U.S. History 1/12/22 Quiz (Progressive Era)
Base your answers to questions 21 and 22 on the pamphlet below as well as your knowledge of social studies. Source: Excerpt from IWW-produced pamphlet "With drops of blood. The history of the Industrial workers of the world has been written ..." Wm. Haywood. Secretary. Chicago 1919 *Image of Fatalities of Workers Rights Advocates 21. Which statement best expresses the claim put forth in this Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) pamphlet? (1) The advocacy of the IWW was brutally opposed by those who profited from the exploitation of industrial workers (2) The IWW's tactics included many illegal and murderous acts. (3) IWW members should use violence against those who oppose them. (4) The advocacy of the IWW for industrial workers has been peaceful and easy
(1) The advocacy of the IWW was brutally opposed by those who profited from the exploitation of industrial workers
Base your answers to questions 9 and 10 on the speakers' statements below as well as your knowledge of social studies. Speaker A: Refutes Child Labour SPeaker B:Laissez Faire Government Supporter Speaker C: Strongly AGainst Monopolies Speaker D: Big Business SUpporter 10. Which two speakers represent the beliefs of many reformers during the Progressive Era (1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and C (4) B and D
(2) A and C
Base your answers to questions 29 and 30 on the map below as well as your knowledge of social studies. *Map of women's suffrage laws across the U.S. with the West being more Lenient before the Amendment was passed 29. Which statement is accurate about the information contained in the map? (1) Before 1920, many states allowed women some voting privileges. (2) Before 1920, southern states allowed women full voting rights. (3) Western states lagged behind other states in granting women voting rights. (4) Suffrage was not sought by American women until 1920
(1) Before 1920, many states allowed women some voting privileges.
Base your answers to questions 17 and 18 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "...we meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the Legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench (the judges). The people are demoralized; most of the States have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places to prevent universal intimidation and bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced, business prostrated, homes covered with mortgages, labor impoverished, and the land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right to organize for self- protection, imported pauperized labor beats down their wages, a hireling standing army, unrecognized by our laws, is established to shoot them down, and they are rapidly degenerating into European conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes—tramps and millionaires." Source: Populist Party Platform also known as The Omaha Platform 1892 18. What civic action does this document provide evidence of? (1) Lobbying against political corruption (2) Formation of a third political party (3) Civil disobedience against land speculators (4) Proposal of a Constitutional amendment establishing the secret ballot
(1) Lobbying against political corruption
Base your answers to questions 29 and 30 on the map below as well as your knowledge of social studies. *Map of women's suffrage laws across the U.S. with the West being more Lenient before the Amendment was passed 30. What event occurred after the developments illustrated in the map? (1) The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (2) The repeal of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution (3) The founding of the National Woman's Party (4) The march on Washington for woman's suffrage
(1) The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Base your answers to questions 15 and 16 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "...The farmer who goes forth in the morning and toils all day... is as much a businessman as the man who [works on Wall Street].... We are fighting in the defense of our homes, our families, and posterity...I tell you that the great cities rest upon these broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in this country..." Source: William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold speech at Democratic National Convention, 1896 16. Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in this speech excerpt? (1) The success of farms and farmers should be the priority in US politics because all Americans depend on the food they produce. (2) The success of cities should be the priority in US politics because all Americans depend on the goods they produce. (3) The Democratic Party should pass laws that recognize American farmers as businessmen. (4) The Democratic Party should support Wall Street businessmen in their policies
(1) The success of farms and farmers should be the priority in US politics because all Americans depend on the food they produce.
Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the newspaper headlines below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "Governor Defeated in Recall Election" "Referendum Held on Term Limits" "Conservationists Propose Initiative on National Parks" 23. These headlines are all examples of Progressive Era reforms designed to (1) place more power in the hands of the voters (2) strengthen the power of state legislatures (3) decrease States rights and increase federal power (4) exclude specific ethnic groups from the political process
(1) place more power in the hands of the voters
"What was worked out at Ford was the practice of moving the work from one worker to another until it became a complete unit, then arranging the flow of these units at the right time and the right place to a moving final assembly line from which came a finished product. Regardless of earlier uses of some of these principles, the direct line of succession of mass production and its intensification into automation stems directly from what we worked out at Ford Motor Company between 1908 and 1913..." Source: Sorensen, Charles, E., My Forty Years with Ford (1956) 7. How did U.S. society respond to the development described above? (1) People stopped purchasing as many automobiles. (2) Businesses adopted these faster production methods and grew exponentially. (3) The American economy shrank due to a glut of consumer goods. (4) American laborers enjoyed a more relaxed pace of work
(2) Businesses adopted these faster production methods and grew exponentially.
