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Unit 5 Expansion & Reform
Unit 5 Expansion & Reform
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1
How did Standard Oil obtain its immense wealth?
Consolidated power by taking over its competitors
First oil company to drill for oil in the Northeastern US
Encouraged unions to keep competent and productive workers
The only oil company to export oil to other countries
2
During the late 1800s, what was the main reason unions had difficulty helping workers?
Most unions had been organized by big business
Communists had taken control of the major unions
The govt supported efforts to limit the powers of unions
Most workers were satisfied with working conditions.
3
Which statement reflects the ideas of MOST Progressives?
The government should outlaw all unions.
The government should own all businesses.
The government should not hire immigrants
The government should help protect workers
4
Which factor most influenced settlement patterns in the West during the 2nd half of the 1800s?
the construction of canals
the guidelines of the Northwest Ordinance
the establishment of the Roosevelt Corollary
the location of railway lines
5
What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor?
to form a monopoly in the oil business
to increase the bargaining power of workers
to promote efficiency in the steel industry
to provide social services to new immigrants
6
How did the Supreme Court’s decision in
Plessy v. Ferguson
affect African-Americans?
It allowed poll taxes to be applied to black male voters
It prohibited more Jim Crow laws from being passed
It permitted the segregation of blacks and whites
It extended the 14th amendment to private individuals
7
How did immigration patterns change in the late 1800’s?
More immigrants came from countries like Poland and Italy
More immigrants came from Ireland and Germany
More immigrants came from Hispanic nations like Mexico
More immigrants came from India, China, and Japan
8
How was the 17th amendment a progressive reform?
The state legislatures voted for their senators
The federal government taxed incomes
Women were given the right to vote
People could vote directly for their senators
9
Theodore Roosevelt affected the Conservation Movement in the United States by
promoting conservation of America’s wilderness lands.
limiting conservation to develop more farmland
lordering Americans to recycle plastic and paper
ordering hunters to round up buffalo in the midwest
10
What is the cartoonist sending by showing the monopolists as larger in size than the senators?
The monopolists are hard-working Americans
The monopolists represent the majority of the population
The monopolists have more power to influence the government
The monopolists voice the concerns of the people
11
How did Plains Indians resist western expansion of the U.S.?
gathering support from other tribes to fight the U.S. military
negotiating the surrender of the Nez Perce tribe
resisting federal troops as they carried out the Trail of Tears
Attacking U.S. soldiers and settlers as they traveled west
12
How did Chinese immigrants contribute to the opening of the West?
By aiding the Mining industry in Alaska
By working as cowboys on the Open Range
By building the Transcontinental RR
By constructing sod houses on the Great Plains
13
Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800's?
Unions organized workers to protest long working hours & unsafe conditions
Unions were needed to guarantee a steady supply of workers
Unions required members for new industries
Factory owners needed to control the work force
14
What effect did western growth have on the Plains Indians?
They were forced to live on reservations and assimilate
They were forced to reside in Oklahoma Territory
They were forced to build dams, bridges, and roads
They were offered citizenship if they assimilated
15
All of the following were caused by the rise of the railroad industry EXCEPT
destruction of the buffalo on the Great Plains
efficient movement of cargo and people from coast to coast
the recognition of Native American rights
the division of America into several time zones
16
Why did businesses form trusts in the late 1800's
protect the interests of workers
provide employment opportunities for minorities
offer a wide range of goods and services to consumers
increase profits by eliminating competition
17
First stop for East Coast immigrants, Checked for diseases, sick people deported
Alcatraz Island
Wake Island
Long Island
Ellis Island
18
What impact did business leaders like John D. Rockefeller have on industrialization?
He established the first power plant in New York City
He purchased Andrew Carnegie’s steel company
He consolidated all of the eastern railroad lines
He formed the Standard Oil Trust with 90% of U.S. oil
19
How did Thomas Edison’s inventions transform the American way of life?
They expanded the growth of government
They revolutionized the steel-making process
They encouraged the growth of cities and industries
They halted westward expansion
20
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased
Rules on immigration created a more homogeneous culture
The US experienced the disappearance of the traditional
21
The expansion of the railroad industry in the late 1800’s was a positive development for
Native Americans who got jobs from the railroads
other industries (steel) provided resources to the railroad
Lewis and Clark b/c it made their expedition more efficient
poor Americans who could now afford to travel west free
22
Why did people believe that belonging to a labor union was anti-American?
Large portion of the industrial US workers were foreign-born
Labor-organizing efforts were strongest outside the South.
Wages in the US were higher than they were in Europe.
Labor unions generally supported US intervention in wars.
23
How did Andrew Carnegie rise to the top in the late 1800's?
By creating the first electrical grid
By horizontally integrating oil
By buying all the northeastern RR lines
Through a process of vertical integration with steel
24
Where were most Asian immigrants processed through upon entry into America?
Alcatraz Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Wake Island
25
This progressive reform allows voters to introduce new legislation:
referendum
recall
direct primary
initiative
26
In 1909, W.E.B. DuBois and others founded the NAACP in order to
address issues in the meat-packing industry
assist the women’s rights movement
provide legal and political support to the black community
fund, support, and implement the Jim Crow Laws
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What is the main idea of this cartoon?
The best way to develop major industries was to form trusts
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Co.
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly
Foreign competition in oil industry hurt US businesses.
