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U.S. History Midterm - Part 1
U.S. History Midterm - Part 1
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1
Black Americans moving west in the late 1800s to escape southern racism were...
Exoduster
Escapist
Civil Rights activists
Jim Crow
2
The Americanization Movement was an attempt to __________ the new immigrants.
eradicate
assimilate
deport
block
3
Which political party did TR represent in the 1912 election?
Male Elephant/Republican party
Bull Moose/Progressive party
Cool Juice/Democrat party
Bull Goose/Progressive party
4
Industrialists who aggressively eliminated competition and mistreated employees were known as...
Robber Barons
Robber Karens
Captains of Industry
Political Machine Bosses
5
Which of the following is NOT a Populist Party platform?
Restrict working hours for factory workers
Inflate the price of crops
Build a wall to deter Canadian immigrants
Regulate banks and railroads
6
The actual vote on an initiative is called the...
addendum
recall
remit
referendum
7
Jane Addams dealt with social problems like poverty by...
writing to the president for the poor
creating a settlement house for the poor
stealing from the wealthy to distribute to the poor
giving large amounts of money to education
8
Florence Kelley made leaps toward child labor reform in Illinois.
False
True
9
Which of the following was NOT a typical issue that cowboys faced during a cattle drive?
Cattle floating away in high waters
attacks from outlaws
long, grueling hours in the saddle
frequent stampedes
10
Which of the following occurred first?
The rise of the populist party
Formation of the Grange
Election of William McKinley
Homestead Act
11
Which of the following 1912 candidates seemed the least progressive/most conservative?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Eugene Debs
William Howard Taft
12
Which organization desired equality among all races?
WCTU
AARP
NAWSA
NAACP
13
Who of the following ladies was NOT actively involved in the woman suffrage movement?
Florence Kelley
Carrie Chapman Catt
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
14
A Homesteader could be described as...
A house that kept steady through tough storms on the Plains
A person who declined moving west from homesickness
An animal that was kept by people on the Great Plains
A person who took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862
15
Which of the following muckraker pairs is incorrectly matched?
Jacob Riis-tenements
Lincoln Steffens-city corruption
Lewis Hine-child labor
Ida B. Wells-Standard Oil
16
Fetterman's Massacre of 1866 involved...
US soldiers detaining and killing innocent Sioux Indians
A massacre of US soldiers by the Sioux after Sand Creek
A massacre of western settlers by the Sioux Indians
Sioux Indians attacking neighboring tribes
17
Arbitration and collective bargaining were techniques used to...
win rights for laborers
restrict and limit labor unions
expand businesses
create new labor unions
18
The Long Drive of cattle on the open range and cowboys came about because...
Indians needed a way to reach their Dawes land allotments
Wealthy people in the East wanted more steak
Settlers united in the Grange and began to farm cattle
Barbed wire enclosed the plains
19
What was the main purpose laborers formed labor unions?
to support business growth
to gain negotiating strength with employers
to start riots near factories
to assassinate factory owners
20
All of the following were important to the Great Plains Indians' way of life, except...
horse stealing
owning private land
every molecule of the buffalo
the family unit
21
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Dawes Act of 1887?
Natives were forced onto small plots of land
Land mostly went to white settlers
Natives were starved for lack of resources
Natives were taught how to farm
22
The Turner Frontier Thesis encouraged which of the following:
Continue looking for a frontier in the West
a bunch a stuff. idek.
The end of democracy in the US
Continue looking for a frontier outside the US
23
Who of the following supported segregation as a step to slow, eventual desegregation?
Boss Tweed
Jane Addams
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Dubois
24
Rapid business growth and political corruption causing lavish spending by the wealthy is referred to as the...
Gold Rush Era
New Immigration period
Age of Industry
Gilded Age
25
The New Immigration period of 1880-1920 saw the most immigrants coming into the US from...
Asia
Mexico and Latin America
Western Europe
Eastern and Southern Europe
26
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain was called...
patronage
graft
social darwinism
political favorage
27
Which of the following defines a person as NATIVIST?
swearing loyalty to the US
showing prejudice against immigrants
Purchasing land in the US
showing opposition to segregation
28
The Supreme Court legalized segregation and Jim Crow laws through which court case?
Marbury v. Madison
Munn v. Illinois
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
29
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated General Custer at the Battle of...
North Platte River
Little Boosie
Little Bighorn
NBA Youngboy
30
William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech...
praised bimetallism and won him the republican nomination
scorned bimetallism and won him the republican nomination
praised bimetallism and won him the democratic nomination
scorned bimetallism and won him the democratic nomination
31
Which of the following created 12 regional banks to regulate local banks?
Federal Reserve
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Hepburn Act
Federal Trade Commission
32
Most African Americans were forced to hold which occupation in the south in the 1890s?
scareshopper
sharecreeper
grasshopper
sharecropper
33
Carrie Chapman Catt led hunger strikes for women's suffrage.
False
True
34
Which of the following was the immigration processing station in San Francisco, CA?
