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District Test One (Review)
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1
What was one reason for the explanation of of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?
The gold standard
The fight for women’s suffrage
Immigration growth stopped gov’t from providing services
The nation was largely unified and at peace
2
What group is most likely to support these policies?
Populist farmers
European immigrants
Nationalists
Asian immigrants
3
What was the main reason for rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?
Homesteading (public land becoming private property)
Abolition of slavery
Industrial growth
The second wave of immigration
4
How did the passage of the Homestead Act affect relations between the gov’t & Native Americans?
Homestead settlers destroyed Native American settlements
The gov’t initiated assimilation due to westward expansion
It industrialized Native American areas
Native Americans were happy about reservations
5
Why did the steel industry expand during the Gilded Age?
The companies counted wrong and made too much steel
The Bessemer process made production more affordable
Buildings were made to be sturdier and therefore used steel
Big companies created jobs for incoming settlers
6
When analyzing a new piece of evidence, a historian should —
Google it to make sure it’s not problematic
Wear gloves when handling the documents
Prove that the document is authentic
Use a magnifying glass to see details
7
What is one chief characteristic of the Gilded Age?
Positive response to rapid immigration growth
World War I
Growth of big business and westward expansion
Economic hardship in the United States
8
What value is best reflected in this excerpt?
Egalitarianism
Populism
Laissez-faire
Liberty
9
The first large-scale effort by the US government to regulate business was —
The passage of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Laissez-Faire
The American Federation of Labor
The Farmer’s Alliance
10
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are examples of what profession of the Gilded Age?
Entrepreneurs
Railroad workers
Farmers
Senators
11
According to this excerpt, what message did the Founding Fathers want to deliver?
All forms of government were evil and destructive
A rebellion was justified because of the actions of Britain
New legal codes based on natural rights were needed
British officials needed to cooperate with colonial leaders
12
The outcome that best completes this diagram —
Conversion of natural habitat to farmland
A decline in the availability of processed foods
Homesteads
Laissez-faire
13
Who is most associated with political machines in New York?
Alexis de Tocqueville
Michael Bloomberg
Boss Tweed
Leonardo DiCaprio
14
Why were policies such as Indian removal, reservations, and buffalo destruction carried out?
To make room for the rapid influx of immigrants
To make more land available for settlers
To promote Native American culture
To free up land for more farms
15
If a high school teacher wrote these terms on the board, what topic would they be teaching?
Populism
The American Federation of Labor
Reasons for immigration to the US
Reasons for economic depression
16
According to Tocqueville, why was American society unique?
Because it has really good food
Because it has a president instead of a monarchy
Because an aristocracy was replaced by equality
Because it’s a meeting pot
17
What helped bring an end to cattle drives from Texas to Kansas during the 1880s?
The Farmers Alliance
Branding
The election of 1880
Barbed wire
18
What did nineteenth century nativist organizations advocate?
Ending racism
Health regulations for meat
Restrictions on immigration
A graduated income tax
19
What government institutions have defined duties in the US Constitution?
The CIA and FBI
The Senate and the House of Representatives
President, Supreme Court, and Congress
The electoral college
20
This nineteenth century periodical cover illustrates that the US was changing from —
A foreign policy of isolationism to one of intervention
A slave-owning society to one without slavery
A rural society to an urban one
A direct democracy to a representative one
21
Efforts like those described in the excerpt were a result of —
The establishment of a system of reservations
The desire of Native American tribes to work with the gov’t
The rapidly expanding populations of American Indian tribes
The rising numbers of US citizens moving west
22
Which of the following is true of the cattle industry during the Gilded Age?
More Americans became vegetarians and less beef was needed
Cattle population decreased
Meat packing became a major industry due to higher demand
Railroads impeded cattle shipments
23
What best reflects the ideas promoted by Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth?
More people should be donating to churches
Rich people should save their money in case of emergencies
It’s the responsibility of rich people to employ poor people
The rich should engages in philanthropy to help others
24
What impact did the physical geography of the Great Plains have on settlement patterns?
Flat ground allowed for easy travel for settlers
Settlers avoided the area due to Native American population
Farmers were drawn to the area due to fertile soil
It had unique scenery that attracted settlers
25
How did industrialization create groups like the Knights of Labor and the AFoL?
By creating low skill/wage jobs, workers were often replaced
Women were not yet allowed to work in factories
Farmers were moving to factory jobs
Industrialization increased workers’ rights
