US History Review

How did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains?

Why is the Battle of San Juan Hill the main battle remembered from the Spanish-American War?

When a union called a strike, employers would often hire replacements, called

Why was there concern that American Imperialism would violate other countries' freedoms?

How would you describe America's relationship to Cuba after the war?

Which of the following was accomplished under the Articles of Confederation?

Immigrants arriving on the East Coast spent about a day at a processing center located where?

The purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise was the determine:

The government responded to strikes, such as the Pullman Railroad Strike, by:

Most urban working-class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called?

The majority of Asian immigrants were processed where?

On what side of the French and Indian War did Native Americans fight?

Huge ranches that covered thousands of acres were called

Our arbitration of Venezuela's boundary disputes is an example of what philosophy at work?

The Supreme Court Ruled in Dred Scott v. Sanford that

This former slave escaped, but returned to help others escape on the Underground Railroad.

Why did the United States choose to expand to other areas beyond the Mainland?

What requirement was NOT one requirement needed to receive land under the Homestead Act?

Which of the following IS NOT a protection in the Bill of Rights

The "long drive" was when:

It was proposed in 1 house of Congress – The House of Reps – states would be represented by

The confrontation at Wounded Knee occurred because the chief's followers

What did the Morrill Land Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common?

Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as

The government tried to change Native Americans by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following spurred settlement of Colorado, Arizona, Montana and led to statehood?

What statement best describes the lifestyle of the homesteaders?

The opening of the Declaration of Independence reflects beliefs of which 17thcentury thinker?

Why were Americans quick to believe that Spain had destroyed the USS Maine?

The Comstock discovery in Virginia City was a rich deposit of ________ and led to a boomtown.

Supporters of laissez-faire generally favor

Mississippi tride to prohibit African American voting when it required that citizens pay a

In debate over the U.S. Constitution, which group supported the U.S. Constitution?

What is an organization owned by many people but treated as though it were a single person?

A shortage of workers forced the Central Pacific Railroad to hire 10,000 workers from

The United States gained the Louisiana Territory by:

What was a "soddie?"

People who risk their own money to organize and run businesses are known as

Who began the modern industrial research lab, making inventions including the motion picture?

John D. Rockefeller gained control over much of the oil industry by:

Political machines gave people necessities like jobs, housing, and protection in exchange for

What drew many new immigrants to the West?

The ___ stated that escaped slaves must be returned to owners with no recourse to prevent it.

Even before the invention of the automobile, petroleum was in high demand because it could

The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT:

Many Mexican Americans lost their lands in the West because

One approach to farming on the Great Plains was "dry farming", in which farmers

What motivated the building of the Panama Canal?

Which of the following most contributed to the cattle ranching boom and "beef binge?"

Issuing stock allows a corporation to raise large amounts of money for big projects while

Which of the following revolutionized American communications in the late 1800’s?

What was a major incentive in the settling of the West?

The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established a legal basis for

Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800's by

The army encouraged the killing of buffalo in order to