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US History II Final Fall Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These were areas that sprang up almost over night?

a)

City

b)

Boomtown

c)

Vigilante

d)

Mining Town

2.

Groups of individuals that controlled crime in small towns

a)

Marshalls

b)

Sheriffs

c)

Law Committee

d)

Vigilance Committee

3.

This was the main source of revenue for the town of Tombstone

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Oil

d)

Lead

4.

The US acquired most of the Southwest after this war

a)

Civil War

b)

Mexican-American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Spanish-American War

5.
African Americans who moved west after Reconstruction were known as:
a)
Sodbusters
b)
Exodusters
c)
Slaves
d)
Immigrants
6.

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

7.

War chief who lured an army detachment into an ambush.

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Chief Joseph

d)

Black Kettle

8.

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

because

a)

eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses

b)

there was no demand for beef in the eastern states

c)

there was not enough grass to support large cattle herds

d)

wagon trains had stripped the land of needed resources

9.

The confrontation at Wounded Knee occurred because the chief's followers

a)

continued hunting buffalo and stealing cattle

b)

tried to farm on government land

c)

fled the reservation after performing a banned ritual

d)

returned from Canada

10.

The Indian Peace Commission proposed

a)

dividing land into allotments.

b)

creating two large reservations for Sioux and Southern Plains Indians.

c)

retributions for Native Americans.

d)

Peace Treaties.

11.

What were the three most significant developments of the late 19th century?

a)

Communication technologies, electric power production, and steel production

b)

Oil refining techniques, transportation advancements, and textile manufacturing

c)

Agricultural innovations, medical advancements, and chemical production

d)

Mining technologies, printing press improvements, and banking systems

12.

Which tycoons played a crucial role in turning inventors' ideas into industrial growth?

a)

Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan

b)

Edison, Tesla, and Bell

c)

Ford, Vanderbilt, and Astor

d)

Gates, Jobs, and Bezos

13.

What was Andrew Carnegie's belief regarding the wealthy?

a)

They should give back to the community during their lifetime

b)

They should accumulate as much wealth as possible

c)

They should invest in philanthropic efforts after their death

d)

They should focus on personal profit and disregard the community

14.

Which model of management became commonplace in American businesses during the industrial age?

a)

Horizontal and vertical integration

b)

Franchise and licensing

c)

Outsourcing and offshoring

d)

Merger and acquisition

15.

What was the major change in American labor after the Civil War?

a)

Majority of workers became employed by others in factories and offices

b)

Majority of workers became self-employed entrepreneurs

c)

Majority of workers transitioned to agricultural labor

d)

Majority of workers joined craft unions

16.

What were the early labor unions' goals?

a)

To win rights for all workers through political advocacy and owner engagement

b)

To promote the interests of specific industries and skilled workers

c)

To advocate for the rights of women and children in the workforce

d)

To establish a socialist economic system

17.

What was the main concern of progressive reformers regarding wealthy individuals like Rockefeller?

a)

Consolidation of too much power and wealth into one individual's hands

b)

Lack of philanthropic efforts

c)

Ruining and bankrupting other companies

d)

Exploitation of workers through low wages

18.

Match the following

a)

Buying multiple competing businesses

1.

Horizontal Integration

b)

Buying all steps involved in creating your product

2.

Vertical Integration

c)

Several businesses working together to control an industry

3.

Trust

d)

One business controlling an industry

4.

Monopoly

19.

Match the following

a)

Carnegie

1.

Steel

b)

John D. Rockefeller

2.

Oil

c)

Mr. B.

3.

Nothing important

d)

General Custer

4.

Died at the Battle of Little Bighorn

e)

Sitting Bull

5.

Survived the Battle of Little Bighorn

20.
Term where the strongest, most clever, most efficient business will survive and the weak businesses will die out. 
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman AntiTrust
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Holding companies
21.
Which labor union grew at the turn of the century even though it excluded unskilled workers, blacks and women?
a)
The American Federation of Labor
b)
The American Railway Union
c)
The International WOmen's Garment Workers Union
d)
The Knights of Labor
22.
The wealthy often give away a portion of their earnings to good causes.  This practice is known as...
a)
a monopoly.
b)
philanthropy.
c)
economics.
d)
laissez-faire.
23.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
24.
What is a Laissez-Faire economy?
a)
An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
b)
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
c)
An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
d)
An economy that is controlled by another country
25.

  • The poor are unfit, they could earn money if they wanted to.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Marxism

26.

  • Businessmen only pay workers enough so they won’t starve to death, there isn’t enough left for anything else.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Marxism

27.

  • If the poor want to improve themselves, let them read and go to school. This is why I give part of my wealth to universities and libraries.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Marxism

28.

  • I believe in the Gospel of Wealth. God allowed me to make as much money as I have in order to use it to help mankind.  I don’t own this money as much as I have been entrusted it by God. Andrew Carnegie.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Marxism

29.

This is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments.

a)

Standardization

b)

Industialization

c)

Darwinism

d)

The Manifest Destiny

30.

This was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

a)

Industrialization

b)

Racist Progression Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Chinese labor movement

31.

What does the term gilded mean?

a)

Full of riches and opportunities

b)

Gaining new land

c)

Covered in a thin layer of gold

d)

Made of solid gold

32.

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

a)

Work and Infrastructure

b)

Corruption and Laissez-Faire

c)

Urbanization and Immigration

d)

Monopolies and Political Bosses

33.
Which was NOT a reason for immigration to the U.S. in the 1880s (i.e. Gilded Age)?
a)
Lots of jobs
b)
Escaping persecution
c)
Good working conditions
d)
Escaping poverty
34.
True or False:  Most immigrants were skilled and well educated workers.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

What statement about tenements was true during the Gilded Age?

a)

The living conditions of tenements improved greatly

b)

The number of people living in tenements declined

c)

Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements

d)

Tenements were torn down and rebuilt

36.

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

37.

The illustration above demonstrates one problem associated with-

a)

overcrowding in urban tenements

b)

the growth of political machines

c)

the overproduction of consumer goods

d)

labor union activism in urban areas

38.

Job opportunities and political freedoms are all __________________________ for immigrating to the U.S.

a)

Political Boss

b)

Political Machines

c)

Pull Factors

d)

Push Factors

39.

What were some of the countries that many "New" Immigrants came from?

a)

Italy, Greece, and Russia

b)

Mexico, Guatemala, and Canada

c)

France, England, and Greenland

d)

Australia, South Africa, and Spain

40.

Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would help make them more loyal citizens

a)

Urbanization

b)

Melting Pot

c)

Americanization

d)

Colonization

41.

This is the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

a)

Nativism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Immigration

d)

Imperialism

42.

How did the Immigration Restriction League propose to limit immigration?

a)

discriminating by nationality

b)

developing a strict quota

c)

levying an immigrant tax

d)

introducing a literacy test

43.

Some Americans wanted to limit immigration because they feared immigrants would -

a)

corrupt America’s unique culture

b)

prevent Americans from getting jobs

c)

lead to foreign countries having spies in our country

d)

not pay taxes like other citizens in America

44.

Which of the following are pull factors in the late 1800s? Check all that apply.

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Job opportunities

c)

Dirty and dangerous cities

d)

cheap land

45.

Which of the following are Push Factors from Southern & Eastern Europe?

a)

Poverty

b)

Free speech

c)

Famine

d)

War

46.

Some immigrants ____________________ by adopting and blending into American culture.

a)

were isolated

b)

emigrated

c)

assimilated

d)

disassociated

47.

What happened to urban areas as immigrants poured into America?

a)

  • Local governments developed new welfare programs.

b)

  • Many whites decided to move out into rural regions.

c)

Different city areas developed distinct ethnic flavors.

d)

  • Urban populations began to shrink steadily over time.

  • Turn In


48.
Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
William Tweed
49.

What were the main goals of most labor unions during the Gilded Age?

a)

Break up strikers so the business can run

b)

Higher pay, more benefits, and profit sharing within the business

c)

Shorter work days, higher pay, and safer work conditions

d)

Support big business to maximize their profits

50.

_____________________ gave awareness to the increase in difference between poor and rich in the country

a)

Populist Party

b)

Big Business

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Political Bosses

51.

the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters without any political experience

a)

The Spoils System

b)

Civil Service Reform

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Dawes Act

52.

Another name for realism was

a)

naturalism

b)

humanism

c)

abstraction

d)

catholicism

e)

aestheticism

53.

Ragtime was pioneered as dancing music for what type of community?

a)

Asian Community

b)

Black Community

c)

White Community

d)

Native American Community

54.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

55.

What areas were racially segregated?

a)

Schools

b)

Housing

c)

Public Transportation

d)

All of these answers

56.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

57.

Which amendment granted African American males ( no females) the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

1st

d)

14th

58.

Which word means "The Right To Vote"

a)

Democracy

b)

Elections

c)

Suffrage

d)

Rights

59.
Jim Crow was
a)
President of the United States
b)
Donald Duck's best friend
c)
a white actor who put charcoal on his face
d)
a bird 
60.
Beginning as a social club for former Confederates, this organization terrorized African Americans across the country.
a)
Fraternal Order of Elks
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Freemasons
d)
Illuminati
61.
Booker T. Washington grew up in slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Washington founded Tuskegee Institute to teach black student who to be public speakers and politicians.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Washington believed that black people should be more concerned with working the land than voting.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
DuBois was born a free man. 
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                               
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
66.
According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?
a)
Learning skills and trades              
b)
Holding protests and strikes
c)
Attending meetings and elections
d)
Working longer and harder
67.
In 1895, DuBois became the first African American to receive a doctoral degree from the University of
a)
None
b)
Harvard
c)
Buffalo
d)
Oxford
68.

Which of the following best describes Booker T. Washington’s approach to civil rights?

a)

compromise and patience

b)

persistence and noncompliance

c)

education reform and voting rights

d)

non-violent protest and political action

69.
  • Educator, orator, author, orator
  • Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
  • Famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895 urged moderation in the civil rights struggle


Who is being described?

a)

W.E.B DeBois

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

70.
This organization was created to help colored people with racial problems they were experiencing, especially in the South
a)
United Way
b)
NAACP
c)
Red Cross
d)
KKK
71.

Public opinion in the 1890s was: Money was worthless if it couldn't be turned in for ____________

a)

gold or silver

b)

silver or iron

c)

iron or gold

d)

diamonds and rubies

72.

What issues did farmers have in the latter half of the 19th century?

a)

More Debt

b)

bad weather

c)

high shipping costs

d)

inflation/money supply

e)

diseased crops/animals

73.

Who were the Exodusters?

a)

Newly freed slaves who left the south to own land

b)

Newly freed slaves who left the south to work the railroads

c)

Newly freed slaves who left the south to fight in the Civil War

d)

Newly freed slaves who left the south to go mine for gold

74.

Who joined the populist party?

a)

Middle Class White settlers

b)

northern African Americans

c)

Small Farmers

d)

Bankers/factory owners

75.

Who won the 1896 election?

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Populist Party

c)

Republican Party

d)

William McKinley

e)

Bimetallism

76.

Members of this party were mainly business owners and bankers from industrialized areas

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Populist Party

c)

Republican Party

d)

William McKinley

e)

Bimetallism

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