History unit 6

Which of the following statements BEST expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s? A. "America is for Americans." B. "All immigrants strengthen America." C. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses." D. "The streets are paved with gold."

A. "America is for Americans."

Many Progressives who followed the Social Gospel program believed that A. Christianity should be the basis of social reform. B. child labor encouraged discipline and a strong work ethic. C. government should not regulate business. D. laws shortening the work week were unconstitutional.

A. Christianity should be the basis of social reform.

Which of the following was one way Progressives differed from Populists? A. Progressives were typically middle class city dwellers, and Populists were mostly farmers. B. Progressives were uninterested in government regulations of business. C. Populists concerned themselves primarily with the needs of urban workers. D. Only Populists called for the direct election of senators.

A. Progressives were typically middle class city dwellers, and Populists were mostly farmers.

In the late 1800s, which of the following ideas was used most often to justify the elimination of business competition? A. Social Darwinism B. conservation C. populism D. Manifest Destiny

A. Social Darwinism

Which of the following Progressive Era muckraker's book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act? A. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle B. Frank Norris's The Octopus C. Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives D. Lincoln Steffens's The Shame of the Cities

A. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

During the late 1800s, major improvements to a nationwide system of trade were made with the A. completion of transcontinental railroad. B. construction of toll roads. C. construction of a network of canals. D. use of steamboats on rivers.

A. completion of transcontinental railroad.

After the Civil War, farmers' debt.. A. increased as a result of falling crop prices. B. decreased as a result of their stronger influence in politics. C. decreased as a result of lower transportation costs. D. increased as a result of greater crop production.

A. increased as a result of falling crop prices.

W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington most strongly disagreed over which issue? A. methods to achieve racial equality B. the constitutionality of the Sherman Antitrust Act C. the construction of the Panama Canal D. support for the Allies in World War I

A. methods to achieve racial equality

The Progressive movement supported the idea that the federal government should A. regulate big business. B. reduce the number of farms. C. reduce immigration. D. build an overseas empire

A. regulate big business.

Traditionally, immigrants had come to America for economic opportunity and A. religious freedom. B. superior education. C. police protection. D. social inequality.

A. religious freedom.

White Americans accused Chinese workers on the West Coast of? A. taking "white" jobs. B. claiming the best land. C. destroying "Oriental" schools. D. attacking railroad property.

A. taking "white" jobs.

Which of the following arguments supports the perception of big business leaders as "captains of industry"? A. Consumers were harmed by inflated prices. B. Industrialists' support for technology and new inventions benefited everyone. C. Monopolies forced small companies out of business. D. Workers' wages dropped as industrialists profited.

B. Industrialists' support for technology and new inventions benefited everyone.

How did railroads influence the growth of western territories? * A.The ability to bring in goods deterred industrial development. B. Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route. C. Towns at the ends of railroad lines became ghost towns when the lines were extended. D. Settlers moved away from Native American lands to follow the railroad routes.

B. Railroads spurred the foundation and expansion of towns along the western rail route.

Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad? A. Industrial development was stalled. B. The population of the West increased. C. Utah and Nevada became heavily settled. D. The nation shrunk in size.

B. The population of the West increased.

Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars? A. They held onto their traditional homelands. B. They were forced to live on reservations. C. They lived traditional lives on reservations throughout the North. D. They all assimilated into American culture.

B. They were forced to live on reservations.

Which of these immigrants would have been LEAST likely to encounter prejudice? A. an African American B. a Protestant C. a Catholic D. a Jew

B. a Protestant

The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in A. reduction of the president's power to manage the economy. B. government regulation of unfair business practices. C. Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote. D. increases in the power of monopolies.

B. government regulation of unfair business practices.

The Granger movement and the formation of the Populist Party were similar in that each was an effort to A. provide housing for urban dwellers. B. improve conditions for farmers. C. increase profits for railroad companies. D. end the practice of sharecropping.

B. improve conditions for farmers.

The Sherman Antitrust Act imposed limitations upon which group? A.farmers B. large corporations C. Congress D. small-business owner

B. large corporations

Most nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the A. continuation of the contract labor system. B. passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. C. assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture. D. creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants.

B. passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

The federal government formed the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee A. interstate communications. B. railroad operations across the nation. C. patent awards. D. labor union activity.

B. railroad operations across the nation.

Rural-to-urban migration was primarily motivated by A. fear of crime. B. steady employment. C. plentiful land. D. religious freedom.

B. steady employment.

Many Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called A. trusts. B. commissions. C. political machines. D. municipal services.

C. political machines.

During the late 1800s, Italian immigrants were often discriminated against because they... A. displaced slave labor in the South. B. refused to participate in local politics. C. practiced the Roman Catholic religion. D. arrived in the United States with great wealth.

C. practiced the Roman Catholic religion.

Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods? A. laissez-faire B. patents C. protective tariffs D. monopolies

C. protective tariffs

Which of the following did the Populist Party suggest would raise crop prices? A.government ownership of railroads B. a graduated income tax C. the coinage of "free silver" D. an alliance of urban workers

C. the coinage of "free silver"

Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Dawes Act in 1887? A. Native Americans agreed to sell their lands in exchange for small business loans. B. Native American lands were set aside as national parks. C. Native Americans bought additional lands to farm. D. Native American reservations were divided into smaller plots.

D. Native American reservations were divided into smaller plots.

Unlike African American men, women in the late 1800s A. had to pay a poll tax to vote. B. were able to vote under grandfather clauses. C. experienced no restrictions when voting. D. did not have the legal right to vote.

D. did not have the legal right to vote.

As farms became mechanized A. farm workers became rural entrepreneurs. B. more people became farmers. C. immigration bought more land. D. farmers moved to urban areas.

D. farmers moved to urban areas.

Most new immigrants lived in cities A. because cities were welcoming. B. to abandon their traditions. C. to meet many Americans. D. to be close to industrial jobs.

D. to be close to industrial jobs.