WorksheetsSLT #1 Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 34mins
What was one reason why Native American Culture died out in the United States?
The Loss of their Native Land
Decline of the Buffalo Population
The Dawes Act of 1887 and Assimilation
All of the above are reasons why Native American Culture died out.
A _____ factor is something good that makes you want to come to a new place.
Push
Pull
A ______ factor is something that is bad and makes you want to leave your country.
Push
Pull
to escape racial violence and discrimination in the South during and after the civil war
to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state
What are the Jim Crow laws?
Were laws that enforced racial segregation in the U.S
Were laws that made people pay Jim Crow
Were laws that got a rid of racial segregation in the U.S
The Supreme Court ruling that legalize segregation in the United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Sanford
What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
It ended segregation in public schools
It legalized 'separate but equal' facilities
It granted women the right to vote
It abolished slavery
Which early Civil Rights leader believed that African Americans should DEMAND full social equality and full civil rights through political activism?
W.E.B. DuBois
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.
Which early civil rights leader spoke out against lynching and the KKK?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Dubois
Mary Church Terrell
Ida B. Wells
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.
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
Ida Tarbell
Mary Church Terrell
The Louisiana Constitution of 1868 reflected the newly added Reconstruction amendments while the Louisiana Constitution of 1898 focused on
Rebuilding the South
Limiting the rights of African Americans by using disenfranchising efforts
Helping the Freedmen's Bureau function
Who said, "We should accept social separation for now rather than fight against segregation"?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Who said, "We must speak out against discrimination and segregation and make sure our voices are heard, so that we can change the law"?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
How did Jim Crow laws impact African Americans?
Choose three correct answers.
Black people were integrated with White people.
Black people were treated as equals by White people.
Black people were segregated from White people.
White-owned businesses often refused to provide goods and services to Black people.
Facilities for Black people were worse than those for White people.
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.
Second Morrill Land Grant Act
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Morrill Land Grant Act
historically Black colleges and universities
Who exposed meat-packing problems in the book, The Jungle?
Jacob Riis
Susan B. Anthony
W.E.B. Dubois
Upton Sinclair
What was the name of the monopoly owned by John D. Rockefeller?
Carnegie Steel Company
Standard Oil Company
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
Which book did Jacob Riis write to describe tenement life?
How the Other Half Lives
The History of the Standard Oil Company
The Shame of the Cities
The Jungle
What was the primary goal of the First Anti-Trust Law: the Sherman Antitrust Act?
To promote labor unions
To regulate interstate commerce
To break up monopolies
To reduce tariffs
What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?
poor living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York
working conditions of a textile mill
food production of a meatpacking plant
medical care of soldiers in WWI
This muckraker wrote a book to expose the Standard Oil Company. Her book was titled,
Monopolies
The 11 reasons why we should dissolve Monopolies
The History of the Standard Oil Company
The corrupt practices of Rockefeller
Choose the Three C words that Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal focused on Reforming:
Corruption
Corporations
Consumers
Connecting
Conservation
The name of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan that focused on the three C's in the Progressive era.
The Fair Deal
Trust-Busting
The Bare Minimum
The Square Deal
What were two significant impacts of the Progressive Era on America?
Choose two correct answers.
Increased government regulation of the economy
Decreased immigration rates
It reformed problems created by the Gilded Age
Decline in technological advancements
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act in relation to the regulation of railroad rates?
To regulate railroad shipping rates and ensure fair and reasonable charges for transportation.
To eliminate all regulations on railroad rates and allow for price gouging.
To increase railroad rates and maximize profits for transportation companies.
To create a monopoly in the railroad industry and eliminate competition.
What were some of the challenges faced by industrial workers?
Job security and high wages
Safe working conditions and reasonable hours
Low wages, long hours, and dangerous working conditions
Access to modern technology
Which legislation was influenced by Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'?
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
Federal Reserve Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
What did Jacob Riis' muckraking efforts lead to in society?
Fixes to public transportation
Better lives for rural Americans
The Tenement House Commission
New laws against sanitation
What is the primary purpose of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
To abolish slavery
To allow citizens to directly elect their U.S. senators
To allow Congress to levy an income tax
To establish Prohibition
A monopoly is when:
One seller/business dominates an industry.
A few sellers/businesses dominate an industry.
Supply exceeds demand.
A business offers special gifts and coupons.
Who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry by introducing the Bessemer Process to the United States?
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Madam C.J. Walker was most prominently known for which accomplishments?
Select two correct answers.
Dominating the oil industry
First female self-made millionaire
Revolutionizing the Black Hair Care Industry
Cliff Diving in California
Why is the Panama Canal important to the US?
Select two answers
It was a major achievement for America under Theodore Roosevelt's administration
Which were added territories to the US after the Spanish American War -
Guam
Puerto Rico
Paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines
Cuba
Hawaii
What two things did the 1898 Treaty of Paris grant?
It granted Cuba their independence from the Spanish Empire
It granted the U.S. TOTAL control over Cuba
It granted the U.S. control of 3 new Territories around the world, making the U.S. an empire
It granted Cuba control over the Spanish Empire
It granted Mrs. McMahon as the best teacher ever
This term means "let it be" in French.
This was the U.S. economic policy toward business during the Gilded Age.
Gilded Age
Laissez Faire Policy
Socialism
trust
Robber Barons
What business practices did a Laissez-Faire Government Economic Policy allow in the Gilded Age?
Choose two correct answers.
Not a lot of jobs
Poor Work Ethic
Monopolies
Economic freedom
Robber Barrons
Select two characteristics that reflect the business practices of Cornelius Vanderbilt:
did not help anything in the United States
dominated the black hair care industry
Dominated the Railroad and shipping industry
Revolutionized transportation and shipping in the United States
J.P. Morgan revolutionized which industry?
Transportation and Shipping
Oil
Banking and Investment
Steel
They were forced to live on reservations further West.
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty by God to move westward.
This term is when a group of people are forced to abandon their old ways of life and to adapt to a new culture.
to escape racial violence and discrimination in the South during and after the civil war
to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state
What are two pull factors attracted American migrants to the Western Frontier?
equal rights and a lot of crime
the Homestead Act and new job opportunities
overpopulation and lack of freedom
Religious persecution and war
Based on this political cartoon, what is the artist suggesting about who is in control of lawmaking in Congress?
Monopolies and Trust Companies
small private business
political machines
labor unions
True or False: The Populist movement was fueled by farmers and citizens who felt they did not have an adequate voice in government.
True
False
This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:
Civil War Era
Industrialization Era
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?
The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.
The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.
The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Industrialization caused rapid urbanization because:
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Gilded Age?
Strong labor unions
Economic equality
Rapid industrialization and urbanization
Decreased immigration
What was the effect of the United States government’s laissez-faire economic policy during the late 19th century?
Cooperative relationships between government and private industry were encouraged.
Industrial workers were guaranteed fair wages and decent working conditions.
Small companies were generally protected against unfair competition from big business.
Business owners were allowed to operate their business without government interference or regulation.
