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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson have on U.S. society?It affirmed segregation laws as constitutional.Women won the right to vote.It legalized abortion throughout the U.S.It ended segregation in public places.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceUpton Sinclair, IdaTarbell, and Jacob Riis can best be described asImmigrantsNativistsMuckrakersCarpetbaggers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceProgressives tended to favorconservative ideas about governmentgovernment regulationlaissez-faire economicssegregation
- 4. Multiple Choice
In 1900, a Polish immigrant entering the United States would have most likely been processed at
Angel Island
Miami
Galveston
Ellis Island
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho of the following individuals was MOST opposed to Jim Crow laws?Theodore Roosevelta KKK memberW.E.B. DuBoisSamuel Gompers
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe initiative, recall, and referendum were all examples ofcivil rights reforms passed during Reconstructionpolitical reforms passed during the Progressive Era.economic changes due to industrialization.laws passed to deal with immigration
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich reformer opened Hull House as a settlement house to help the poor and immigrants?Ida TarbellJacob RiisJane AddamsElizabeth Cady Stanton
- 8. Multiple Choice
One of the GREATEST contributions Chinese immigrants made to the development of the western U.S was
fighting against hostile Native Americans.
helping to build the Transcontinental Railroad.
populating the Northwest Territory.
building Ellis Island.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho is credited with inventing the light bulb, motion picture camera and the phonographNikola TeslaJacob RiisAlexander Graham BellThomas Edison
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe search for gold, religious faith, and the desire for land were allmajor causes of the Civil War.reasons for conflict with Spain.reasons why American settlers moved west.causes of the Nullification Crisis.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the BEST example of how Native Americans were treated unjustly as whites moved west?Dred Scott decisionBattle of the Little BighornPullman StrikeMassacre at Wounded Knee
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSamuel Gompers is MOST remembered asthe leader of the Pullman Strikea supporter of federal injunctionsthe leader of the American Federation of Laborthe leader in the fight to break up Standard Oil
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe nation's first trust (monopoly)Carnegie's U.S. SteelRockefeller's Standard OilNew York Public LibraryVanderbilt's Railroads
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho would have been MOST supportive of a labor union?a cattle ranchera Buffalo soldierJ.D. Rockefellera factory worker
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich group would an African American activist be MOST LIKELY to join?KKKAFLCIANAACP
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which factors contributed to increased U.S. industrialization between 1870 and 1900?
The success of progressive labor reforms
The growth of the railroad and steel industries.
The success of Reconstruction programs.
The construction of the Panama Canal.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the impact of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906?caused Pullman Strikedecreased racial discrimination in factoriesled to investigation at Standard OilCongress passed laws regulating meatpacking industry.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a result of the domestic policies of President T. Roosevelt during the early 1900s?The desegregation of the armed forces.The removal of immigration restrictions.The guarantee of healthcare for the elderly.The expansion of national parks and forests.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe importance of the Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson(1896) was that itreinforced "separate but equal" doctrine of facilities.required the Voting Rights Act to be enforced in the South.permitted the placing of Native Americans on reservations.ended Jim Crow era in the American south.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceStandard gauge, standard time, and the Pullman Car all had a big impact on what industry?steelrailroadautomobileagriculture
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a reform that resulted from the Progressive movement of the early 1900s?the integration of public places.the integration of the U.S. militarythe prohibition of prayer in public schools.the direct election of U.S. Senators.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceBusinessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were often calledGreenbacksScalawagsRobber baronsMuckrakers
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe place where the two parts of the transcontinental railroad were connected at the completion of the project; where the golden spike was driven to signify the marriage of the east and westDenver, COPromontory Point, UTSalt Lake City, UTColorado Springs, CO
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHe made a fortune in the steel manufacturing industry after his family came to the U.S. from ScotlandCornelius VanderbiltJ.D. RockefellerJ.P MorganAndrew Carnegie
- 25. Multiple Choice
Areas of land set aside for Native American tribal use
Reservations
Internment Camps
Concentration Camp
Refugee Camp
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe 2 railroad companies hired by the government to construct the first Transcontinental RRUnion Pacific and Central PacificCentral Pacific and Western PacificUnion Pacific and Western PacificEastern Atlantic and Central Pacific
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800’s?They were workers used to break strikes.They were socialists.They were federal troops sent in to break strikes.They were spies who identified workers associated with labor unions.
- 28. Multiple Choice
The main immigration processing station in San Francisco through which most Asian immigrants entered the U.S. was
Ellis Island
Hull House
Tammany Hall
Angel Island
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?The states were not involved in this project.Private investors were not allowed to buy stock in the railroad companies.The federal government hired Irish and Chinese labor to work on the railroads.Railroad construction companies were heavily subsidized with money and land grants from the federal government.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which law was passed as a result of the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
Meat Inspection Act
Food Safety Act
Poultry Inspection Act
Sausage Laws
- 31. Multiple Choice
During the late 1800s and into the twentieth century, many southern states had Jim Crow laws. How did white progressives tend to view such laws?
They reacted with anger because the laws were prejudiced.
They supported such laws as necessary and beneficial for African Americans.
They opposed such laws because they viewed them as harmful to children.
