AnswersUS HistoryExpansion, Reform, and Imperialism

Expansion, Reform, and Imperialism — Test Answers

25 verified answers2 views
1
Free Preview

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to divide and distribute land to Indigenous people
B
to stop Indigenous people from buying land
C
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
D
to stop Indigenous people from resisting assimilation
2
Free Preview

Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

A
The commission members supported laissez-faire policies.
B
The courts often ruled against the commission.
C
The commission had no power to ban rate discrimination.
D
The courts would not hear cases on interstate commerce.
3

Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Margaret Sanger
B
Jeannette Rankin
C
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D
Carrie Chapman Catt
4

How did the federal government use land grants in the West in the 1860s?

A
The government slowed settlement of the West by withholding land grants until the Civil War was over.
B
The government used land grants to relocate Indigenous People onto reservations.
C
The government offered land grants to free African Americans after the end of the Civil War.
D
The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.
5

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
separating them from their family members.
B
teaching them how to speak English.
C
isolating them from American citizens.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
6

In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

A
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
B
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.
C
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
D
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
7

When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
B
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
C
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
D
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
8

Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities . "My purpose was...to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government?

A
to highlight corruption in city and state governments
B
to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their government
C
to arouse public sympathy for government officials
D
to incite Americans into a fiery revolt against their government
9

How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

A
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
B
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
C
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
10

Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities . "My purpose was . . . to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." According to Steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?

A
to encourage people to rise up against their government
B
to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
C
to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers
D
to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves
11

One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
gave land to settlers who removed Indigenous people.
B
took land from settlers to give to Indigenous people.
C
did not understand the power structure of Indigenous people tribes.
D
dealt dishonestly with Indigenous people families.
12

Read the quotation from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech. In the great leap from slavery to freedom . . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . . we shall prosper . . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor. According to this quotation, Washington believed that

A
hard work had its own kind of dignity.
B
people could not prosper from common labor.
C
hard work was not more important than education.
D
people had to prosper in order to achieve freedom.
13

Which best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
B
the first two American women to hold national elected office
C
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
D
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
14

Due to the railroads, American settlers were able to travel west in larger numbers. How did this migration impact Indigenous People?

A
Indigenous People faced economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.
B
Indigenous People’s way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.
C
Indigenous People became cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income.
D
Indigenous People voluntarily went to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter.
15

Which reform measure could voters use if they wanted to change a law about taxes?

A
a recall
B
a direct election
C
an impeachment
D
an initiative
16

Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden. “In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...” Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
wealthy people
B
social Darwinists
C
immigrants
D
reformers
17

Read the quotation by Theodore Roosevelt.. “There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muck rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed . . . The men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well-being of society.” According to this quotation, which best describes Roosevelt's view on journalism?

A
Writers should not worry about upsetting the public.
B
Writers should only expose corruption in certain industries.
C
Writers should be concerned about upsetting American political leaders.
D
Writers who expose corruption perform a vital service to America.
18

The government’s continuous changing of Indigenous people policy caused

A
all Indigenous people tribes to rise up against federal government policies.
B
trust of the federal government among Indigenous people.
C
distrust of the federal government among Indigenous people.
D
all Indigenous people tribes to accept federal government policies.
19

Which of these did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

A
railroad pools
B
interstate railroads
C
sugar-refining monopolies
D
steel monopolies
20

Which event caused the United States to enter into a war with Spain?

A
Cuba declared its independence.
B
Hawaiian planters wanted to overthrow the queen.
C
The Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana.
D
The United States signed a treaty for control over the Panama Canal.

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
23 verified answers

Test

Quiz
25 verified answers

Test

Quiz
25 verified answers

Test