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OPTIONAL- First Quarterly Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary purpose of Reconstruction?

a)

Free the slaves

b)

Rebuild the south

c)

Win independence from Britain

d)

Restore slavery in the south

2.

How did some bitter Southerners respond to Radical Reconstruction?

a)

They set up the Freedmen’s Bureau

b)

They established the Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

They formed hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan

d)

They impeached Johnson because it was his idea

3.

What did the 15th Amendment protect?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

The Freedom to choose one’s religion

c)

The ability to vote regardless of race

d)

The right to alter or abolish a government that doesn’t protect the people

4.

All of the following were loopholes to the 15th Amendment EXCEPT

a)

Literacy tests

b)

Poll taxes

c)

Voters required to pay a fee in order to vote

d)

The Freedmen’s Bureau

5.

Which problem escalated in the south after Reconstruction?

a)

Segregation

b)

Poverty

c)

Alcohol abuse

d)

Slavery

6.

The court case Plessy vs. Ferguson did which of the following?

a)

declared segregation unconstitutional

b)

ended discrimination in public places

c)

stated that the Jim Crow Laws violated the 14th Amendment

d)

established the “separate but equal” doctrine

7.

Which of the following can be associated with industrialization?

a)

An increase in factories

b)

Urbanization

c)

New inventions

d)

All of the above

8.

Which of the following best defines capitalism?

a)

The government controls the economy and business

b)

The economy and business are run by the people

c)

When the government is run by the people

d)

The government makes decisions about production

9.

New Immigrants were...

a)

a source of cheap labor

b)

those who started their own business

c)

those who owned monopolies

d)

robber barons

10.

Monopolies in the late 19th Century reduced which of the following?

a)

Corruption in the government

b)

The number of strikes taking place

c)

Industrial consolidations

d)

Competition amongst businesses within an industry

11.

Which of the following describes the change in the labor force during the late 1800’s?

a)

The US economy went from being based on agricultural goods to manufactured products

b)

More people worked in factories than on farms

c)

Workers used machines instead of their hands to produce goods

d)

All of the above

12.

Which of the following caused the other three?

a)

Car production increase because the time to make a car decreased

b)

Cars were more affordable to most Americans

c)

The degree of skill needed to produce a car decreased

d)

Henry Ford invented the assembly line

13.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.

b)

The best way to develop major industries was to form a proprietorship.

c)

Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.

d)

Foreign competition in the oil industry was hurting American companies.

14.

Use the poem to answer the question below. The main message of this poem was to….

a)

encourage a back-to-Africa movement

b)

call for the imprisonment of illegal immigrants

c)

welcome new immigrants to the United States

d)

support the quota system placed on immigrants

15.

Why did the US Government encourage immigration in the late 1800’s?

a)

They needed slaves for the plantations

b)

They wanted help running the government

c)

They needed workers to work in the factories and to fill the western lands

d)

They wanted people to invent new inventions

16.

Which generalization about population growth is supported by information in this chart?

a)

For every census listed, rural population exceeded urban population.

b)

By 1920, more people lived in cities than in rural areas.

c)

The Civil War significantly slowed the rate of population growth.

d)

Most urban population growth was due to people migrating from rural areas.

17.

What was the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

They lived in urban areas and most held low paying jobs.

b)

They became rich businessmen and were able to retire at the age of 35.

c)

They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands.

d)

They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture.

18.

Which headline is a result of the theory of laissez-faire?

a)

“Fire Escapes Become Mandated!”

b)

“141 People Die in Factory Fire!”

c)

“Minimum Wage Established!”

d)

“Donald Trump Wins the Presidency!”

19.

Why were labor unions established?

a)

To fight unfair treatment in the work place

b)

To prevent workers from striking

c)

Employers encouraged them to establish such organizations

d)

Women got paid more than men and that was unfair

20.

Who of the following would be Speaker C

a)

A businessman

b)

A factory owner

c)

A nativist

d)

An immigrant to America

21.

Why was this action taking place?

a)

an increase of nativism

b)

the belief that immigrants would ruin America

c)

the fear that immigrants would take Americans' jobs

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

22.

Which of the following is a reason for why the Progressive Movement was needed?

a)

Most Americans did not like government interference in the economy

b)

Restore the power of the government to the rich since they were better educated

c)

Correct economic, political, and social injustices in American life

d)

Get rid of trustbusting that existed in the government

23.

What role did muckrakers play during the Progressive Era?

a)

Increased big business’ power in the Senate

b)

Showed the benefits of having child work in factories

c)

They showed the benefits of having a laissez-faire government

d)

They exposed injustices that existed in American life

24.

