11stst Six Weeks Test Review Six Weeks Test Review

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, During the 19th and early 20th centuries, immigrants in eastern cities gathered in immigrants in eastern cities gathered in

ethnic neighborhoods because —ethnic neighborhoods because —

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conom

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A. A. segregation laws segregation laws prevented them from prevented them from living where they chose.living where they chose.

B. B. economic opportunities economic opportunities were more available to were more available to them.them.

C. C. leaders of political party leaders of political party machines determined machines determined residential patterns.residential patterns.

D. D. feelings of security could feelings of security could be created in a new be created in a new environment.environment.

The Gilded Age in U.S. history The Gilded Age in U.S. history included all of the following except included all of the following except

——

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issuesissues

B. Spoils SystemB. Spoils System

C. IndustrializationC. Industrialization

D. ProgressivismD. Progressivism

Innovations : nature of Innovations : nature of work ::_____________: _____________. work ::_____________: _____________.

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pric

es, t

rans.

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team

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, ass

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A. A. lower prices, lower prices, transportationtransportation

B. B. steam power, steam power, assembly lineassembly line

C. C. lower prices, lower prices, increased increased productivityproductivity

D. D. assembly line, assembly line, increased increased productivityproductivity

Which is a true statement about the Which is a true statement about the growth of railroads in the late 1800s? growth of railroads in the late 1800s?

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hey

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A. A. They created a shortage They created a shortage of raw materials for of raw materials for industry.industry.

B. B. They caused cotton They caused cotton production to move to production to move to the West Coast.the West Coast.

C. C. They increased markets They increased markets and brought and brought urbanization to many urbanization to many areas.areas.

D. D. They increased the need They increased the need for steamships to supply for steamships to supply the rivers of the U.S.the rivers of the U.S.

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What was the greatest contribution What was the greatest contribution made by Cornelius Vanderbilt to the made by Cornelius Vanderbilt to the

growth of railroads?growth of railroads?

A. s

teel

rails

B. P

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an c

ars

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ontin

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l rai

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A. A. steel railssteel rails

B. B. Pullman carsPullman cars

C. C. transcontinental transcontinental railsrails

D. D. air brakesair brakes

How did John D. Rockefeller and others respond How did John D. Rockefeller and others respond to the effort of the government to rein in big to the effort of the government to rein in big

corporations with the Sherman Anti- Trust Act of corporations with the Sherman Anti- Trust Act of 1890?1890?

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A.A. created other created other monopoliesmonopolies

B.B. formed holding formed holding companiescompanies

C. C. reformed big reformed big companies policiescompanies policies

D. D. allowed unions into allowed unions into their companiestheir companies

-Trusts-Trusts-Sherman Anti-Trust Act-Sherman Anti-Trust Act

-Expanded Markets-Expanded Markets-Capital Accumulation-Capital Accumulation

7. 7. Which of the following is the best title for the Which of the following is the best title for the above list?above list?

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achi

nes

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obber B

arons

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ise

of Big

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A. A. Lassiez FaireLassiez Faire

B. B. Political MachinesPolitical Machines

C. C. Robber BaronsRobber Barons

D. D. Rise of Big Rise of Big BusinessBusiness

What term What term best best defines the attitude defines the attitude of anti-immigration groups in the of anti-immigration groups in the

late 1800s and early 1900s?late 1800s and early 1900s?

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egre

gatio

nist

s

B. p

atro

nists

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xclu

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ts

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A. A. segregationistssegregationists

B. B. patronistspatronists

C. C. exclusionistsexclusionists

D. D. nativistsnativists

The Great Migration had which of The Great Migration had which of the following effects?the following effects?

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d urb

aniza

tion

B. d

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crim

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C. i

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innova

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B. B. decreased crimedecreased crime

C. C. increased increased innovationinnovation

D. D. decreased labor decreased labor unionsunions

All of the following were difficulties All of the following were difficulties faced by immigrants in large cities faced by immigrants in large cities

except—except—

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oor h

ousi

ng

B. f

ear f

or saf

ety

C. q

uota

sys

tem

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angua

ge bar

riers

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A. A. poor housingpoor housing

B. B. fear for safetyfear for safety

C. C. quota systemquota system

D. D. language barrierslanguage barriers

The first large-scale attempt by the federal government to The first large-scale attempt by the federal government to regulate business in the interest of society concerned regulate business in the interest of society concerned

regulating railroads. This act was theregulating railroads. This act was the_______________________._______________________.

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A. A. Sherman Anti-Sherman Anti-Trust ActTrust Act

B. B. Interstate Interstate Commerce ActCommerce Act

C. C. Grange ActGrange Act

D. D. Robber Baron ActRobber Baron Act

All of the following describe Andrew All of the following describe Andrew Carnegie Carnegie except—except—

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B. p

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B. B. philanthropistphilanthropist

C. C. industrialistindustrialist

D. D. social leadersocial leader

How did ethnic neighborhoods affect the How did ethnic neighborhoods affect the American movement to assimilateAmerican movement to assimilate

immigrants?immigrants?

