US History 3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Practice

Question 1

The U.S. policy that asserted America had the right to control the western hemisphere was...

Accepted Answer

Monroe Doctrine

Question 2

During the Gilded Age many immigrants supported city political bosses in exchange for

Accepted Answer

employment opportunities.

Question 3

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the economy of the West?

Accepted Answer

It provided access to new markets for local goods.

Question 4

During the late 1800's and early 1900's, where did most of the immigrants to the U.S.settle?

Accepted Answer

Urban centers of the Northeast.

Question 5

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were devices used to:

Accepted Answer

Deny African Americans the right to vote.

Question 6

Who was made sec. of state for supporting Adams for President in 1824 in the "corrupt bargain?"

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay

Question 7

The growth of cities and an increase in the amount of people living in them is called:

Accepted Answer

Urbanization

Question 8

What was the impact of the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson?

Accepted Answer

“Separate but equal” was ruled an appropriate

Question 9

The attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion was called...

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Manifest Destiny

Question 10

Which statement shows an example of corporate mergers that produced a trust?

Accepted Answer

the actions of Carnegie to control the mining to man steel

Question 11

All of the following describe life for immigrants during the early 20th century EXCEPT:

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Individuals would leave crowded cities & live in small towns

Question 12

What was the name for the 1828 tariff?

Accepted Answer

Tariff of Abominations

Question 13

The Indian Wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of:

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The movement of settlers onto the Great Plains.

Question 14

The relocation of Native Am. Indians to Oklahoma was called...

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Trail of Tears

Question 15

In the late 1800's, industrial workers:

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Faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions.

Question 16

What religion was founded by Brigham Young?

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The Mormons

Question 17

What was the name of the route most travelers used to get to the west?

Accepted Answer

The Oregon Trail

Question 18

Which happened in the Nullification crisis of 1832?

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The power of the federal gov was challenged by S Carolina.

Question 19

In the late 1800's, the major argument used by labor unions against immigrants was...

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They took jobs from United States citizens.

Question 20

Which of the following groups benefited the most from the Homestead Act of 1862?

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farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories

Question 21

Which of the following factors was most significant in the dev. of labor unions during the 18th

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Working conditions

Question 22

Which innovations in the 2nd Indust Rev transformed the nature of economic activity in the US

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railroads and assembly lines

Question 23

During the Civil War, which statement would a southern state most likely agree?

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St. govs should have the power to determine their destinies.

Question 24

What was the outcome of the signing of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

Mexico ceded territory to the United States.

Question 25

The name of the court case that ruled that Georgia couldn't force the Cherokee to leave.

Accepted Answer

Cherokee Indians v Georgia

Question 26

How did construction of Transcontinental RR affect the demographics of US during Reconstruction

Accepted Answer

Bessemer steel

Question 27

The poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson is an example of which literary movement?

Accepted Answer

transcendentalism

Question 28

Which of the following was an action taken by Andrew Jackson to defeat the 2nd Bank of the US?

Accepted Answer

remove federal deposits from the Bank of the US to St banks

Question 29

Which of these pull factors had the greatest effect on westward migration during the mid­-1800s

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free land

Question 30

Which of the following was NOT one of the 5 civilized tribes?

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Mohawk

Question 31

How did railroads most impact farming in the West during the late 1800's?

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Greater ease of trans led many farmers to cattle ranching.

Question 32

The Alamo was the battle that promoted the U.S. to go to war with...

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Mexico

Question 33

What was the main reason disease spread rapidly in American cities in the late 1800's?

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Crowded tenements put more people in contact with each other

Question 34

What led to the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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U.S. gov's attempt to open the Black Hills to development

Question 35

What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?

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Improved wages and hours

Question 36

Which factor contributed most to the rise of inner ­city overcrowding in the late 19th century?

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industrialization

Question 37

The Jim Crow laws of the post‐Civil War Era were attempts by:

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State & local govs to restrict the freedoms of African Amer.

Question 38

The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to:

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Assimilate Native American Indians into American culture.

Question 39

In which type of 19th century org. were businesses combined in order to reduce competition?

Accepted Answer

trust

US History 3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Practice

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US History 3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Practice

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