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SLT #1 Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following statements describes how Westward Movement affected Native Americans?
a)
Many Native Americans were pushed off their homelands and forced onto reservations.
b)
They were paid for their land so that they could buy land elsewhere.
c)
Americans gained a better understanding of Native American culture and began treating them with respect.
d)
American pioneers offered to share the land with the Native Americans.
2.

What was one reason why Native American Culture died out in the United States?

a)

The Loss of their Native Land

b)

Decline of the Buffalo Population

c)

The Dawes Act of 1887 and Assimilation

d)

All of the above are reasons why Native American Culture died out.

3.

A _____ factor is something good that makes you want to come to a new place.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

4.

A ______ factor is something that is bad and makes you want to leave your country.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

5.
Why did many Exodusters move to Kansas in 1879?
a)
to take advantage of cheap labor on new railroad lines south to Texas
b)

to escape racial violence and discrimination in the South during and after the civil war

c)

to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state

d)
to escape fierce competition for mining rights in Colorado,Wyoming, and California
6.

What are the Jim Crow laws?

a)

Were laws that enforced racial segregation in the U.S

b)

Were laws that made people pay Jim Crow

c)

Were laws that got a rid of racial segregation in the U.S

7.

The Supreme Court ruling that legalize segregation in the United States

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

d)

Plessy v. Sanford

8.

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?

a)

It ended segregation in public schools

b)

It legalized 'separate but equal' facilities

c)

It granted women the right to vote

d)

It abolished slavery

9.

Which early Civil Rights leader believed that African Americans should DEMAND full social equality and full civil rights through political activism?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)
Booker T Washington
c)
Martin Luther King
10.

Which early Civil Rights leader believed that African Americans should ACCEPT segregation and focus on improving their economic/social stance by acquiring new job skills.

a)
Booker T Washington
b)
WEB DuBois
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Malcom X
11.

Which early civil rights leader spoke out against lynching and the KKK?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Mary Church Terrell

d)

Ida B. Wells

12.

This early civil rights leader advocated for civil rights and women's suffrage- she also was a founder of the National Association of Colored Women.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Mary Church Terrell

13.

The Louisiana Constitution of 1868 reflected the newly added Reconstruction amendments while the Louisiana Constitution of 1898 focused on

a)

Rebuilding the South

b)

Limiting the rights of African Americans by using disenfranchising efforts

c)

Helping the Freedmen's Bureau function

14.

Who said, "We should accept social separation for now rather than fight against segregation"?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Malcolm X

15.

Who said, "We must speak out against discrimination and segregation and make sure our voices are heard, so that we can change the law"?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Harriet Tubman

16.

How did Jim Crow laws impact African Americans?

Choose three correct answers.

a)

Black people were integrated with White people.

b)

Black people were treated as equals by White people.

c)

Black people were segregated from White people.

d)

White-owned businesses often refused to provide goods and services to Black people.

e)

Facilities for Black people were worse than those for White people.

17.

In 1890, Congress passed the ________ to ensure Black students received access to higher education at the same facilities established by the First Morrill Land Act.

a)

Second Morrill Land Grant Act

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1875

c)

Morrill Land Grant Act

d)

historically Black colleges and universities

18.

Who exposed meat-packing problems in the book, The Jungle?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Upton Sinclair

19.

What was the name of the monopoly owned by John D. Rockefeller?

a)

Carnegie Steel Company

b)

Standard Oil Company

c)

Ford Motor Company

d)

General Electric

20.

Which book did Jacob Riis write to describe tenement life?

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The History of the Standard Oil Company

c)

The Shame of the Cities

d)

The Jungle

21.

What was the primary goal of the First Anti-Trust Law: the Sherman Antitrust Act?

a)

To promote labor unions

b)

To regulate interstate commerce

c)

To break up monopolies

d)

To reduce tariffs

22.

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

a)

poor living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

b)

working conditions of a textile mill

c)

food production of a meatpacking plant

d)

medical care of soldiers in WWI

23.

This muckraker wrote a book to expose the Standard Oil Company. Her book was titled,

a)

Monopolies

b)

The 11 reasons why we should dissolve Monopolies

c)

The History of the Standard Oil Company

d)

The corrupt practices of Rockefeller

24.

Choose the Three C words that Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal focused on Reforming:

a)

Corruption

b)

Corporations

c)

Consumers

d)

Connecting

e)

Conservation

25.

The name of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan that focused on the three C's in the Progressive era.

a)

The Fair Deal

b)

Trust-Busting

c)

The Bare Minimum

d)

The Square Deal

26.

What were two significant impacts of the Progressive Era on America?

Choose two correct answers.

a)

Increased government regulation of the economy

b)

Decreased immigration rates

c)

It reformed problems created by the Gilded Age

d)

Decline in technological advancements

27.

