WorksheetsSOL Bootcamp Day 6 Practice Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the late 1800s, major industrialists formed trusts (aka monopolies) as a way to
a)
secure government loans
b)
limit competition
c)
influence lawmakers to lower taxes
d)
negotiate more effectively with labor unions
2.
What is the best title for this outline?
a)
Gilded Age Inventors
b)
Progressive Era Monopolists
c)
Gilded Age Robber Barons
d)
Progressive Era Inventors
3.
What impact did the light bulb and electricity have on the American economy?
a)
People had more time to shop
b)
Factories could stay open longer
c)
Factories became safer
d)
Hourly wages went up
4.
Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?
a)
regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers
b)
ending federal regulation of the banking system
c)
passing high tariffs to protect domestic industries from foreign competition
d)
authorizing tax breaks for large corporations
5.
Which statement is accurate about the information contained in the map?
a)
Before 1920, many states allowed women some voting privileges.
b)
Before 1920, southern states allowed women full voting rights.
c)
Western states lagged behind other states in granting women voting rights.
d)
Suffrage was not sought by American women until 1920.
6.
What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as recall, referendum, and the direct primary?
a)
supporting third-party candidates
b)
increasing democracy and citizens’ control of their government
c)
establishing term limits for congressmen
d)
reducing campaign spending
7.
Which result completes the diagram?
a)
Ratification of the Suffrage Amendment
b)
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Passage of Prohibition legislation
d)
Expansion of labor unions
8.
What was one result of the changes in immigration patterns shown on the charts? (1) (2) (3) (4)
a)
Restrictive immigration laws were passed.
b)
Business increased its demand for workers.
c)
Urban population declined.
d)
Requirements for citizenship were eased.
9.
Which two speakers represent the beliefs of many reformers during the Progressive Era?
a)
A and B
b)
A and C
c)
B and C
d)
B and D
10.
Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they
a)
opposed railroad monopolies
b)
criticized the growing power of labor unions
c)
supported the need for reforms in education
d)
raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization
11.
What is the best title for A?
a)
Agreements to settle disputes of new states and their status as either free or slave states
b)
Agreements between democrats and republicans during the War of 1812
c)
Agreements that caused America to enter into the War of 1812
12.
What would be the best title for this outline?
a)
Cannibals All!
b)
The North Star
c)
The Liberator
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
13.
Which is not true of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
It allowed free African Americans to join the Union Army'
b)
It ended slavery in all states when under Union control
c)
It was issued after the Union victory at Antietam, in Maryland
14.
A major goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
encourage immigration from Latin American nations
b)
strengthen the national commitment to Manifest Destiny
c)
improve trade opportunities with Asian nations
d)
prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
15.
What is the best title for this outline?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
War of 1812
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
The Nullification Crisis
e)
The American System
16.
• A bill of rights should be added.
• The central government is too powerful.
• The nation is too large to remain a republic.
These statements express concerns of citizens who opposed the
a)
colonial rule of Great Britain
b)
principles expressed in the Albany Plan of Union
c)
ratification of the Constitution
d)
secession of Southern states from the Union
17.
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war . . .
a)
created an alliance with Canada against the British
b)
resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists to pay for that debt
c)
ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
increased French influence in North America
18.
Which set of events related to early America is in the correct chronological order?
a)
inauguration of George Washington → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War
b)
Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → inauguration of George Washington
c)
French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → inauguration of George Washington
d)
passage of Stamp Act → French and Indian War →inauguration of George Washington → Battle of Saratoga
19.
American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by
a)
supporting the French against the British
b)
boycotting products from Great Britain
c)
overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies
d)
purchasing additional products from Native American Indian tribes
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