They favored such laws because they held the wealthy more accountable.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Who would have been MOST LIKELY to visit Angel Island?
a freed southern slave
a Japanese immigrant
an Italian immigrant
a Radical Republican
- 33. Multiple Choice
By establishing a trust, John D. Rockefeller
introduced railroads as a major contributor to big business.
took land away from Native Americans.
made efficient use of tenant farmers.
eliminated competition in the market place.
- 34. Multiple Choice
How did business leaders in the late nineteenth century utilize vertical integration?
They maintained control of production and distribution of their products.
They maintained control of the raw materials necessary for their products.
They allowed market forces to dictate how their products were distributed.
They delegated responsibility for production and distribution to subsidiaries.
- 35. Multiple Choice
"Go into any of the ‘respectable' tenement neighborhoods . . . you shall come away agreeing [that] . . . life there does not seem worth living. . . . [T]he airshaft. . . . seems always so busy letting out foul stenches . . . that it has no time to earn its name by bringing down fresh air. . . ."—Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
In this paragraph, Riis drew attention to the
political conditions in large cities.
economic conditions in large cities.
living conditions of the urban poor.
working conditions of urban workers.
- 36. Multiple Choice
What did Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention contribute to life in the late 1800s?
His invention opened up a new entertainment industry.
His invention were among the first products advertised in catalogs.
His invention created a better way to communicate with transatlantic ocean liners.
His invention helped make communication between households and businesses more efficient.
- 37. Multiple Choice
How does this photo of theEads Bridge being built over the Mississippi River reflect the technological innovations of the late nineteenth century?
Concrete was needed for the bridge's frame.
Steel was a necessary component for the construction.
Steam engines were integral to the building of the bridge.
Hydroelectric power helped raise heavy materials during construction.
- 38. Multiple Choice
What impact did the nation’s railroads have on steel and other industries, following the Civil War?
Very little because it was almost 1900 before the first railroads were available for use in the United States.
They competed with steel and forced manufacturers to become more creative.
Industries thrived because railroads made it easier to ship product and materials.
They hurt the steel industry by allowing builders to get iron more easily.
- 39. Multiple Choice
Labor unions formed primarily for the purpose of
helping business owners better conduct their operations.
assisting the government to draft new laws.
increasing economic production and profits.
organizing workers to bring about better pay and working conditions.
- 40. Multiple Choice
“He was a ruthless rascal! His trust crushed many man’s dreams while it filled his pockets with money. His determination to ‘pay no man a profit’ made him the baron of America’s oil market.”
--U.S. businessman, 1909
Who is the above quote referring to?
Andrew Carnegie
John Brown
J.D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
- 41. Multiple Choice
What effect did the transcontinental railroad have on the U.S. economy in the post-Civil War period?
The U.S. domestic markets became more national and interdependent.
Railroad expansion reduced the need for immigrant laborers.
Big business began to cooperate more with smaller competitors.
Federal regulation of transportation gained more support from big business.
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which factor MOST contributed to conflicts between U.S. citizens and Native Americans in the West during the second half of the 1800s?
trade practices
land ownership
religious beliefs
canal construction
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which phrase correctly describes a reform that resulted from the Progressive movement of the early 1900s?
the desegregation of public places
the integration of the U.S. military
the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
the prohibition of prayer in public schools
- 44. Multiple Choice
The most significant obstacle in building the Transcontinental Railroad was
crossing the Appalachian Mountains.
laying track across the Great Plains.
removing hostile Native Americans from the region.
crossing the Sierra Nevada Range and the Rocky Mountains.
- 45. Multiple Choice
In the late 1800’s, collective bargaining was a technique used to
win workers' demands.
expand industry.
restrict labor unions.
get rid of underperforming workers.
- 46. Multiple Choice
What is an example of a "pull" factor that brought immigrants to the United States?
wars abroad that forced people to flee their homes
economic opportunity in the United States
anti-Catholic sentiment in the United States
land reforms in Europe that displaced farmers
- 47. Multiple Choice
One major way that businesses lowered production costs was by
limiting their production.
merging competing firms.
cutting back on their labor force.
encouraging competition for products.
- 48. Multiple Choice
Which invention was used primarily in the cattle industry?
barbed wire
seed drill
plow
windmill
- 49. Multiple Choice
How did the Homestead Act contribute to the expansion of western settlement?
by establishing agricultural colleges to develop better ways to farm
by granting farm plots to people willing to live on the land for five years
by granting white settlers ownership of Mexican American land
by encouraging more white migration by prohibiting Chinese immigrants
- 50. Multiple Choice
How did white settlers’ belief in manifest destiny affect Native Americans?
Native Americans engaged in multiple battles with white settlers.
Native Americans settled and adapted to the ways of white settlers.
Native Americans were given tools and resources to farm new land.
Native Americans lost more territory due to white settler expansion.
- 51. Multiple Choice
"When Rockefeller founded Standard Oil, kerosene was 30 cents a gallon. Twenty years later, Rockefeller had almost a 90 percent market share and kerosene was only eight cents a gallon. Customers were the real winners here, because Rockefeller's size allowed him to cut costs. . . ."—Historian Burton W. Folsom, Jr.
Folsom would be most likely to call John D. Rockefeller a
robber baron
carpetbagger
philanthropist
captain of industry
- 52. Multiple Choice
In the nineteenth century, tenements such as this were examples of
demographic shifts from urban to rural areas.
how foreign policies affected economic issues in cities.
the social issues affecting rural development.
the social issues affecting urbanization.
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