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US History Unit 1 Review(Westward-Indust)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
2.
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
3.

Government policy that divided tribal land among Native Americans for farming.

a)

Pendleton Act 1892

b)
Custer's Last Stand 1876
c)

Dawes Act 1887

d)

Homestead Act 1882

4.

Which of the following was widely used in the Great Plains to build houses for the settlers?

a)

sun dried brick (adobe)

b)

lumber from trees

c)

Sod (made from mud and grass)

d)

buffalo hides for teepees

5.
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
a)
to bring an end to cattle drives
b)
to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
c)
to build the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
to provide a market for steel plows
6.

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

amalgamation

c)

assimilation

d)

cultural absorption

7.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

a)

The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

b)

Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

c)

In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

d)

Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

8.

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the US?

a)

By raising the consumer price of agricultural products

b)

By increasing the variety of locally grown crops

c)

By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets

d)

By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

9.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
10.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

16th

d)

15th

11.

The bessemer process made making steel:

a)

Cheaper

b)

Faster

c)

Stronger

d)

Slower

12.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
13.

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

JP Morgan

14.

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

15.

Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)

a)

long hours & low wages

b)

child labor

c)

Plenty of vacation & sick days

d)

often unsafe working conditions

16.

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

a)

30 day waiting period for immigration

b)

Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Immigration Reduction Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

17.

What concept does this image refer to?

a)

political machines

b)

nativisim

c)

labor unions

d)

graft

18.

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

a)

labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

b)

Labor unions decreased nativism

c)

Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

d)

Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

19.

What were tenement houses?

a)

Large public buildings designed for the rich

b)

Community centers to help poor people

c)

Small, cramped apartments for poor people

d)

Check-in-stations for immigrants coming to America

20.

During the Gilded Age, New Immigrants came from where?

a)

Asia (China, Japan, Korea)

b)

Western Europe (Germany, Ireland, England)

c)

Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Serbia)

d)

Africa