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What is women suffrage?
Why was sharecropping difficult?
Modern US History Midterm Review
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1
Why was sharecropping difficult?
all answers
Sharecroppers were poor.
Sharecroppers had to take loans to buy seeds and tools.
Sharecroppers didn't own land.
2
What is women suffrage?
The men don’t have the right to vote
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections.
It is when women can’t have the right to vote.
Women are suffering because the women are dyeing
3
Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?
an overall decline in population
a general decline in the standard of living
the overall poverty of the working class
a general rise in the standard of living
4
What did the 18th amendment do?
gave women the right to vote
made the consumption,production, and sell of alcohol illegal
set a term limit for the president
made the production and sell of alcohol legal again
5
What did Jane Addams accomplish
She was the first woman artist featured in a museum
winning a gold medal in the olympics
She was the first woman to fly an airplane in 1864
Co-founded one of the first settlements US (The Hull House)
6
What were some of the effects of having Tenements?
There were more homes available for people
All of the above
Some places became overpopulated
Pollution increased
7
At the beginning of the Progressive Era what president passed the Square Deal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Susan B. Anthony
William Howard Tart
Woodrow Wilson
8
What Union of the Guilded Age allowed only white, skilled workers to join?
Knights of Labor
Woolmarket Union
Haymarket Union
American Federation of Labor
9
What was Reconstruction?
To stop the Freedmen's Bureau
To unify the U.S., recover South's economy, promote rights
Divide South into 5 distinct military districts
To impeach Abraham Lincoln
10
The main purpose of the initiative, referendum, and recall was to…
Reduce federal control over local governments.
Stimulate economic growth.
Restore the balance between state and federal power.
Enlarge citizens’ control over local and state governments.
11
The 13th Amendment
gave African Americans the right to vote
abolished Slavery
gave women the right to vote
abolished slavery but only in certain states
12
Who was stonewall Jackson?
The first African american soldier
The general of the union
The president of the union
Was a general for the confederate army
13
Who Partnered up with Stonewall Jackson?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E lee
Roberto E le3
George Washington
14
What was the temperance movement?
Limiting ones temper tantrums
Limiting alcohol comsumption
Limiting the cost of alcohol
Limiting voting privileges for African Americans
15
What did the Congress do to Andrew Johnson?
They planned to assassinate him
Nothing at all
They convinced him to resign from office
They tried to impeach him
16
What were settlement houses?
A community center that offered many things for immigrants
Government run house that offered housing to immigrants
A firehouse
An all-inclusive place of worship for immigrants
17
What was one Civil War Issue?
Guns
States rights
Money
Land
18
Social Darwinism states that
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
everyone just needs to chill
Only the weak races survive
Only the strong races survive
19
Who was president during the majority of the Reconstruction?
Anson Jones
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
Abraham Lincoln
20
Which of the following is
NOT
a part of Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Conservation of Nature
Control of Corporations
Creation of Progressive Party
Consumer Protection
21
The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe
Northerners who went South following the Civil War
dissatisfied workers who went on strike
investigative journalists who exposed societal problems
women who supported the Prohibition movement
22
Booker T. Washington Beliefs
Supported political equality
child lador
Accepted social separation
Low wages
23
Which era featured the growth of big business, laissez-faire, monopolies, and trusts?
Imperialism/Expansion
Progressive Era
WWI
Gilded Age
24
What was the Reconstruction Plan of the Radical Republicans?
To create new state governments
To restore order
To bring back the states into the Union quickly and peacefully
To punish the South and protect the rights of Blacks
25
What did Rutherford B. Hayes accomplish?
Removed Union troops from the South
All of the above
Ended the great railroad strike of 1877
Oversaw the end of reconstruction
26
What is a patent?
A document claiming legal protection from being sued
Document signed by all employees prior to working
The legal form provided to an individual proving citizenship
An exclusive/legal right given to an inventor to exploit
27
Radical Republicans liked which Reconstruction plan
Lincoln's
Johnson's
Neither, they were not harsh enough
Both, they got the job done
28
What was not a part of legacy of Reconstruction?
African Americans got voting rights
Millions of poor farmers and freedmen learned to read
An end to the cycle of debt for poor farmers
Industry and railroads were expanded
29
In capitalist economies, prices are
set by the central government.
usually unfair
used to ensure social equality.
determined by supply and demand
30
The 14th amendment states..
