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Post-Civil War Economic Challenges

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the war transportation in the south suffered most because

a)

southern ports had suffered damage

b)

transporting Union troops caused delays

c)

most of the railroad tracks in the south were destroyed

d)

most of the south's horses had died

2.

Which industry's decline would hurt the south economy the most

a)

iron production

b)

agriculture

c)

manufacturing

d)

railroad construction

3.

what cities did the south pacific railroad help grow

a)

Kansas

b)

Omaha and denver

c)

seattle and Albuquerque

d)

San Francisco, Los Angeles and New orleans

4.

What negative effect did gold and silver mining have in the west

a)

tent cities near the mines had criminals as residents

b)

Ghost towns were left behind after mining stopped

c)

mining camps had contagious diseases

d)

Mass migration from the east made social tension for merchant

5.

what was the primary goal of Eastman's new camera design

a)

distinct

b)

easy

c)

recorder

d)

perfect

6.

What social trend caused the demand for beef to rise

a)

Mexican immigrants popularized cattle herding

b)

new methods of refrigeration were found

c)

cities in the east and west increased population

d)

many former soldiers were herding cattle

7.

The graph shows a huge drop in the population of Buffalo what might have caused this

a)

rising demand for buffalo robes

b)

poor soil in the buffalo rich region of Oregon

c)

the relocation of Arapaho and Lakota to south dakota

d)

a series of broken treaties between the United states and plains Indians

8.

Hundreds of Lakota men,women, and children were killed by at

a)

Apaches;Pikes peak

b)

the U.S. army;wounded knee creek

c)

vigilantes;Fort Laramie

d)

George A. Custer's soldiers;the battle of little Bighorn

9.

The chart shows a huge price drop of the ford T series in between 1908 and 1927 what best explains this

a)

low demand

b)

organized

c)

mass production

d)

wartime inflation

10.

what is the primary goal of the dawes act

a)

to provide farms to american Indian families

b)

to preserve reservations for American Indians

c)

to protect American Indian cultures

d)

to encourage American Indians to become farmers

11.

Terence Powderly is trying to seperate the knights of labor from the actions of anarchists in

a)

the Haymarket riot

b)

the Pullman strike

c)

the American Federation of Labor

d)

the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union

12.

Why did the miners in the west create groups of vigilantes

a)

to clear forests and prepare for mining

b)

to take control of claims from businesses

c)

to enforce laws and punish criminals

d)

to replace independent prospectors

13.

American Indians on the Plains lived in teepees

a)

they could support a nomadic lifestyle

b)

they were difficult for enemies to spot

c)

they would last a long time in a single place

d)

they could be built in many sizes for large or small families

14.

Beginning with the earliest, what is the chronological order of the following events

a)

Homestead strike; Haymarket riot; Triangle shirtwaist fire;Pullman strike

b)

Haymarket riot; Homestead strike; Pullman strike;Triangle shirtwaist fire

c)

Pullman strike;Haymarket riot; Triangle shirtwaist fire;Homestead strike

d)

Triangle shirtwaist fire;Homestead strike;Pullman strike Haymarket Riot

15.

Which economic practice helps motivate companies to keep prices low and improve product quality

a)

combination

b)

consolidation

c)

competition

d)

overproduction

16.

which factor further reduced future opportunities for children at work before 1910

a)

assembly lines

b)

limited education

c)

collective barganing

d)

progressive reforms

17.

The American Federation of labor differed from the knights of labor in that it

a)

opposed strikes

b)

held meetings in secret

c)

included several trade unions

d)

supported unskilled workers

18.

Many African American inventors were unable to benefit from their discoveries because of difficulties

a)

with state law

b)

forming trade unions

c)

getting patents

d)

fighting business monopolies

19.

In what area did airplanes first prove of practical value

a)

stunt shows

b)

mail delivery

c)

tourism

d)

military

20.

Many wetard territories were turning into states what caused this

a)

Overcrowded cities in the east pushed immigrants to go seek land in the west

b)

The expansion of railroad lines linking the west and east enabled people and supplies to move cheaply

c)

the fort laramie treaty made less fighting by Natives

d)

At the end of reconstruction many African Americans moved west

21.

Which was a major result of the Homestead Act of 1862

a)

increased development of western lands

b)

increased public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources

c)

decreased conflicts between American Indians and white settlers

d)

decreased economic opportunities for easterners