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d

Question 15 The picture above could correctly be described as: a. the place where immigrants were evaluated and processed before being allowed to enter the U.S. b. the first view of Chinese immigrants as they came to the U.S. c. the largest statue in the nation's capital, Washington D.C. d the first view of America seen by European immigrants.

b

Question 16 The public schools served an essential role in the process of assimilating immigrants into American society. This means that schools were a way to: a. keep young people off the street, especially the immigrants. b teach English and American customs to immigrants. c. force all groups to live and cooperate together. d. encourage child labor among immigrants.

b

Question 17 What does the phrase "American melting pot" describe? a. the rising of tenement housing in the cities b the joining of many cultures in America to become one c. the anti-immigrant feeling sweeping across America d. the segregation of the cultures in American cities

d

Question 18 What belongs in the result box above? a. Congress permanently ended all immigration to the United States. b. The Supreme Court ruled that immigrants were not entitled to the same rights as native born Americans. c. The President closed America's borders for 10 years. d Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Restriction Act.which limited immigration to the United States.

c

Question 19 Overcrowded housing, poor sanitation, harsh living conditions, lack of water and sewage facilities are all problems associated with: a. people living in all areas of America at the turn of the 20th century b. people living in the West at the turn of the 20th century c people living in the cities at the turn of the 20th century d. people living in the South at the turn of the 20th century

c

Question 2 Western settlement into the Great Plains intensified primarily after: a. the Mexican War b. the Louisiana Purchase c the Civil War d. World War I

a

Question 20 Why did migrants and immigrants flock to the cities in the late 19th and early 20th century? a There was a boom in manufacturing, and the factories were build in urban areas. b. The Homestead Act had run its course and all the public land had been taken. c. There were severe droughts which crippled farming. d. There was a strong desire to experience the various cultures that could be found in the growing cities.

a

Question 21 New York began work on the world's first subway system at the turn of the 20th century and many other cities built trolley or streetcar lines. Why was there a demand for these things? a The rising population needed to be able to move around the growing cities. b. Factories needed these lines to transport their goods to local stores. c. Most American families could only afford one car, and these lines allowed women to go shopping. d. People needed to be able to move quickly from city to city.

a

Question 22 By the early 20th century, all the states that make up the continental United States had been admitted to the union. What would have MOST encouraged this transformation? a westward migration of the population b. new wars which provided more land c. increased manufacturing d. immigration to American cities

b

Question 23 According to the graph above, in which of these periods was the TOTAL immigration rate (both new and old immigrants) the greatest? a. 1871-1880 b 1901-1910 c. 1911-1920 d. 1891-1900

c

Question 24 What conclusion could be drawn from the graph above? a. The number of "Old Immigrants" has always been more than "New Immigrants". b. There were fewer Chinese immigrants than Irish immigrants between 1871 and 1921. c The total immigrant population generally increased from 1871 to 1921. d. The number of "Old Immigrants" remained constant but "New Immigrants" greatly increased.

b

Question 25 What does this picture above best represent? a. The effects of the Great Depression in the 1930's b Living conditions in the cities at the turn of the 20th century c. The rise of industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries d. The use of public transportation in New York at the beginning of the 20th century

b

Question 26 What urbanization issue is illustrated in the photograph above taken by Jacob Riis? a. need for public transportation b overcrowded living conditions c. need for public schools d. poor working conditions

d

Question 27 Using the map above, in which region would you find the most industrial growth between 1870 and 1920? a. 3 b. 4 c. 1 d 2

x

Question 28 Which of the following innovations most directly led to the rapid growth of railroads in America? a. Barbed wire which could be used to keep buffalo off of the tracks b. The long drive, bringing cattle to the workers for food This answer is incorrect. c. The Bessemer process to produce high grade steel quickly and inexpensively d. The assembly line to manufacture engine parts quickly

a

Question 29 The rise of corporations helped fuel the growth of industry in the late 19th and early 20thcenturies by using vast wealth. How did these corporations gain their capital? a Corporations used investments of stockholders who benefited from limited liability. b. Corporations engaged only in foreign commerce, which can not be taxed by the government. c. Corporation had become monopolies in the steel industry. d. Corporations had been granted their original charters during the colonial period by the King of England.