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as cultures lived as cultures lived together.together.

B. B. They promoted the They promoted the use of English.use of English.

C. C. They slowed the They slowed the efforts at immersion.efforts at immersion.

D. D. They kept them from They kept them from being counted in the being counted in the census.census.

What role did Jane Addams play in What role did Jane Addams play in U.S. history? U.S. history?

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House

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B. B. agitated for labor agitated for labor reformsreforms

C. C. fought for better fought for better mental health mental health facilitiesfacilities

D. D. worked for worked for women's suffragewomen's suffrage

At the turn of the century, most experts would At the turn of the century, most experts would agree that __________________ was the most agree that __________________ was the most

important discovery made as it had so many important discovery made as it had so many effects on the economy.effects on the economy.

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team

power

B. e

lect

ricity

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ssem

bly

line

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A. A. steam powersteam power

B. B. electricityelectricity

C. C. assembly lineassembly line

D. D. medical vaccinesmedical vaccines

Which of the following innovations was made for Which of the following innovations was made for agriculture then became a labor-saving home agriculture then became a labor-saving home

product?product?

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plo

w

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arts

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pindle

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B. B. interchangeable interchangeable partsparts

C. C. cotton spindlecotton spindle

D. D. refrigerationrefrigeration

How did the automobile affect the How did the automobile affect the economy? economy?

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B. B. It provided access to It provided access to information information technologies.technologies.

C. C. It increased It increased accessibility and accessibility and created jobs.created jobs.

D. D. It made products It made products more affordable to more affordable to consumers.consumers.

Shortly after the Civil War, a Great Migration Shortly after the Civil War, a Great Migration occurred within the United States resulting in occurred within the United States resulting in

which of the following?which of the following?

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popul

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A. A. decreased population decreased population in the Westin the West

B. B. increased population increased population in the urban Southin the urban South

C. C. increased population increased population in the urban Northin the urban North

D. D. decreased population decreased population in the Midwestin the Midwest

When studying the life of immigrants in When studying the life of immigrants in America, which of the following would be theAmerica, which of the following would be the

best primary source?best primary source?

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A. A. The Gospel of Wealth The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegieby Andrew Carnegie

B. B. the medical records the medical records from Ellis Islandfrom Ellis Island

C. C. How the Other Half How the Other Half Lives Lives by Jacob Riisby Jacob Riis

D. D. the expenditures from the expenditures from the AFL-CIOthe AFL-CIO

Which of the following words means to absorb a Which of the following words means to absorb a culturally distinct group into theculturally distinct group into the

prevailing culture?prevailing culture?

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B. B. activateactivate

C. C. associateassociate

D. D. assumeassume

. Why do historians prefer to use primary . Why do historians prefer to use primary sources instead of secondary sources when sources instead of secondary sources when

researching past events?researching past events?

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A. Primary sources are A. Primary sources are written without bias.written without bias.

B. Secondary sources B. Secondary sources are written years are written years after the event.after the event.

C. Primary sources are C. Primary sources are written by witnesses written by witnesses to the event.to the event.

D. Secondary sources D. Secondary sources are written by are written by professional professional journalists.journalists.

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What is the main idea of this cartoon?

A. The Standard Oil A. The Standard Oil Company was a harmful Company was a harmful monopoly. monopoly.

B. The best way to develop B. The best way to develop major industries was to major industries was to form proprietorships. form proprietorships.

C. Government regulations C. Government regulations were strangling the were strangling the Standard Oil Company.Standard Oil Company.

D. Foreign competition in D. Foreign competition in the oil industry was the oil industry was hurting American hurting American companies.companies.

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act The Pendleton Civil Service Act requiredrequired

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government jobs to pass government jobs to pass examinations.examinations.

B.B. native-born Americans native-born Americans to treat immigrants with to treat immigrants with courtesy.courtesy.

C.C. government workers to government workers to renounce all party renounce all party loyalties.loyalties.

D.D. cities to provide services cities to provide services such as clean water to such as clean water to their residents.their residents.

Homestead Act of 1860 Homestead Act of 1860 immediately resulted in which of the immediately resulted in which of the

following?following?

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A. White settlers in the West A. White settlers in the West began building large began building large urban centers.urban centers.

B. Railroads quickly brought B. Railroads quickly brought settlers into the Western settlers into the Western states.states.

C. Chinese immigrants were C. Chinese immigrants were hired to build hired to build transcontinental transcontinental railroads.railroads.

D. Native Americans and D. Native Americans and settlers came into settlers came into conflict over land conflict over land ownership.ownership.

What was the purpose of the What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?Dawes Act?

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Americans to Americans to reservationsreservations

B. to return tribal lands B. to return tribal lands to Native Americansto Native Americans

C. to conscript Native C. to conscript Native Americans into the Americans into the armed forcesarmed forces

D. to assimilate Native D. to assimilate Native Americans into the Americans into the white culturewhite culture