"What was worked out at Ford was the practice of moving the work from one worker to another until it became a complete unit, then arranging the flow of these units at the right time and the right place to a moving final assembly line from which came a finished product. Regardless of earlier uses of some of these principles, the direct line of succession of mass production and its intensification into automation stems directly from what we worked out at Ford Motor Company between 1908 and 1913..." Source: Sorensen, Charles, E., My Forty Years with Ford (1956) 8. What effect did the practice described above have on industrial workers in the United States? (1) It gave laborers a better sense of purpose in their work (2) It led to the need for more workers to accomplish the same work (3) It reduced work to repetitive tasks easily performed by machines (4) It created more professionalism among the industrial workers
(2) It led to the need for more workers to accomplish the same work
*No Image (IMage of the Patent for the First telephone) 4. Which claim below best describes the effects of the invention of the telephone? (1) Organizing business deals became more cumbersome in the 1880s. (2) Its facilitation of communication contributed to business growth. (3) Its facilitation of communication led to political controversy. (4) It led to the passage of reforms to the patent system.
(2) Its facilitation of communication contributed to business growth
Base your answers to questions 25 and 26 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "The income tax is a just law. It simply intends to put the burdens of government justly upon the backs of the people. I am in favor of an income tax. When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours ..." Source: William Jennings Bryan's " Cross of Gold " speech to the Democratic National Convention, 1896 26. The creation of a federal income tax can be understood as part of Progressive Era reforms because it (1) Let wealthy individuals avoid the tax and instead invest their money (2) Taxed people in proportion to their wealth and funded federal government reform programs (3) Put all the funds generated by the tax into the military budget (4) Required corporations to pay personal income tax
(2) Taxed people in proportion to their wealth and funded federal government reform programs
Base your answers to questions 25 and 26 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "The income tax is a just law. It simply intends to put the burdens of government justly upon the backs of the people. I am in favor of an income tax. When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours ..." Source: William Jennings Bryan's " Cross of Gold " speech to the Democratic National Convention, 1896 25. The opinion expressed by William Jennings Bryan in this speech excerpt was written into law in (1) The Democratic Party Platform of 1896 (2) The 16th Amendment to the Constitution (3) The 17th Amendment to the Constitution (4) The 18th Amendment to the Constitution
(2) The 16th Amendment to the Constitution
Base your answers to questions 13 and 14 on the poem below as well as your knowledge of social studies. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Note: This poem poem was carved on the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in NY Harbor in 1903 A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome.... "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. Source: Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus," (1883). 14. Emma Lazarus's poem was most likely carved onto the base of New York's Harbor's Statue of Liberty because (1) The U.S. wanted all to know that the U.S. is unwilling to accept immigrants and refugees in its national border. (2) The U.S. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war and oppression. (3) The New York Harbor needed a lighthouse to protect its shoreline from intruders. (4) Every American citizen supported open immigration policies to the United States.
(2) The U.S. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war and oppression.
Joint Resolutions Of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New-York In relation to ENLARGING THE LOCKS ON THE ERIE CANAL. At a joint meeting of the Canal Committees of the Senate and Assembly, to take into consideration the increased and constantly increasing tonnage on our canals, held in the Senate Chamber March 25th, 1863, and adjourned from time to time, for consultation upon the subject they have agreed upon the following resolution, which, if adopted and carried out, will inaugurate a policy that will continue to this State its share of western trade and tonnage.... Source: New York Legislature. "Resolution on Enlarging the Locks of the Erie Canal." Albany, NY: New York Legislature: Passed in April 1863 5. 6. Based on this introduction to a resolution, what role did state governments play in the economy? (1) They adopted a laissez-faire role, allowing private businesses to grow the economy without government intervention or help. (2) They spent public money on infrastructure projects designed to help businesses grow and profit. 3) They defended Native American land claims against speculators on western lands (4) They forbid private businesses to use canals and railroads built with funding from the state government
(2) They spent public money on infrastructure projects designed to help businesses grow and profit.
Base your answers to questions 11 and 12 on the charts below as well as your knowledge of social studies. *Chart That States that The rise in Manufacturing Correlates With A Rise in Immigration 12. Which action was most likely taken as a response to the events described in the two charts above? (1) Manufacturers employed only workers born on U.S. soil. (2) Workers' organizations published their materials in many languages. (3) Factory owners paid high wages to immigrant workers. (4) Immigrants purchased the majority of factories in the U.S. at this time
(2) Workers' organizations published their materials in many languages.
