Social Studies Final

Which of the following was not a provision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Why was the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson important?

In 1860, plantation agriculture dominated its economy & the population lived on scattered farms

An economic system which factories, equipment, & other means of production are privately owned

Which of these is a weapon used by labor unions when negotiations with business owners fail?

What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike have in common?

Which newspaper headline best illustrates the practice of yellow journalism in 1898?

What was the main goal of abolitionists?

A business organized as a corporation is owned b its

General Pardon

The rate at which goods can be produced

Which group was required to go through immigration inspections at Ellis Island?

Responsible for steamship industry

Invented the cotton gin

According to the Constitution, which of the following has the power to declare war?

Formed the Democratic Party

A person who gives money to support worthy causes

Supporters of the new Constitution in 1787 were known as

The forced separation of races in public places

What was the intent of the Union was strategy known as the Anaconda Plan.

What important issue did the Great Compromise settle?

Absorption of people in a dominant culture

Empire building

Political theory advocating ownership of the means of production (factories & farms) by people

Which of the following best describes a laissez-faire economic policy?

Why is the Constitution called a "living document"?

First president of the United States

People who reject all forms of government

"rags to riches" - steel industry

Which term best describes a company that completely dominates a particular industry?

Which statement is true of most immigrants going through Ellis Island?

Explored the Louisiana Purchase

What did sharecropping and tenant farming have in common during Reconstruction?

How did the outcome of the Spanish-American War change US foreign policy?

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

Which of the following best describes a negative aspect of industrialism.

What was one argument raised by those who opposed ratification of the Constitution in 1787?

What was the first constitution of the United States?

Which of the following describes the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

What was the immediate effect of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

What was one effect of Shay's Rebellion?

Which of these changes was not a direct result of industrialization?

The facilities and equipment required for an organization or community to function

Which statement best describes the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

A ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

Which term describes General William T. Sherman's burning of Atlanta & his "March to the Sea"?

Which of these was one ruling of the Supreme Court in its Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

Waged a fierce campaign against slavery

Which of the following brought an end to Reconstruction?

"conductor" of the Underground Railroad

A political philosophy that favors the common person's interest

Which of these technologies did Henry Ford use to mass-produce automobiles?

Which of these headlines best summarizes what happened at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1862.