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Mid-Term Review 1


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Why did the Populist Party decline after the election of 1896?
a.
All of their issues had been addressed and solved.
c.
The Republican Party adopted similar issues.
b.
The Democratic Party supported many of the same causes.
d.
Many party members believed that they couldn’t affect any changes in politics.
 

 2. 
What congressional legislation forced Native Americans to become farmers and give up their tribal traditions?
a.
Dawes Act
c.
Fort Laramie Treaty
b.
Homestead Act
d.
Farmers’ Alliance
 

 3. 
Which of the following groups demanded state regulation of railroad rates in the 1880’s?
a.
industrial factory workers
c.
railroad owners
b.
coroporations
d.
farmers
 

 4. 
Why were there increased conflicts between the Plains Indians and settlers in the 1860’s?
a.
Settlers were upset that the buffalo herds of Plains Indians were destroying the environment.
c.
Congress enforced the Fort Laramie Treaty.
b.
Large numbers of gold miners seized the Plains’ Indian’s lands  in Colorado.
d.
They both competed for work on building the transcontinental railroad.
 

 5. 
Which of the following acts of Congress encouraged migration and settlement in the West?
a.
Pendleton Act
c.
Clayton Act
b.
Homestead Act
d.
Newlands Reclamation Act
 

 6. 
What was a source of conflict between frontier settlers and Plains Indians?
a.
Settlers often ignored the Indian rights that were established in treaties.
c.
The railroads created industrial expansion on Indian lands.
b.
Indians were destructive to the environment.
d.
Indians leaders promoted attacks and raids on settlers.
 

 7. 
What contributed to the growth of cattle ranching in the American West?
a.
Western railroads brought the meat to Eastern markets.
c.
Dry farming was made profitable.
b.
The extremely hot summers and cold winters were favorable conditions for raising healthy cattle.
d.
The passage of the Homestead Act brought more settlers to the West.
 

 8. 
What was a result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
a.
increased migration to the West
c.
huge numbers of people moved to the coastal regions
b.
increased number of buffalo on the Plains
d.
Native Americans roamed the Plains more freely
 

 9. 
Why were the buffalo important to Plains Indians Culture?
a.
They kept farmers from settling on Plains Indians land.
c.
They provided food, clothing, and shelter.
b.
They were domesticated by the Plains Indians to assist with farming.
d.
They were the only animal that lived on the Plains.
 

 10. 
Why did famers protest the use of pools and rebates?
a.
They made railroads more accessible.
c.
They helped only the miners and not the farmers.
b.
They made shipping prices to expensive.
d.
They brought too many settlers to the West.
 

 11. 
What resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
a.
all child labor became illegal
c.
laws regulating safety in factories
b.
imprisonment of labor union officials
d.
the closing of garment factories
 

 12. 
What is a major function of American labor unions?
a.
managing factories
c.
locking out workers
b.
representing workers
d.
seeking injunctions
 

 13. 
What organization was Terrence Powderly named “”Grand Master Workman” for when he brought about many improvements in working conditions?
a.
Knights of Labor
c.
Tammany Hall
b.
Grange Movement
d.
American Federation of Labor
 

 14. 
What term best describes the principle that the government should interfere with the conduct of private industry?
a.
communism
c.
socialism
b.
free trade
d.
laissez-faire
 

 15. 
Why was child labor used by many factory owners in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s?
a.
Children could read and write better thab their parents.
c.
Children preferred to work rather than go to school.
b.
Children were paid lower wages than adults.
d.
Children worked faster than adults.
 

 16. 
“I ascribe [credit] the success of Standard Oil Company to its consistent policy of making the volume of its business large through the merit and cheapness of its products.”

Which captain of industry established the company mentioned in the quote?
a.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c.
Andrew Carnegie
b.
James Hill
d.
John D. Rockefeller
 

 17. 
Which of the following characteristics best describes a laissez faire economy?
a.
public ownership of the basic means of production
c.
government planning for production of consumer goods
b.
little governmental involvement in business and financial matters
d.
equal distribution of goods and services to all citizens
 

 18. 
What is the major purpose of organized labor?
a.
increasing the production of workers
c.
determining the price of exported goods
b.
bargaining for better wages and working conditions
d.
nominating candidates for political office
 

 19. 
In the late 19th Century, labor unions developed chiefly as a result of the need for
a.
improved working conditions
c.
improved methods of production
b.
white collar workers
d.
workers who would work for low wages
 

 20. 
Which of the following two men grew wealthy developing “big business” in the 19th century?
a.
Samuel Slater and Joseph Pulitzer
c.
John L. Lewis and William Green
b.
Elias Howe and Horace Greeley
d.
John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie
 

 21. 
What was one of the causes of the increased growth of cities during the late 1800’s?
a.
introduction of department stores
c.
increased public transportation
b.
increased numbers of settlement houses
d.
better living conditions for the poor
 

 22. 
Late 19th Century immigration is often referred to as “New Immigration” because most immigrants came from
a.
Canada and Mexico
c.
Southern and Eastern Europe
b.
Northern and Western Europe
d.
the British Isles (England, Ireland)
 

 23. 
“As soon as I stepped foot on American soil, I had to learn English to communicate, I had to change my clothing to fit in, and I had to adapt to all the unusual modern conveniences, such as the iron stove, which was not available in the country I cam from.”

What concept of immigrant life does this statement describe?
a.
nativist rejection
c.
discrimination
b.
cultural assimilation
d.
cultural isolation
 

 24. 
“Old Immigration” refers to those immigrants whocame to the United States before the CivilWar.  Where did the majority of these people come from?
a.
Latin America and the Caribbean
c.
Asia and islands of the Pacific
b.
Northern and Western Europe
d.
Eastern and Southern Europe
 

 25. 
Why did the US government place few restrictions (limits) on immigration between 1860 and 1900?
a.
The number of immigrants was small.
c.
Labor unions favored immigration.
b.
There was a need for cheap labor.
d.
Congress lacked the power to deal with immigration.
 

 26. 
In what way did the black American immigration experience differ from that of other immigrants?
a.
They were seeking economic opportunities.
c.
They were interested mainly in political freedom.
b.
They were forced to come to America as slaves.
d.
They were seeking religious freedom in America.
 

 27. 
What factors caused the most difficulties for immigrants coming to the United States from Southern and Eastern Europe?
a.
diet and hygiene
c.
language and religion
b.
color and culture
d.
climate and clothing
 

 28. 
What group lived in the tenement areas of large cities?
a.
the poor
c.
the middle class
b.
students
d.
the wealthy
 

 29. 
What was the purpose of the Chinese Exlcusion Act and Gentlemen’s Agreement?
a.
to welcome all immigrants
c.
to end discrimination
b.
to limit immigration from Asia
d.
to improve living conditions for Asian-Americans
 

 30. 
Why did cities attract many rural people in the late 1800’s?
a.
families could live closer together
c.
more job opportunities
b.
large availability of food
d.
cities were crime-free
 



 
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