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This allotted land to Native Americans so that they would start farming and become assimilated
Trail of Tears
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Wounded Knee Act
2
The Grandfather Clause was put in place to protect:
Poor whites from Jim Crow Laws
Politicians from Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow from zombies
African Americans from Jim Crow Laws
3
This offered 160 acres of free farmland on the Great Plains
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
McLinden Doctrine
Free Land Initiative
Homestead Act
4
How does a monopoly affect the economy?
It leads to free market capitalism
It leads to communism
It limits profits
It limits competition
5
What is the canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific?
Grand
Erie
Suez
Panama
6
William Seward is best known for:
His tiny ears
Fighting women's suffrage
His presidential run
Buying Alaska
7
The expanse in the center of the US that was bypassed by many early western settlers
New England
Middle America
Central America
Great Plains
8
The Bessemer Process was a big part of making...
Gas from beans
Cars from metal
Steel from iron
Gasoline from oil
9
Upton Sinclaire's book that attacked the meat packing industry:
Much Ado about Nothing
Cannery Row
It
The Jungle
10
Favors people born in the United States
Emigration
Immigration
Nativism
Expansionism
11
Muckrakers were often:
Industrial Leaders
Factory workers
Journalists
Inventors
12
When citizens vote to remove an elected official it is called:
A travesty
A referendum
Impeachment
A recall
13
The development of cities:
Agricultural movement
Industrialization
Socialism
Urbanization
14
W.E.B. DuBois believed that equal rights could be achieved through
Higher education
Legislation
Vocational education
New laws
15
The NAACP was an organization that fought for:
Regulation in the food industry
Women's right to vote
Civil rights of black Americans
Labor laws
16
This wealthy industrialist made his riches in the steel industry.
Carnegie
Rockefeller
McLinden
Ford
17
Which best describes Yellow Journalism?
Fake news to push a political agenda
Newspapers used for a new kitten
Exaggerated news reporting to sell papers
When old newspapers turn yellow
18
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act…
Banned interference with free trade
Supported wealthy industrialists
The firing of General Sherman
Designated funds for the building of tanks
19
Jane Addams was a major figure in:
Social work in the Hull House
The temperance movement
The fashion industry
Women's suffrage
20
In what industry did John D. Rockefeller make his money?
Electricity
Coal
Oil
Railroad
21
Which teacher in this hallway has been at Monty Tech the longest?
Mr. McLinden
Mr. Barry
Mr. Zibel
Miss Gerry
22
The Credit Mobilier Company is an example of:
Corruption in business and government
Monty Tech Graduates making a name for themselves
Entertainment in the Early 1900s
New industry in America
23
The Open Door Notes and Open Door Policy regarded:
Trade in China
Spanish Colonies
The Panama Canal
Guam & Puerto Rico
24
Which of the following best describes tenements?
Overcrowded and unsanitary housing
Ten altoids
Expensive housing for wealthy industrialists
Clean and efficient housing for workers
25
The Square Deal was the plan for America proposed by:
Theodore Roosevelt
Huey Lewis
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
26
The Pendleton Civil Service Act regulated:
Freedom of speech
Child Labor
Food industry
Government jobs
27
The Boxer Rebellion was Chinese resistance to:
Western food
Foreign influence
The film industry
Big corporations
28
Booker T. Washington was an educator and author who was vital in what kind of causes?
African American
Worker's
Women's
Food regulation
29
This philosophy that applied Darwin's theory to society
Darwinian Obligations
Survival of the Fittest
Darwin Dynasty
Social Darwinism
30
Ida B. Wells led a crusade against:
Equal rights
Segregation
Lynching
Child Labor
31
Eugene V. Debs is well known for his work with...
Unions
Early jazz
Public education
The telephone
32
Which band is reuniting for Boston Calling this year?
Rage Against the Machine
Phish
Arthur Dent Foundation
Foo Fighters
33
This law attempted to regulate the railroads.
Interstate Commerce Act
Dawes Act
International Trade Federation
Great Plains Act
34
A period of addressing problems in America:
The Progressive Movement
The Gilded Age
Jim Crow Era
The Depression
35
The social gospel movement was aimed at:
Reaching salvation from helping the poor and uderprivelidged
Convincing immigrants to vote for political bosses
Ending socialism
Helping Native Americans assimilate
36
Angel Island welcomed immigrants from:
Outer space
Asia
Inner space
Europe
37
Resulted in the death of 300 Sioux Indians (mainly women, children, and the elderly)
Battle of Bull Run
Trail of Tears
Battle of Fitchburg
Battle of Wounded Knee
38
Wilbur and Orville Wright were vital in developing:
Automobiles
The radio
The telephone
Airplanes
39
How many zeros are there in a googol?
None
100
1,000
10
40
When voters create a proposed law it is:
A referendum
A bill
A small kitten
An initiative
41
Boss Tweed was the head of which political machine?
American Civil Liberties Union
National Education Association
American Federation of Labor
Tammany Hall
42
Susan B. Anthony was a leading figure in working towards:
Women's suffrage
Help for the poor living in cities
Rights for Black Americans
Building the internet
43
What was the Patriot's regular season record in 2007
10-6
16-0
12-4
15-1
44
The Chinese Exclusionary Act limited
China's role in world affairs
A trade war with China
Chinese students in public schools
Chinese immigrants
45
Who was the last baseball player to have a batting average over .400?
Babe Ruth
Jason Varitek
Big Papi
Ted Williams
46
The Gold Standard is most closely related to…
The value of money
Military Strength
Railroad production
Industrialization
47
Was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn
General Grant
General Custer
General Lee
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