Which speaker would most likely have supported the ideas of the Progressive movement?

a)

Speaker A

b)

Speaker B

c)

Speaker C

d)

Speaker D

25.

The common purpose of these legislative acts was to

a)

destroy the nation’s natural resources

b)

make conditions worse for recent immigrants who came to the United States

c)

advance the growth of big business by creating monopolies

d)

improve the general welfare of the American public

26.

According to the map, in which region of the United States did women receive the most support for equal suffrage before passage of the 19th amendment?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

27.

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Interstate Commerce Commission, The Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Reserve Act are all similar in that they all…

a)

limited big business and prevented the formation of monopolies

b)

limit imports from foreign nations to increase the cost of American products

c)

limited farmers from growing too many crops in order to keep profits high

d)

all of these

28.

According to the cartoonist, why would Teddy Roosevelt be considered a "trustbuster"?

a)

He would attack trusts that exploited (took advantage of) consumers

b)

He wanted to conserve our nations natural resources

c)

He made muckraking illegal and sent Upton Sinclair and others to jail

d)

He felt all monopolies served a purpose and should be legal

29.

Which event led to the passage of laws that helped create safer working conditions?

a)

The Pullman Strike

b)

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

c)

The breakup of the Standard Oil Co.

d)

The Haymarket Strike

30.

Why did Americans call for a government ban on alcohol?

a)

They wanted to reduce crime caused by the abuse of alcohol

b)

Children were hurt at the expense of the over consumption of alcohol

c)

Too much money was being spent on alcohol and not on family needs

d)

All of the above

31.

What was the purpose of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment?

a)

To ensure that women remained 2nd class citizens

b)

It outlawed little girls from working in factories

c)

Ensured that women would have a voice in the government

d)

It ensured equal pay of men and women

32.

Which of the following was a result of the other three?

a)

The Federal Meat Inspection Act passed by Congress

b)

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle was published

c)

Teddy Roosevelt and others became aware of conditions in the meat packing industry

d)

Unsanitary and unsafe working conditions in factories

33.

What impact did novels such as How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and The History of Standard Oil by Ida Tarbell have on American society?

a)

Most Americans have developed a preference for escapist and romantic literature.

b)

Most American authors have adopted a conservative viewpoint

c)

American business has corrected poor conditions quickly.

d)

These works have had significant influence on social, political, and economic reforms.

34.

Which of the following statement is true about the cause and effect relationship between these two documents?

a)

Document 1 caused what is being depicted in Document 2

b)

What is being depicted in Document 2 caused Document 1

c)

The 17th Amendment caused monopolies to control the Senate

d)

All of these

35.

What led to the end of the Progressive Movement?

a)

Woodrow Wilson was elected and did not believe in reform

b)

The Progressives realized that they could never change America

c)

Everyone realized that Laissez-faire was the way to go

d)

World War took over as the most important issue

36.

The complete control of an industry by one person or company.

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Assembly line

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Monopoly

37.

An arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product passed from operation to operation until completed. Invented by Henry Ford.

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Assembly line

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Monopoly

38.

A time of great and rapid changes, when people switched from making goods by hand to manufacturing goods with power-driven machines.

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Assembly line

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Monopoly

39.

A community center established to help immigrants get familiarized with American culture.

a)

urbanization

b)

Settlement house

c)

Muckraker

d)

Tenement

40.

The rapid growth of cities flooded by immigrants and people moving from the rural communities.

a)

urbanization

b)

Settlement house

c)

Muckraker

d)

Tenement

41.

An investigative reporter who published allegations of business and government leaders as corrupt.

a)

urbanization

b)

Settlement house

c)

Muckraker

d)

Tenement

42.

An apartment house, often in cities, in which living conditions are deplorable.

a)

urbanization

b)

Settlement house

c)

Muckraker

d)

Tenement

43.

People who moved to America (primarily in the cities) from another country in search for jobs and democratic ideals.

a)

Immigrants

b)

Muckraker

c)

Nativism

d)

Migrant Farm Workers

44.

A company of several owners (trustees) that collectively purchase their competition so that they create one large company.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Nativism

c)

Trust

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

45.

A law passed in 1890 that prohibited businesses to become monopolies and therefore encourage competition.

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Child Labor Act

c)

Trust

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

46.

The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants

a)

Immigrantism

b)

Nativism

c)

Naturalism

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

47.

An organization of workers that tries to help its members receive higher wages and have better working conditions.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Nativism

c)

Trust

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act