American Studies 1 Final Exam Review

The life of a _______ on the Great Plains was often lonely, difficult, and problem-filled.

Key figure in the women's suffrage movement

Which group thought Lincoln's plan was too easy on the South?

John D. Rockefeller managed the Standard Oil Trust by using which business strategy?

The major difference between the California Gold Rush and later mining in the West was

Why did Robert E. Lee march the Confederate army to Gettysburg in the summer of 1863?

Provided ALL adult males, regardless of color, with the right to vote

Provided the poor, especially immigrants, with jobs, housing, and protection

This gave western settlers cheap public land (as long as they farmed it for 5 years).

Used violence and intimidation to prevent blacks from exercising their rights.

Which of the following was NOT a problem in 19th century U.S. cities?

The effort to restore the southern states to the Union is known as...

Divided reservations into individual plots. Forced Indians to farm; Resulted in cultural loss

Immigrants stayed here because they could find jobs, maintain cultural identity and stay safe

Women's suffrage

Organization founded in 1910 to fight for civil rights for African-Americans

Which of the following did NOT cause the Spanish-American War?

The economic, political, and military domination of a strong nation over weaker nations.

Built between 1863-69, this connected the East and West Coasts and revolutionized U.S. business

Which two battles represent the turning points of the Civil War?

The Boxer Rebellion occurred in __________ with the goal of ending foreign influence.

People who donate to charitable causes

During Reconstruction, many blacks went from working as slaves on plantations to...

Survival of the fittest (in business)

Which of the following is NOT associated with the annexation of Hawaii?

Ended slavery in the United States in 1865

This law promoted fair competition by breaking up monopolies

Tragedy at the ______ led to building codes and workplace reforms.

Prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol

Political party formed by TR in the election of 1912

Expressed the idea that the U.S. would use force to protect the affairs of neighboring nations

Which of the following is NOT true about the U.S. in the late 19th century?

Faced problems like unfair RR rates, drought, plagues, isolation, storms, and low crop prices

Victorious Union general by the end of the war

Law to reform the spoils system

The initiative, referendum and recall provided

Appointing friends and political supporters to government jobs

Government "hands off" business matters

Forced Indian children to assimilate to American life; "Kill the Indian, Save the Man"

Main cause of death in the Civil War.

Formed to fight for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions.

Dirty, run-down apartments that were very common in urban areas in the late 1800s/early 1900s

Corrupt party boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine in NYC

Which of the following would NOT describe Robber Barons of the 19th century?

On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at...

What was NOT an achievement of Teddy Roosevelt?

Wrote The Jungle to expose the dangerous and dirty conditions in the meatpacking industry

The president MOST committed to environmental protection during the late 1800s/early 1900s was?

Created a system of segregation in the South after Reconstruction.

Which of the following was a danger faced by cowboys along the cattle trails?

Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic feelings

TR's reform program while he was president was called the...

How did Gilded Age business leaders influence politics?

Which of the following was NOT true of government during the Progressive Era?

Which president was impeached during the Reconstruction Era?

An "electric" inventor

How did big business effect the U.S. during the Gilded Age?

After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. gained all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following was NOT a Union loss?

This allowed the U.S. Navy to quickly move from ocean to ocean

Provided citizenship to former slaves; provided due process and equal protection to all people

Oil Co. A + Oil Co. B + Oil Co. C = Giant Oil Trust . This demonstrates which business model?

Why did immigrants come to the United States?

Shifted the focus of the Civil War from preserving the U.S. to protecting and expanding freedom

Why did more farmers start to move to the city in the late 1800s?

Taft was MOST like TR in that he was also a...

Laws restricting the rights of African-Americans in the post-war South were known as...

All of the following were arguments made by pro-Imperialists EXCEPT

A _________ is a journalist who investigates social issues.

Who followed an aggressive "big stick" form of diplomacy?

What was a major change in the American education system in the early 1900s?

The unofficial end to Reconstruction came when he removed the federal troops from the South

Robert E. Lee's "right hand man" until he was killed at Chancellorsville

Lakota and Cheyenne defeat U.S. 7th cavalry; last major Indian victory in the West

First federal relief organization; provided food, medical care, and education to former slaves

Strike in which Pinkertons were used to attack workers at a Carnegie Steel factory in PA

Created by Woodrow Wilson to regulate the nation's money supply

Ellis Island is to European immigrants, as ________ is to Asian immigrants.

Which of the following does NOT describe working conditions in the late 1800s?

Open, lower level of a ship where the poor immigrants stayed on their journey to America

Which 1896 court case legalized "separate, but equal" in the U.S.?

American soldiers killed over 200 unarmed Lakota in 1890 at...

Anti-imperialists believed imperialism was based on...

How did immigration change in the late 1800s?

Which of the following was NOT used to prevent African Americans from voting in the South?

Supported farmers, free coinage of silver, a progressive income tax, and an 8 hour workday

Union general whose "march to the sea" destroyed most of Georgia in 1864. 

He assassinated President Lincoln in April 1865

Main Confederate general who won at 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville

Sensationalized news stories in order to attract readers

Who established military districts in the South (during Reconstruction) in order to punish them