a

Question 3 Which of the following statements describes the American cowboy? a life was marked by long cattle drives, as they took the cattle to markets b. cowboys were almost always white men who wore tall hats c. cowboys often worked on and built railroads that crossed the western frontier d. cowboys lives were full of excitement and fun

c

Question 30 Which advancements in technology is Thomas Edison is associated with developing? a. light bulb and typewriter This answer is incorrect. b. electric wiring and the phone c light bulb and electric wiring d. the phone and the light bulb

a

Question 31 Who is associated with the invention of the telephone? a Alexander Bell b. Samuel Morse c. Thomas Edison d. Christopher Sholes

c

Question 32 How did the inventions of the typewriter and the telephone affect women? a. women were forced into intolerable working conditions in offices b. women used these inventions to gain advancement in offices that were equal to men c women were hired as secretaries and operators, which was a much better job than working in the factories d. women found it easier to communicate with each other, and were constantly on the telephone gossiping

a

Question 33 Who is associated with developing the assembly line as a means of mass production during the Age of Industrialization? a Henry Ford b. Eli Whitney c. Cyrus McCormick d. Samuel Gompers

a

Question 34 The assembly line, which increases production, was faster because: a it would move the product along a conveyor belt to workers who would complete a simple task b. it would replace many workers with only a few c. it would work around the clock without a break d. it would run on cheap electricity rather than the more expensive steam engines

d

Question 35 Which of the following industrialist leaders is INCORRECTLY matched with his field? a. Carnegieà Steel b. Morganà Finance and Steel c. Rockefellerà Oil d Vanderbiltà Coal

a

Question 36 Which Supreme Court case upheld the segregation laws? a Plessy v. Ferguson b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Georgia v. Jim Crow d. Dred Scott v. Sanford

d

Question 37 Laws which segregated and limited freedoms of African Americans after Reconstruction were called: a. Limited Liability Laws b. Institution Laws c. Slave Codes d Jim Crow Laws

c

Question 38 "Separate but equal" refers to: a. the liberties guaranteed under the 1st Amendment b. the separation of church and the government c the allowing of segregation of the races in facilities as long as the facilities were equal d. providing for the backing of currency by gold and silver as long as a silver dollar was worth as much as a dollar backed by gold

c

Question 39 The excerpt above most likely came from: a. The Dred Scott court ruling b. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling c The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling d. The Civil Rights Act of 1892 This answer is incorrect.

b

Question 4 Which groups of people the most common migrants to the west in the years after the Civil War? a. immigrants from Northern and Western Europe b Southerners and African Americans trying to rebuild lives c. immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe d. urbanites from the North Eastern U.S. looking for adventure

b

Question 40 In the late 19th and early 20th Century, African Americans moved to Northern cities in search of jobs and to escape poverty and discrimination. This is referred to as: a. The Great Exodus b The Great Migration c. The Trans-Generation d. The Great Relocation

b

Question 41 Ida B. Wells is most closely associated with: a. the black suffrage movement b the anti-lynching crusade c. the women's rights movement d. the free education movement

d

Question 42 Did African-Americans who migrated to Northern cities find the equality they were looking for? a. yes, as there was not much discrimination in Northern cities b. yes, because there was a long history of equality in the North c. no, because slavery still existed in some areas of the North d no, there was still discrimination and prejudice among people rather than the government

d

Question 43 With whom did the African-Americans in the Northern cities primarily compete for jobs? a. Slaves b. Native born Americans c. Illegal Aliens d Immigrants

b

Question 44 Booker T. Washington, the founder of Tuskegee Institute, believed that black people should: a. demand higher education to enter the world of trained professionals and demand equality, providing the top 10% would open the door for the rest b learn skilled and semi-skilled positions, become a powerful economic group, then ask for social change c. demand immediate equality and riot in the streets until equality was granted d. go back to Africa and establish an enlightened nation based on democracy

