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Geography, History, Social Studies
7th
grade
Pocahontas Second Nine Weeks Test - LIFT: Block 1
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of raw materials and goods over land much faster and easier?SteamboatSteam LocomotiveBusCar
- 2. Multiple Choice
The vocabulary term associated with African American who moved west.
relocation
reservations
assimilation
exodusters
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the settlers first impression of the Great Plains?
crowded
"treeless wasteland"
only good for American Indians
a jungle
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which vocabulary word describe what was required of the Native Americans if they were to survive westward expansion?
oppose
assimilation
sod
exoduster
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was promised in the Homestead Act?
just enough land for a house
160 acres
all the gold you can carry
10 cattle to start your farm
- 6. Multiple Choice
Many homes in the West were made from...
Brick
Logs
Sod
Tents
- 7. Multiple Choice
What ways could settlers get water?
From the grocery store.
From windmills and wells.
From creeks and rivers.
From a sink.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSod HousesA sled pulled by a dog or a horseA settlement developed at the end of a cattle driveA house build of soil and grass rootsA tent made of stretched buffalo over poles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich group built the Central Pacific Railroad?ChineseIrishNative AmericansHomesteaders
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWHat happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn?it was the longest battle ever foughtCuster won, US victoryCuster and all his soldier's were killedForced Native Americans to Canada
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho said, "I shall fight no more, forever."KanyeChief JosephSitting BullGeneral Custer
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis offered 160 acres to settlers who agreed to farm it for five yearsDawes ActHomestead ActEmancipation ProclomationNative Treaty
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-Educated professionalsskilled workersFactory/sweatshop workersScientists
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?Andrew CarnegieJP MorganJohn D. RockefellerThomas Edison
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?Control all of a product's productionbusiness competitionrise pricesput all competition out of business
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who had a vital role in the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Bessner
Henry J. Ford
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industryfactoriesrailroadscorporationstelephone
- 18. Multiple ChoiceKnown as the "Master of Steel"John D. RockefellerCornelius VanderbiltGustavus SwiftAndrew Carnegie
- 19. Multiple Choice____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.Robber Barons, Captains of IndustryCaptains of Industry, Robber Barons
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHe created the company known as Standard OilAndrew CarnegieCornelius VanderbiltJohn D. RockefellerThomas Edison
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis man was known for his success in consolidating the railroadsJohn D. RockefellerAndrew CarnegieCornelius VanderbiltGustavus Swift
- 22. Multiple ChoiceJ.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?BankingOilRailroadCoal
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBetween the Civil War and WWI the US was transformed from an agricultural to an _____ nation.industrialcivilizedarchaicagrarian
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?meatpacking, automobile, and constructionrailroads, steel and oiltextile, meatpacking and canalspolitical machines, settlement houses and ghettos
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competitionUnionRobber BarronMonopolyCaptain of Industry
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThis picture is an example of a ...tenement.political machine.monopoly.sweatshop.
- 27. Multiple Choice______________ the movement of population from farms to cities, began slowly in the early 1800s.ruralizationurbanizationdomesticationsummerization
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHenry Ford is credited with creating the _____________ _____________, which revolutionized the way cars were made.Assembly LineAirplaneIncandescent LampTelephone
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA person who donates large amounts of money to help others is called a ...economistprofessorinventorphilanthropist
- 30. Multiple ChoiceAlexander Graham Bell invented this:ElectricityRadioTelephoneLight bulb
- 31. Multiple ChoicePhotographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities.Upton SinclairLincoln SteffensJacob RiisFrank Norris
- 32. Multiple Choice1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act)Upton SinclairLincoln SteffensJacob RiisFrank Norris
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the character "Jurgen" in Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" work?Meat packing factorySteel millthe SenateMarket
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWho founded Hull House, a settlement house for immigrants, in Chicago?Ida TarbellAnnie OakleyJane AddamsSacajawea
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of housing was created by people like Jane Adams to help assist the problems of immigrants during the Progressive Era?Assistance homesHalf way housesSettlement HousesImmigrant tennements
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe city identified on the map is known for which industry?TextileSteelMeatAutomobile
- 37. Multiple ChoiceOne major advantage of the assembly line was that it increased the...Cost of productionSpeed of productionPrices of goodsWages of workers
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich person would most likely resist changing the negative effects of industry?Captain of IndustryUnion LeaderStriking Factory WorkerProgressive Reformer
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich man created the lightbulb and industrialized electricity?Thomas EdisonAlexander Graham BellHenry FordJames Watts
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThis is a method where workers stay in one place as products move along a moving belt.MechanizationAssembly lineAutomated systemsProduction
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe people working in textile mills most likely lived inNew EnglandDetroitAtlantaMid-Atlantic
- 42. Multiple ChoiceCornelius Vanderbilt was a captain of which industry?OilTextilesSteelShipping and railroads
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat greatly increased farm productivity and reduced labor needs?mechanizationassembly linecooperationsmonopolies
- 44. Multiple ChoiceChicago is most known for which industry?automobilesmeat-packingtextilessteel
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat state is this?MichiganLouisianaMarylandWisconsin
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe highlighted state pictured is of what state?WashingtonOregonIdahoMontana
- 47. Multiple Choice
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
- 48. Multiple Choice
Washington
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
- 49. Multiple Choice
Utah
Nevada
California
Arizona
- 50. Multiple Choice
This state is ___________________.
