Which statement describes city life in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Finding housing was a problem for many citizens, who lived in tenements.

How did the Republicans and Radical Republicans differ over the issue of Reconstruction?

Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South

What did the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act reflect about American society in the late 1800s?

the effect that nativism had on United States immigration policy

Which statement describes the influence of Social Darwinism on imperialism?

Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers and survival.

How does this photograph illustrate the experience of many immigrants in cities on the East Coast?

Moved to cities to live in neighborhoods with others from their culture.

How do the Reconstruction Amendments help explain the status of the African American men in the image?

14th and 15th Amendments led to citizenship, run for office, and voting.

What two different approaches did the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor take in building a unions?

Knights of Labor accepted both skilled and unskilled laborers.

How did plantation owners try to perpetuate the slavery system during Reconstruction?

by devising and implementing the sharecropping system

What aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy does this cartoon help illustrate?

Roosevelt was willing to use force to promote American interests overseas.

What did workers do when they signed yellow-dog contracts?

promised they would not join a union

Which explains why the 14th Amendment did not protect against Jim Crow laws?

Amendment applied to state governments but not individuals and businesses.

How did vertical integration help the Carnegie Steel business?

reduced the costs along the supply chain, from mining to manufacturing

How did mass production change the roles in the workplace?

The work once done by skilled workers is now done by machines and unskilled

Which of the following caused conflict among some members of the Republican party?

extending the right to vote to African Americans

Which statement explains how political bosses were able to gain and maintain power?

They gave help to constituents on the local level in return for their votes

What is one way the second Industrial Revolution differed from the first Industrial Revolution?

The second revolution brought large numbers of immigrants to US cities.

Which of the following does this image illustrate about life in the 1900s?

the increase in child labor in the United States

Which conclusions about Japanese immigration can be drawn from the graph and your knowledge of U.S. immigration policy?

It declined after 1907 due to the Gentlemen's Agreement.

What is one thing the first and second Industrial Revolutions had in common?

They benefited from canals and railroads.

How did the growing wave of immigration affect the rise of political machines? Political bosses...

expanded their power by helping immigrants in return for their loyalty.

Which argument for U.S. imperialism would Alfred Thayer Mahan agree with?

Expansion of U.S. island territories is central to building a strong navy

How did farming change from the first Industrial Revolution to the second Industrial Revolution?

Technology improved and fewer farmers were needed to feed the population

Why did many people oppose anarchy as too extreme?

It supported the elimination of government.

What did the settlement house movement do?

provided community centers to support city dwellers

Why did Andrew Johnson face difficulty implementing his Reconstruction plans?

He was not accepted by the Radical Republicans.

Which of the following is an example of a holding company?

a company owns stock in several different corporations

Why did many Americans consider the work of political bosses to be more about politics than philanthropy?

PB helped people in need because they would profit from it by winning votes

What was a common situation for African American farmers after Reconstruction?

They could be forced into debt peonage to pay debts to the land owner.

Which of the following does this cartoon illustrate?

