Which of these best describes the sharecropping system?

an unfair system that was better for the plantation owner

How did the transcontinental railroad help westward expansion?

It provided a faster and easier way to travel

What did the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson declare?

"separate but equal" public places and facilities were legal

Which of the following is true of the Great Plains?

The Great Plains are good for all kinds of agriculture.

What was a major effect of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

The new president had a different Reconstruction plan.

What is one reason freedmen became sharecroppers?

They thought they would get rich

Which of the following was true of sharecroppers after the Civil War?

They remained poor and dependent on plantation owners.

Why might African Americans have moved to Kansas in 1879?

Kansas was a new state that offered more opportunities.

How did the civil rights amendments improve life for freedom?

Ended slavery and protected rights of African Americans

Why did people have to leave from St. Louis at a certain time of year to make it out west?

They didnt want to be caught in the mountains when it snowed

Which of the following was the main goal of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

joining the North and South again

Which event made the work of cowboys driving cattle through the plains difficult?

farmers who fenced in their land

Which statement about Abraham Lincoln is false?

He wanted to punish the South for starting the war.

Which of the following motivated plantation owners to start sharecropping?

They needed workers to farm their land.

What is the best title for this web?

Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

What happened to the South's economy during Reconstruction?

Hurt by war, the end of slavery, and agricultural problems.

Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the US?

to find political and religious freedom

Why did Southern states have the black codes?

to keep whites in power over African Americans

How did the Chinese immigrants most contribute to the development of the West in the 1800s?

through mining and railroad work

Why didn't western pioneers originally settle in the Great Plains?

They didn't know how to work the land

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?

allow people at least 21 years old to claim acres of land

Why were Native Americans opposed to living on reservations?

They were crowded, had bad land, and no water

What eventually happened to the treaty between the Sioux and the U.S.?

Govt broke the treaty when gold was found in the Black Hills

In 1900, most immigrants were coming to the US from which parts of Europe?

eastern and southern (Italy, Russia, etc.)

How did mass production help the Industrial Revolution?

It made large quantities of goods faster and cheaper

What impact did railroads have on the bison out West?

