Standard 4 Test Practice

Question 1

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

Answer 1

D) Progressives

Question 2

Following the Civil War industry began to expand westward thanks PRIMARILY to

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A) the increasing number of railroads that connected the east & west coasts.

Question 3

Which group of people was primarily responsible for constructing the Transcontinental Railroad from California eastward?

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B)Chinese

Question 4

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

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C)The Great Migration.

Question 5

Which group of people would have been MOST LIKELY to support the Populist Party?

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poor farmers

Question 6

Why did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?

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D) Railroad construction companies were heavily subsidized through land grants from the federal government such as the Pacific Railway Act.

Question 7

Why did many people think that the building of the transcontinental railroads was a federal government project?

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D) Railroad construction companies were heavily subsidized through land grants from the federal government such as the Pacific Railway Act.

Question 8

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 resulted from the efforts of the Granger movement in order to improve

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D)economic conditions of farmers by regulating railroad rates.

Question 9

The Transcontinental Railroads that opened up the West had a devastating effect on

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B)Native Americans.

Question 10

According to this excerpt, which idea did William Jennings Bryan promote?

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bimetalism

Question 11

During the late 19th century, urban political “machines” and those that ran them

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D) promised business contracts, government jobs, and money for the poor immigrants in exchange for votes

Question 12

The growing societal and economic unrest of the late-1800s was MOST influenced by

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C) a widening income gap between industrial workers and factory bosses.

Question 13

The Pullman Strike was significant in American labor history because it showed that

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D)the needs and concerns of union members mattered less to the government than the needs and concerns of industrial executives.

Question 14

Immigrants from southern Europe who arrived in the U.S. during the late-19th and early-20th century tended to settle in

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D)the Northeast.

Question 15

Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the United States in the last half of the 19th century?

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D)The economy was increasingly controlled by big corporations.

Question 16

According to the “Gospel of Wealth” supported by Andrew Carnegie.

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D) The wealthy have a responsibility to use their wealth for the good of mankind.

Question 17

Which technological advance allowed cities to expand outward?

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C)forms of electric urban transportation (trolleys, els, etc.)

Question 18

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad had the greatest positive impact on which of the following?

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D) The national economy

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a policy of the United States government regarding the Native Americans?

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A) Encourage them to practice their religious traditions such as the “Ghost Dance”

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a method used by the United States government to encourage economic growth in the 1800’s?

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Encourage the growth of unions so that all workers could attain fair wages

Question 20

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

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D) All of the above

Question 21

What impact did the powerful industries of the late 1800’s have on democracy in the US?

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C) Weakened it - corporations became so powerful and important to the economy the government cared more about them than the working class.

Question 22

Which of the following describes the attitude of most entrepreneurs (business owners) of the late 1800’s?

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C) Business owners should be free to accumulate as much wealth as possible

Question 23

Which of the following is a true statement about most farmers in the late 1800’s?

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D) Grew a surplus of crops, which led to economic difficulty for many farmers.

Question 24

Which of the following usually happened FIRST?

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B) Arbitration between workers & management to settle wage disputes.

Question 25

Where did most political machines arise and receive the most support at the turn of the century?

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A) Areas with large immigrant populations

Question 26

Widespread anti-Chinese sentiment in the late-1800s resulted in

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B) Laws aimed at prohibiting further Chinese immigration.

Question 27

Of the following, which woman would have been willing to go to the most extreme lengths to get women the right to vote?

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Alice Paul

Question 28

Which statement BEST describes the point of this late-19th century cartoon?

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C) Major industry is in control of much of American government and society.

Question 29

Which of the following groups had the most success getting amendments added to the Constitution?

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D) Progressives

Question 30

Unlike previous political parties, the Progressives wanted…

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A) The government to actively get involved in social issues

Question 31

All of these were problems created by the growth of cities in the late 19th century EXCEPT

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B) a shortage of factory workers.

Question 32

Businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were often called

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C) ‘Robber Barons’

Question 33

Muckrakers were most likely to be associated with which political party?

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B) Progressives

Question 34

Which of the following helped to further the Westward Expansion in the United States after 1865?

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C) Transcontinental Railroad

Question 35

The most important reason for the growth of labor unions and the Progressive movement in the latter half of the 19th century was

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C) the wages and working conditions of employees during this time period