Which of the following would support the 16th amendment?

People who earn more money should pay taxes at a higher rate

The Gilded Age can be characterized by--

Big Business and Entreprenurship

What impact did muckrakers have?

Their exposures led to changes in America

The US declared war on Spain due to--

Yellow Journalism of the sinking of the USS Maine

In antebellum America, what thought created the widespread desire for social reform

human nature was essentially good and changed for the better

Which important political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence

gov, t denies basic rights, gov' t can be overthrown.

Recall, Referendum, and Initiative gave citizens--

a more direct voice in government

Which of the following reflects the Populist Party Platform?

income tax, coinage of silver, direct election of senators

Northern states had what distinct advantage over Southern states at the onsetof the Civil War?

North had a more extensive railroad network than the South.

The majority of immigrants to the United States were labeled “new immigrants” because they were

culturally different from most earlier immigrants

Society and government in seventeenth-century Massachusetts Bay Colony is accurate

Religious leaders hed high social status and great influence

1. A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

prevent further European colonization in Caribbean region

What main factor accounts for the rise of feminism during the antebellum period?

involvement of women in a variety of reform movements

Which quotation was associated with the forced assimilation of American Indians ?

"We all wore white men’s clothes and ate white man’s food.”

What prompted the US government to participate in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government?

Liliuokalani’s attempt to reduce the influence of US sugar

After 13th, 14th, 15th amendments,African Americans continued to experience oppression because

Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were known as the Reconstruction Amendments because they

a. extended freedoms and protections to freedmen

The Dawes Act assimilated Native Americans by--

giving them 160 acres to cultivate

President Jackson's policy toward the Indians, which led to the “Trail of Tears” was to

remove them to lands west of the Mississippi

Which sentence would best fit US expansionism?

US gains control of the Phillipines and Guam

Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?

to travel between oceans more quickly

The 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

proslavery and antislavery groups

African Americans moved from the rural South to industrial cities becasue

poverty and oppression of the South.

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1
Which of the following would support the 16th amendment?
People with cash business do not have to pay taxes
People who make more money should pay lower taxes
You can become exempt from paying income tax
People who earn more money should pay taxes at a higher rate
2
We gained access to China through which policy?
Pendleton Service Act
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
3
The Gilded Age can be characterized by--
Big Business and Entreprenurship
Reforms and Muckrackers
Jazz and Red Scare
Railroads and Gold Rush
4
What impact did muckrakers have?
Their exposure led to loss of jobs
Their exposure led to government corruption
their exposure led to apologies from business leaders
Their exposures led to changes in America
5
Which court case made segregation legal?
Schenck VS United States
Miranda VS Arizona
Plessy VS Ferguson
Schecter VS United States
6
What breakthrough,the cotton gin, was vital to the 1^st Industrial Revolution in the US
Factory system
Bessemer process
Hydroelectric power
Interchangeable parts
7
The US declared war on Spain due to--
Zimmerman's Telegrams to Mexico
Government Corruption in trade with Cuba
Yellow Journalism of the sinking of the USS Maine
Muckrakers exposure of the treatment of Cuban Americans
8
1. The Great Awakening of the mid-eighteenth century refers to
intellectual revolution
realization among colonists that independence
religious revivial
beginnings of the industrial revolution
9
In antebellum America, what thought created the widespread desire for social reform
people were sinful and needed new forms of social control
a relationship to the universe could transform society
human nature was essentially good and changed for the better
argument that men and women could change the world
10
Which of the following helped the settlement of the west?
Homestead Act and Railroads
Louisiana Purchase and Railroads
Dawes Act and Cattle Ranches
Railroads and Populist Party Ideals
11
Which amendment created Prohibition?
19th
16th
18th
21st
12
Which innovation helped build Andrew Carnegie's business?
Bessemer Steel Process
Ford's Assembly Line
Whitney's interchangeable parts
Fulton's Steam Engine
13
After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
paying high wages to their workers
forming monopolies or trusts
developing overseas markets
increasing the prices of their products
14
Which important political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence
central gov' t and state gov' ts should have equal power
government should guarantee every citizen economic security
Rulers get their right to govern from God
gov, t denies basic rights, gov' t can be overthrown.
15
Members of which group were most likely to belong to the Populist Party?
Anarchist
Immigrants
Farmers
Industrialists
16
Recall, Referendum, and Initiative gave citizens--
less of chance to be heard
the right to put regulations on voting rights
a more direct voice in government
the idea to decrease the power of the federal government
17
Which of the following reflects the Populist Party Platform?
labor unions, big business,gold standard
income tax, coinage of silver, direct election of senators
coinage of silver, low wages, child labor
recall, referendum, big business
18
Northern states had what distinct advantage over Southern states at the onsetof the Civil War?
Northern agricultural products exceeded the value of South
military command of the North was more effective
North had more coastline than the South.
North had a more extensive railroad network than the South.
19
The majority of immigrants to the United States were labeled “new immigrants” because they were
considered superior to earlier immigrants
forced to settle in the cities of the Midwest
culturally different from most earlier immigrants
from China, Japan, and other Asian countries
20
Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul fought for--
Assimilation of Immigrants
Labor Unions
Prohibition
Women's Suffrage
21
For what purpose was Franklin’s image used during the Revolutionary War?
unity against British tyranny
work on a declaration of independence
ratification of the Constitution
interest in a bill of rights
22
Society and government in seventeenth-century Massachusetts Bay Colony is accurate
Religious leaders hed high social status and great influence
working class used political influence far out of proportion
Upper-class Pilgrims had greater power than the workingclass
courageous experiment in pure democracy.
23
Which era could be described by reforms on economic and social abuses on industrial society?
Gilded Age
Roaring 20's
Progressive
Expanisonism
24
1. A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
discourage United States trade with Latin America
provide economic aid to Latin American nations
defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain
prevent further European colonization in Caribbean region
25
What main factor accounts for the rise of feminism during the antebellum period?
nfluence of the egalitarian social philosophy of Quakers
involvement of women in a variety of reform movements
increase in the number of women entering professions
Male support of females attending the antislavery convention
26
Which quotation was associated with the forced assimilation of American Indians ?
"We all wore white men’s clothes and ate white man’s food.”
“Our labor symbolized nothing and left us mentally sluggish”
“It never enters our heads that we can offend anyone”
“Humility and charity are the only IDs for admission”
27
Who gained influence because they offered their essential services to immigrants?
Muckrakers
Nativists
Political Machines
Union Leaders
28
What prompted the US government to participate in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government?
Kalakaua’s discussions with the Japanese government
kidnapping Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
colonization of Pacific Islands by European Nations.
Liliuokalani’s attempt to reduce the influence of US sugar
29
What does the below image represent?
Overcrowding in tenements
High Unemployment Rate
Growth of Political Machines
Child Labor
30
After 13th, 14th, 15th amendments,African Americans continued to experience oppression because
the amendments were not intended to solve their problems
kept people from learning about their legal rights
many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
31
What is a direct result of Henry Ford's creation of the assembly line?
Equal pay for men and women
Mass production
Less jobs
More expensive goods
32
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness are---
Guaranteed Rights
Undeniable Rights
American Dream
Unalienable Rights
33
Who would have been most likely to support the Confederate cause during the Civil War?
An Ohio Copperhead
An Alabama cotton farmer
A Virginia abolitionist
A New York carpetbagger
34
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were known as the Reconstruction Amendments because they
guaranteed land, education, and employment to freed slaves
divided and governed the South during Reconstruction
established the guidelines for states to reenter the Union
a. extended freedoms and protections to freedmen
35
The Dawes Act assimilated Native Americans by--
making them go to Americanization schools
sending them to urban areas to obtain jobs
giving them 160 acres to cultivate
making them build the railroad
36
Poor working conditions and low wages led to--
a rise of labor unions
a rise in women's suffrage
a rise in production
a rise in organized crime
37
President Jackson's policy toward the Indians, which led to the “Trail of Tears” was to
place them on reservations in each state
give them citizenship
remove them to lands west of the Mississippi
relocate them in Mexico
38
Which sentence would best fit US expansionism?
US frees Cuba from Spain
US gains control of Austria
US gains control of the Phillipines and Guam
US breaks up African Colonies
39
Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?
to travel between oceans more quickly
to own Panama
to create tension in Central America
to restrict other countries from trading with Panama
40
What law barred Chinese immigrants for 10 years and prevented their citizenship?
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Immigrant Act
Close Door Policy
41
What was the purpose of Jane Addams settlement houses?
Help assimilate the immigrants
Help create jobs for those without
Help to gain women's suffrage
Help the poor women in need
42
The 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
Native American Indians and white settlers
proslavery and antislavery groups
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
43
African Americans moved from the rural South to industrial cities becasue
abundance of factory jobs reserved for African Americans.
professional opportunities in the cities.
poverty and oppression of the South.
lack of racial discrimination in the North
44
Where can the Bill of Rights be found?
Preamble
Magna Carta
Constitution
Declaration of Independence

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