What was the Homestead Act?

law providing settlers 160 acres of public land in the West.

Which of the following developments best explains changes in agricultural production in the United States during the 188

New systems of transportation integrated farming into national markets.

Which of the following developments best explains the reasons for the growth of a new urban culture in the late 1800s?

International and internal migration increased urban populationsh

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great

What effect did the destruction of the bison herds have on Native Americans of the West?

It damaged their way of life. They relied on bison for food and clothing.

One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was

elimination of as much competition as possible.

Booker T. Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans was

economic independence and education in agriculture and industrial trades

segregationist policies in the south after Reconstruction

In its report for 1890, the United States Census Bureau indicated that

the American frontier could no longer be distinguished from settled areas

The Pendleton Civil Service Act required

applicants for government jobs to pass examinations

City bosses and urban political machines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries did which of the following

They provided welfare for poor immigrants in exchange for political support

During the age of industrialization, the South

industrialized some, but remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the formation of labor unions was often a response to

low wages and dangerous conditions in industrial work

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1
Members of which of the following groups were most likely to support the Populist Party?
Industrialists
Chinese railroad workers
Sharecroppers and Homesteaders
Bankers
2
In the late 1800s, the Dawes Severalty sought to
break up tribal landholdings
relocate all American Indians to the Oklahoma territory
strengthen traditional tribal authority
encourage American Indian emigration to Canada
3
What was the Homestead Act?
Act of staying at home instead of going to school
law providing settlers 160 acres of public land in the West.
law providing homes instead of jails for settlers
law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in Colorado
4
The Sherman Antitrust Act was meant to limit businesses but it was initially used to limit
urban political machines
immigrants
banks
labor unions
5
Which of the following developments best explains changes in agricultural production in the United States during the 188
The Civil War devastated farms in large portions of the North.
New systems of transportation integrated farming into national markets.
Commercial farms increasingly relied on labor provided by immigrants.
Farmers established new plantations for commercial crops such as cotton
6
Which of the following developments best explains the reasons for the growth of a new urban culture in the late 1800s?
Many business leaders argued that government should play a limited role
Ideas and definitions of citizenship changed and became more inclusive.
International and internal migration increased urban populationsh
Increasing numbers of settlers moved west in search of land and opportunity
7
Which of the following pairs of immigrant groups were most prominent in the construction of the transcontinental rail?
Italians and Irish
Chinese and Japanese
Irish and Japanese
Chinese and Irish
8
One major problem with the Homestead Act was that
the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands
160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great
most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming
it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead.
9
What effect did the destruction of the bison herds have on Native Americans of the West?
It damaged their way of life. They relied on bison for food and clothing.
It damaged their way of life. They sold bison to feed railroad workers.
It had no major impact on Native Americans of the Great Plains.
It only affected Native Americans of the Rocky Mountain region
10
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was
elimination of as much competition as possible.
elimination of the tactic of vertical integration.
funding research on new technologies
supporting a centrally planned economy
11
Which of the following best accounts for the curve on the graph depicting immigration to the United States from Asia
Improved worldwide economic conditions
Immigration to less-settled areas of the world
Rapid expansion of the British Empire into the Southern Hemisphere
Chinese Exclusion Act
12
Booker T. Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans was
the adoption of Socialism in the United States.
economic independence and education in agriculture and industrial trades
the rejection of accommodationist attitudes
to directly challenge white supremacy.
13
Jim Crow refers to
political corruption of Senators during the Gilded Age
the President of the Confederacy
segregationist policies in the south after Reconstruction
the head of the Tammany Hall political machine
14
In its report for 1890, the United States Census Bureau indicated that
the United States had more Catholics than Protestants
infant mortality was no longer a serious problem
the American frontier could no longer be distinguished from settled areas
industrialization was closing the gap in wealth between rich and poor
15
The Pendleton Civil Service Act required
applicants for government jobs to pass examinations
Native born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
government workers to renounce all party loyalties
cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents
16
City bosses and urban political machines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries did which of the following
They encouraged racial integration of residential neighborhoods.
They promoted prohibition and the abolition of prostitution.
They enabled the urban middle class to participate effectively in politics
They provided welfare for poor immigrants in exchange for political support
17
A prominent leader in promoting the settlement house movement was
Aimee Semple McPherson
Alice Paul
Margaret Sanger
Jane Addams
18
During the age of industrialization, the South
was not targeted by industrialists who sought to introduce factoriesv
received preferential treatment from the railroads.
industrialized some, but remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.
turned away from agriculture
19
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the formation of labor unions was often a response to
the large numbers of immigrants working in factories
the presence of women in certain areas of industrial work
federal protection of workers’ rights to organize
low wages and dangerous conditions in industrial work
20
At the end of the nineteenth century, the desire of American business to control supplies of raw materials led to
vertical integration
development of the factory system
horizontal integration
automation of industry

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