Most new immigrants lived in cities

to be close to industrial jobs.

The construction of new railroads in Florida in the late 1800s

caused an expansion of the cattle, citrus,&cigar industries.

Why did Southern states secede from the Union?

to protect their property and way of life

What contributed to the end of Reconstruction?

Voters and politicians became interested in other issues.

Which of the following describes Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?

He wanted to reunify the nation.

How did mass culture signify a change in American life?

Americans became more alike in their purchasing.

Corporations had the important advantage of

reducing the financial risk for individual investors.

Which of the following did the Populist Party suggest would raise crop prices?

the coinage of “free silver”

Which of the following best describes Native Americans’ situation @ the end of the Indian Wars?

forced to move west or north or to live on reservations.

Why was the Farmers’ Alliance formed in the 1870s?

to negotiate lower prices for supplies

The federal government formed the Interstate Commerce Commission to

monitor railroad operations across state lines.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country.

The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of

the Dawes General Allotment Act.

Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States

were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy.

The Haymarket Riot in 1886 led to the

public’s suspicion of unions.

The cartoon above implies that Tweed

used corrupt practices to run New York City.

Among the reasons that the death rates in the Civil War were higher than any previous fighting

was the use of more accurate rifles and deadlier bullets.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was a federal agency established to

aid formerly enslaved African Americans after Civil War

The Compromise of 1850

admitted California as a free state.

A plan for Reconstruction of the South was needed because

no guidance from Const. on secession/re-admission of states

The Emancipation Proclamation

redefined the war as being “about slavery.”

