Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared

slaves in Confederate states to be free.

With the fall of Vicksburg, Union forces

gained control of the Mississippi River.

All of these beliefs caused the wave of nativism in the early 1900s except

that immigrants would not work.

Why did many Jews emigrate from eastern Europe

to escape religious persecution

Under Congressional Reconstruction, political power in the South shifted to

former slaves and whites who had been loyal to the U.S.

What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.

How were farms affected by the growth of big business?

New machinery provided farms a greater crop yield.

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

attempts to keep people from voting

Why did so many Mexicans come to the U.S. between 1910 and 1920?

to escape the Mexican Revolution

Why were immigrants often met with resentment?

People thought they took jobs away from citizens.

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U.S. History (Part II)

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1
Who led the South under President Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
federal troops
wealthy white planters
carpetbaggers and scalawags
black Republicans
2
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared
slaves in U.S. territories to be free.
slaves in Confederate states to be free.
all slaves to be forever free.
slaves in Union slave states to be free.
3
Which group of people was most affected by the bans on immigration?
Mexicans
Asians
Africans
Germans
4
What was an effect of the high tariffs on imported goods after the Civil War?
The cost of domestic goods increased..
The quality of products decreased.
New business growth was discouraged.
Foreign competition decreased.
5
Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau??
job security
land distribution
educational opportunity
free medical care
6
Most Chinese immigrants to the U.S. between 1850 and 1882 were
families.
single men.
teenagers.
single women.
7
Which of these was a result of immigration in the United States?
high-rise buildings
public school systems
religious freedom
cultural diversity
8
With the fall of Vicksburg, Union forces
gained control of the Mississippi River.
proved the value of ironclad ships.
controlled all southern ports.
showed that black soldiers were brave.
9
All of these beliefs caused the wave of nativism in the early 1900s except
that immigrants were criminals.
that immigrants competed for jobs.
that immigrants caused slums.
that immigrants would not work.
10
Why did many Jews emigrate from eastern Europe
to escape poverty
to attend universities
to escape religious persecution
to become entrepreneurs
11
Under Congressional Reconstruction, political power in the South shifted to
the Ku Klux Klan.
former slaves and whites who had been loyal to the U.S.
former Confederate leaders.
white southern Democrats.
12
Which is true about most immigrants to the U.S.?
They offered their skills but demanded high wages.
They earned a lot of money and returned to their homeland.
They fit in very easily.
They helped build the economy
13
What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.
Jim Crow laws are unconstitutional.
Public facilities should be available to all races.
Integration of schools is required by law.
14
How were farms affected by the growth of big business?
Farms were bought up by factory owners.
New machinery was too expensive for commercial farms.
Farms were sold because food products were imported.
New machinery provided farms a greater crop yield.
15
What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?
attacks on political leaders
opposition to new state governments
misuse of tax money
attempts to keep people from voting
16
Which of these would prevent an immigrant from entering the United States?
failure to pass a health exam
failure to have a permanent job
inability to pay the entrance fee
inability to speak English
17
Who led the labor group called the American Federation of Labor?
William Vanderbilt
Samuel Gompers
Max Blank
Leland Stanford
18
Nearly half of the Italian immigrants eventually
worked in garment factories.
joined criminal gangs.
settled in California.
returned to Italy.
19
Why did so many Mexicans come to the U.S. between 1910 and 1920?
to claim lands lost during the Mexican America War
to search for gold
to flee religious persecution
to escape the Mexican Revolution
20
Why were immigrants often met with resentment?
People thought the country would become too crowded.
People thought they took jobs away from citizens.
People were envious of their wealth and experience.
People were afraid they would take over the country.
21
Hopes for a quick end to the war disappeared with the
Battle of Gettysburg.
Merrimac and Monitor Battle.
Battle of Bull Run.
Battle of Antietam.
22
Which document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg address?
Emancipation Proclamation
Preamble to the Constitution
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
23
How did monopolies threaten the free enterprise system?
by increasing foreign trade
by reducing prices
by encouraging labor disputes
by eliminating competition
24
Who said "Steel is King"?
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
William Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
25
What did assimilation require of immigrants?
adapting to a new way of life
changing religious beliefs
working on farms
purchasing businesses

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