Angel Island
Elise Island
Angle Island
Ellis Island
35
Vertical Integration, as practiced by Carnegie, involved...
buying out raw material producers
increasing production through new inventions
forming a trust with similar companies
merging with similar companies
36
Social Darwinism justified all of the following, EXCEPT...
the success of industrialists
government regulation of businesses
high levels of poverty
the dominance of big businesses
37
Which of the following was NOT a GOAL of the Progressive Era?
Fostering Efficiency in the Workplace
Promoting the creation of trusts
Creating Economic Reform
Protecting Social Welfare
38
The goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to...
segregate Chinese and American schools
settle a diplomatic dispute between the US and China
stop Chinese immigrants from attending US schools
lower Chinese immigration to the US
39
All of the following were true of T. Roosevelt, EXCEPT...
he believed in the using the presidency as a place to bully
he believed all trusts should be dissolved
he believed in using strong federal gov't for the people
he believed in the conservation of land
40
Standardized Time was created to service...
political officials
factory owners
telephone operators
railroad companies
41
Council-Manager and Commission governments both represent:
Anti-progressive municipal reform
Ineffective disaster-relief methods
Progressive municipal government reform
Progressive Federal government reform
42
Towns built around the sites of mines during gold rushes
Ghosttown
Halloween Town
Lead Town
Boomtown
43
This piece of legislation was created to regulate excessive railroad rates for farmers
Sherman Antitrust Act
The McKinley Tariff Act
Interstate Commerce Act
14th Amendment
44
Booker T. Washington supported the idea of African Americans seeking political office and higher education.
True
False
45
Which of the following is TRUE about cowboys?
They were all white
They were usually teenagers
They shot outlaws
The rode till the cain't no more
46
Though it had its good side, new technology for farmers hurt farmers by...
forcing farmers into debt and driving crop prices down
causing farmers to be laid off
causing unhealthy competition between farmers
Causing an unprecedented amount of beheadings
47
What was the MAIN goal of the Social Gospel Movement?
ending discrimination
poverty relief
political reform
to spread religious ideals
48
Which of the following was achieved DURING the Progressive Era?
federal social security for the poor
women's suffrage
civil rights law
a federal minimum wage
49
The Pendleton Civil Service Act fought patronage by mandating that all government employees...
prove their citizenship
take an exam to prove qualifications
take an oath of loyalty to the nation
take one paid vacation per year
50
Which of the following pieces of legislation did not fight trusts?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission
51
Most of the Homestead Act land that was intended to settlers went to...
exodusters
deceitful business owners
Great Plains Indians
American settlers
52
What was the most common way managers handled strikes?
they shut down their factories permanently
they gave laborers what they wanted
they ordered the murder of all strikers
they locked out strikers and hired non-union laborers
53
The end of Populism was marked by...
the election of William Jennings Bryan
the beginning of railroad expansion
the election of William McKinley
the death of Sitting Bull
54
Which of the following was not part of the strategy used by women suffragists to gain right to vote?
use the 14th amendment in court
push for a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage
violent attacks on politicians
ask legislators for woman suffrage
55
T. Roosevelt's platform for the 1912 election included which of the following?
Republican Party and New Nationalism
Bull Moose Party and New Nationalism
Democratic Party and New Freedom
Bull Moose Party and Square Deal
56
Who, along with Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell, founded the NAACP in 1909?
Teddy Roosevelt
W.E.B. Dubois
WEB Rubois
Booker T. Washington
57
A bill that is drafted by the PEOPLE and not legislators is called ...
an addendum
a recall
an initiative
a referendum
58
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the completion of the Transcontinental RR?
the implementation of time zones
the collapse of the republican party
more migration from east to west
the expansion of many other similar business
59
Who of the following supported immediate equal rights for African Americans?
Jane Addams
Mary Harris Jones
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Dubois
60
Which of the following policies implemented by Taft would have pleased TR and progressives?
The firing of Gifford Pinchot
His support of conservatives in Congress
His busting of 99 trusts including Standard Oil
The passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
61
Which of the following brought an end to the open cattle drive across the Great Plains?
Barded Wire
Barbed Wire
Barbara Wire
Railroad owners
62
The Grange was ORIGINALLY founded to...
fight for farmers' rights in congress
Expose bankers' deceitful and greedy practices to the world
fight high crop prices
provide a social club for farmers to vent about Railroads
63
Settlers began moving West in great numbers after 1869, which was when...
The Gold Rush picked up
The Transcontinental RR was finished
The Homestead Act was passed
Moving west became very cutesy, very mindful, very demure
64
Which of the following was a major change in US cities as a result of Industrialization?
upper class families moved to inner city areas
tenements were built to create cheap housing
standards in the slums improved drastically
crime rates dropped tremendously
65
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
Rockefeller/Coal
Vanderbilt/shipping and railroads
Morgan/Banking
Carnegie/Steel
66
The Steel industry changed the US by...
expanding big businesses
reducing the need to use railroads
increasing the number of small, local factories
lower manufacturing rates
67
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the implementation of the assembly line?
decreased productivity
higher wages
higher worker turnover rate
fewer working hours
68
How did Ida Tarbell contribute to the Progressive Era?
