U.S. History Progressivism and Reform Unit Test Review

Look at the graphic organizer. Which word best fits in the center area? a. Equality b. Activism c. Integration d. Accommodation

a. Equality

What did the People's Party believe would result from the government taking control of America's railroads and banks? a. Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers. b. Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the "common people." c. Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver. d. Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.

a. Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.

In upholding Louisiana's Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that a. Segregation did not constitute discrimination. b. the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states. c. discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order. d. segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.

a. Segregation did not constitute discrimination.

How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s? a. Populists wanted the government to make unlimited paper money. b. Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins. c. Populists wanted the government to keep the gold standard. d. Populists wanted the government to limit the amount of paper money.

b. Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.

Which results are seen in the United States because of the 19th Amendment? Select three options. a. Women prefer to work outside the home. b. Women are more likely to vote than men. c. Women continue to fight for equality in many areas. d. Women hold more authority in the workforce than men. e. Women gain political office more often than in previous years.

b. Women are more likely to vote than men. c. Women continue to fight for equality in many areas. e. Women gain political office more often than in previous years.

How did Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal help the environment? a. by ending federal irrigation projects b. by preserving the nation's forests c. by clearing and developing land d. by limiting working hours

b. by preserving the nation's forests

Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public? a. so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates b. so that railroad companies couldn't unfairly charge different rates c. so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently d. so that different railroad companies would know what to charge

b. so that railroad companies couldn't unfairly charge different rates

The Progressive movement of the 1800s promoted a. big business and minimal government involvement. b. social, economic, and political reforms. c. business trusts and monopolies. d. industrialization, urbanization, and government deregulation.

b. social, economic, and political reforms.

During which decades did the US government pass all of the Indian Appropriation Acts? a. 1800-1830s b. 1830-1860s c. 1850-1880s d. 1870-1900s

c. 1850-1880s

What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South's Jim Crow laws? a. The case had no effect on the laws. b. The case weakened the laws. c. The case strengthened the laws. d. The case invalidated the laws.

c. The case strengthened the laws.

Read the quotation from William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech. "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." Which of the following best describes Bryan's opinion about currency? a. Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy. b. Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States. c. The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States. d. Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.

c. The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.

Which area was covered under the 1862 Homestead Act? a. the East Coast b. the West Coast c. the Great Plains d. the South

c. the Great Plains

What was Upton Sinclair's main purpose in writing The Jungle? a. to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult b. to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth c. to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers d. to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws

c. to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers

Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to a. trusts. b. political machines. c. voters. d. monopolies.

c. voters

Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan's political life following the 1896 election? a. After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president. b. After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator. c. After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics. d. After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.

d. After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.