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1
Most new immigrants lived in cities
to meet many Americans.
to abandon their traditions.
to be close to industrial jobs.
because cities were welcoming.
2
Homesteaders on the plains usually built homes of
sod
bricks
wood
stone
3
Workers used which to negotiate for better wages, hours, and working conditions?
collective bargaining
mass production
trusts
4
Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?
Uriah Smith Stephens
Terence V. Powderly
Samuel Gompers
Eugene V. Debs
5
What journalist called attention to the living conditions of tenement-dwellers?
Frederick Olmsted
Jacob Riis
Elisha Otis
Daniel Burnham
6
The construction of new railroads in Florida in the late 1800s
led to lower land prices.
damaged the state’s lumber industry.
increased the need for port cities.
caused an expansion of the cattle, citrus,&cigar industries.
7
Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play?
telegraph technology
Bessemer process
electricity
refrigeration
8
Why did Southern states secede from the Union?
to win the support of France and Great Britain
to strengthen economic ties with the North
to protect their property and way of life
to increase their influence in national government
9
How was federal authority affected by the war?
It was abolished.
It was established.
It was unchanged.
It was strengthened.
10
What contributed to the end of Reconstruction?
Voters and politicians became interested in other issues.
The national economy strengthened.
A military presence remained in the South.
The Supreme Court protected African American freedoms.
11
Which of the following describes Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?
He demanded equality for African Americans.
He refused to grant pardons to former Confederates.
He wanted to reunify the nation.
12
How did mass culture signify a change in American life?
new mid-class tried tocreate completely independent identity
Americans became more alike in their purchasing.
A class of trendsetters emerged from the middle class.
Rich and poor people used the exact same goods.
13
Urban leaders counted on schools to
train professional police officers.
develop new forms of popular entertainment.
support art and history museums.
Americanize new immigrants.
14
One advantage that the South had in the Civil War was its
mechanized factories.
strong military tradition.
large population.
large railroad network.
15
Corporations had the important advantage of
developing into monopolies.
reducing the financial risk for individual investors.
being run by an individual or a family.
keeping prices high.
16
The Underground Railroad hid runaway slaves and moved them to
the West and California.
the South and Mexico.
the East and Virginia.
the North and Canada
17
Which of the following did the Populist Party suggest would raise crop prices?
a graduated income tax
an alliance of urban workers
government ownership of railroads
the coinage of “free silver”
18
Which of the following best describes Native Americans’ situation @ the end of the Indian Wars?
forced to move west or north or to live on reservations.
They held onto their traditional homelands.
lived traditional lives on reservations through the North.
They assimilated into American culture.
19
As farms became mechanized,
farmers moved to urban areas.
farm workers became rural entrepreneurs.
more people became farmers.
immigrants bought more land.
20
Why was the Farmers’ Alliance formed in the 1870s?
to negotiate lower prices for supplies
to fight foreign competition
to eradicate the boll weevil
to improve agricultural equipment
21
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved African Americans
living on free soil were considered free
were entitled to sue in courts.
were citizens
were property
22
Which of the following revoked Southern blacks’ civil rights?
Fifteenth Amendment
local and state laws
Fourteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1875
23
The agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the
industrialized North.
European-influenced North.
more liberal North.
colder North.
24
The federal government formed the Interstate Commerce Commission to
monitor railroad operations across state lines.
oversee the communications industry.
issue patents for new innovations.
25
Which system involves combining many firms in the same business?
vertical integration
Social Darwinism
horizontal integration
26
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country.
forced Chinese children to attend segregated schools.
stripped Chinese Americans of their U.S. citizenship.
barred U.S. cities from hiring Chinese workers.
27
The assimilation of Native Americans was a goal of
the Battle of Little Big Horn.
leaders such as Crazy Horse.
leaders such as Chief Joseph.
the Dawes General Allotment Act.
28
Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
potential employment
poor economic conditions
religious persecution
lack of food
29
Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States
allowed them to bring many belongings.
were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy.
were in first class steamship cabins.
were spacious and inexpensive.
30
Which of the following terms describes General Sherman’s march across Georgia?
blockade
total war
siege
31
The Haymarket Riot in 1886 led to the
decline of the Wobblies.
arrest of Eugene V. Debs.
public’s suspicion of unions.
32
Abolitionists believed that
freed slaves would compete with whites for jobs.
slavery was morally wrong.
slavery should be extended into the territories.
slaves were healthier & happier than Northern wage workers
33
The cartoon above implies that Tweed
interfered in the presidential election of 1866.
relied on intimidation to keep African Americans from voting
used corrupt practices to run New York City.
34
In an effort to rebuild their prewar world, many Southern states
prohibited violence against African Americans.
established black codes.
elected Radical Republicans to Congress.
encouraged African Americans to vote.
35
To what group of people did Populism primarily appeal?
farmers
city dwellers
women
African Americans
36
Which battle turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?
the Battle of Fredericksburg
the Battle of Gettysburg
the Battle of Petersburg
the Battle of Chancellorsville
37
The first great boom in the West was spurred by
mining
ranching
railroad
vigilantes
38
Among the reasons that the death rates in the Civil War were higher than any previous fighting
was the use of more accurate rifles and deadlier bullets.
was the use of poison gas and mines by both sides.
were policies on both sides that forbade surrendering
was that excellent medical care led soldiers to be riskier
39
The Freedmen’s Bureau was a federal agency established to
bring end to slavery in western territories after Civil War
help formerly enslaved African Americans move to the North
process petitions of African Americans hoping to become free
aid formerly enslaved African Americans after Civil War
40
Who attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry to start a revolution and ending slavery?
John Brown
Andrew Butler
Robert E. Lee
41
The Compromise of 1850
prohibited popular sovereignty.
admitted Texas as a slave state.
admitted California as a free state.
freed all the slaves
42
Which of the following is one advantage that the North had over the South?
The North was colder.
The North grew more cotton.
The North had more industries.
43
Which of these technologies was a part of the Second Industrial Revolution but not the First?
water-powered machines
textile machines
hand-held tools
electrical power
44
A major success of Reconstruction in the South was the establishment of
an economy based on cotton.
a tax-supported school system.
a medical care program.
a barter-and-credit system.
45
In contrast to white settlers, Native Americans viewed nature as
a resource to provide wealth.
sacred
less important than railroads.
pleasant
46
A plan for Reconstruction of the South was needed because
many new citizens had joined the nation during the war
no guidance from Const. on secession/re-admission of states
political fate of the Confederate states had been decided
47
Which guaranteed full citizenship status and rights to every person born in the United States?
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Fifteenth Amendment
the Wilmot Proviso
the Fourteenth Amendment
48
The Emancipation Proclamation
redefined the war as being “about slavery.”
marked a turning point in the Union effort in the West.
freed all enslaved people in the Union.
encouraged the Southern states to surrender.

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