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John D. Rockefeller
Steel
Oil
Railroads
Finance
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Which development led to the other three?
growth of tenements and slums
rapid industrial growth
widespread use of child labor
shift from a rural to an urban lifestyle
3
The family in this pictures are most likely on their way to
Work as indentured servants in Virginia
Find factory work in the Northeast
Claim a homestead in the west
Prospect for gold in California
4
These served an essential role the in process of assimilating immigrants into American society
churches and other places of worship
public schools
public services
ethnic neighborhoods
5
The author of the poem was describing
nativism
integration
discrimination
slavery
6
Which strike did NOT occur during the Progressive Era?
Postal Workers' Strike
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Square
7
In the late 1800s which action led to an increase in violations of the rights of African Ams?
passage of Jim Crow legislation
integration of public facilities
addition of the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments
start of affirmative action programs
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Thomas Edison
Telephone
Airplane
Electrical Power
Assembly-line manufacturing
9
Mounting resentment led Congress to limit immigration through the
Homestead Act
Reagan-Bush Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Taft-Hartley Act
10
a rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities barely meet minimum standards
slums
tenements
11
Chinese immigrants played an important role in
establishment of the abolition movement
development of the public school system
building the transcontinental railroad
formation of the Tammany society
12
Most immigrants were process in this location between NY and NJ
Jamestown
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Battery Park Island
13
Which aspect of American life was most challenged by the passage of the 19th amendment?
role of women
organized religion
opposition to segregation
economic policy
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remote locations such as railroad construction sites far from towns
company towns
ethnic neighborhoods
coal mines
factories
15
Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson broke with old policies concerning
federal ownership of railroads
colonial expansion
civil rights for African Americans
laissez-faire economic practices
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Andrew Carnegie
Steel
Transportation
Finance
Oil
17
Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v Ferguson provided for
voting rights for African-American males
free land for former slaves
separate public facilities based on race
racial integration of public schools
18
Process by which a minority group gradually adopts the customs of the prevailing culture
discrimination
immigration
assimilaition
lynching
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a heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor
tenements
slums
20
The mechanization of agriculture in the US led directly to
an increase in production
fewer agricultural exports
less dependence on railroads by farmers
the decreasing size of the average farm
21
Immigrants from Europe entered America though _____ into NY Harbor
Angel Island
Ellis Island
New Jersey
California
22
This photograph was an example of
Reconstruction
Labor Relations' Act
Jim Crow Laws
Freedman's Bureau legislation
23
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Progressive Movement?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Homestead Act
Ballot Initiatives and Referendums
Child Labor Laws
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established popular election of US senators by the people
17th amendment
16th amendment
18th amendment
19th amednment
25
This task most likely took place in which of the following areas?
North Carolina in the cotton mills
Midwest in new factories built by industrialists
New England in new textile mills built near small rivers
Deep South near the cotton mills
26
Which leader helped establish the NAACP in 1908?
W.E.B. DuBois
Frederick Douglass
Lester Maddox
Susan B. Anthony
27
This event was a result of the passage of the
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
28
The "new immigrants" to the United States between 1871 and 1915 came primarily from
Northern and Western Europe
Southern and Eastern Europe
Latin America
East Asia
29
Who led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action?
Ida B. Wells
James Addams
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
30
Mounting resentment to immigrants led Congress to create 2 laws limited immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 & Immigration Restriction Act
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 & Labor Law, 1910
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 & Immigration Act, 1890
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 & Irish Restriction Act, 1910
31
Which area was acquired through war with Mexico?
2
1
3
4
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The Indian Wars that occurred 1860-1890 were mainly the result of
conflict with Mexico over TX and CA
the search for gold in California
the movement of settlers into the Great Plains
disputes over the spread of slavery
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Henry Ford
Electrical Power
Airplane
Assembly-line manufacturing
Telephone
34
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1892 was to
establish land-grant agricultural colleges
set up reservations for Native American Indians
assist in the construction of the railroads
encourage settlement of the West
35
In a laissez-faire economy, the government
regulates business
keeps out of the affairs of business
gives aid to business
opposes business
36
Which leader believed African Americans could earn equality by learning vocational skills?
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Oliver Hill
W.E.B. DuBois
37
Between 1880-1900 immigrants coming to the US settled in cities along the east coast because
little farmland remained to be settled in the Midwest
most immigrants came from the cities of Europe
many factory jobs were available in the East
city laws afforded special rights/protections to immigrants
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hired man, especially in the western US who tended cattle
cattle drive
immigrant
coal miner
cowboy
39
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the railroad helped fufill
conservation of natural resources
manifest destiny
racial equality
reconstruction
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Alexander Graham Bell
Electrical Power
Telephone
Airplane
Assembly-line manufacturing
41
Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, & the completion of the railroad are associated w/
building of the Erie Canal
rise of organized labor
northern migration of African Americans
decline of the Plains Indians
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JP Morgan
Steel
Transportation
Finance
Oil
43
Investigative journalists who exposed social and political corruption were known as
progressives
exploiters
muckrakers
reformers
44
Henry Ford had an impact on the US economy by
improving manufacturing to make goods more affordable
reorganizing factories to make it difficult for unions
supporting immigration as a source of labor for factories
creating corporations to produce goods more efficiently
45
Political reforms of initiative, recall, and referendum provide opportunities for citizens to
reduce government spending
increase voter turnout at elections
control campaign spending by candidates
gain greater control of their government
46
Which statement best represents what the cartoon is trying to state?
Only Southeastern Europeans were interested in coming to USA
Immigration from Southeastern Europe was encouraged
Legislation reduced immigration from Southeastern Europe
Force was used to keep immigrants from entering the US
47
In Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" did NOT violate the
14th amendment
15th amendment
16th amendment
17th amendment
48
Wright Brothers
Airplane
Telephone
Assembly-line manufacturing
Electrical Power
49
The Progressive movement was mainly a response to the
need to improve race relations in the US
industrialization and urbanization of the US
demands of the post-Civil War Southern leaders
pressure the US experienced from becoming a world power
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Steel
Railroads
Finance
Oil