Standard 4 Test Practice Flashcards
The direct election of U.S. Senators, women’s suffrage, and greater government regulation of large industries were all issues of importance in the early 1900s to the
D) Progressives
Following the Civil War industry began to expand westward thanks PRIMARILY to
A) the increasing number of railroads that connected the east & west coasts.
Which group of people was primarily responsible for constructing the Transcontinental Railroad from California eastward?
B)Chinese
Thousands of African Americans left the south in the early-1900s to escape discrimination, racial segregation, and Jim Crow laws in a movement that later became known as
C)The Great Migration.
Which group of people would have been MOST LIKELY to support the Populist Party?
poor farmers
Why did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?
D) Railroad construction companies were heavily subsidized through land grants from the federal government such as the Pacific Railway Act.
Why did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?
D) Railroad construction companies were heavily subsidized through land grants from the federal government such as the Pacific Railway Act.
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 resulted from the efforts of the Granger movement in order to improve
D)economic conditions of farmers by regulating railroad rates.
The Transcontinental Railroads that opened up the West had a devastating effect on
B)Native Americans.
According to this excerpt, which idea did William Jennings Bryan promote?
bimetalism
During the late 19th century, urban political “machines” and those that ran them
D) promised business contracts, government jobs, and money for the poor immigrants in exchange for votes
The growing societal and economic unrest of the late-1800s was MOST influenced by
C) a widening income gap between industrial workers and factory bosses.
The Pullman Strike was significant in American labor history because it showed that
D)the needs and concerns of union members mattered less to the government than the needs and concerns of industrial executives.
Immigrants from southern Europe who arrived in the U.S. during the late-19th and early-20th century tended to settle in
D)the Northeast.
Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the United States in the last half of the 19th century?
D)The economy was increasingly controlled by big corporations.
According to the “Gospel of Wealth” supported by Andrew Carnegie.
D) The wealthy have a responsibility to use their wealth for the good of mankind.
Which technological advance allowed cities to expand outward?
C)forms of electric urban transportation (trolleys, els, etc.)
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad had the greatest positive impact on which of the following?
D) The national economy
Which of the following was NOT a policy of the United States government regarding the Native Americans?
A) Encourage them to practice their religious traditions such as the “Ghost Dance”
Which of the following was NOT a method used by the United States government to encourage economic growth in the 1800’s?
Encourage the growth of unions so that all workers could attain fair wages
How did the Transcontinental Railroad benefit American Industry?
A) Provided more natural resources for industries in the east
B) Created a demand for goods such as steel, wood, and coal as the Railroad was built
C) Allowed industries to sell their products over a greater distance
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
What impact did the powerful industries of the late 1800’s have on democracy in the US?
C) Weakened it - corporations became so powerful and important to the economy the government cared more about them than the working class.
Which of the following describes the attitude of most entrepreneurs (business owners) of the late 1800’s?
C) Business owners should be free to accumulate as much wealth as possible
Which of the following is a true statement about most farmers in the late 1800’s?
D) Grew a surplus of crops, which led to economic difficulty for many farmers.
Which of the following usually happened FIRST?
B) Arbitration between workers & management to settle wage disputes.
Where did most political machines arise and receive the most support at the turn of the century?
A) Areas with large immigrant populations
Widespread anti-Chinese sentiment in the late-1800s resulted in
B) Laws aimed at prohibiting further Chinese immigration.
Of the following, which woman would have been willing to go to the most extreme lengths to get women the right to vote?
Alice Paul
Which statement BEST describes the point of this late-19th century cartoon?
C) Major industry is in control of much of American government and society.
Which of the following groups had the most success getting amendments added to the Constitution?
D) Progressives
Unlike previous political parties, the Progressives wanted…
A) The government to actively get involved in social issues
All of these were problems created by the growth of cities in the late 19th century EXCEPT
B) a shortage of factory workers.
Businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were often called
C) ‘Robber Barons’
Muckrakers were most likely to be associated with which political party?
B) Progressives
Which of the following helped to further the Westward Expansion in the United States after 1865?
C) Transcontinental Railroad
The most important reason for the growth of labor unions and the Progressive movement in the latter half of the 19th century was
C) the wages and working conditions of employees during this time period
