The quota system, established as part of United States immigration policy in the 1920s, was mainly designed to

Limit the number of immigrants from certain nations.

The term carpetbaggers was used during Reconstruction to describe

Northerners who moved to the South seeking personal gain.

The death of President Lincoln changed the course Reconstruction. Which factor is cited as an aspect of that change?

Radical Republicans took control of Congress.

Which factor accounts for the decrease in rural population between 1820 and 1880?

The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.

___completes outline I. A. Workers face hardship B. Labor reform C. Towns / cities: grow D. Giant corporations created

United States Becomes an Industrial Nation.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African-Americans by ______.

Guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery.

All of the following are goals of post–Civil War Congressional Reconstruction EXCEPT:

Rewarding southern planter elites.

After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to

Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.

Which change occurred in Southern agriculture in the years following the Civil War?

Many formerly enslaved persons became sharecroppers.

A high % of the immigrants to United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because

The growing industries were usually located in cities.

All of the following government actions taken between 1902 and 1914 helped labor EXCEPT:

Laws made it illegal to hire persons under eighteen for any type of work.

“Give me your tired, poor, homeless, tempest-tost, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” The message of the poem is

Welcome new immigrants to the United States.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to ______.

Grant legal rights to African Americans.

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.

Most immigrants from eastern and southern Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because

Factory jobs were available for unskilled workers.

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to ______.

Protect the voting rights of African American men.

Which of these is the best explanation for the trend shown in the bar graph below?

Availability of industrial jobs in Chicago.

What is the historical significance of this act?

Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.

Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?

African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.

Southern states passed the codes described in this illustration in order to ______.

Limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments.

One reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to _____.

Prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights.

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1
The situation shown in the illustration demonstrates the operation of the _____.
Slave codes.
Emancipation Proclamation.
Jim Crow laws.
Poll tax.
2
The quota system, established as part of United States immigration policy in the 1920s, was mainly designed to
Increase the total number of immigrants.
Allow an equal number of immigrants from every country.
Limit the number of immigrants from certain nations.
Attract skilled workers and business investors.
3
The term carpetbaggers was used during Reconstruction to describe
Northerners who moved to the South seeking personal gain.
Formerly enslaved African Americans who moved to the West.
African Americans who gained control of former Southern plantations.
Southern whites who supported Radical Republican programs.
4
The death of President Lincoln changed the course Reconstruction. Which factor is cited as an aspect of that change?
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.
The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress
Radical Republicans took control of Congress.
5
Which factor accounts for the decrease in rural population between 1820 and 1880?
The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.
Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.
Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.
6
___completes outline I. A. Workers face hardship B. Labor reform C. Towns / cities: grow D. Giant corporations created
Government Ends Regulation of Business.
Progressive Movement Change American Lives.
United States Becomes an Industrial Nation.
American Citizens Get New Responsibilities.
7
Which amendment is associated with this act?
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
8
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were intended to solve problems relating to_____.
Rapid economic change.
Civil rights.
Checks and balances.
Government organization.
9
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African-Americans by ______.
Providing them with voting rights.
Providing them with access to the court system.
Guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery.
Guaranteeing their freedom of speech.
10
All of the following are goals of post–Civil War Congressional Reconstruction EXCEPT:
Provide formerly enslaved persons with financial stability.
Rewarding southern planter elites.
Ensure civil rights for formerly enslaved persons.
Enact legislation favoring rights of formerly enslaved persons.
11
After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to
Elect a new president and vice president.
Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.
Complete construction of the Capital.
Establish Union forts in the former Confederate states.
12
Which change occurred in Southern agriculture in the years following the Civil War?
Subsistence farming became illegal.
Cotton production ended.
Many formerly enslaved persons became sharecroppers.
Most small farms were joined into large plantations.
13
In the late 1800s, rapid urbanization was mainly the result of the
Migration of formerly enslaved persons to the West.
Shortage of land for new farms.
Impact of industrialization.
Federally funded city redevelopment projects.
14
A high % of the immigrants to United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because
The growing industries were usually located in cities.
Government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities.
Most of them had lived in cities in their homelands.
There were fewer and fewer farms in the United States.
15
All of the following government actions taken between 1902 and 1914 helped labor EXCEPT:
Miners were awarded a nine-hour workday.
A commission was appointed to investigate safety in factories.
Laws were passed requiring workers to receive one-day-of-rest.
Laws made it illegal to hire persons under eighteen for any type of work.
16
Which term best describes the practice shown in this illustration?
Segregation
Integration
Populism
Socialism
17
“Give me your tired, poor, homeless, tempest-tost, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” The message of the poem is
Welcome new immigrants to the United States.
Support the quota system placed on immigrants.
Encourage a back-to-Africa movement among freed slaves.
Call for the imprisonment of illegal immigrants.
18
In the 1800s, the movement of immigrants from different countries to American cities resulted in the rapid growth of___.
Plentiful and affordable public housing.
Public parks and recreation areas.
Effective public health programs.
Ethnic neighborhoods.
19
The term "Jim Crow" refers to laws that
Made liquor illegal.
Enforced racial segregation.
Restricted immigration to the United States.
Protected the enslaved.
20
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to ______.
Bring an end to the Civil War.
Grant legal rights to African Americans.
Limit the powers of the president.
Improve the operation of the electoral college.
21
All of the following are responsible for the change in voter registration EXCEPT:
Educating formerly enslaved.
Terrorist organizations like the KKK intimidated African American voters.
Poll Tax, Grandfather Clause, Literacy Test.
New laws made it difficult for African Americans to vote.
22
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
23
The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
12th Amendment
15th Amendment
24
Most immigrants from eastern and southern Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because
There was less discrimination in those cities.
They came mainly from large cities in their home countries.
Farmland had become very scarce.
Factory jobs were available for unskilled workers.
25
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to ______.
Make fair labor contracts African Americans workers and plantation owners.
Abolish the institution of slavery.
Establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves.
Protect the voting rights of African American men.
26
Which of these is the best explanation for the trend shown in the bar graph below?
Chicago’s nearness to the gold fields.
Availability of industrial jobs in Chicago.
Lack of regulation in the banks of Chicago.
Chicago’s location on an important river.
27
What is the historical significance of this act?
Represented abolitionists failure to influence Reconstruction policies.
Represented shift in federal power after the impeachment of Johnson.
Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.
It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto.
28
Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?
African Americans in the North could vote.
Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office.
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.
State governments were required to protect individual rights.
29
Southern states passed the codes described in this illustration in order to ______.
Limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Improve relations with the Democratic Party.
Increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North.
Decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress.
30
One reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to _____.
Encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
Support the South during the Civil War.
Prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights.
Eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States.

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