WorksheetsKaplan's Pretty Good Unit 3 Part 1 Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 23mins
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Southern states tried to limit the impact of the 13th, 14th, an 15th Amendments by -
passing Jim Crow laws
ending racial discrimination
seceding from the Union
participating in the Civil War
What impact did the muckrakers have on their society?
They caused widespread panic by exaggerating societal issues and spreading “fake news”.
They brought attention to hidden problems and inspired reforms to improve society.
They were ignored by the public and had little influence on policy changes.
They focused primarily on entertainment rather than serious issues.
What impact did muckraker Upton Sinclair and his book The Jungle have on American society?
It led to the establishment of labor unions to protect factory workers' rights.
It exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, prompting the passage of food safety laws and regulations.
It encouraged Americans to adopt vegetarianism on a large scale.
It resulted in the immediate closure of major meatpacking companies.
True or False: Progressives believed in increased regulation of business practices
True
False
Muckraker Ida Tarbell wrote a series of magazine articles exposing Standard Oil’s _________________.
Environmental pollution
Unfair business practices
Just treatment of workers
Attempts to sell products to foreign markets
What was the significance of the Progressive Movement's role in passing the 17th Amendment?
It abolished slavery in the United States.
It allowed women to vote in federal elections.
It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.
It limited the president to two terms in office.
American Progressives sought __________ solutions to social problems.
government
business
religious
Why was the NAACP founded?
To encourage African Americans to move to the North
To encourage African Americans to move to the North
To support economic development in African American communities
To promote civil rights and fight racial discrimination
How did the telegraph transmit messages?
Which of the the following industries was NOT impacted by the telegraph?
Which invention replaced the telegraph for widespread communication?
What was the significance of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone?
How did people like John D. Rockefeller & Andrew Carnegie get wealthy during the Gilded Age (1865-1898)?
Which of the following did NOT help people like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller build their fortunes during the Gilded Age:
How did the expansion of railroads impact other industries during the Gilded Age?
What impact did the lightbulb have on American society?
What was a common criticism of the business practices of Gilded Age industrialists?
They paid high wages to all workers
They engaged in monopolistic practices
They focused on environmental sustainability
They avoided political influence
What did Carnegie believe was the moral obligation of the wealthy?
To hoard their wealth
To buy lavish estates
To ignore societal problems
To use their wealth for the betterment of society
Which of the following was a criticism of John D. Rockefeller’s business practices?
He paid his workers too much
He donated all of his profits to charity
He used unfair and aggressive methods to eliminate competition
He focused only on small, local businesses
Which of the following terms means a single company that controls the price of a product since it is the only seller of a particular product?
conglomerate
monopoly
trust
integration
This man's company, Standard Oil Company, controlled a monopoly on the oil industry by controlling 90% of the oil refiners in the US:
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
Between 1892 and 1954, where were most European immigrants arriving on the East Coast processed?
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Boston Harbor
Liberty Island
Chinese immigrants who arrived on the West Coast in the late 1800s are most known for what?
building the Transcontinental Railroad
working in NYC factories
establishing the Harlem Renaissance
becoming peddlers and merchants
What processing station did Chinese immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Devil Island
Alcatraz
What led to the creation of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?
The need for more laborers on the East Coast
Support from Chinese immigrants for labor unions
The discovery of gold in California
The fear of job competition and anti-Chinese racism
Where did the new immigrants who came to the U.S. after the Civil War mainly come from?
They came from Africa.
They came from northern and western Europe, including countries like Germany, Ireland, and England.
There was actually a significant decrease in the number of immigrants
They came from Eastern and Southern Europe, including countries like Italy, Poland, and Russia.
What type of workers did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) mainly represent?
Unskilled workers
Business owners
Skilled workers
Government employees
How did labor unions like the AFL affect business practices in the United States?
They encouraged businesses to expand quickly
They forced companies to improve wages and working conditions
They promoted job reductions and cut wages
They encouraged longer work hours
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Immigrant labor
Government land grants
Government loans
Private funding from small businesses
Which group of immigrants helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad from east to west?
Chinese
Irish and German
Native Americans and African Americans
English and Italian
What was the effect of the railroad’s ability to transport people and goods across the nation with greater speed?
It led to the decline of cities along the East Coast
It opened the West to greater population migration
It caused a decrease in trade between the North and South
It reduced the need for farming in the West
How did the Homestead Act motivate settlers to move west?
By providing free land to settlers who built railroads
By requiring settlers to buy land at a low cost and guaranteeing them government jobs
By giving 160 acres of free land to settlers who farmed and improved the land for five years
By forcing Eastern farmers to relocate to develop agriculture in the West
How did the invention of barbed wire in the West impact Native Americans?
It helped Native Americans protect their land from settlers
It encouraged Native Americans to adopt farming on their reservations
It limited Native Americans’ access to open plains and hunting grounds
It made it easier for Native Americans to control their herds of livestock
What made the West a more desirable place for settlers?
The discovery of raw materials used in batteries and the subsequent environmental destruction
The invention of new farming equipment like the steel plow and improved methods of farming
The development of luxury resorts and vacation destinations in the West
The ongoing warfare with Native Americans
Which of the following was a major consequence of Native Americans on the Plains' resistance to western expansion?
They gained new territories in the West
They increased their territory after their victory against George Armstrong Custer
They were forced onto reservations, losing most of their land
They established independent nations in the West
Which event in 1890 marked the end of the major armed resistance of Native Americans on the Plains?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie
The massacre at Wounded Knee
The defeat of the Nez Perce at the Battle of Bear Paw
What was the immediate result of the Battle of Little Bighorn?
The U.S. Army withdrew from the Plains, allowing Native Americans to expand their territory.
Native Americans were granted more land and autonomy after the battle.
The battle led to a formal peace treaty between the U.S. government and the Native American tribes.
The Sioux achieved a significant victory, and most of the United States' Seventh Cavalry Unit was killed.
What was one major tactic the U.S. government used to defeat Native Americans' resistance on the Plains?
Offering Native Americans the option to join the U.S. Army and fight alongside settlers
Encouraging Native American tribes to form alliances and fight together against the U.S. Army
Destroying the buffalo herds, which were essential to Native American life and culture
Allowing Native Americans to retain control over their land in exchange for peaceful coexistence
What was the Massacre at Sand Creek which occured in the West during the Civil War?
A battle where U.S. forces and Native Americans reached a peace agreement.
An event in which U.S. Army troops attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho camp, killing over 150 men, women, and children.
A large-scale Native American victory over U.S. forces that led to the U.S. Army retreating from the region.
A ceremonial gathering where U.S. and Native American leaders signed a peace treaty.
