The Guilded Age and Progressive Era
  • 1. In the 1850's United States government policy toward the Indians changed from pushing them farther West to . . .
A) giving them land in Texas
B) relocating them in the East
C) sending them to reservations
D) paying them for thier lands
  • 2. Which of these speakers is a believer in social Darwinism?
A) "Government should give assistance to people who can't make it on thier own."
B) "Even poor people should give to charity to the best of thier ability."
C) "The rewards of a booming econoomy should be distributed evenly among all citizens."
D) "Weak and struggling businesses should never get assistance from the government."
  • 3. In the late 1800s cities began to build skyscrapers because of two innovations, the elevator and . . .
A) architectural blueprints
B) flat roofs
C) steel frames
D) revolving doors
  • 4. Immigrants from this country declined sharply after acts of Congress banned them in 1882 and 1902.
A) China
B) South Africa
C) France
D) Russia
  • 5. In capitalism, most industries are run by . . .
A) the government
B) oligarchs
C) private businesses
D) stores
  • 6. The hurdles faced by immigrants at Ellis Island included . . .
A) military background checks
B) vaccinations
C) medical examinations
D) crowded and unsanitary conditions
  • 7. The discovery that 2 million acers in central Oklahoma had not been assigned to any Native American group led to . . .
A) the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889
B) the establishment of the first settlements on the Plains
C) passage of the Pacific Railway Act, which set aside the unassigned land for construction of railroads
D) passage of teh Homestead Act, which allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acers of land
  • 8. Native Americans were subject to "Americanization." What was Americanization?
A) an attack on Native American beliefs and practices, including tribal identity
B) a battle plan that involved a series of conflicts and massacres, culminating in the Dawes Act
C) the process by which Native Americans would become citizens of the United States
D) a process of making Native American practices more accessible to whites
  • 9. The vast buffalo herds were reduced to just a few buffalo by U.S. Army policy and . . .
A) bad weather and changing climates
B) hunting by railroad passengers and hide seekers
C) wolves
D) the needs of Indian nations
  • 10. The novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair prompted an investigation into the . . .
A) railroad industry
B) meatpacking industry
C) homesteads
D) Department of Labor
  • 11. Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?
A) "Every immigrant will find a helping hand in America."
B) "I love my adopted country, America, as much as the country I left behind."
C) "Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans and should be sent home."
D) "It is an expression of religious faith to help those less fortunate than ourselves."
  • 12. Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol . .
A) production lines were liable to burst into flames under the right conditions
B) was produced under unsanitary conditions
C) caused health problems
D) was responsible for crime, poverty and violence against women
  • 13. What political reform was enacted thorugh the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment?
A) the creation of the posts of city commissioners
B) the abolishment of jail time for failure to pay debts
C) the direct election of senators
D) the elimination of the position of city manager
  • 14. Immigrants to the United States from 1880 to 1910, as part of the "New Immigration" differend from immigrants of the past because they were mostly from . . .
A) northern European countries like Scotland, England and Belgium
B) Ireland and Germany
C) southern and eastern Europe, like Italians, Russians and Serbians
D) Switzerland, Germany and France
  • 15. Which of the following business leaders was famous for building his business through both horizontal and vertical integration?
A) Jay Gould
B) George Pullman
C) Andrew Carnegie
D) John D. Rockefeller
  • 16. The Bessemer process revolutionized this industry
A) steel
B) textile
C) oil
D) railroad
  • 17. How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
A) They hired lawyers to settle disputes and create mass torts
B) They exposed corruption by writing about it
C) They organized labor strikes
D) They testified in Senate hearings
  • 18. The struggle for women's suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the . . .
A) Nineteenth Amendment
B) Suffrage Act
C) NAWSA
D) Constitution
  • 19. What did the Plains Indians depend on for thier food, shelter and clothing?
A) a wide variety of plants and animals
B) The buffalo herds
C) trade with other tribes and with Mexican peoples
D) white settlers
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