Base your answers to questions 19 and 20 on the political cartoon below as well as your knowledge of social studies. * IMage of The Government Being Poor From Unemployed, Striking Workers 20. What could a historian best use this cartoon as evidence of? (1) The laziness of American workers (2) The futility of labor and capital cooperation (3) A desire among some Americans for an end to conflict between labor and capital (4) A hatred of cooperation between labor and capital by most Americans
(3) A desire among some Americans for an end to conflict between labor and capital
Joint Resolutions Of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New-York In relation to ENLARGING THE LOCKS ON THE ERIE CANAL. At a joint meeting of the Canal Committees of the Senate and Assembly, to take into consideration the increased and constantly increasing tonnage on our canals, held in the Senate Chamber March 25th, 1863, and adjourned from time to time, for consultation upon the subject they have agreed upon the following resolution, which, if adopted and carried out, will inaugurate a policy that will continue to this State its share of western trade and tonnage.... Source: New York Legislature. "Resolution on Enlarging the Locks of the Erie Canal." Albany, NY: New York Legislature: Passed in April 1863 5. Based on this introduction to a resolution, what effect did the Erie Canal have on the economy? (1) It fortified U.S. military strength along the NY border with Canada (2) It damaged the agricultural economy of the Western states (3) It contributed to growing industrialization in towns and cities along its route. (4) It forced western farmers to find new markets outside the United States
(3) It contributed to growing industrialization in towns and cities along its route.
Base your answers to questions 27 and 28 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. ....In the fifteen states south of the Mason and Dixon line, there were in 1910, 8,788,901 white women and 4,316,565 negro women or 4,472,336 more white than negro women. The number of white women out- numbered both negro males and females by nearly half a million. If the South is really in earnest in its desire to maintain white supremacy, its surest tactics is to indorse (sic) the Federal [woman's] Suffrage Amendment..... Source: Excerpt from a letter by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Congressman Edwin Webb of North Carolina, January 5, 1918 27. Which of the following most closely states Ms. Chapman Catt's claim in this excerpted letter? (1) Passing national woman's suffrage will help negro women and men as well as white women. (2) The population of the southern states is outnumbered by that in the northern states. (3) Southern members of Congress should support women's suffrage because white women will uphold racism in the south. (4) Southern Congress people should support women's suffrage because white women will vote against racist policies in the south
(3) Southern members of Congress should support women's suffrage because white women will uphold racism in the south.
Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the newspaper headlines below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "Governor Defeated in Recall Election" "Referendum Held on Term Limits" "Conservationists Propose Initiative on National Parks" 24. These headlines are most likely from newspapers published in which decade? (1) The 1990s (2) The 1790s (3) The 1910s (4) The 2000s
(3) The 1910s
Base your answers to questions 15 and 16 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "...The farmer who goes forth in the morning and toils all day... is as much a businessman as the man who [works on Wall Street].... We are fighting in the defense of our homes, our families, and posterity...I tell you that the great cities rest upon these broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in this country..." Source: William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold speech at Democratic National Convention, 1896 15. This speech excerpt best provides evidence of what development in the late 19th century United States? (1) The rise of a political movement advocating for the interests of businessmen. (2) The burning down of cities across the nation. (3) The rise of a political movement representing farmers' interests. (4) The rise of a political movement to install crosses of gold in every schoolroom.
(3) The rise of a political movement representing farmers' interests.
Base your answers to questions 21 and 22 on the pamphlet below as well as your knowledge of social studies. Source: Excerpt from IWW-produced pamphlet "With drops of blood. The history of the Industrial workers of the world has been written ..." Wm. Haywood. Secretary. Chicago 1919 *Image of Fatalities of Workers Rights Advocates 22. Who is most likely the audience of this pamphlet? (1) Those attempting to jail William Haywood, as evidence of his innocence (2) Industrialists who targeted IWW members and violated their rights (3) Workers who might be persuaded to sympathize with or join the IWW (4) Children who could use it to learn about the history of the IWW
(3) Workers who might be persuaded to sympathize with or join the IWW
Base your answers to questions 13 and 14 on the poem below as well as your knowledge of social studies. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Note: This poem poem was carved on the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in NY Harbor in 1903 A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome.... "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. Source: Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus," (1883). 13. According to this poem, what factors pushed immigrants to come to the United States? (1) a desire to live with their family members who were already settled there (2) a desire to see the natural beauty of the United States (3) a need to escape poverty, oppression and war in their countries of origin (4) to make their fortunes as businessmen in the U.S.'s booming economy
(3) a need to escape poverty, oppression and war in their countries of origin
