WorksheetsUS History Unit 1 Review(Westward-Indust)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Government policy that divided tribal land among Native Americans for farming.
Pendleton Act 1892
Dawes Act 1887
Homestead Act 1882
Which of the following was widely used in the Great Plains to build houses for the settlers?
sun dried brick (adobe)
lumber from trees
Sod (made from mud and grass)
buffalo hides for teepees
The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group
cultural diffusion
amalgamation
assimilation
cultural absorption
Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the US?
By raising the consumer price of agricultural products
By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
13th
14th
16th
15th
The bessemer process made making steel:
Cheaper
Faster
Stronger
Slower
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
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
Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)
long hours & low wages
child labor
Plenty of vacation & sick days
often unsafe working conditions
What legislation is this cartoon referring to?
30 day waiting period for immigration
Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad
Immigration Reduction Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
What concept does this image refer to?
political machines
nativisim
labor unions
graft
What does this image say about the need for labor unions?
labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.
Labor unions decreased nativism
Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers
Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day
What were tenement houses?
Large public buildings designed for the rich
Community centers to help poor people
Small, cramped apartments for poor people
Check-in-stations for immigrants coming to America
During the Gilded Age, New Immigrants came from where?
Asia (China, Japan, Korea)
Western Europe (Germany, Ireland, England)
Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Serbia)
Africa
