Voting & Politics
Why did Bourbon Democrats not want Black people and poor white people to vote?
A. They wanted voters who would support the Republican Party
B. They thought it would be unfair to the government
C. They only wanted voters who would support the Democratic Party
D. They wanted to keep voting practices fair
C. They only wanted voters who would support the Democratic Party
Which is a pull factor for human migration?
A. Religious persecution
B. War
C. Natural disasters
D. Job opportunities
D. Job opportunities
Which act allowed settlers who migrated west to obtain 160 acres of land?
A. Dawes Act
B. Sherman Antitrust Act
C. Homestead Act
D. Immigration Act
C. Homestead Act
What changes did Progressives work for?
A. Better housing for the working class
B. Women's suffrage
C. An end to child labor
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Who was known as the "Republican Black Eagle" and was elected to Congress in 1892?
A. George Washington Murray
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Jane Addams
D. William C. Whitner
A. George Washington Murray
What political party was formed by farmers and was popular in the rural South?
A. Populist
B. Republican
C. Socialist
D. Democratic
Answer: A Populist
Which is an example of a push factor?
A. Better-paying jobs
B. Available farmland
C. War
D. Religious freedom
C. War
What act divided Native American reservations into individual allotments?
A. Jim Crow Act
B. Dawes Act
C. Immigration Acts
D. Homestead Act
B. Dawes Act
Who organized a settlement house to help immigrants and poor people?
A. George Washington Murray
B. William C. Whitner
C. Jane Addams
D. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Jane Addams
What event helped lead the United States to declare war on Spain?
A. The Homestead Act
B. The explosion of the USS Maine
C. The passage of Jim Crow laws
D. The opening of the transcontinental railroad
B. The explosion of the USS Maine
Which sentence best describes the Grandfather Clause?
A. Black men had to pass a literacy test to vote.
B. White men who could not pay the poll tax or pass a reading test could still vote if their father or grandfather had been eligible to vote before the Civil War.
C. Black men had to own land to vote.
D. Black voters were placed into one congressional district.
B.White men who could not pay the poll tax or pass a reading test could still vote if their father or grandfather had been eligible to vote before the Civil War.
According to the immigration map on the assessment, where did most immigrants to the United States come from?
A. Australia
B. South America
C. Europe
D. Asia
C. Europe
Which TWO are ways railroads affected the physical landscape of the United States?
A. Wildlife became more scarce in certain areas.
B. Landforms were altered to build tracks.
C. People mostly stayed in the East.
D. More goods were shipped across the country.
A. Wildlife became more scarce in certain areas.
B. Landforms were altered to build tracks.
Who became a war hero after leading the Rough Riders and was also a Progressive?
A. George Washington Murray
B. William C. Whitner
C. Jane Addams
D. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Theodore Roosevelt
After the Spanish-American War, the United States gained control of—
A. Guam and Puerto Rico
B. Hawaii
C. Spain
D. Nothing
A. Guam and Puerto Rico
400 Points
Which laws were passed to keep white and Black Americans separate?
A. Immigration Acts
B. Jim Crow laws
C. Homestead laws
D. Antitrust laws
Answer: B Jim Crow laws
Which situation is the BEST example of a pull factor?
A. A family leaves because of a war.
B. A farmer moves because a drought destroyed his crops.
C. A worker moves because another area offers better jobs.
D. A family leaves because of religious persecution.
C. A worker moves because another area offers better jobs.
Which is an example of the railroad changing the physical landscape?
A. More people moved west.
B. More goods were sold.
C. Mountains and landforms were altered for tracks.
D. Immigrants found jobs.
C. Mountains and landforms were altered for tracks
What law did Congress pass to break up monopolies?
A. Dawes Act
B. Sherman Antitrust Act
C. Immigration Acts
D. Homestead Act
B. Sherman Antitrust Act
Who created generators that provided a constant source of electricity?
A. George Washington Murray
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Jane Addams
D. William C. Whitner
D. William C. Whitner
Why did Bourbon Democrats not want Black people and poor white people to vote?
A. They wanted voters who would support the Republican Party
B. They thought it would be unfair to the government
C. They only wanted voters who would support the Democratic Party
D. They wanted to keep voting practices fair
Answer: C They only wanted voters who would support the Democratic Party
Which statement BEST explains the difference between push and pull factors?
A. Push factors attract people, while pull factors force them to leave.
B. Push factors cause people to leave, while pull factors attract people to a new place.
C. Both only describe immigration from Europe.
D. Both only describe movement within the United States.
B. Push factors cause people to leave, while pull factors attract people to a new place.
500 Points
Which was used to restrict voting rights after Reconstruction?
A. Poll taxes and literacy tests
B. The Homestead Act
C. The Sherman Antitrust Act
D. Settlement houses
Answer: A
Answer: A Poll taxes and literacy tests
Which problem would Progressives have been MOST likely to try to reform?
A. Unsafe working conditions and child labor
B. Western exploration
C. Native American reservations
D. Railroad construction through mountains
A. Unsafe working conditions and child labor
Which person and accomplishment are correctly matched?
A. Jane Addams — developed electrical generators
B. George Washington Murray — elected to Congress in 1892
C. William C. Whitner — led the Rough Riders
D. Theodore Roosevelt — organized a settlement house
B. George Washington Murray — elected to Congress in 1892