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WorksheetsAPUSH Unit 6
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 47mins
How did the development of the railroad impact the buffalo population?
the amount of buffalo did not change
the amount of buffalo decreased
the amount of buffalo increased
buffalo migrated east
Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?
east
Towns
Reservations
Camps
Which group of immigrants came to California to help build the railroad and risked death or injury blasting through the mountain?
Chinese
Mexicans
irish
Whites
Linked east and west; created markets!; created economic boom
barbed wire
transcontinental railroad
telegraph
steamboats
by breaking down the picture, what term is the picture depicting?
manifest destiny
homestead act
dawes act
transcontinental railroad
Represented the farmer and working man. Government ownership of railroads, bimetallism, and direct election of senators.
Populist Party
Reservation System
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Setup with the purpose of "Americanizing" young Indians, by force.
Reservation System
Dawes Act
American Indian Boarding Schools
Homestead Act
Complete control of a product or service by one person or group. Ex. railroads in the west.
Farmers Problems
Monopoly
Reservation System
Improvements to the West
Address by William Jennings Bryan promoting bimetallism to help farmers pay off their debts
Pull Factors of Westward Expansion
Farmers Problems
Monopoly
Cross of Gold Speech
1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners with the goal of turning natives into farmers. Led to sell off of Indian lands.
Reservation System
Dawes Act
Populist Party
Homestead Act
Agricultural overproduction, scarcity of money, high shipping costs, debt, and rural isolation.
Monopoly
Farmers Problems
Pull Factors of Westward Expansion
Cross of Gold Speech
After his retirement, Andrew Carnegie donated most of his money (over $350 million) to establish schools, libraries and universities.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
When Andrew Carnegie stated, “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced,” he was supporting
Consumer credit
Antitrust legislation
Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
Which of the following choices best describes the example below?
Oil Company A + Oil Company B + Oil Company C = Mega Oil Company
Horizontal integration
Holding company
Vertical integration
Board of directors
This labor union, founded by Samuel Gompers in the 1880s, started with a focus on attracting skilled laborers from several industries:
American Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers
Knights of Labor
International Workers of the World
What did the Haymarket and the Homestead Strikes have in common?
The general public sympathized with the factory owners.
Violence occurred after wages were cut and talks failed.
Employers promoted union membership.
They were a result of the Wounded Knee.
During the 1870’s and 1880’s, Populists farmers found that earning a living was increasingly difficult because
Farm labor was becoming more unionized
Prices of agricultural products were increasing
Railroad companies charged high rates for transporting farm products
Agricultural output was declining rapidly
Many wealthy industrialists of the late nineteenth century used the theory of Social Darwinism to
Support the labor union movement
Encourage charitable organizations to help the poor
Promote legislation establishing a minimum wage
To justify "big business" practices
What legislation barred Chinese immigrants from owning property or pursuing jobs?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Irish Immigration Act
European Exclusion Act
Asian Immigration Act
An economic practice where the government does NOT try to control the economy.
Gospel of Wealth
laissez faire
Social Darwinism
horizontal integration
The belief that the rich were chosen by god to be rich and should therefore share their wealth.
Gospel of Wealth
laissez faire
capitalism
Social Darwinism
a belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and the poor are weak
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
laissez faire
monopoly
the control of an entire or most of an industry by one company
laissez faire
capitalism
monopoly
patent
When a company controls everything from raw materials to the distribution of the product
horizontal integration
vertical integration
trust
monopoly
When a combination of companies control an industry to reduce competition
monopoly
trust
laissez faire
patent
an effect of industrialization
urbanization
growth in economy
political corruption
all of the above
economy based on profit and private property
capitalism
social darwinism
gospel of wealth
gilded age
the idea that industrialists exploited workers, the environment, and corrupted the gov't
captains of industry
robber barons
horizontal merger
trusts
These organizations tried to improve working conditions for workers-
Political Bosses
Labor Unions
Political Machines
Farmers
What did unions use to negotiate on behalf of workers?
Strikes
Walkouts
Collective Bargaining
Mediation
What labor organization brought together skilled workers?
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters Union
Iron workers union
The Pullman Strike included the direct involvement of the U S president of the time:
Rutherford Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Millard Fillmore
William McKinley
In which 1894 strike were 30 strikers killed by U.S. troops after workers went on strike for higher wages?
The Railroad Strike
The Homestead Riot
The Pullman Strike
The Triangle Strike
What was the significance of Plessy v Ferguson
It ended segregation of schools
It ended segregation everywhere
It established that Whites and Blacks would remain separate but equal
It declared that Dred Scott was property
Select the statement that best describes the Social Gospel
A movement that aimed to alleviate social problems
A movement that encouraged people to be more social
A movement that encouraged social distancing in a global pandemic
A movement that aimed to help out people who were not social
What does this image say about the control of political bosses?
political bosses wanted to squish the opportunities in New York
political bosses control all of New York City
Political bosses were showing their approval with a "thumbs up" image
New Jersey did not have political bosses
What legislation is this cartoon referring to?
30 day waiting period for immigration
Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad
Immigration Reduction Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.
Large monopolies
small private business
political machines
labor unions
Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?
He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors
He was a government inspector looking for corruption
He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government
He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization
What concept does this image refer to?
political machines
nativisim
labor unions
graft
What does this image say about the control of Standard Oil?
Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA
Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses
Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers
Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government
Why do you think this man was trying to cover up or paint the Tammeny Hall Tiger?
to make the political machine of New York seem better than it was
To cover up the corruption of political bosses in New York
to cover up secret information about the government in New York
To cover up the mistreatment of immigrants by political machines
What does this image say is the controlling factor of decisions by political machines?
resources
influence
power
money
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
