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Which of the following best describes Native Americans situations at the end of the Indian wars
they were forced to move west or live on reservations
they assimilated into American culture
they lived traditional lives on reservations
they held onto their traditional homelands
2
At processing stations, officials met immigrants to determine their medical condition and
legal standing
educational level
religious preferences
political beliefs
3
How did Ellis Island differ from Angel Island?
Chinese travelers were never turned away at Angel Island
Left Ellis Island within hours, Angel for weeks
Asian immigrants processed at Ellis Island
Angel Island was welcoming , Ellis was to keep Asians out
4
In the late 1800s, industrial workers
faced low wages and long hours in unsafe conditions
collaborated with employers to reform labor laws
increased the amount of time they had for recreation
took control of the factories
5
What was one effect of the conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers?
reservations allowed Natives & white to have an uneasy peace
assimilation increased as conflicts diminished
Native Americans lost the ability to resist white settlement
Native Americans reclaimed tribal lands
6
Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods?
patents
monopolies
laissez-faire
protective tariffs
7
Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods?
laissez-faire
patents
protective tariffs
monopolies
8
Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
poor economic conditions
religious persecution
lack of food
potential employement
9
Most Midwestern cities were established near
skyscrapers
water
mountains
manufacturing plants
10
Capitalism fueled industrialization by
ensuring that all workers received high wages
encouraging entrepreneurs to establish businesses
requiring inventors to file patents
giving the country many natural resources
11
Horizontal integration differs from vertical integration in that it
combines buissnesses in all phases of a product's developmen
merge stocks from multiple businesses into a new one
requires investmentfrom number of people who share ownership
consolidates many firms in same buissness into one company
12
Which of these immigrants would have been least likely to enocunter prejudice?
a jew
a Protestant
an African-American
a Catholic
13
Which of the following revoked Southern blacks' civil rights?
Civil Rights Act of 1875
15th Amendment
14th Amendments
local and state law
14
Corporations had the important advantage of
being run by an individual or a family
developing into monopolies
reducing the financial risk for individual investors
keeping prices high
15
In the late 1800's, workers tolerated poor wages and working conditions because they
were tricked by employers into taking dangerous jobs
could be replaced easily by other workers
believed it had to get worse before it got better
thought that the gov't would protect them
16
How did Social Darwanists view poverty?
thought helping the poor would disrupt the natural order
wealthiest buisnessmen should give their money to the poor
encouraged philantrophy to the poor who tried help oneself
They believe people go from rags to rich if given chance`
17
In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
pleasant
sacred
a reosurce to provide wealth
less important than railroads
18
Which invention made the building and use of the skyscrapers feasible?
zoning laws
suburbs
mass transit
elevators
19
The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
Leaders such as Chief Joseph
Dawes General Allotment Act
Leaders such as Crazy Horse
Battle of Little Big Horn
20
The first reliable streetcars were powered by
electricity
animals
coal
gasoline
21
Native American civilizations were threatened by
buffalo herds
other Native American groups
diseases from whites
drought
22
The Sherman Antitrust Act imposed limitations upon which group?
small-business owners
farmers
large corporations
Congress
23
Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the 13th, 14th, 15th on Southerners
these amendments had little affect
Black Southerners forbidden to get elected
White Southerners celebrated Black rights
Black Southerners had more political and economic freedom
24
The federal government formed the Interstate Commerce Commision to oversee
patent awards
RR operations across the nation
interstate communication
Labor union activity
25
Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
industrial development was stalled
Utah and Nevada became heavily settled
the nation shrunk in size
population of the West increased
26
Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play?
Bessemer process
refrigeration
electricity
telegraph technology
27
How did mass culture signify a change in American
rich and poor people used the exact same goods
Americans became more alike in their purchasing
new middle-class strove to create an independent identity
a class of trendsetter emerged from middle class
28
Cartels, monopolies, trusts, and horizontal and vertical integration all share the goal of
increasing profits
driving up costs
combining resources
raising wages
29
Most new immigrants lived in cities
because cities were welcoming
to meet many Americans
to be close to industrial jobs
to abandon their traditions
30
Which industry most spurred economic growth and innovation in related industries?
food
railroads
oil
steel
31
How did cities address the problems caused by urban living?
city planners increased land dedicated to public use
residents organized neighborhood watch programs
governments began to offer services, mass transit and sewer
technological advances improved crowding
32
As farms became mechanized,
immigrants bought more land
more people became farmers
farm workers became rural entrepreneurs
farmers moved to urban areas
33
Steel changed people's lives by making possible the
development of electricity
construction of skyscrapers
invention of radio
establishment of time zones
34
Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods?
patents
laissez-faire
protective tariffs
monopolies
35
Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as "captains of industry"
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy
Consumers were harmed by inflated prices
Monopolies forced small companies out of business
Workers' wages rose as industrialists profited
36
Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers
Terence V. Powderly
Eugene V. Debs
Uriah Stephens
37
What was one of the effects of the events in the Haymarket Square?
Americans turned away from radicalism
Strikes became more violent then they had been previously
Employers gained powers over unions' actions
Membership in unions generally increased
38
In what field did significant technological innovation occur in the late 1800s?
Building materials
Communications
All of the Above
Transportation
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Rural-to-Urban migration was primarily motivated by
religious freedom
steady employement
fear of crime
plentiful land