c

Question 45 W.E.B. Du Bois, a co-founder of the NAACP, believed that Black people should: a. go back to Africa and establish an enlightened nation based on democracy b. demand immediate equality and riot in the streets until equality was granted c demand higher education to enter the world of trained professionals and demand equality, providing the top 10% would open the door for the rest d. learn skilled and semi-skilled positions, become a powerful economic group, then ask for change

c

Question 46 Where did African-Americans tend to settle when they moved to the cities? a. they settled in the suburbs b. they spread out, integrating each area of the city c they tended to settle in their own ethnic enclaves d. they were forced to settle in the outskirts of the city, away from the others

a

Question 47 In which region of the United States would you have most likely seen the picture above? a the South b. the North c. the West d. the Midwest

b

Question 48 The family in the photograph above is waiting for a boat along the Mississippi River to take them north in the late 1800's. What would this be an example of? a. The Civil War Refugees b The Great Migration c. The Great Depression d. The Jim Crow Laws This answer is incorrect.

a

Question 49 How would Booker T. Washington probably answer the child in the picture above? a "A farmer or mechanic" b. "An astronaut or scientist" c. "A slave or servant" d. "An artist or musician"

c

Question 5 The family above is taking advantage of The Homestead Act which, a. provided for Indian removal to reservations and opened the Great Plains to American settlers. b. granted land to railroads in exchange for transporting settlers to the frontier. c was designed to convince people to move to the west by granting 160 acres of land if they would work on it for 5 years. d. encouraged greater immigration, as most immigrants moved west to take advantage of the law.

c

Question 50 The artist of the cartoon above would most likely support: a. encouraging more immigrants to fill the labor forceb. American involvment in World War I c the restriction of immigrants in the 1920's d. the use of Jim Crow laws in the North

c

Question 6 What effect did inventions such as the steel plow, mechanical reaper, barbed wire and the steel windmill have on the West? a. People were discouraged from trying to farm, as these inventions were expensive. b. Many Americans flooded to California to find gold. c Farming in the Great Plains became more profitable and efficient. d. American Indians were able to easily adapt to a farming lifestyle rather than hunting buffalo.

b

Question 7 What should be the title of this chart? ??? Homestead Act of 1862 New Technologies Transcontinental Railroad Demand for more food resources for the growing cities a. Effects of the Great Plains Migration b Causes of the Westward Movement c. New Inventions for Farmers d. Reasons for the Rise of Cities

d

Question 8 Using the map above, which letter represents the area where people migrated in order to rebuild their lives after the Civil War through farming? a. A b. B c. E d D

c

Question 9 Using this map of Europe from 1871, from which regions did American recieve a massive increase? a. B and C b. A and C c C and D d. A and D

a

Question 13 Immigrants often worked for: a lower wages than native born Americans b. the same wages as native born Americans c. free, in order to pay their passage across the Atlantic d. higher wages than native born Americans

a

Question 14 The immigrants from Europe, as shown above, are being were evaluated and processed. Where was this photograph taken? a Ellis Island b. Golden Gate Emporium c. the District Court House of New York d. the Statue of Liberty

d

Question 1 Which of the following would best fit in the center diamond? a. The Civil War b. Downfall of the South c. World War 1 d American Growth and Expansion

b

Question 10 The difference from the "Old Immigrants" and the "New Immigrants" was that: a. There was not much difference between the two groups b Old Immigrants came from northern and western Europe, New Immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe c. Old Immigrants came from Africa, New Immigrants came from Europe d. Old Immigrants arrived with much less money than New Immigrant

a

Question 11 What was the primary reason for the massive immigration from 1871-1920? a seeking better economic opportunity b. flight from communism c. escape from political persecution d. seeking religious freedom

a

Question 12 According to the information on the chart above, we can assume that immigrants from the late 19th and early 20th centuries made their most valuable contributions: a supplying labor b. enhancing the arts, like music and literature c. providing new foods d. enriching the culture