Name: Date: Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called A. Ellis Island. B. Tammany Hall. C. Angel Island. D. Hull House. The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to A. decrease Chinese immigration. B. create segregated classrooms. C. settle a disagreement between China and the United States. D. stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States. The main goal of the Americanization movement was to A. limit the number of immigrants entering the country. B. assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture. C. improve the living conditions in America's largest cities. D. encourage people to move from the country to the city. The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by A. rising ten or more stories high. B. combining air vents with trash disposal areas. C. sharing side walls with other buildings. D. enclosing a park shared by several buildings. Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by A. new immigrants. B. social reformers. C. political machines. D. industrial workers. The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called A. nativism. B. civil service. C. gentlemen's agreement. D. graft. Tammany Hall was the name of A. a famous settlement house. B. a New York Customs House. C. a New York City political machine. D. the federal courthouse in New York City. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 1
8. 9. An example of patronage would be A. bribing a government official. B. assassinating a public official. C. saying one thing and doing another. D. appointing a friend to a political position. The Pendleton Civil Service Act required A. applicants for government jobs to pass examinations. B. native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy. C. government workers to renounce all party loyalties. D. cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents. Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each) 10. Which area had the greatest population density in 1870? A. the West Coast B. the area around Dallas C. the area around Charleston D. the northeast Atlantic coast 11. Which of the following is not true about changes in the U.S. population between 1870 and 1890? A. Population density in the East increased. B. Population density near major cities increased. C. Total population stayed about the same but shifted to urban areas. D. Some areas of the country attracted more new settlers than others. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 2
12. Which of the following do the majority of the cities shown on the map share in common? A. Their surrounding areas contained more than 800, 000 people in 1870. B. Their surrounding areas contained fewer than 80, 000 people in 1890. C. They are located near large bodies of water. D. Their population density decreased in the late 19th century. 13. Which northern city had the most people living in or near it in 1890? A. Dallas B. New York C. Portland D. Detroit 14. Based on your knowledge of the chapter, which of the following factors influenced the population change in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions? A. increased immigration from Asia B. inadequate means of transportation C. decreased popularity in coastal living D. lack of industrial growth Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) 15. 16. 17. 18. What was the original purpose of the row house? A. to alleviate slum conditions B. to integrate lower-class neighborhoods C. to provide inner-city housing for wealthy families D. to provide single-family homes for working-class families Which of the following was the main interest of the Social Gospel movement? A. religious reform B. political reform C. social reform D. economic reform The factor that prevented the greatest number of children from attending public high schools was A. racism. B. poverty. C. language differences. D. transportation problems. Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to A. keep uneducated whites from exercising their right to vote. B. distinguish between recent immigrants and longtime citizens. C. keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so. D. deny voting rights to African Americans who passed the literacy test. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 3
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following except A. subways. B. skyscrapers. C. airplanes. D. suspension bridges. Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of A. safer fire escapes. B. larger bricks and stronger cement. C. the elevator and a steel framework. D. the airplane and the bicycle. All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except A. European literature. B. professional baseball. C. vaudeville theater. D. amusement parks. Jim Crow laws were laws that A. separated the races. B. denied citizenship to Asian immigrants. C. taxed voters. D. promoted discrimination against women. All of the following were trends in education around 1900 except A. more students attending both elementary and high school. B. immigrants becoming "Americanized" by attending public schools. C. growth of kindergartens. D. most African Americans attending high school. Which development in the late 1900s allowed cities to expand outward? A. skyscrapers B. new railroad lines C. horse-drawn streetcars D. four-lane highways Which development lowered the price of newspapers to a penny a copy? A. a printing press that simultaneously printed both sides of the paper B. a lower price for American timber used by paper mills C. a drop in the wages of newspaper delivery boys D. a new lightweight engine developed for use in aircraft 26. Which of the following was not true of public education around 1900? A. High school curriculums were expanding to include science and civics. B. Kindergartens were being added to elementary school programs. C. The number of blacks attending public school was rapidly catching up with whites. D. State laws required students to attend school from ages 8 to 14. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 4
27. The popularity of bicycling and amusement parks reflected which trend of the 1900s? A. wider public access to the fine arts B. an interest in leisure activities C. a rising literacy rate D. new ways of shopping and advertising 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. How did George Eastman contribute to an explosion in the popularity of photography? A. by taking photographs of the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk B. by inventing a camera that was larger and heavier than most C. by inventing a camera that could develop pictures on the spot D. by inventing a camera that used roll film instead of heavy glass plates How did the introduction of the bicycle affect women's lives? A. It led to numerous injuries among women riders. B. It made many women feel more independent. C. It gave women more time to spend with their children. D. It started a fitness craze among women. Which type of fiction was very popular around the turn of the 20th century? A. realistic portrayals of American life B. Western adventure tales C. novels about the grand life of the upper class D. stories about sports heroes Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers? A. electricity B. steel beams C. railroads D. the telephone In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire? A. Haymarket Square B. the Pullman factory C. the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory D. Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant 33. Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s? A. They were socialists. B. They were federal troops. C. They were part of management. D. They were workers used to break strikes. 34. What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s? A. corruption B. Monopolies C. competition D. interstate commerce Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 5