She was a muckraker/wrote a book exposing Standard Oil Trust
She shot the little bear
She gave blood to injured children
She convinced Teddy to not shoot the little bear
69
Which of the following is NOT an example of ASSIMILATION?
American Indian education
The Dawes Act of 1887
Wounded Knee Massacre
Great Plains Indian farmers
70
Which of the following is NOT true of the Knights of Labor?
They were the largest union in the US
They threw bomb(s)
They accept all genders and races in their union
They only accepted skilled workers
71
Which of the following was a direct effect of Industrialization?
Rural population growth
rapid urbanization
shrinking the wealth gap
low immigration rates
72
Which of the following is incorrect concerning the Grangers and the Railroad?
The RR overcharged farmers for shipping their freight
The Grangers united through fighting the RR
Complaints from Grangers caused the RR to lower its fees
The Grangers hated them mugs
73
What was the name of the legislation that limited Chinese immigration to the West from Asia?
The Chinese Exclusive Act
The Chinese Limitation Act
The Chinese Stay the Frig Out Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
74
Why did many middle class families leave cities in the late 19th century?
cities were far too clean
to escape persecution from immigrants
to escape congestion, crime, and filth
to explore the rest of the country
75
What effect did Upton Sinclair have on society?
the removal of alcohol from society
the restoration of business competition
the federal regulation of food factories
the implementation of child factory laws
76
Trusts reduced which of the following in the US?
Business competition
Oil industry expansion
Labor Unions
Railroad expansion
77
The WCTU, a group that pushed for prohibition, stood for...
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Women's College of Tolerance and Understanding
Women Carrying Torn Underwear
Women's Christian Tolerance Union
78
The "White Caps" who opposed commercial expansion in the West by cutting barbed wire were:
African-Americans
Canadians
Latinos
Native-Americans
79
In 1916, Suffragette Alice Paul created...
The NAACP
The National Women's Party
The National Suffrage Society
NAWSA
80
Which of the following was passed by Congress in 1890 to stop MONOPOLISTIC business practices?
Interstate Commerce Act
Jimmy John's Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
14th Amendment
81
Which of the following legislative acts was NOT passed under Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Hepburn Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Meat Inspection Act
82
What year did the massacre at Wounded Knee take place?
1862
1868
1864
1890
83
Bimetallism would help Populists by...
causing crop prices to go up
causing deflation
causing prices to go down in the economy
Lowering Railroad prices
84
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
McKinley/Industrial Workers of the World
Gompers/American Federation of Labor
Powderly/Knights of Labor
Debs/American Railway Union
85
What does NAWSA stand for?
National Advancement for Woman Suffrage of America
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Native American Super Willy Apples
National Association of Woman Suffrage of America
86
The concept of the American Cowboy was adapted from the:
Panamanian Vaquero
Mexican Vaquero
African Vaquero
Botswanan Vaquero
87
What year did the Grange join laborers and form the Populist Party?
1984
1892
1862
1876
88
The main reason that western US populated so fast was NOT because of...
free land from the Homestead Act
The desire to move to Hollywood
the convenience of travel by the Railroad
the Gold Rush
89
Which of the following would accurately identify the Italian enclave in New York in the picture?
suburb
tenement
ghetto
market
90
Patronage was the act of...
rigging ballot boxes to manipulate votes
gaining votes by a political machine
stealing money from companies
appointing a friend to a political position
91
Woman suffrage was finally obtained DIRECTLY after which of the following?
Carrie Chapman Catt had women become more ladylike and civil
women supported the US in WWI
mass hunger strikes by suffragettes
NAWSA pushed for a constitutional amendment
92
Which was a reason why the 16th amendment passed?
to replace money lost by lowering the tariff
To keep big businesses from getting too big
to start a conservation program for raccoons native to Wyoming
to widen the gap between the rich and poor
93
The Dawes Act of 1887...
forced Natives to hunt buffalo in large reservations
forced Natives to move to cities
forced Natives to listen to pop country music
forced Natives to farm on small land plots
94
Which of the following events would cause workplace safety reform?
Pullman Strike
The assassination of McKinley
Haymarket Riot
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
95
The Morrill Act of 1862...
gave settlers 160 acres in the Great Plains for free
gave Railroads free land to expand west
gave federal land grants to fund agricultural colleges
took land from Great Plains Indians
96
A Trust is best described as...
the purchasing of a non-competing industries
competing businesses combining into a monopoly
the belief in someone despite circumstances
purchasing raw material suppliers
97
Which of the following united farmers to create the Populists?
high taxes on wheat and barley
high freight charges by Railroads
Issues regarding racism within the workplace
Allowing women the right to vote
98
Tammany Hall was...
Andrew Carnegie's luxurious home
A settlement house in Chiago
A political machine in New York
the courthouse in New York
99
What were scabs used for during the Industrial Age?
to investigate trusts
to break up strikes
to expose political corruption
to cover a wound
100
Which federal reform curbed corruption in the senate?
Initiative/referendum
17th amendment
18th amendment
16th amendment