No immigrants are allowed
If you're a different skin color, you're not a citizen
All persons born or naturalized in US have the rights of a citizen
IDK
31
People called Carnegie and Rockerfeller captains of industry due to the facts that....
They treated their employees unfairly much of the time
They drove competitors out of business with violence
They gave away lots of money as philanthropists
They kept down their prices with a huge share of the market
32
What is the goal of the Progressive Era?
Expose corruption of business.
Restore economic oppotunities & correct injustices
Ban alcoholic beverages
Voting according to class.
33
The American Federation of Labor only accepted workers that were...
skilled
unskilled
both skilled and not skilled
none of the above
34
What is the 17th Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
Freedom of Speech
Women Rights
Senators Elected by Popular Vote
35
Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president after he...
won the popular vote in the Election of 1876
made a compromise with Democrats in Congress
won the election by a landslide
won an election in the House of Representatives
36
What was the primary goal of the NAACP?
Send a man to the moon
push people apart
Equality amongst races
Shoot a rocket to the moon
37
General Sherman marched through the South to the Atlantic to:
Meet up with Grant’s army
Engage Lee in battle
Demoralize the South’s civilian population
Secure Richmond for the Union
38
Which of these contributed to the Industrial Revolution
lots of resources, gov support of business, urban population
bankrupt farms, populist movement, loss of farming lands
cheap construction, women's movements, great migration
public education, oil in Pennsylvania, formation of trusts
39
What was Carnegie's first job?
Working as a messenger boy
Working at the cotton mill
Working on a steam boat
Working in the steel indusrty
40
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman Antitrust Act & Clayton Antitrust Act was
to reduce the power of the unions
to eliminate unfair business practices
to increase the power of local governments
to reduce imports from foreign nations
41
The Pullman Strike created the first instance of...
government use of federal court injections to break a strike
Labor protests getting violent
the creation of a federal works program
a graduated income tax
42
What was the NAACP?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Northwest African American Colored People
North African America Colored People
Colored People Advancement National Association
43
Robber barons of the Guilded Age EXCEPT:
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
44
Which Progressive Era movement is represented in this picture?
Prohibition/moral improvement
Child labor
Clean food and drug
Women's right to vote
45
What did the 15th amendment grant?
Right to bear arms
Grants all right to citizens no matter race or color
Freedom to vote no matter race
bans Slavery
46
A significant provision of the Federal Reserve Act
established a central banking system for the nation
removed the United States from the gold standard
set aside a certain amount of money for deficit reduction
made the central banking system more flexible
47
John D Rockerfeller made his principal fortune in the industry of
shipping
steel
petroleum
banking
48
laissez-faire means
the government should let businesses do what they want
you can do whatever you want
the government should control businesses
going to a party
49
Define Sharecropping
An owner who lends land to plant on but keep most crops $$$!
Friends who grow food together.
A slave who works another's land for free.
People who work together and share the crops 50/50
50
Muckrakers
A non-union worker hired to replace a striking employee
People opposed to slavery and/or its expansion
Large number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Reporters who wrote stories to expose corruption in cities
51
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave the right to income tax
Gave women the right to vote
Gave property away for free in the west
Freed all the slaves
52
Plan after the Civil war, best-known as
Lincoln's plan
Johnson's Plan
Reconstruction Plan
Republican's Plan
53
Andrew Johnson would not give amnesty to Southerns leaders?
Lincoln's 10% plan
pardon or forgiveness
they had to join the KKK
unless they asked the president
54
The chief function of the Federal Reserve System was to…
Regulate the amount of US currency in circulation.
Regulate international trade.
Make loans to farmers.
Balance the federal budget.
55
During the primaries, each party decides
who their electors will be
who will represent them at the national convention
which witch is which
how to vote
56
Jacob Riis published a book showing pictures of the poverty-stricken called...
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Pride and Prejudice
The Jungle
How the Other Half Lives
57
US History era that was gold and beautiful on the outside and rotten on the inside.
Progressive Era
Ice Age
Stone Age
Guilded Age
58
What are the characteristics of Industrialization?
Technological innovations
Economic growth
More efficient division of labor
All of the above
59
The Homestead Strike was a protest...
against the Pullman Car Company's unsafe working conditions.
in Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
against the Carnegie Steel Company's plan to cut jobs.
in Colorado demanding safer working conditions.
60
Result of 17th and 19th Amendment and direct party primaries
citizens more involved in election process
corporate leaders campaigned for office
political bosses gained more control over local politics
big business got more government regulation
61
Who signed the Federal Reserve Act?
President Barack Obama
President Woodrow Wilson
President George Washington
President George W. Bush
62
Who was the skilled Confederate General?
William T. Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
63
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The General of the Union
Commander of Earth
The General of the Confederacy
A random Guy
64
The 16th amendment did what?
right to bear arms
gave powers not delegated to the federal government
created federal income tax
set the guidelines for electing the president
65
Why didn't Andrew Johnson get impeached?
They didn't have enough votes.
He resigned before they could.
He died before than.
They didn't want to.
66
WEB Dubois helped to create this organization?
UNIA
NCAA
NAACP
NRA
67
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
battle of Gettysburg
WWII
Antitum
Fort Sumter
68
A Monopoly is a __________________.
A game
Form of imperfect competition
A market structure characterized by a single producer.
A way to destroy friendships
69
What did Jacob Riis do?
Wrote "The Jungle"
Exposed Tammany Hall
Took photos of tenements in New York
Exposed Boss Tweed
70
Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Jacob Riis are all...
Irreconcilables
Reservationits
Muckrakers
Bootleggers
71
Why caused the Pullman Strike to occur?
Cost of living was too expensive.
Gas prices were too high.
Wages were cut and refused to lower the cost of rent.
Workers were being segregated.
72
JP Morgan controlled this industry:
Oil
Railroads
Steel
Banking
73
What was Carnegie's view on life?
"Morals over all"
"The brave and the bold"
"The poor will be poor"
"Survival of the fittest"
74
which factor contributed the most to the start of the Industrial Revolution in the US?
an abundance of natural resources
a restriction on European immigration
the availability of electricity
the end of the slave labor system
75
Which Union General was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?
Grant
McClellan
Sherman
Meade
76
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act establish?
Led to the creation of the Food and Drug administration.
An end to foreign trade.
A halt on the growth of produce.
Growth of marijuana is illegal.
77
JP Morgan
was the leading financier of the Progressive Era
directed the banking coalition that stopped Panic of 1907
dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation
arranged the merger of Edison General Electric
78
What were some of the problems in the tenements?
Overcrowded
No indoor plumbing
Diseases
Little money
79
Business dominated by Cornelius Vanderbilt
Railroads
Cars
Oil
Steel
80
The book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair...
there was a backlash against labor union organizers
was banned from libraries
reported on unsanitary child labor practices
revealed the unhealthy practices in the meatpacking industry
81
The Progressive Era attempted to fix the failing morals of American society by passing the
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
82
Who was Booker T. Washington?
a slave that became a U.S. president
a slave that opened the Tuskegee Institute
a slave that became a movie star
a slave that opened Georgia State University
83
How do direct primaries affect elections?
less turn out
make elections faster
Direct voting
Weaken party control over nominations
84
What statement did the emancipation proclamation make.
the slaves were able to fight in the war.
The slaves were free to vote.
all slaves in confederate states were free
the slaves were free to move to a new country
85
Bessemer Process
President Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction
Science of improveing population using breeding control
Articles are moved and assembled on a conveyor belt
Cold air is forced through molten iron to remove impurities
86
What was Andrew Carnegie known for?
Railroad Tycoon
Oil Tycoon
Owner of the largest corporation in U.S. history
Steel Tycoon
87
What did the pure food and drug act do?
the food would be ground up
that all food had to have what is in it andbe inspected
only food by a cerain company could make it
made all food legal
88
Progressivism
All of these answers
Movement to make economy more equal
Movement to stop political corruption
Movement to change social norms
89
How did a political machine get what it wanted?
maintained intergrity
used briber, graft, and the spoils system
all legal political maneuvering
found candidates who would fall in line
90
Upton Sinclair was a ____________________________.
factory owner
sports journalist
guy who spent a lot of time on YouTube
muckraker
91
Booker T. Washington and WEB Dubois both...
thought ex-slaves should receive 40 acres and a mule
were born in slavery and went on to become millionaires
saw racial equality as a necessity for the United States
were founding members of the NAACP
92
What does the initiative, referendum, and recall provide for?
more power to the people
increased regulation of large businesses
provided for a system of checks and balances
increased taxes to pay for reform