native citizens' fear that Chinese immigration would mean fewer jobs

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1
Which statement describes city life in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Housing was primarily found in the suburbs for immigrants.
Finding housing was a problem for many citizens, who lived in tenements.
Housing was comfortable and cozy.
Housing has indoor plumbing and electricity.
2
Who is often recognized as the first African American female entrepreneur?
Carrie Nation
Madame C.J. Walker
Sarah E. Goode
Jan Matzeliger
3
How did the Republicans and Radical Republicans differ over the issue of Reconstruction?
Republicans wanted to punish the South
Republicans wanted to dissolve the Union as a whole.
Radical Republicans sided with Lincoln's plan to readmit the South quickly.
Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South
4
What did the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act reflect about American society in the late 1800s?
the effect that nativism had on United States immigration policy
America's fear of immigrants from communist countries
the preference American industrialists had for Asian workers
the need for more workers to complete the railroad
5
Which statement describes the influence of Social Darwinism on imperialism?
Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers and survival.
Nations that acquire new territories will be defeated by other powers.
Nations that remain isolated will be the most unified and most fit to survi
Nations that acquire new territories will grow and lose founding principles
6
How does this photograph illustrate the experience of many immigrants in cities on the East Coast?
Moved to cities to live in neighborhoods with others from their culture.
They moved to cities where they could find abundant housing and jobs.
assimilated into U.S. culture, and ethnic neighborhoods soon disappeared.
They found the cities too crowded, and they moved to farms and rural areas.
7
How do the Reconstruction Amendments help explain the status of the African American men in the image?
21st Amendment granted the right to run for office.
14th and 15th Amendments led to citizenship, run for office, and voting.
13th Amendment gave the right of men to run for office and vote.
19th Amendment gave African American women the right to vote.
8
Which term completes this graphic organizer?
Naturalization
Unionization
Unemployment
Urbanization
9
How did the population move in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
from cities to farms
from farms to suburbs
from farms to cities
from suburbs to cities
10
What was the purpose of the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
to assimilate native peoples
to provide trails for trappers
to negotiate with homesteaders
to manage reservations
11
What legislation did the federal government use to assimilate Native Americans into white culture?
Indian Removal Act
Dawes Act
Morrill Land Act
Desert Land Act
12
What two different approaches did the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor take in building a unions?
Knights of Labor accepted both skilled and unskilled laborers.
Knights of Labor only accepted skilled laborers.
American Federation wanted to recruit strikebreakers.
American Federation accepted both skilled and Unskilled laborers.
13
How did plantation owners try to perpetuate the slavery system during Reconstruction?
by urging Congress to revoke the 13th Amendment
by devising and implementing the sharecropping system
by refusing to plant crops unless slavery was reinstated
by seceding from the Union and demanding states' rights
14
What aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy does this cartoon help illustrate?
Roosevelt was willing to use force to spread democracy to foreign lands.
Roosevelt was willing to use force to protect American isolationism.
Roosevelt was willing to use force to conquer and lead foreign armies.
Roosevelt was willing to use force to promote American interests overseas.
15
What did workers do when they signed yellow-dog contracts?
agreed to work for reduced wages
promised they would not join a union
promised they would not go out on strike
agreed to work only eight hours a day
16
Who were the Molly Maguires?
Irish Coal Miners
Chinese Railway Workers
German Steelworkers
Russian Strikebreakers
17
Which explains why the 14th Amendment did not protect against Jim Crow laws?
Amendment applied to everyone.
Jim Crow laws were not applied to all African Americans.
Jim Crow laws were not allowed in the North.
Amendment applied to state governments but not individuals and businesses.
18
How did vertical integration help the Carnegie Steel business?
gave the company a monopoly on the industry because they owned competitors
reduced the costs along the supply chain, from mining to manufacturing
assigned one worker to a job, which helped reduce wasted time
provided quick and easy access to transportation methods, such as canals
19
How did mass production change the roles in the workplace?
Skilled workers who could use machines were now in more demand than unskill
The work once done by skilled workers is now done by machines and unskilled
Skilled workers now took on more unskilled workers as apprentices
The work once done by apprentices was now done only by skilled craftsmen.
20
Which of the following would have supported the actions shown in this cartoon during Reconstruction?
Ku Klux Klan
Freedmen's Bureau
Radical Republicans
Northerners
21
Which of the following caused conflict among some members of the Republican party?
raising taxes to pay for Reconstruction
extending the right to vote to African Americans
African Americans who were voting Democrat
use of poll taxes to determine eligibility to vote
22
Which statement explains how political bosses were able to gain and maintain power?
They bribed state and local officials in return for government appointments
They withheld local services until people pledged to give the boss votes
They used the courts to delay elections until they consolidated their power
