Modern America Assessment Settling the West and Industrialization NAME: 1. During the 1870s, the principal agricultural product of the shaded region on this map was A. poultry B. rice C. cattle D. cotton 2. During the Civil War, transporting military supplies and troops focused attention on the need for additional A. canal passages B. stagecoach routes C. railroad lines D. toll roads 3. Cattle ranching developed on the Great Plains as a result of the, which was a vast area of grassland owned by the g government. A. open range C. barbed wire B. long drive D. Chisholm Trail 4. The government promoted settlement in the Great Plains by allowing individuals to file for a, which let people claim public land as their own. A. bonanza farm C. reservation B. mine permit D. homestead 5. The open range was closed to grazing with the use of A. the long drive C. hydraulic mining B. barbed wire D. placer mining 6. The Indian Peace Commission was formed to end the conflict with Native Americans on the Great Plains. They proposed A. a treaty to end the Battle of Little Bighorn C. creating two large reservations for the Plains Indians B. federal regulations for hunting buffalo D. removing Sitting Bull from power 7. The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to A. restore previously taken land to Native American tribes C. end all governmental contact with Native Americans B. maintain traditional Native American cultures D. assimilate Native Americans into American culture 8. The Native American wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of A. disputes over the spread of slavery C. the search for gold in California B. conflict with Mexico over Texas and California D. the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains 9. Vigilance committees performed what function? A. found new lodes C. supervised the building of western railroads B. ensured that mining companies did not harm the environment D. enforced law and order in boomtowns 10. What brought the FIRST wave of settlers to the West? A. ranching B. fur trading C. farming D. mining
11. What does this graph indicate about the Native American population between 1850 and 1900? A. the Native population was over 400,000 in 1860 B. the Native population increased over 50 years C. the Native population declined between 1840 and 1850 D. the Native population was less than 300,000 in 1890 12. Which of the following offers the best explanation for the population change shown on this graph? A. implementation of the Dawes Act B. the Sand Creek Massacre C. the popularity of the Ghost Dance D. a decline in the buffalo population 13. What brought the FIRST wave of settlers to the West? A. ranching C. farming B. fur trading D. mining 14. Which of the following were hardships faced by settlers on the Great Plains? A. too many trees C. crowded cities B. hot summers and cold winters D. dangerous factories 15. What type of mining allowed sediment into the local rivers, causing them to overflow and flood the area? A. placer mining C. hydraulic mining B. quartz mining D. panning mining In the late 1860s, the U.S. government adopted a policy of forcing Native Americans onto small reservations. Many Native Americans refused to move and fought to maintain their traditional way of life. In the excerpt that follows, Satanta, a chief of the Kiowa, responds to the government s policy: 16. What reasons does Satanta give for not wanting to settle on a reservation? A. he wants to feel safe B. he wants to be free to roam C. he wants to be a soldier D. he is afraid his heart will burst 17. How does Satanta view the white settlers approach to the land and the resources on it? A. he thinks they do a good job of taking care of the land B. he thinks they are making the land safer C. he thinks they don t understand who owns the land D. he thinks they needlessly destroy and waste the natural resources 18. The Lakota Sioux fought to keep control of their A. farm fields C. religious traditions B. roads and bridges D. hunting grounds 19. Native Americans who followed the buffalo herds over vast distances were called A. farmers C. trappers B. nomads D. miners
If you want to be treated with respect you must know how to speak English, he explained to her. It won t take you more than ten minutes, dear. When you have lived in America for some time, you will understand how necessary it is to know how to say all right, hurry up, street and such words... 20. The quote stresses the speaker s belief in the importance of A. assimilation C. diversity B. segregation D. resistance 21. Which technological innovation made these events possible? A. radio B. motion picture C. telegraph D. pony express 1876 -- News of the Battle of the Little Bighorn published in New York newspapers within days 1906 -- News of San Francisco earthquake transmitted to the outside world the same day 22. Cornelius Vanderbilt achieved great success because of his ability to consolidate: A. oil refineries C. railroad lines B. steel processes D. telegraph lines 23. Supporters of believe that the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights. A. high tariffs C. industrial regulations B. laissez-faire D. high taxes for private individuals 24. This slogan was used in the late 1800s to promote a major goal of A. farmers B. politicians C. industrialists D. organized labor 25. Corporations issue stock to A. allow them to open factories in rural areas C. raise large amounts of money and spread financial risk B. allow them to lower prices on their products D. create a large business by buying many small businesses 26. With new technology, factories could A. produce more goods at lower prices C. produce fewer goods at lower prices B. produce more goods at higher prices D. produce fewer goods at higher prices 27. One reason for America s industrial success is its A. small workforce C. wide open spaces B. abundant raw materials D. access to oceans 28. Some railroad investors discovered they could make more money by A. leaking information C. trading on margin B. selling stock D. obtaining and selling government land grants 29. According to the concept of laissez-fare, prices and wages are best determined by the A. individual states C. gross national product B. federal government D. free market
30. Workers were often if they tried to organize a union. A. put under a contract C. promoted B. sent to another factory D. blacklisted 31. Labor unions were formed to A. protect factory owners from workers anger C. make factories safer and prevent lockouts B. improve workers wages and make factories safer D. prevent lockouts and fight deflation 32. A steel company that owns the coal mines, limestone quarries, and iron ore fields it depends on is an example of A. capital integration C. business integration B. vertical integration D horizontal integration 33. According to this chart, the government reacted to unhappy employees in 1877 by A. calling out troops to restore order B. following the wishes of the workers C. issuing a court order D. resolving to raise wages 34. The Pullman strike was halted by A. the Pullman Company B. the American Railway Union C. federal troops D. a court order 35. To make rail service more reliable, the American Railway Association did WHAT in 1883? A. set standards for construction materials C. drew latitude and longitude lines for the country B. set a maximum number of cars that a train could pull D. divided the country into standardized time zones 36. When a single company gains control of an entire market, it is known as A. a monopoly C. an oligarchy B. a corporation D. an integration 37. Department stores changed the idea of shopping by A. locating in rural areas C. offering low prices instead of good service B. bringing together a huge array of different products D. coming together to form shopping malls 38. Which of the following choices best describes the diagram above? A. horizontal integration C. trust company B. vertical integration D. holding company
NAME: CLASS: SA1: In two sentences, explain this diagram: SA2: In one paragraph, explain this diagram: SA3. Read the excerpt below. In one paragraph, explain how Carnegie feels about hoarding the wealth that a person builds, and how the state condemns a selfish millionaire.