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Unit 2: Industrialism and Reform, 1840-1920

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
2.
Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Great Plains Act
d)
Homestead Act
3.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
4.
Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Goods were transported across country
b)
Travel across the country was possible
c)
Populations in the west increased
d)
Railroad reduced the size of the US
5.
Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrant coming to the US?
a)
Opportunity 
b)
Oppression
c)
Cultural ties
d)
Freedom
6.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
7.
In the late 1800's, which was NOT a reason Congress passed restrictions on Chinese immigrants?
a)
Chinese immigrants took jobs
b)
Nativist & racial hate
c)
Chinese immigrants were moving east
d)
Chinese workers took lower pay
8.
Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?
a)
Galveston
b)
Long
c)
Ellis
d)
Angel
9.
Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?
a)
social darwinist
b)
political bosses
c)
nativist
d)
political machines
10.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
11.
Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?
a)
shorter hours
b)
lower pay
c)
no child labor
d)
safer working conditions
12.
Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
William Tweed
13.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
14.
A "muckraker" is
a)
A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories
b)
Someone who took bribes 
c)
someone who fought for women's rights
d)
a gardener
15.

In State governments, all the following are used to increase the power of citizens except:

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Recall

d)

Urbanization

16.

Causes of the Progressive Movement include all of the following except:

a)

Political corruption

b)

Formation of trusts and monopolies

c)

Formation of labor unions

d)

Horrible living and working conditions

17.

Women’s suffrage – led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul and Carrie Catt.

– Resulted in the ____ Amendment to the Constitution

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

17th

d)

19th

18.
Direct election of U.S. Senators was established in the __ Amendment 
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
17th
d)
19th
19.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
20.

Referendum, initiative, and recall were 3 progressive accomplishments in __________________ governments

a)

Local

b)

National

c)

State

21.

Who are progressives whose investigative literature exposed abuses in economics, politics, and society

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Typeslitters

c)

Tonguelashers

d)

Gluespreaders

22.

In ________, citizens choose which candidates will be on the ballot in the general election.

a)

Constitutional Convention

b)

Primary Election

c)

Recall

d)

Referendum

23.

The purpose of the Federal Reserve is to ____.

a)

Control the money supply

b)

Limit government spending

c)

support banks

d)

control the US budget

24.

Author of The History of Standard oil, exposed Rockefeller's corrupt business practices.

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Ida B . Wells

25.
Causes of the Progressive Movement include dangerous working conditions – (all of the following) except:
a)
Child labor
b)
Long hours
c)
High wages
d)
No job security
26.

People found jobs in cities but lived in harsh conditions in ______________ or slums

a)

Shelters

b)

Tenements

c)

Ghettos

d)

Boxes

27.

What means government should interfere the LEAST amount possible in the economy?

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Liberalism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Socialism

28.

Lakota Sioux chief killed at Wounded Knee.

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Little Crow

c)

Crazy Horse

d)

Chief Joseph

29.

Cavalry commander at Little Bighorn

a)

George Custer

b)

Frederick Jackson Turner

c)

William Fetterman

d)

Helen Hunt Jackson

30.

Places where many jobs are available

a)

Boomtowns

b)

range wars

c)

long drive

d)

homestead

31.

occurred when farmers blocked cattle trails

a)

range wars

b)

boomtowns

c)

homesteads

d)

long drive

32.

Early prospectors would extract shallow deposits of ore by

a)

quartz mining

b)

hydraulic mining

c)

placer mining

d)

tunnel mining

33.

The Comstock Lode was a rich deposit of

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

copper

d)

diamonds

34.

Many of the first miners in the Colorado mountains did not find any minerals because

a)

there were no minerals to find

b)

the areas were too heard to reach

c)

mining companies had claimed them.

d)

the minerals were too deep

35.

In the early 1800s, Americans did not think cattle ranches on the Great Plains were practical because

a)

there was not enough grass to support large cattle herds.

b)

eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses

c)

wagon trains had stripped the land of needed resources

d)

there was no demand for beef in the eastern states.

36.

The Chisholm Trail was a trail that

a)

wagon trains followed through the Rocky Mountains

b)

Native Americans traveled on their forced westward migration

c)

cowboys used to drive cattle to a railroad line

d)

Lewis and Clark mapped on their journey to the Pacific Ocean

37.

At first, ranchers saw barbed wire as a threat because it

a)

harmed their cattle

b)

kept their herds from roaming freely

c)

required much effort to maintain

d)

prevented cattle from finding food

38.

The Homestead Act gave land to homesteaders if they _________________ for five years

a)

fenced it off

b)

planted crops on it

c)

lived on it

d)

cut down trees on it

39.

The Dawes Act attempted to help Native Americans by

a)

giving them land for farming

b)

returning them to their native lands

c)

reintroducing the buffalo to native lands

d)

sustaining their previous way of life

40.

Which of the following images below best illustrates the goal of the Temperance Movement?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

-DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS-

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.

He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.


What image would match up with the statements in this document?

a)

b)

c)

d)

42.

What is the 19th Amendment known as?

a)

The guarantee for black men to vote in any election in the US.

b)

The guarantee for all men to vote in any US election.

c)

The guarantee for women to vote in any election in the US.

d)

The guarantee for all animals the right to vote in any US election.

43.

Which of the following was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment?

a)

Washington

b)

Illinois

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Michigan

44.

These were any type of law that discriminated against people based on race.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

federal laws

d)

state laws

45.

Homer Plessy wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.

a)

separate but equal

b)

legal

c)

constitutional (in accordance with the 14th Amendment)

d)

unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)

46.

The U.S. Supreme Court saw the "Separate but Equal" law as constitutional?

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

The Plessy decision of "Separate but Equal" was not overturned until what famous case decided by the Supreme Court?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

48.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reform deal?

a)

Control Corporations

b)

Consumer protection

c)

Clayton's Anti-Trust Act

d)

Conservation of natural resources

49.

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida Tarbell

50.

Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

51.

What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?

a)

Carrie Nation

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida Tarbell

52.

Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Lincoln Steffens

53.

Look at the following diagram, which shows reforms sponsored by two presidential administration, and answer the question below.


Which action best describes a reform supported by President Woodrow Wilson?

a)

reorganization of the banking and monetary systems

b)

adoption of a bimetallic standard and paper currency

c)

legislation to increase tariffs and eliminate income taxes

d)

regulations requiring equal pay for minorities and women

54.

Look at the following list, which shows the goals of a movement from the early 1900's , and answer the question below.

-Abolish child labor

-Restrict working hours for mothers

-Enact public health programs

-Raise wages for workers

These goals are MOST closely associated with which movement?

a)

Civil Rights

b)

isolationist

c)

Social Gospel

d)

temperance

55.

In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

a)

Standing guard to protect big business

b)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Leading a government take-over of large industries

d)

Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment

56.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to....

a)

stimulate the economy

b)

support government control of factory production

c)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe

d)

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

57.
This process converted iron to steel and allowed for taller buildings, longer bridges, and heavier machinery.
a)
Carnegie Process
b)
Ironing Process
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Bell Process
58.
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
59.

A wealthy person who donates to charity is known as a ...

a)

Philanderer

b)

Philonthrope

c)

Philistine

d)

Philanthropist

60.

____________________ gained power by providing immigrants with services (jobs) in exchange for votes.

a)

Political Machines

b)

Big Business

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Andrew Carnegie

61.

Who is the industrialist/ robber baron pictured in the political cartoon above?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

62.

What robber baron/ industrialist is pictured in the political cartoon above?

a)

JP Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt