Unit 2 Old Test

Question 1

Why did the people move to the great plains?

Answer 1

The discovery of precious metals (gold, silver, copper)

Question 2

Nativism in the late 19th century was primary motivated by

Answer 2

Hostility towards immigrant workers

Question 3

In the 1870s Jim Crows laws enacted in southern states as a means to

Answer 3

Enforce racial segregation

Question 4

Grandfather clause, poll taxes, & literacy tests were implemented to

Answer 4

Prevent African Americans from voting

Question 5

In the US Cattle point in the 19th century

Answer 5

• Wild cattle multiply
• Growing cities had a greater demand for cattle
• The meat industry grew
• Cattle were sold through trains for trade

Question 6

The Homestead Act

Answer 6

The mass killing of buffalo & the completion of the transcontinental railroad something extincting natives

& the free land thing too

Question 7

The Homestead of 1882

Answer 7

Provided free land to settlers

Question 8

In an effort to resolve conflict in the 1870s with the frontier settlers

Answer 8

The govt forced natives to live on reservations

Question 9

Reason for the expansion of plitical machiens in the late 19th century

Answer 9

Rapid influx of immigrants made it idifficult ofr govt to give basic services

Question 10

During the gilded age the continued use of the spoiled system lead to the

Answer 10

Federal laws being nullified by the states

Question 11

In the late 1800s the supreme court’s decision of Plessy v Ferguson

Answer 11

They deemed segregation legal

Question 12

The Gilded Age of US history included all of the following except

Immigration
Urbanization
industrialization
Progressivism

Answer 12

Progressivism

Question 13

Main impact of the discover of gold, silver, copper

Answer 13

Spread of people, sent many settlers/migrants/miners over

Question 14

All of the following characterized Americans large cities in the last decades of the 1900th century

Answer 14

Bad water, sewage, cholera,

Question 15

Which factor contributed to the growth of the something industry

Answer 15

New growth/techniques that increased efficiency

Question 16

Effect of television & light bulbs

Answer 16

Allowed factories to stay open longer and communicate at a faster pace

Question 17

Push/pull factors are usually the cause of which of the following

Answer 17

Migration/Immigration

Question 18

Who had political powers during the gilded age in NYC

Answer 18

Political Machines held the political power

Question 19

What were difficulties faced by immigrants in large cities

Answer 19

• Discrimination
• Language barriers
• Poor pay
• Poor living environments (slums)

Question 20

The Interstate Commerce Act was the first attempt to regulate

Answer 20

The Railroad shipping charges between states

Question 21

The Interstate Commerce Act was the first attempt to regulate

Answer 21

Railroads

Question 22

How did the granger/populous movements attempt to influence the something commission

Answer 22

They wanted rates to be lowered

to advance methods of agriculture, as well as to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States

Question 23

How did the Pendleton civil service act impacted the govt ?

Answer 23

It established a merit system between govt employees (prevents them from electing their officials due to bias)

Question 24

Which of the following was organized by skilled labors

Answer 24

The American Federation of Laborers (AFL)

Question 25

What word describes Americans in the 1900s?

Answer 25

Anti-immigrants

Question 26

How did the transcontinental railroad impact 19th century

Answer 26

Towns thrived, easier transportation of crops/cattle

Question 27

The Sherman Antitrust act of 1890 was created to

Answer 27

Dissolve monopolies that hindered the exercise of free trade

Question 28

How did ethnic neighborhoods effect the US cities/work culture

Answer 28

Slowed the efforts of immersion/assimilation

Question 29

What factor led to the Klondike Gold Rush?

Answer 29

Alaska’s large land mass with lots of hidden resources and wealth

Question 30

• Traditional tribal feats, dances,
  and even funeral practices were
  outlawed—ended traditional tribal life
• Divided reservation land into
  private family plots
• Each family given 160-acre
  parcels
• Native Americans expected to
  become farmers and assimilate

Answer 30

Dawes Act of 1887

Question 31

• Banned entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials for 10 years
• Anti-Asian sentiment in the West
• Native-born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants since they would accept lower wages

Answer 31

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Question 32

• Workers for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) struck to protest their 2nd wage cut in 2 months
• Workers responded by burning railroad office buildings & rail cars
• Over 100 people were killed
• The country’s 1st major strike & witnessed the 1st general strike in the nation’s history

Answer 32

Railroad Strike of 1877

Question 33

The main reason for the “reservation policy” of the US government

Answer 33

To keep Indians separate from the dominant American society

Question 34

• Formed in 1886 by Samuel Gompers
• Focused on collective bargaining or negotiation between representatives of labor and management
• Used strikes as a major tactic
• A craft union - Skilled workers from different trades
• Successful strikes helped the _______ win higher wages and shorter workweeks
• Between 1890 and 1915, wages rose from $17.50 to $24 and the workweek fell from 54 hours to 49
• Aimed simply at shorter hours, higher wages, and better working conditions.

Answer 34

American Federation of Labor of 1886 (AFL)

Question 35

• In 1886, the Supreme Court ruled that a state could not set rates on interstate commerce.
• In response to public outrage, Congress passed the ______________
• This act reestablished the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a 5 member _____________________ for that purpose.

Answer 35

Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

Question 36

• An American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation (strengthening)
• Used his wealth to build trusts
• Bought other monopolies—ex.
• Carnegie’s Steel became U.S. Steel

Answer 36

J. P. Morgan

Question 37

Laissez Faire basically represents that

Answer 37

The economy functions best when the government does NOT interfere

Question 38

Who is a good example of a Robber Baron

Answer 38

John D. Rockefeller

Question 39

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 due to rapid industrialization

Answer 39

Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

Question 40

Because of poverty, famine, & political oppression the Irish immigrants came seeking a new life

Answer 40

True

Question 41

There was a fear in the west of losing jobs to __________

Answer 41

Chinese

Question 42

Who is most associated with political machines in NY?

Answer 42

Boss Tweed

Question 43

The spoils system resulted in

Answer 43

Elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs.