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Worksheets1st Qtr Review - Bonus Points Opportunity
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 4hrs 5mins
Federalists...
Were in favor of ratification
Favored the Great Compromise
Were against ratification
Wanted peace
Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to tax
Too strong of a federal government
Too many taxes
Strong navy
________________ was an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, especially the idea of “life, liberty (and in the case of the American colonists) happiness”
Enlightenment Thinking
States' rights
Nulification Crisis
Hobbes concept of a single ruler
The ___________________ allowed us to properly determine how new states should be formed.
Ohio Charter
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Ordinance
Federalist Papers
Anti-Federalists primary concern with the Constitution was that it did not clearly outline:
individual rights and freedoms
how to win the war against Britain
how new states were formed
how separation of powers would be achieved
The biggest achievement the Anti-Federalists made when agreeing to the Constitution was:
Northwest Ordinance
Articles of Confederation
Defined States' rights
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was sought after because people felt:
the British may one day return and take over
the government would always view personal freedoms the same as its citizens
they wanted their rights protected by law
the Constitution did a good enough job defining rights when it was first written
This document created a stronger national government with 3 branches.
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?
constitution
social contract
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves
Religious freedom
Right to a trial by a jury
To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
Which precedent can be found in the Northwest Ordinance
Right to own slaves
Right to trial by jury
Universal right to vote
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
Slavery was outlawed
Slavery was never mentioned
Only white males could own slaves
Slaves were guaranteed the right to vote
Is the Articles of Confederation still in effect today?
Yes, it is still exactly the same
Yes, but changes have been made
No, there is a new constitution
Which precedent can be found in the Northwest Ordinance
Right to own slaves
Right to trial by jury
Universal right to vote
Which of these were NOT part of John Locke's list of natural rights?
Life
Liberty
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Paine
John Adams
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?
The King
Religion
The People
The President
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men should be supported over those of women.
Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers
are not elected.
All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.
Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.
Who are the Federalists?
People who supported the Constitution
People who were against the Constitution
People who wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
People who supported the Articles of Confederation
Federalists wanted....
a weak central (national) government
a strong central (national) government
a Bill of Rights
strong state government
These group of people were called the ______ and they didn't support the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists
Whip Party
Independent Party
Antifederalists
The Antifederalists wanted
a strong central (national) government
weak state government
weak central (national) government
to deny the Bill of Rights
Did the Antifederalists support adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
no
yes
“We have no reason to eliminate our state governments, or think they are incapable of acting wisely. Our state governments should be the guardians of our rights and interests.”
This group supported the Constitution as it was written.
Federalists
Antifederalists
Which group believed - we must start with a fresh document, fixing the Articles of Confederation isn’t enough.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Which group feared that the president might behave like a king?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government's job is to protect _______________.
people's rights
people's wealth
the government's power
democracy
Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
"The People"
A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.
checks and balances
power and authority
politics and philosophy
life and liberty
In order to
We the people
Once upon a time
The United States
Which document did the Constitution replace?
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
What is the principle that institutes 3 branches of government?
Federalism
Republicanism
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
How were Americans influenced by the growth of railroads during the Second
Industrial Revolution?
A. Railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories and of workers on farms.
B. Railroads stimulated the construction of steamships to trade up and down rivers.
C. Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national
market.
D. Railroads caused cotton, rice, and wheat production to move from the Southeast
to the West Coast.
The Bessemer Process
inexpensive mass production steel process
agricultural process for livestock production
Choose three that describe why immigrants in the Gilded Age were PULLed to the United States
political equality
religious oppression
eoncomic growth
land
How did the US government's high tariff rates in the Gilded Age impact the nation?
High tariffs protected domestic (US) industry
High tariffs protected foreign (countries other than the US) industry
High tariffs protected farmers
High tariffs protected ranchers
A wealthy industrialist is considered a (a) when he created monopolies and raised prices to unfair rates. On the other hand, this same wealthy industrialist is considered a (b) when he leads the way in new technologies and help the country.
Which integration method involves buying all your competition in the same industry?
Vertical
Horizontal
Diagonal
The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to
a system of protective tariffs
the creation of a national bank
a largely unregulated market for industry
a decline in immigration to western states
Another word for describing a big city is what?
rural
suburban
urban
super-politan
Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?
for the job opportunities
to catch a smelly pole cat
that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped
to get away from the free farmland out west
What does a patent give to a person?
The right to open a new factory
The right to farm an area of land
The right to drive a car
Exclusive right to sell an invention
What does a philanthropist do?
Works to get more people to move to Philadephia
Wipes out their competitors and control and industry
Donates money to charities
Tries to get people to like them by increasing wages
A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry
Wipes out its competitors
Splits into many smaller companies
Gives money to many charities
Cooperates with other companies to have competition
What are companies who dominate a specific industry (steel, oil, etc.) called?
Monopolies
Local Business
Corporations
Competitors
What did Union workers do when negotiations with their employers failed?
They set factories on fire
They went on strike
They used collective bargaining
They gave up and went home
changes in manufacturing and transportation that began with fewer things being made by hand but instead made using machines in larger-scale factories.
Ford Forward
Labor Union
Socialism
Industrial Revolution
How did new methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
New products were all made by hand.
Businesses used sharecropping to increase the production of goods.
New products were made quickly and cheaply
Cities became ghost towns because machines replaced manual labor.
What happened as America shifted from an agrarian (farming) nation to an industrial nation?
New technologies helped farm work get done quicker and quicker.
It led to higher crop output.
Many people moved to the cities to make more money.
All of the above
Which of the following ideals ties directly back to the Declaration of Independence?
the Enlightenment
the Reformation
the Declaration of the Rights of Men
the heliocentric universe
____________________ came from southeastern Europe and Asia, didn't speak English, and had diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
Workers
African Americans
Old immigrants
New immigrants
Which of the following would be a PUSH factor?
Factory jobs
Overpopulation
Land in the American West
Hopes of immediate riches
What kinds of jobs did most new immigrants take once they arrived in the US?
They went to further their education in colleges and universities
Most didn't need a job
Jobs at Ellis Island
Factory jobs
What is pictured above?
Tenements
Ellis Island
Old Immigrants
Angel Island
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
Poverty
Political Persecution
Famine
Hope for a better life
New immigrants coming from Europe were processed at _________________________ before entering the US.
New York
Ellis Island
Chicago
Angel Island
How did many Americans view these new immigrants?
With acceptance
With hostility
They welcomed them
They ignored them
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
Labor Union
Monopoly
Strike
Collective Bargaining
The transcontinental railroad connected
Northern cities to Mexico
The East Coast to the West Coast
Cotton plantations to southern cities.
New York to Washington, D.C
Which development led to the standardization of time zones across the country?
The transcontinental railroad
The telegraph
The telephone
Central power stations
When a combination of companies control an industry to reduce competition
monopoly
trust
laissez faire
patent
Which historical figure is best known for developing railroad companies in the United States during the late 1800s?
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Edison
Robert E. Lee
Cornelius Vanderbilt
This philosophy was the belief that natural competition weeds out the weak and the strong will survive.
Social Pruning
The Purge
Social Darwinism
Social Security
During the late 1800’s the United States rapidly became an urban nation. One reason for the transformation was:
Farm machinery and factory production caused the necessity of farm labor to decrease.
Immigrants were unwilling to do farm labor
Farm life became extinct
Many farm workers had not started joining and organizing unions
Which characteristics of the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of labor unions?
The influence of political machines on company towns.
The results of mass production on agricultural prices.
The working conditions found in many factories.
The competition created by immigrant workers.
According to the graph, which was the first year in which more Americans lived in urban areas than in rural Areas?
1860
1890
1920
1930
The rapid growth of major cities in the United States is called what?
Rural
Urbanization
Industrialization
Homestead
Overcrowding caused families to live in small single room apartments called what?
Condos
Lofts
Tenements
Flats
What is the name of the corrupt politician that was in charge of Tammy Hall? (Famous for pocketing almost $100 million dollars from taxpayers)
William "Boss" Tweed
Thomas Nast
William McKinnley
William Jennings Bryan
These provided basic services for immigrants and the poor, in exchange for their votes.
Big business leaders
Political "bosses" and "political machines"
The Homestead Act
"Push" and "Pull" factors
Which group opposed immigration during the Gilded Age?
Ranchers
Farmers
Big business leaders
Nativists
How did the pattern of immigration to the United States change in the late 19th century?
Most immigrants were political refugees
Far fewer immigrants arrived in the United States than in previous years.
Increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
Most immigrants chose to settle in the rural, farming regions of the western United States.
What was a major factor that led to the growth of cities in America?
The decline of agriculture
The increase in immigration
The decrease in industrialization
The expansion of rural areas
What was a consequence of urbanization and industrialization in America?
Increased poverty rates
Improved living conditions for all
Rise of the middle class
Decreased demand for agricultural products
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?
To enforce racial segregation
To promote racial integration
To provide equal rights to all citizens
To abolish slavery
The 14th Amendment promised:
Equal protection under the law for all citizens
The right to vote for all citizens
Abolition of slavery
Freedom of speech
Jim Crow laws impacted Black people’s lives economically by:
Providing equal economic opportunities
Creating economic disparities and limiting job opportunities
Encouraging economic growth in Black communities
Offering financial support and resources
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment, and why did it fail to change people’s attitudes about equality?
It granted African American men the right to vote but did not change societal attitudes.
It abolished slavery but did not address voting rights.
It granted women the right to vote but did not change societal attitudes.
It established equal pay for equal work but did not change societal attitudes.
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
What was the Great Migration?
a time when many black people left the segregated South and moved to the North
a time when many black people left northern US cities for European cities
a time when many white people left cities for the suburbs
a time when many Europeans immigrated to the US
One problem with the idea of "separate but equal" was that the separate facilities for black people were almost never truly _______________.
national
federal
equal
unequal
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which word means "The Right To Vote"
Democracy
Elections
Suffrage
Rights
What racist white terror group was created during the Reconstruction era in the south to terrorize black American families through violence and intimidation?
Ku Klux Klan
Literacy Tests
Grandfather Clause
Poll Taxes
What were given at the voting booth before a Freedman could vote, with the intention of keeping them from exercising their right to vote?
Ku Klux Klan
Literacy Tests
Grandfather Clause
Poll Taxes
What does this photo illustrate?
desegregation
prohibition
suffrage
Jim Crow Laws
Which person fought against the injustices suffered by African Americans by publicizing lynchings in newspapers?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Homer Plessy