They gave help to constituents on the local level in return for their votes
23
What is one way the second Industrial Revolution differed from the first Industrial Revolution?
The second was based on transportation improvements.
The first revolution brought large numbers of immigrants to US cities.
The second revolution brought large numbers of immigrants to US cities.
The first was based on transportation improvements.
24
Which of the following does this image illustrate about life in the 1900s?
the growth in the number of people living in U.S. cities
the growing gap between the rich and the poor
the decrease of women in the labor field
the increase in child labor in the United States
25
What justification did Southern states use in the 1800s to nullify tariff laws?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
right to secession
states' rights
popular sovereignty
26
Which term describes a system in which the government determines the production and distribution of goods?
free economy
mixed economy
planned economy
market economy
27
Which of the following groups would have opposed the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments?
Radical Republicans
Ku Klux Klan
Freedmen's Bureau
former slaves
28
Which conclusions about Japanese immigration can be drawn from the graph and your knowledge of U.S. immigration policy?
It declined after Angel Island was ordered closed in 1907.
It rose after 1906 because of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
It declined after 1907 due to the Gentlemen's Agreement.
It was unaffected by attempts to limit Asian immigration.
29
What is one thing the first and second Industrial Revolutions had in common?
They relied on electrical power.
They began in the 18th century.
They caused the rise of the middle class.
They benefited from canals and railroads.
30
How did the growing wave of immigration affect the rise of political machines? Political bosses...
gave little help to newly arrived immigrants because they could not vote.
expanded their power by helping immigrants in return for their loyalty.
were often nativists who encouraged restrictions on immigration.
forced immigrants to leave their wards to protect neighborhood jobs.
31
Which argument for U.S. imperialism would Alfred Thayer Mahan agree with?
Expansion of U.S. island territories is central to building a strong navy
Expansion of U.S. territories would open up new markets
Expansion of U.S. territory would show that the United States is an equal
Expansion of U.S. territory could lead to wars with foreign powers
32
Which inventor created a delivery system for electricity?
George Proctor
George Westinghouse
Henry Flagler
Thomas DeSaille Tucker
33
Which of the following was a military victory for Native Americans?
First Seminole War
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee Massacre
34
What phenomenon is depicted in the image above?
the Great Migration
immigration to Ellis Island
the Chinese Exclusion Act
enlistment for World War I
35
Which system has the least amount of government involvement in the economy?
Communism
Collectivism
Capitalism
Socialism
36
How did farming change from the first Industrial Revolution to the second Industrial Revolution?
New tools made it necessary for more people to move to rural lands to farm
Technology improved and fewer farmers were needed to feed the population
Farming began to dominate the U.S. economy as improved technology
Farm production increased as more and more farmers moved from the cities to
37
Why did many people oppose anarchy as too extreme?
It supported the elimination of competition.
It supported the elimination of socialism.
It supported the elimination of government.
It supported the elimination of businesses.
38
What did the settlement house movement do?
allowed other countries to build housing for new immigrants
tore down old, overcrowded, multi-family tenements
provided community centers to support city dwellers
helped people move to the suburbs to escape unsafe conditions
39
Which legislation made possible the commemorative stamp above?
Agricultural Education Act
Silver Purchase Act
Homestead Act
Morrill Act
40
Why did Andrew Johnson face difficulty implementing his Reconstruction plans?
African Americans believed his plans were good but did not go far enough.
He wanted to destroy the Republican Party and punish the South.
He had violated the Tenure of Office Act.
He was not accepted by the Radical Republicans.
41
Which of the following is an example of a holding company?
a paper factory owns a lumber yard and paper mill
a company owns stock in several different corporations
a railroad company buys its competitors' companies
leaders from different transport companies agree to charge the same prices
42
Why did many Americans consider the work of political bosses to be more about politics than philanthropy?
PB helped people in need because they received publicity in newspapers
PB helped people in need because they supported the Social Gospel movement.
PB helped people in need because many of their parents were immigrants
PB helped people in need because they would profit from it by winning votes
43
Which of these was the basis for what is known today as the field of social work?
the Urban Revival movement
the Social Darwinism movement
the Great Awakening movement
the Social Gospel movement
44
What was a common situation for African American farmers after Reconstruction?
They benefited from record-high market prices for their cotton crops.
They could be forced into debt peonage to pay debts to the land owner.
They usually earned enough money to buy their own land after a few years.
They were often able to hire other African Americans to work their land.
45
Which of the following does this cartoon illustrate?
the negative way in which Chinese immigrants in the US treated citizens
native citizens' willingness to work together with immigrants
the effects of legislation imposing quotas and restrictions on immigration
native citizens' fear that Chinese immigration would mean fewer jobs

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