Rhode Island
New York
Maryland
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThis was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?Sherman's March to the SeaReconstructionWWIFreedmen's Bureau
- 52. Multiple ChoiceThis amendment abolished slavery.12th13th14th15th
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThis amendment says if you are born here you are a citizen.12th13th14th15th
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThis group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling.SharecroppingJim Crow LawsReconstructionFreedmen's Bureau
- 55. Multiple ChoiceAmendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.13th Amendment14th Amendment15th AmendmentCivil Rights Act of 1866
- 56. Multiple ChoiceAmendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves. It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.13th Amendment14th Amendment15th AmendmentCivil Rights Act of 1866
- 57. Multiple ChoiceNortherners who went South after the Civil War during the time of ReconstructionScalawagsCarpetbaggersPioneersHomesteaders
- 58. Multiple Choice"I'm looking to buy up your plantations and influence your government for my own personal gain of wealth and power."
Which group of people does the picture above make reference to during the Reconstruction Era?Northern PoliticiansCarpetbaggersSouthern Military LeadersFreed African Americans - 59. Multiple ChoiceIn 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?Sons of the ConfederacyNeo-NazisKu Klux KlanBlack Separatists
- 60. Multiple ChoiceThese were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners.Freedman's Bureau LawsReconstruction ActsBlack CodesJim Crow Laws
- 61. Multiple ChoiceMany southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were calledJim Crow LawsBlack CodesFreedman's BureauReconstruction
- 62. Multiple ChoiceSystem of farming where plantation owners would lend former slaves a place to live in exchange for farming cropsSharecroppingFreedmen's BureuaJim Crow LawsSlavery
- 63. Multiple Choice
What side was destroyed in the civil war
South
Union
Both
The Ocean
- 64. Multiple ChoiceThe President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:Andrew JohnsonAbraham LincolnUlysses S. GrantRichard Nixon
- 65. Multiple Choice
African Americans had to pay a _____ and pass a literacy test in order to vote.
Hayes tax
land tax
Poll tax
- 66. Multiple ChoiceThis group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling.SharecroppingJim Crow LawsReconstructionFreedmen's Bureau
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?Reunite the North and the SouthRebuild the SouthDevelop the system of sharecroppingDetermine what to do with African Americans
- 68. Multiple ChoiceAfter Abraham Lincoln's assassination, who took over the presidency and continued Reconstruction?
Ulysses S. GrantRobert E. LeeAndrew JohnsonRutherford B. Hayes - 69. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction?a. Preserve the Union and end the Civil War as soon as possiblea. Send military control to the South and punish all Confederate Veteransa. End the use of slave labor in the South and give all African Americans the right to votea. Prolong the war to punish the South and expel the Southern states from the Union
- 70. Multiple Choice
President of the United States that pushed for Reconciliation with the southern states.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Andrew Johnson
- 71. Multiple Choice
Ex-Confederate general that urged southerners to get over losing and reconcile with the North.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Thaddeus Stevens
- 72. Multiple Choice
Wanted southerners to reunite with northerners, even though some people wanted to keep fighting for slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Charles Sumner
- 73. Multiple Choice
Fought for the 15th Amendment, which would allow black men to vote.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Andrew Johnson
- 74. Multiple Choice
Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
- 75. Multiple Choice
Became president of Washington College after the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
Charles Sumner
- 76. Multiple Choice
Which Black leader believed Blacks had already earned the rights of whites and demand that Blacks be treated as equals?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
- 77. Multiple Choice
Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described below?
● Born a slave in Virginia
● Educator, speaker, author, community leader
● Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881
● Famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech in 1895
George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
Fredrick Douglas
W. E. B. DuBois
- 78. Multiple Choice
Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?
DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.
DuBois wanted immediate equality for blacks, while Washington wanted to use a slower approach for change.
There were no differences between them, both DuBois and Washington wanted equality as fast as possible.
Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.
- 79. Multiple Choice
Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described above?
● Born in Massachusetts
● First African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard University in 1895
● Co-founder of NAACP in 1909
Frederick Douglas
George Washington Carver
W. E. B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
- 80. Multiple Choice
What was the Act that allowed poor settlers to move west?
Dawes Act
Civil Rights Act
Homestead Act of 1862
Railway Act
- 81. Multiple Choice
How many years in a row did homesteaders have to improve their land before they outright owned it?
10 Years
15 Years
1 Year
5 Years
- 82. Multiple Choice
What famous general was killed at Little Big Horn?
Crazy Horse
George Custer
Phil Sheridan
Sitting Bull
- 83. Multiple Choice
At what battle was George Armstrong Custer and his entire unit ripped apart by the Sioux?
Little Big Horn
Wounded Knee
Gettysburg
Sand Creek
Antietam
- 84. Multiple Choice
This picture depicts Native Americans dead in the snow after a conflict. Where is this picture most likely from?
Gettysburg
Wounded Knee
Little Big Horn
Antietam
Fort Pillow
- 85. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War, western lands in the United States became increasingly easier to get to and therefore more crowded due to the invention of:
The Airplane
The Automobile
The Railroad
The Steamboat
The Canoe
- 86. Multiple Choice
Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?
States
Towns
Reservations
Camps
- 87. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process in which a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture?ConversionAcceptanceAssimilationNativism
- 88. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two major ports that immigrants came in?Angel Island and Ellis IslandAngel Island and San FranciscoEllis Island and Charleston
- 89. Multiple ChoiceWhich one is NOT a reason that immigrants came to the US?poverty and warreligious freedomto face descriminationjob opportunities
- 90. Multiple ChoiceEuropean Immigrants came through _____ islandAngelEllisCharlestonStatue of Liberty
- 91. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?Angel IslandRhode IslandEllis IslandFools Island
- 92. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the growth of cities?immigrationemigrationurbanizationassimilation
- 93. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a crowded, urban, run-down building with small, cheap apartments.TenementPolitical MachineAngel IslandHomestead
- 94. Multiple ChoiceMost immigrants traveledfirst classsecond classsteeragefourth class
- 95. Multiple ChoiceWhat national monument is located near Ellis Island?The White HouseThe Statue of LibertyMount RushmoreThe Washington Monument
- 96. Multiple ChoiceWhy did doctors examine immigrants?To make sure they didn't spread an illnessTo give them medicineTo track growth ratesTo give shots
- 97. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a reason people came to America?BaseballCollegesJob opportunitiesVacation
- 98. Multiple ChoiceWhy did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?It was illegal to live anywhere elseThey didn't want to be in the USIt made their adjustment to their new life easierNo other housing was avaliable
- 99. Multiple ChoiceHow did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?Major companies wanted to hire themPeople laughed at their accentsWere not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicityImmigrant children were not allowed to attend school
- 100. Multiple Choice
A period of social activism and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Progressive Era
Social Gospel Movement
NAACP
Temperance Movement
- 101. Multiple Choice
He was a civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans by demanding instant equality. Co-Founded the NAACP
Jane Addams
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Upton Sinclair
- 102. Multiple Choice
A civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color."
Muckrakers
Social Gospel Movement
NAACP
Temperance
- 103. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ asserted that the United States should act as Latin Americas's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary.Roosevelt CorollaryForaker ActPlatt Amendment"big stick" diplomacy
- 104. Multiple ChoiceRoosevelt's _________ depended on a strong military to achieve U.S. goals.Roosevelt Corollary"big stick" diplomacy"moral diplomacy""dollar diplomacy"
- 105. Multiple ChoiceThreatening use of force in Latin America if need beDollar DiplomacyMoral DiplomacyBig Stick DiplomacyShuttle Diplomacy
- 106. Multiple Choice
Why was the American government interested in annexing Hawaii?
It was discovered that gold could be mined on the island of Maui.
It was a perfect location for expanding American territory in the Pacific.
It was ethnically similar to the United States.
It was a strategic location that allowed the United States to attack Japan.
- 107. Multiple Choice
muckraking
yellow journalism
Transcontinental Railroad
Fake News
- 108. Multiple Choice
This person, along with Hearst, created the New York Newspaper Wars of the 1890s.
Joseph Pulitzer
Nellie Bly
Charles Foster Kane
William Henderson
- 109. Multiple Choice
What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism?
The Spanish-American War
The Civil War
The New York Mafia Wars
World War I
- 110. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean borders the EAST coast of the United States and Canada?Atlantic OceanIndian OceanPacific OceanSouthern Ocean
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