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act in relation to the regulation of railroad rates?

a)

To regulate railroad shipping rates and ensure fair and reasonable charges for transportation.

b)

To eliminate all regulations on railroad rates and allow for price gouging.

c)

To increase railroad rates and maximize profits for transportation companies.

d)

To create a monopoly in the railroad industry and eliminate competition.

28.

What were some of the challenges faced by industrial workers?

a)

Job security and high wages

b)

Safe working conditions and reasonable hours

c)

Low wages, long hours, and dangerous working conditions

d)

Access to modern technology

29.

Which legislation was influenced by Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Federal Reserve Act

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act

30.

What did Jacob Riis' muckraking efforts lead to in society?

a)

Fixes to public transportation

b)

Better lives for rural Americans

c)

The Tenement House Commission

d)

New laws against sanitation

31.

What is the primary purpose of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

a)

To abolish slavery

b)

To allow citizens to directly elect their U.S. senators

c)

To allow Congress to levy an income tax

d)

To establish Prohibition

32.

A monopoly is when:

a)

One seller/business dominates an industry.

b)

A few sellers/businesses dominate an industry.

c)

Supply exceeds demand.

d)

A business offers special gifts and coupons.

33.

Who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry by introducing the Bessemer Process to the United States?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

J.P. Morgan

34.

Madam C.J. Walker was most prominently known for which accomplishments?

Select two correct answers.

a)

Dominating the oil industry

b)

First female self-made millionaire

c)

Revolutionizing the Black Hair Care Industry

d)

Cliff Diving in California

35.

Why is the Panama Canal important to the US?

Select two answers

a)
Trading and Military Purposes
b)
To have an advantage at war.
c)

It was a major achievement for America under Theodore Roosevelt's administration

d)
To prevent future wars
36.

Which were added territories to the US after the Spanish American War -

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines

d)

Cuba

e)

Hawaii

37.

What two things did the 1898 Treaty of Paris grant?

a)

It granted Cuba their independence from the Spanish Empire

b)

It granted the U.S. TOTAL control over Cuba

c)

It granted the U.S. control of 3 new Territories around the world, making the U.S. an empire

d)

It granted Cuba control over the Spanish Empire

e)

It granted Mrs. McMahon as the best teacher ever

38.

This term means "let it be" in French.

This was the U.S. economic policy toward business during the Gilded Age.

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Laissez Faire Policy

c)

Socialism

d)

trust

e)

Robber Barons

39.

What business practices did a Laissez-Faire Government Economic Policy allow in the Gilded Age?

Choose two correct answers.

a)

Not a lot of jobs

b)

Poor Work Ethic

c)

Monopolies

d)

Economic freedom

e)

Robber Barrons

40.

Select two characteristics that reflect the business practices of Cornelius Vanderbilt:

a)

did not help anything in the United States

b)

dominated the black hair care industry

c)

Dominated the Railroad and shipping industry

d)

Revolutionized transportation and shipping in the United States

41.

J.P. Morgan revolutionized which industry?

a)

Transportation and Shipping

b)

Oil

c)

Banking and Investment

d)

Steel

42.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)

They were forced to live on reservations further West.

d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
43.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty by God to move westward.

d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
44.

This term is when a group of people are forced to abandon their old ways of life and to adapt to a new culture.

a)
Transformation
b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Assimilation
d)
Conservation
45.
Why did many Exodusters move to Kansas in 1879?
a)
to take advantage of cheap labor on new railroad lines south to Texas
b)

to escape racial violence and discrimination in the South during and after the civil war

c)

to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state

d)
to escape fierce competition for mining rights in Colorado,Wyoming, and California
46.

What are two pull factors attracted American migrants to the Western Frontier?

a)

equal rights and a lot of crime

b)

the Homestead Act and new job opportunities

c)

overpopulation and lack of freedom

d)

Religious persecution and war

47.

Based on this political cartoon, what is the artist suggesting about who is in control of lawmaking in Congress?

a)

Monopolies and Trust Companies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

48.

True or False: The Populist movement was fueled by farmers and citizens who felt they did not have an adequate voice in government.

a)

True

b)

False

49.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
50.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

51.

Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?

a)

The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

b)

The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.

c)

The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.

d)

The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.

52.

Industrialization caused rapid urbanization because:

a)
people moved out of cities in order to find jobs
b)
people moved to cities because that's where jobs were
c)
cities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areas
d)
the railroad allowed people to move East easier
53.

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Gilded Age?

a)

Strong labor unions

b)

Economic equality

c)

Rapid industrialization and urbanization

d)

Decreased immigration

54.

What was the effect of the United States government’s laissez-faire economic policy during the late 19th century?

a)

Cooperative relationships between government and private industry were encouraged.

b)

Industrial workers were guaranteed fair wages and decent working conditions.

c)

Small companies were generally protected against unfair competition from big business.

d)

Business owners were allowed to operate their business without government interference or regulation.