History Unit Test

Which of the following best describes the main way that Upton Sinclair gathered research for The Jungle? He hired investigators to spy on activities in a meat-packing plant. He spent two years doing research in libraries all over America. He went undercover as a worker in a meat-packing plant. He interviewed experts in the meat-packing industry.

He went undercover as a worker in a meat-packing plant.

Which of the following did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826? She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women. She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception. She organized the Seneca Falls Convention. She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.

She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.

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? Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy. Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States. The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States. Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.

The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.

How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement? Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote. Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote. Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement. Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.

Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.

For which of the following was Homer Plessy arrested? sitting in a "whites only" rail car sitting in a "whites only" movie theater appealing a court decision about segregation attempting to vote in an election

sitting in a "whites only" rail car

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

so that railroad companies couldn't unfairly charge different rates

Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles? the temperance movement the abolition movement the suffrage movement the property rights movement

the abolition movement

Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt's "Winning Plan" to achieve national women's suffrage? to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states to campaign strongly for women's suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to win women's suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states

to win women's suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment

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

by preserving the nation's forests

What was one way Progressives wanted to protect the rights of children? by increasing their freedom by eliminating child labor by decreasing school hours by restricting child labor

by restricting child labor

In what year was the Women's Christian Temperance Union formed? 1859 1870 1874 1910

1874

Look at the chart. Year Approximate Number of Settlement Houses in the US 1900 100 1910 400 Which conclusion does the chart support? Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910. Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910. Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910. Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.

Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.

How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens? Addams worked to preach social justice; Steffens worked to help the less fortunate. Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice. Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government. Addams worked to reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants

Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.

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

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

Women's suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure? an initiative a recall a referendum a direct primary

an initiative