on religion

2.

Match the group with the reasons they moved west.

Oregon Trail

a)

Settled for farmland

b)

Settled Utah due to religious persecution

c)

The first whites to move west, trapped animal furs

3.

8) Which of these lead to the rapid industrialization of the U.S.? (Choose 3)

a)

Lots of raw materials

b)

Government let big business grow

c)

Population increase from immigration

d)

The rise of Political Machines

4.

8) How did industrialization effect children?

a)

Children got jobs and were managers in short time

b)

Many children were taken for farming jobs

c)

Children got low paying jobs and injuries instead of going to school

d)

Children were banned from working factory jobs

5.

9) Why are Captains of Industry such as Rockefeller and Carnegie also known as Robber Barons?

a)

They were secretly criminal masterminds

b)

They used ruthless business tactics to get rid of their competition

c)

They secretly controlled major government industries

d)

They stole millions from government and international agencies

6.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
7.
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 
a)
Texas Annexation 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
8.

The Great Awakening of the 18th century resulted in

a)

a move away from studying the Bible at home.

b)

a more emotional approach to religion.

c)

an inclusion of more religious ceremony in services.

d)

greater tolerance towards non-Christian religions.

9.
Laissez-faire government policies toward business in the Progressive Era led to: 
a)
More business reforms
b)
An increase in imported goods rather than American-made
c)
Growth of American industry and business 
10.
The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first piece of legislation aimed at: 
a)
Limiting the power of labor unions
b)
Limiting the power of corporations
c)
Limiting the power of the federal government
11.

6) Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States cities during the Gilded Age?

a)

They were imported as forced labor for infrastructure projects

b)

They were brought in to boost a declining population

c)

They were drawn in by the offer of free land from the Homestead Act

d)

They saw opportunity for a better life and factories needed workers

12.
Each of the following are goals of populism except:
a)
A movement from the gold standard to "free silver"
b)
Put a stop to government corruption
c)
End the government's ability to freely print money 
d)
Combat high costs
13.

9) How did the Bessemer Process allow cities to grow rapidly?

a)

It allowed factories to stay open longer

b)

It allowed for instant long-distance communication

c)

It allowed for steel to be made quickly

14.

Famer's Political Party

a)

A.I.M.

b)

Populists

c)

Chicanos

d)

Famer's Unite

15.

According to the cartograms above, what happened to the population of the US from 1870-2010?

a)

The population moved westward

b)

The population decreased

c)

The population moved to the east

d)

The population stayed the same

16.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
17.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
18.

The map above best illustrates the:

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

19.
Which of the following describes the spoils system?
a)
A system in which loyal supporters of public officers are rewarded with cash payouts. 
b)
A system in which political bosses buy votes by providing needed services to city dwellers
c)
A system in which politicians award government jobs to loyal party workers, regardless of qualification
20.

6) Which if these describes Tenements?

a)

New prison cell structures

b)

Containment camps for newcomers

c)

Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in

d)

Reservation rooms for Native Americans