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Kaplan's Pretty Good Unit 3 Part 1 Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Frederick Douglass
2.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

3.

Southern states tried to limit the impact of the 13th, 14th, an 15th Amendments by -

a)

passing Jim Crow laws

b)

ending racial discrimination

c)

seceding from the Union

d)

participating in the Civil War

4.

What impact did the muckrakers have on their society?

a)

They caused widespread panic by exaggerating societal issues and spreading “fake news”.

b)

They brought attention to hidden problems and inspired reforms to improve society.

c)

They were ignored by the public and had little influence on policy changes.

d)

They focused primarily on entertainment rather than serious issues.

5.

What impact did muckraker Upton Sinclair and his book The Jungle have on American society?

a)

It led to the establishment of labor unions to protect factory workers' rights.

b)

It exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, prompting the passage of food safety laws and regulations.

c)

It encouraged Americans to adopt vegetarianism on a large scale.

d)

It resulted in the immediate closure of major meatpacking companies.

6.

True or False: Progressives believed in increased regulation of business practices

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Muckraker Ida Tarbell wrote a series of magazine articles exposing Standard Oil’s _________________.

a)

Environmental pollution

b)

Unfair business practices

c)

Just treatment of workers

d)

Attempts to sell products to foreign markets

8.

What was the significance of the Progressive Movement's role in passing the 17th Amendment?

a)

It abolished slavery in the United States.

b)

It allowed women to vote in federal elections.

c)

It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.

d)

It limited the president to two terms in office.

9.

American Progressives sought __________ solutions to social problems.

a)

government

b)

business

c)

religious

d)
theoretical
10.

Why was the NAACP founded?

a)

To encourage African Americans to move to the North

b)

To encourage African Americans to move to the North

c)

To support economic development in African American communities

d)

To promote civil rights and fight racial discrimination

11.

How did the telegraph transmit messages?

a)
By flashing lights across long distances
b)
Through sound waves in the air
c)
By sending electrical signals over a wire
d)
Using a series of mirrors
12.

Which of the the following industries was NOT impacted by the telegraph?

a)
Communication
b)
Warfare
c)
Fashion
d)
Journalism
13.

Which invention replaced the telegraph for widespread communication?

a)
The printing press
b)
The telegraph quadruplex system
c)
The telephone
d)
The computer
14.

What was the significance of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone?

a)
It primarily benefitted Bell's work as a teacher and had little impact outside of education.
b)
It became an essential part of modern life, allowing people to connect instantly regardless of distance
c)
It was quickly replaced by newer technologies and had minimal long-term impact on communication.
d)
It was a result of a lucky experiment with sound that required little prior research or experience.
15.

How did people like John D. Rockefeller & Andrew Carnegie get wealthy during the Gilded Age (1865-1898)?

a)
By inheriting large family fortunes
b)
By becoming captains of new, expanding industries
c)
By working in government positions
d)
By investing in agriculture and farming
16.

Which of the following did NOT help people like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller build their fortunes during the Gilded Age:

a)
Political corruption
b)
High employee morale
c)
New industrial based industries like steel and oil
d)
Immigrant labor
17.

How did the expansion of railroads impact other industries during the Gilded Age?

a)
It led to a decrease in the demand for steel, as railroads began using alternative materials.
b)
It created a demand for steel, as the construction of new tracks and rail infrastructure required large amounts of steel.
c)
It led to a decrease in the demand for oil, as trains relied on coal for power.
d)
It caused a slowdown in the textile industry, as workers were focused on railroad construction instead.
18.

What impact did the lightbulb have on American society?

a)
It allowed businesses to stay open longer
b)
It decreased the need for workers in factories
c)
It made it easier to communicate over long distances
d)
It reduced the reliance on steam power in factories
e)
It ended the need for daylight savings time
19.

What was a common criticism of the business practices of Gilded Age industrialists?

a)

They paid high wages to all workers

b)

They engaged in monopolistic practices

c)

They focused on environmental sustainability

d)

They avoided political influence

20.

What did Carnegie believe was the moral obligation of the wealthy?

a)

To hoard their wealth

b)

To buy lavish estates

c)

To ignore societal problems

d)

To use their wealth for the betterment of society

21.

Which of the following was a criticism of John D. Rockefeller’s business practices?

a)

He paid his workers too much

b)

He donated all of his profits to charity

c)

He used unfair and aggressive methods to eliminate competition

d)

He focused only on small, local businesses

22.

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?

a)

conglomerate

b)

monopoly

c)

trust

d)

integration

23.

