History Test Unit 1

Explain and evaluate Fredricks Jacksons Turner's frontier thesis.

This was the thesis that the growing Western front would shape America. All the things that it had to offer would be the most important part of America. The frontier was the source of individual freedom, Political Democracy, Economic mobility, and self-reliance.

The ascendancy of the American Federation of Labor during the 1890s reflected a. a shift from broad reform goals to more limited goals. b. the increasing social conscience in the American population overall. c. the increasing radicalism of the American labor movement. d. the growing role of women in the union movement.

a. a shift from broad reform goals to more limited goals.

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis a. focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums. b. provided a fictional account of life in 1890. c. wrote about captains of industry. d. discussed the lives of wealthy Americans. e. highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution.

a. focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums.

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of wage labor during the Gilded Age? a. The introduction of freelancing and independent contract work made wage labor increasingly irrelevant. b. More and more Americans experienced wage labor as a permanent condition on the edge of poverty. c. Workers understood wage labor to be the key advantage of American industries over European competitors. d. More and more Americans viewed wage labor as a temporary stop on the path to independence. e. Unfree working conditions in American industries largely made traditional wage labor a thing of the past.

b. More and more Americans experienced wage labor as a permanent condition on the edge of poverty.

The Knights of Labor a. did not admit women. b. was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms. c. cooperated with big business. d. organized only skilled, white, native-born workers. e. never had more than a few hundred members.

b. was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms.

According of the authors of the Dawes Act, what constituted a civilized life for Native Americans in the later 19th century? a. A hunting and gathering economy and nomadic lifestyle. b. Tribal life and autonomy on the nation's reservations. c. Individual property ownership and farming on family plots. d. Skilled work and tenement life in industrial cities. e. Employment in the tourism industry and public land management.

c. Individual property ownership and farming on family plots.

How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America? a. The expansion of trains increased the efficiency of small businesses. b. The adoption of a standard railroad gage made private and federal land grants more available. c. Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods. d. Large banks were now able to locate in western railroad towns. e. The division of time into four zones allowed business to communicate by telegraph for the first time.

c. Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods.

The New South as promoted by Henry Grady a. appealed to eastern European immigrants. b. promised racial equality between blacks and whites. c. promised prosperity based on industrial expansion. d. signified the widespread economic prosperity in the region. e. meant higher wages for unskilled workers, regardless of race.

c. promised prosperity based on industrial expansion.

The Kansas Exodus meant all of the following EXCEPT a. hope for blacks to escape racial violence in the South. b. the migration of 40,000 to 60,000 African Americans to Kansas. c. the eventual return of most black migrants to the South. d. the possibility of political equality, access to education, and economic opportunity.

c. the eventual return of most black migrants to the South.

What did William G Sumner believe social classes owed each other a. Respect and equality. b. A redistribution of wealth. c. A spirit of kinship to fix the ills of society together. d. Nothing at all. e. Cooperation, in order to move ahead.

d. Nothing at all.

The Plains Indians a. had lived in peace until the Civil War. b. encouraged the influx of white settlers. c. were completely responsible for the near extinction of the buffalo. d. were treated fairly by the federal government. e. included the Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux.

e. included the Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux.