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100
The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called: A. Renewal B. Reconstruction C. Westward Expansion D. Underground Railroad
What is B- reconstruction?
100
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to: A. encourage settlement of the West. B. set up reservations for Native Americans. C. establish land‐grant colleges. D. assist in the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
What is A- encourage settlement of the West?
100
Most immigrants who came to the United States during the early 1900s headed directly for cities in the Northeast for all the following reasons EXCEPT: A. They formed communities where others spoke their language. B. They had land for farming. C. Jobs were plentiful. D. They could live with others who followed the same traditions.
What is B- they had land for farming?
100
This occurred during Industrialization? A. Cheaper manufactured goods B. Higher‐quality manufactured goods C. Fewer choices of goods for consumers D. Increased price of all goods
What is A- Cheaper manufactured goods?
100
This event occurred during the 20th Century: A. Election of Abraham Lincoln B. European discovery of America C. Invention of television D. Signing of the Declaration of Independence
What is C- Invention of television?
200
In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln: A. issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. B. honored the soldiers who had died fighting for liberty and equality. C. named General Ulysses S. Grant to lead the Union Army. D. created the Freedmen’s Bureau to help African Americans in the South.
What is B- honored the soldiers who had died fighting for liberty and equality?
200
The belief of many Americans that expanding westward was natural and right for the United States was known as: A. The Louisiana Purchase. B. Common Sense. C. Natural Rights. D. Manifest Destiny.
What is D- Manifest Destiny?
200
In the late 1800s, most of the immigrants who came to the United States: A. spoke English well. B. had little or no money. C. settled in rural areas. D. found high‐paying jobs.
What is B had little or no money?
200
A labor union is: A. an organization in which workers unite for better wages and working conditions. B. an organization of people who own different kinds of businesses. C. a way of building such things as cars more easily and effectively. D. an organization of people who don’t want to work
What is A. an organization in which workers unite for better wages and working conditions?
200
Between 1870 and 1924, nearly 26 million people entered the United States from other countries. A person who leaves one country to live in another is called: A. an immigrant. B. a homesteader. C. a shareholder. D. a citizen.
What is A- an immigrant?
300
This was a new technology during the Civil War era? A. telephone B. tanks C. airplane D. telegraph
What is D- telegraph?
300
Scarcity was one reason that some people chose to travel west during the 1800s. This is an example of scarcity that was a cause of Westward Expansion? A. Buffalo B. Land C. Gold D. Weapons
What is B- land?
300
This monument represents America’s welcome to immigrants from other countries: A. Lincoln Memorial B. Statue of Liberty C. Empire State Building D. Washington Monument
What is B- the Statue of Liberty?
300
The method of building cars, invented by Henry Ford, in which workers fit the parts to the car as it is carried past on a moving belt is called: A. a sweat shop. B. tenements. C. a labor union. D. an assembly line.
What is D- an assembly line?
300
In 1919, Congress passed this amendment, which gave women the right to vote. A. Sixteenth B. Seventeenth C. Eighteenth D. Nineteenth
What is D- 19th?
400
The Jim Crow laws of the Reconstruction period were attempts by: A. the Federal Government to improve the lives of African‐Americans. B. state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African‐Americans. C. states building schools for African‐American children. D. all parts of government to rebuild cities in the south.
What is A- the federal Government to improve the lives of African Americans?
400
Products could be moved in a faster, cheaper, and safer way due to: A. the cowboys and cattle drives. B. the Transcontinental Railroad and the Erie Canal. C. Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny. D. the Trail of Tears and the Oregon Trail.
What is B. the Transcontinental Railroad and the Erie Canal?
400
This industry hired thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants to work in the West A. The steel industry B. The oil industry C. The railroad industry D. The telephone industry
What is C- the Railroad Industry?
400
Susan’s company produces toys. This year, they introduced a new toy called the Pretty Polly doll. The doll has become incredibly popular, and Susan is concerned because the company does not have enough dolls to sell to everyone who wants them. This is considered a: A. surplus. B. shortage. C. demand. D. market.
What is B-shortage?
400
During the Great Depression when banks failed and Americans lost money: A. people bought fewer goods and factory workers lost their jobs. B. people in France and Britain sent donations of food and money. C. only people who had invested in the stock market could pay for food. D. the government gave all homeless people free houses.
What is A- people bought fewer goods and factory workers lost their jobs?
500
The North believed it would win the Civil War because it had: A. more plantations. B. better generals. C. more factories. D. better ships.
What is C- more factories?
500
In the 1800s the United States government set up reservations for Native Americans. The purpose of the reservations were: A. To provide Native Americans with good homes and give them resources B. To remove Native Americans from the lands where white settlers wanted to live C. To give the Native Americans more land to hunt and farm D. To prevent the extinction of the buffalo because the Native Americans were killing all of them
What is B. To remove Native Americans from the lands where white settlers wanted to live?
500
There were both positive and negative effects on the immigrants who came to this country. One positive effect was: A. prejudice. B. poor housing. C. freedom from persecution. D. language barriers.
What is C- freedom from persecution?
500
The growth of big business in the late 1800s resulted in: A. an increase in child labor. B. safer working conditions in factories. C. a decrease in child labor. D. better living conditions for workers.
What is A- an increase in child labor?
500
As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered: A. World War I. B. World War II. C. the Korean War. D. the Cold War.
What is B- World War II
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