This man's company, Standard Oil Company, controlled a monopoly on the oil industry by controlling 90% of the oil refiners in the US:

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

Thomas Edison

24.

Between 1892 and 1954, where were most European immigrants arriving on the East Coast processed?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Boston Harbor

d)

Liberty Island

25.

Chinese immigrants who arrived on the West Coast in the late 1800s are most known for what?

a)

building the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

working in NYC factories

c)

establishing the Harlem Renaissance

d)

becoming peddlers and merchants

26.

What processing station did Chinese immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Devil Island

d)

Alcatraz

27.

What led to the creation of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?

a)

The need for more laborers on the East Coast

b)

Support from Chinese immigrants for labor unions

c)

The discovery of gold in California

d)

The fear of job competition and anti-Chinese racism

28.

Where did the new immigrants who came to the U.S. after the Civil War mainly come from?

a)

They came from Africa.

b)

They came from northern and western Europe, including countries like Germany, Ireland, and England.

c)

There was actually a significant decrease in the number of immigrants

d)

They came from Eastern and Southern Europe, including countries like Italy, Poland, and Russia.

29.

What type of workers did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) mainly represent?

a)

Unskilled workers

b)

Business owners

c)

Skilled workers

d)

Government employees

30.

How did labor unions like the AFL affect business practices in the United States?

a)

They encouraged businesses to expand quickly

b)

They forced companies to improve wages and working conditions

c)

They promoted job reductions and cut wages

d)

They encouraged longer work hours

31.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Immigrant labor

b)

Government land grants

c)

Government loans

d)

Private funding from small businesses

32.

Which group of immigrants helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad from east to west?

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish and German

c)

Native Americans and African Americans

d)

English and Italian

33.

What was the effect of the railroad’s ability to transport people and goods across the nation with greater speed?

a)

It led to the decline of cities along the East Coast

b)

It opened the West to greater population migration

c)

It caused a decrease in trade between the North and South

d)

It reduced the need for farming in the West

34.

How did the Homestead Act motivate settlers to move west?

a)

By providing free land to settlers who built railroads

b)

By requiring settlers to buy land at a low cost and guaranteeing them government jobs

c)

By giving 160 acres of free land to settlers who farmed and improved the land for five years

d)

By forcing Eastern farmers to relocate to develop agriculture in the West

35.

How did the invention of barbed wire in the West impact Native Americans?

a)

It helped Native Americans protect their land from settlers

b)

It encouraged Native Americans to adopt farming on their reservations

c)

It limited Native Americans’ access to open plains and hunting grounds

d)

It made it easier for Native Americans to control their herds of livestock

36.

What made the West a more desirable place for settlers?

a)

The discovery of raw materials used in batteries and the subsequent environmental destruction

b)

The invention of new farming equipment like the steel plow and improved methods of farming

c)

The development of luxury resorts and vacation destinations in the West

d)

The ongoing warfare with Native Americans

37.

Which of the following was a major consequence of Native Americans on the Plains' resistance to western expansion?

a)

They gained new territories in the West

b)

They increased their territory after their victory against George Armstrong Custer

c)

They were forced onto reservations, losing most of their land

d)

They established independent nations in the West

38.

Which event in 1890 marked the end of the major armed resistance of Native Americans on the Plains?

a)

The Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie

c)

The massacre at Wounded Knee

d)

The defeat of the Nez Perce at the Battle of Bear Paw

39.

What was the immediate result of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

The U.S. Army withdrew from the Plains, allowing Native Americans to expand their territory.

b)

Native Americans were granted more land and autonomy after the battle.

c)

The battle led to a formal peace treaty between the U.S. government and the Native American tribes.

d)

The Sioux achieved a significant victory, and most of the United States' Seventh Cavalry Unit was killed.

40.

What was one major tactic the U.S. government used to defeat Native Americans' resistance on the Plains?

a)

Offering Native Americans the option to join the U.S. Army and fight alongside settlers

b)

Encouraging Native American tribes to form alliances and fight together against the U.S. Army

c)

Destroying the buffalo herds, which were essential to Native American life and culture

d)

Allowing Native Americans to retain control over their land in exchange for peaceful coexistence

41.

What was the Massacre at Sand Creek which occured in the West during the Civil War?

a)

A battle where U.S. forces and Native Americans reached a peace agreement.

b)

An event in which U.S. Army troops attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho camp, killing over 150 men, women, and children.

c)

A large-scale Native American victory over U.S. forces that led to the U.S. Army retreating from the region.

d)

A ceremonial gathering where U.S. and Native American leaders signed a peace treaty.