35. 36. Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World? A. radical unionists and socialists B. female workers in the dressmaking trade C. railroad workers, both skilled and unskilled D. African-American workers, both skilled and unskilled What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act? A. to build new railroads B. to destroy the railroad industry C. to lower excessive railroad rates D. to increase the power of railroads Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each) 37. What is the time difference between Pacific and Eastern time? A. one hour B. two hours C. three hours D. four hours Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 6
38. Which West Coast city was connected to the East by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railways? A. San Francisco B. Los Angeles C. Portland D. Seattle 39. In which time zones were railroads concentrated in 1870? A. Pacific and Mountain B. Mountain and Central C. Central and Pacific D. Central and Eastern 40. What change does the map show between 1870 and 1890? A. The Eastern time zone gained many more railroads. B. Cleveland became a new center of rail transportation. C. Railroads expanded greatly in the West. D. Omaha, Nebraska, was finally connected by rail to the East. 41. Which time zone had the largest concentration of railways in 1890? A. Pacific B. Mountain C. Central D. Eastern Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) 42. 43. 44. The main purpose of the company known as Crédit Mobilier was to A. build the transcontinental railroad. B. steal railroad money for its shareholders. C. obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry. D. obtain political positions for its shareholders. All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except A. a wealth of natural resources. B. government support for business. C. a growing urban population. D. the emergence of the middle class. Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except A. buying out his suppliers. B. cutting the quality of his products. C. buying out his competitors. D. underselling his competitors. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 7
45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. The Sherman Antitrust Act A. outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade. B. was supported by millionaire industrialists. C. was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights. D. encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses. The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the A. steel industry. B. textile industry. C. railroad industry. D. coal mining industry. In the late 1800s, collective bargaining was a technique used to A. expand industry. B. win workers' rights. C. restrict labor unions. D. organize labor unions. The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit A. telephone and telegraph operators. B. railroad companies and train travelers. C. manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade. D. factory owners whose workers had set schedules. Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except A. the existence of poverty. B. the success of big business. C. the power of millionaire industrialists. D. government regulation of business. The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to A. the federal government. B. railroad company officials. C. farmers' groups, such as the Grange. D. a select committee of wealthy industrialists. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 8
Answer Sheet 1. C. Angel Island. 2. A. decrease Chinese immigration. 3. B. assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture. 4. C. sharing side walls with other buildings. 5. B. social reformers. 6. D. graft. 7. C. a New York City political machine. 8. D. appointing a friend to a political position. 9. A. applicants for government jobs to pass examinations. 10. D. the northeast Atlantic coast 11. C. Total population stayed about the same but shifted to urban areas. 12. C. They are located near large bodies of water. 13. B. New York 14. A. increased immigration from Asia 15. D. to provide single-family homes for working-class families 16. C. social reform 17. A. racism. 18. C. keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so. 19. C. airplanes. 20. C. the elevator and a steel framework. 21. A. European literature. 22. A. separated the races. 23. D. most African Americans attending high school. 24. B. new railroad lines 25. A. a printing press that simultaneously printed both sides of the paper 26. C. The number of blacks attending public school was rapidly catching up with whites. 27. B. an interest in leisure activities 28. D. by inventing a camera that used roll film instead of heavy glass plates 29. B. It made many women feel more independent. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 9
30. B. Western adventure tales 31. A. electricity 32. C. the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory 33. D. They were workers used to break strikes. 34. C. competition 35. A. radical unionists and socialists 36. C. to lower excessive railroad rates 37. C. three hours 38. A. San Francisco 39. D. Central and Eastern 40. C. Railroads expanded greatly in the West. 41. D. Eastern 42. B. steal railroad money for its shareholders. 43. D. the emergence of the middle class. 44. B. cutting the quality of his products. 45. A. outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade. 46. C. railroad industry. 47. B. win workers' rights. 48. B. railroad companies and train travelers. 49. D. government regulation of business. 50. A. the federal government. Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 10
Standards Summary CA 11.1.3 CA 11.10.2 CA 11.2.1 CA 11.2.2 CA 11.2.3 CA 11.2.4 CA 11.2.5 CA 11.2.6 CA 11.2.7 CA 11.2 CA 11.5.7 CA 12.3.1 Understand the history of the Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on federal versus state authority and growing democratization Examine and analyze the key events, policies, and court cases in the evolution of civil rights, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, and California Proposition 209 Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class Trace the effect of the Americanization movement Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers Discuss corporate mergers that produced trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders Trace the economic development of the United States and its emergence as a major industrial power, including its gains from trade and the advantages of its physical geography Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., using biographies of William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody) Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe Discuss the rise of mass production techniques, the growth of cities, the impact of new technologies (e.g., the automobile, electricity), and the resulting prosperity and effect on the American landscape Explain how civil society provides opportunities for individuals to associate for social, cultural, religious, economic, and political purposes Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 11
CA 12.5.4 CA 12.7 Explain the controversies that have resulted over changing interpretations of civil rights, including those in Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education, Miranda v Arizona, Regents of the University of California v Bakke, Adarand Constructors, Inc v Pena, and United States v Virginia (VMI) Students analyze and compare the powers and procedures of the national, state, tribal, and local governments Unit II Test.tgt, Version: 1 12