People shot bison because they were ruining the tracks

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1
Who started the Ku Klux Klan?
Southern Republicans
people who wanted to vote
Northern African Americans
former Southern Confederates
2
Which of these best describes the sharecropping system?
a system that helped the Northern and Southern economy
an unfair system that was better for the plantation owner
a fair system for plantation owner and sharecropper
a system that gave freedmen ownership of land
3
Which two groups moved in large numbers to cities at the turn of the century?
farmers and immigrants
immigrants and Native Americans
immigrants and cowboys
Native Americans and farmers
4
How did the transcontinental railroad help westward expansion?
It made travel to the West harder
It created a new kind of railroad ticket.
It connected the North to the South
It provided a faster and easier way to travel
5
What did the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson declare?
that groups like the KKK were legal
that African Americans were allowed to buy farmland
that literacy tests were fair
"separate but equal" public places and facilities were legal
6
What replaced some workers on farms?
animals
plants
machines
cowboys
7
Skyscrapers are built with steel. Which businessman would have profited from this development?
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
8
Which of the following is true of the Great Plains?
The Great Plains are good for all kinds of agriculture.
The Great Plains are only good for farming.
The Great Plains are only good for ranching.
The Great Plains are only good for mining.
9
What was a major effect of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
The Union won the Civil War.
The new president had a different Reconstruction plan.
The Thirteenth Amendment was passed.
African American slaves in the South were freed.
10
Which inventor would have been associated with the newspaper headline?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
Wilbur Wright
11
What was one thing Southern states had to do to rejoin the Union?
become Republicans
create new state governments
ratify the 13th amendment
elect Andrew Johnson
12
Which of the following is a group that got kicked off their land in the West?
cowboys
Mexicans
farmers
ranchers
13
What is one reason freedmen became sharecroppers?
They loved to farm
They thought they would get rich
It allowed them to become farmers without buying land
They were used to living on plantations
14
Which of the following was true of sharecroppers after the Civil War?
They worked mainly in the North.
They remained poor and dependent on plantation owners.
They were legally slaves.
They owned their own land.
15
In an agrarian society, what do most people produce?
mechanical products
agricultural products
Industrial products
chemical products
16
Which of the following made it difficult to build the transcontinental railroad?
ranchers
miners
mountains
Congress
17
Why might African Americans have moved to Kansas in 1879?
Kansas was a new state that offered more opportunities.
They were given money to settle the land.
They were promised land there.
Kansas was a dangerous, open territory.
18
How did the civil rights amendments improve life for freedom?
Gave right to vote to men and women who had been enslaved
Ended slavery and protected rights of African Americans
Guaranteed rights unless a state made a law against them
Forced slaves to move north
19
Why did people have to leave from St. Louis at a certain time of year to make it out west?
They didnt want to be caught in the mountains when it snowed
Covered wagons only worked during certain times of the year.
There were only a certain number of people allowed out west.
Summer travel through the desert was too dangerous.
20
Which of the following was the main goal of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
helping the economy in the North
giving money to Southern farmers
joining the North and South again
helping Southern farmers find work
21
Which event made the work of cowboys driving cattle through the plains difficult?
farmers who fenced in their land
the rise of big cities all over the West
the Homestead Act
the Chinese Exclusion Act
22
Which statement about Abraham Lincoln is false?
He was a Republican.
He wanted to punish the South for starting the war.
He wanted a powerful federal government.
He was opposed to slavery.
23
What was the ultimate goal of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce tribe?
to go back to Oregon
to kill federal troops
to mine for gold
to find peace in Canada
24
Which of the following motivated plantation owners to start sharecropping?
They needed workers to farm their land.
They were rich after the Civil War.
They could have as much slave labor as they wanted.
They wanted to help freedmen.
25
What was the term used for Americans who opposed to allowing in immigrants from Asia and Europe
Ellis
nativist
tenement
Semite
26
What is the best title for this web?
Men of the 21st Century
Men of the State of New York
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Scientists of the 21st Century
27
Which of these groups was hurt by westward expansion?
Native Americans
wagon makers
farmers in the Great Plains
railroad workers
28
What happened to the South's economy during Reconstruction?
It changed to being based solely on new textile factories.
It stayed wealthy because of crops.
Hurt by war, the end of slavery, and agricultural problems.
It improved because of factories.
29
Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the US?
to find political and religious freedom
to fulfill a desire to live in a tenement
to live in a bigger city
to work on a farm
30
Which of these did the Freedmen's Bureau provide to former slaves?
jewelry
education
horses
land
31
Why did Southern states have the black codes?
to hinder freedmen from working on plantation
to maintain the freedom of African Americans
to keep whites in power over African Americans
to improve African Americans lives
32
How did the Chinese immigrants most contribute to the development of the West in the 1800s?
through mining and railroad work
through mining and ranching
through ranching and building
through farming and cleaning
33
Why didn't western pioneers originally settle in the Great Plains?
There were too many mountains
It was too cold all year.
They didn't know how to work the land
They were afraid of the Native Americans
34
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
allow the branding of cattle
protect bison populations from being killed
declare that all Chinese immigrants move to the East Coast
allow people at least 21 years old to claim acres of land
35
Why were Native Americans opposed to living on reservations?
They could not bring their families with them
They were crowded, had bad land, and no water
They had to live with many other tribes
They could not live in tents there
36
What eventually happened to the treaty between the Sioux and the U.S.?
Government honored the treaty until its time limit ran out
Govt broke the treaty when gold was found in the Black Hills
It was rewritten to include mining rights
The Sioux did not like the Black Hills and broke the treaty
37
Which of these groups did completion of the transcontinental railroad help?
farmers
the Spanish
the French
Native Americans
38
In 1900, most immigrants were coming to the US from which parts of Europe?
eastern and northern (Great Britain and Russia)
western and southern (France and Italy)
western and northern (France and Great Britain)
eastern and southern (Italy, Russia, etc.)
39
How did mass production help the Industrial Revolution?
It required people to be more skilled
It made the end product more expensive
It made large quantities of goods faster and cheaper
It resulted in better products made more slowly
40
Which of the following did most immigrants contribute to American society?
money or stocks
hard work or innovation
little to nothing
steel or gunpowder
41
What impact did railroads have on the bison out West?
Train drivers accidentally hit them
People shot bison because they were ruining the tracks
The railroads got more business from transporting bison
People no longer used bison for transportation

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