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U.S. HISTORY: EOC REVIEW PART 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was an important benefit of the laissez-fair policies of the federal government in the late 19th century?

a)

American entrepreneurs were able to invest in their businesses with little government interference

b)

American businesses were able to avoid the ups and downs of the business cycle

c)

American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions

d)

American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories

2.

Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era was known as

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Suffragists

c)

Populists

d)

Fundamentalists

3.

Americans used Yellow Journalism during the Spanish American war to...

a)

To distract Americans from the war

b)

Increase Americans' support of the war

c)

To increase American hatred of Cubans

d)

To keep Americans accurately informed and to hold government accountable

4.

Which statement best illustrates the meaning of federalism?

a)

All citizens enjoy the basic rights of freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.

b)

The Constitution delegates certain powers to the national government but reserves other powers for the states.

c)

The Constitution can be changed by amendments ratified by Congress.

d)

The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, and the Senate has the power to conduct an impeachment trial.

5.

The Bill of Rights was originally written in response to what?

a)

the Parliament's laws passed during the American Revolution

b)

the British king's statements during the Revolutionary Period

c)

Parliament's statements during the Revolutionary Period

d)

the Articles of Confederation

6.

What happened after bad living conditions such as tenements and slums developed?

a)

Jacob Riis took pictures to try to show people how bad the slums were.

b)

Businesses grew during the Industrial Revolution.

c)

Many people moved to the cities for jobs in the factories.

d)

Bad Living conditions such as tenements and slums developed.

7.

Tenements were built quickly and poorly because . . .

a)

the robber barons donated money to built the houses.

b)

the labor unions wanted the houses closer to the factories.

c)

so many immigrants came to New York and they needed cheap housing.

8.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

a)

The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

b)

Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

c)

In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

d)

Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

9.

In colonial America, geography most directly influenced

a)

religious practices.

b)

voter eligibility.

c)

economic activities.

d)

family structure.

10.

Urbanization happened because . . .

a)

most people wanted to live on farms.

b)

there were lots of factory jobs available in the cities.

c)

the cities were cleaner than the country.

11.

Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution allowed which group of people full voting rights?

a)

African Americans

b)

18 year-olds

c)

Women

12.

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to:

a)

promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

b)

turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

c)

end warfare between American Indians and the US military

d)

promote American Indian investment in private industry

13.

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by:

a)

creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

b)

providing free land to settlers

c)

removing all restrictions on immigration

d)

moving Native American Indians to reservations

14.

The US government wanted to limit the amount of immigrants entering the United States with the _____________________.

a)

anti-immigration acts

b)

civil service exams

c)

anti-trust acts

15.

The white man's burden is illustrated in this picture. What was the white man's burden?

a)

the belief that imperialism was necessary to civilize people of color around the world

b)

the white man's struggle to control the Philippines

c)

The title of a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe

d)

The endless journey of trying to improve American foreign policy

16.

What happened after Muckrakers wrote about the problems caused by monopolies?

a)

Some big businesses created monopolies during the Industrial Revolution

b)

Monopolies used unfair business practices to make lots of money

c)

Muckrakers wrote about the problems caused by monopolies

d)

Antitrust Acts were made to stop the monopolies from existing.

17.

Which is the definition of imperialism?

a)

Do not provoke other countries but use full force when threatened

b)

To establish equal relationships with other nations for trading purpose

c)

Forming military alliances with other nations in case of an attack

d)

The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

18.

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?

a)

Social and economic class divisions began to disappear

b)

Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations

c)

Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

d)

Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

19.

The environmental characteristics of the Southern Colonies caused that region's economy to be based on what activity?

a)

cash crop agriculture

b)

fur trading

c)

shipbuilding

d)

textile manufacturing

20.

What was the result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

a)

the book was banned from libraries

b)

the federal government began oversight if the meat-packing industry

c)

there was backlash against labor union organizers

d)

there were further restrictions placed on civil liberties