Reconstruction
Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?
A. 13th Amendment
B. 14th Amendment
C. 15th Amendment
D. 1st Amendment
A. 13th Amendment
Which term encouraged American expansion in the West beyond the Mississippi River?
A. Go forth and prosper
B. Manifest destiny
C. Louisiana purchase
D. Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo
B. Manifest destiny
Which of the following factors helped lead to a period of industrial growth during the late 1800s?
A. the increase in the cost of hiring labor
B. the decline in the population of urban areas
C. the decline in government spending for business and innovation
D. the increase in the development of new uses for natural resources (oil, coal, iron)
D. the increase in the development of new uses for natural resources (oil, coal, iron)
Which of the following businessmen was considered a “captain of industry” for the Standard Oil Corporation?
A. J.P. Morgan
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Cornelius Vanderbilt
D. John D. Rockefeller
D. John D. Rockefeller
Which of the following laws was the first effort to restrict immigration to the United States?
A. Gentleman’s Agreement
B. Immigration Act of 1890
C. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
D. Social Gospel Movement
C. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
What southern white terrorist group wanted to limit the power of the Republican Party and push back against rights for African-Americans?
A. Freedmen’s Bureau
B. Ku Klux Klan
C. Band of Robert E. Lee
D. Confederate soldiers
B. Ku Klux Klan
Which law gave 160 acres to any person who was head of household to settle the Great Plains?
A. Dawes Act
B. Indian Removal Act of 1830
C. Homestead Act
D. Morrill Acts
C. Homestead Act
How did the growth of railroads affect the economy?
A. Growth helped lead to an increase in product specialization.
B. Growth led to a decrease in the demand for natural resources.
C. Growth reduced the interdependence between cities and towns.
D. Growth reduced the size of cities as people left to work on farms.
A. Growth helped lead to an increase in product specialization.
Which of the following is the best definition for the term “monopoly”?
A. A company that operates with the least amount of government intervention
B. A business organization in which competing companies are under the complete control of a single group of trustees
C. A company that has eliminated most of its competition by having control over the marketplace
D. Negotiation between employers and an organized group of employees on conditions of employment, such as wages or hours
C. A company that has eliminated most of its competition by having control over the marketplace
All of the following would be considered “pull” factors for immigrants coming to the United States EXCEPT:
A. drought and famine
B. employment
C. education
D. health care
A. drought and famine
What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?
A. It made it illegal to deny adult men the vote on grounds 'previous servitude' or race
B. Women had the right to vote
C. All African Americas had the right to vote
D. All African Americans had the right to U.S. citizenship
A. It made it illegal to deny adult men the vote on grounds 'previous servitude' or race
Which of the following was a part of the government’s plan of assimilation for Native Americans?
A. Students would be able to speak any languages they chose to in school
B. Native American students would learn to live like white Americans
C. Students would be encouraged to wear their traditional clothing
D. Native American would maintain their beliefs and way of life
B. Native American students would learn to live like white Americans
How did new inventions and developments in the late 19th century change the way people worked?
A. New technology led to an increase in the average workweek by roughly 10 hours.
B. New developments reduced the flexibility of manufacturers to decide where to locate their plants
C. New inventions decreased the number of jobs, which made it more difficult for women to find work.
D. New processes helped make it possible to make larger quantities of goods in a shorter amount of time
D. New processes helped make it possible to make larger quantities of goods in a shorter amount of time
Which of the following correctly describes the working conditions that most workers faced and led to the development of labor unions?
A. safe environments with few accidents
B. equal pay for men and women
C. a variety of tasks to perform
D. long hours with low pay
D. long hours with low pay
Which of the following is the best description for the types of homes for many immigrants arriving in the cities in the late 1800s?
A. single-family homes
B. tenements
C. basement apartments
D. colonial homes
B. tenements
Which statement best describes the goal of Reconstruction in the US from 1865 to 1877? *
A. Build schools in the North and South for African-Americans
B. Determine how Confederate states would rejoin the Union
C. Punish Confederate generals for their rebellion against the Union
D. Create a fair system to redistribute land in the South to freed slaves
B. Determine how Confederate states would rejoin the Union
Which of the following correctly describes a belief of Native Americans toward the land of the Great Plains?
A. Native Americans believed that starting a business on the land would give them a stake in the country.
B. Native Americans believed that they had forfeited rights to the land because they did not improve it
C. Native Americans believed that they should not be allowed to hunt on their traditional land.
D. Native Americans believed that land was unable to be owned.
D. Native Americans believed that land was unable to be owned.
Which of the following was a reform called for by the Populist farmers?
A. Government ownership of the railroad companies
B. Required the gold standard for American currency
C. Election of U.S. Senators by state governments
D. A decrease in the American money supply
A. Government ownership of the railroad companies
Which term describes the method used by labor unions to achieve better working conditions for employees?
A. collective bargaining
B. Bessemer process
C. laissez-faire policies
D. assimilation
A. collective bargaining
Which term best describes the method in which many government workers were hired before the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
A. patronage
B. graft
C. melting pot
D. Americanization
A. patronage
Which statement best describes the goal of the Radical Republicans?
A. They agreed with Lincoln’s plan to readmit Confederate states
B. They disliked Lincoln’s plan because they believed it was “too soft” on the Confederate states
C. They supported Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction
D. They believed the Freedmen’s Bureau was a failure of Reconstruction
B. They disliked Lincoln’s plan because they believed it was “too soft” on the Confederate states
Read the excerpt by Black Elk: “And I can see that something else died there in the bloody mud, and was buried in the blizzard. Apeople’s dream died there It was a beautiful dream.” Which of the following conflicts below is best described by Black Elk’s quote above?
A. Little Big Horn
B. Battle of Wounded Knee
C. Sand Creek Massacre
D. Trail of Tears
B. Battle of Wounded Knee
How did political machines pay back businesses that had supported their candidates?
A. The political machines hired police to protect the businesses.
B. The political machines built buildings to house the businesses.
C. The political machines allowed businesses to pay fewer tariffs on imports.
D. The political machines gave business leaders positions in the government.
D. The political machines gave business leaders positions in the government.