Base your answers to questions 17 and 18 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. "...we meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box, the Legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench (the judges). The people are demoralized; most of the States have been compelled to isolate the voters at the polling places to prevent universal intimidation and bribery. The newspapers are largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion silenced, business prostrated, homes covered with mortgages, labor impoverished, and the land concentrating in the hands of capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right to organize for self- protection, imported pauperized labor beats down their wages, a hireling standing army, unrecognized by our laws, is established to shoot them down, and they are rapidly degenerating into European conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes—tramps and millionaires." Source: Populist Party Platform also known as The Omaha Platform 1892 17. Which evidence best supports the claims made in this Party platform preface? (1) the rise of labor organizations representing the rights of workers during this time (2) the passage of reforms breaking up corporation that monopolized industries (3) deadly attacks on striking workers by the private Pinkerton security firm (4) the degeneration of European economic conditions
(3) deadly attacks on striking workers by the private Pinkerton security firm
Base your answers to questions 27 and 28 on the document excerpted below as well as your knowledge of social studies. ....In the fifteen states south of the Mason and Dixon line, there were in 1910, 8,788,901 white women and 4,316,565 negro women or 4,472,336 more white than negro women. The number of white women out- numbered both negro males and females by nearly half a million. If the South is really in earnest in its desire to maintain white supremacy, its surest tactics is to indorse (sic) the Federal [woman's] Suffrage Amendment..... Source: Excerpt from a letter by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Congressman Edwin Webb of North Carolina, January 5, 1918 28. Which is the best use for this letter excerpt by a historian ? (1) To establish the populations of the fifteen states south of the Mason and Dixon line in 1910. (2) As proof of Congressman Edwin Webb's support for federal women's suffrage in 1910. (3) As proof that Chapman Catt valued all U.S. citizen's political power equally. (4) As proof that Chapman Catt was willing to make deals with white supremacists in exchange for their support for women's suffrage
(4) As proof that Chapman Catt was willing to make deals with white supremacists in exchange for their support for women's suffrage
Base your answers to questions 19 and 20 on the political cartoon below as well as your knowledge of social studies. * IMage of The Government Being Poor From Unemployed, Striking Workers 19. Which statement most accurately describes the main argument made in this 1919 cartoon? (1) Labor and management have the same economic goals. (2) The federal government should take ownership of major industries. (3) Organized workers are more productive than nonunion workers. (4) Disputes between labor and the leaders of business are hurting the economy
(4) Disputes between labor and the leaders of business are hurting the economy
Base your answers to questions 11 and 12 on the charts below as well as your knowledge of social studies. *Chart That States that The rise in Manufacturing Correlates With A Rise in Immigration 11. Which claim is best supported by the evidence in these charts? (1) Industrialization in the U.S. coincided with a decrease in immigration to the country. (2) The manufacturing sector provided only a small number of jobs during Industrialization. (3) Immigrant women did not participate in manufacturing in the U.S. because their cultures forbid them from working. (4) Immigration to the U.S. provided a steady source of laborers for a rapidly growing manufacturing sector
(4) Immigration to the U.S. provided a steady source of laborers for a rapidly growing manufacturing sector
Base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the graphic organizer below and your knowledge of social studies. -Policy of Open Immigration -Available Natural Resources -Abundant Food Supply -Government Policies that Support Business __________________________________________ 2. Which event is most closely associated with the developments displayed above? (1) The assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2) The Indian Removal Act (3) The Pullman railroad strike (4) The U.S. entry into World War I
(4) The U.S. entry into World War I
*No Image (IMage of the Patent for the First telephone) 3. Who was the intended audience of this document? (1) Scientists worldwide so that the invention could benefit all of humanity (2) Alexander Graham Bell's students studying the principles of electric current (3) Engineers who worked for Alexander Graham Bell so that they could construct telephones (4) U.S. Patent officials so that they could register Alexander Graham Bell's invention as his property
(4) U.S. Patent officials so that they could register Alexander Graham Bell's invention as his property
Base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the graphic organizer below and your knowledge of social studies. -Policy of Open Immigration -Available Natural Resources -Abundant Food Supply -Government Policies that Support Business __________________________________________ 1. Which title is most appropriate for this graphic organizer? (1) Rise of Labor Unions (2) Innovations and Technology (3) Vertical Integration of Business (4) Factors Contributing to Industrialization
4) Factors Contributing to Industrialization
Base your answers to questions 9 and 10 on the speakers' statements below as well as your knowledge of social studies. Speaker A: Refutes Child Labour SPeaker B:Laissez Faire Government Supporter Speaker C: Strongly AGainst Monopolies Speaker D: Big Business SUpporter 9. What would Speaker B most likely want the federal government to do? (1) Regulate child labor. (2) Adopt a progressive income tax. (3) Strengthen the immigration laws. (4) Support the concept of Social Darwinism.
4) Support the concept of Social Darwinism.