AnswersMO-US History II AFarmers on a Closing Frontier

Farmers on a Closing Frontier — Unit test Answers

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Which law required immigrants to be able to read and write?

A
the Chinese Exclusion Act
B
the Immigration Act of 1917
C
the Emergency Quota Act
D
the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
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What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

A
attacks from Indigenous People on the plains
B
danger from blasting through the Sierra Nevada
C
harsh weather conditions
D
loss of workers to the Gold Rush
3

Which effect of industrialization made city centers somewhat unpleasant for residents?

A
the increased number of government buildings
B
the lack of cultural institutions
C
the lack of public transportation
D
the rise of railroads and stockyards
4

Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
B
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
D
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
5

In the 1880s, Congress proposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which

A
limited Chinese immigration to five thousand a year.
B
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
C
was debated in the House but did not pass.
D
stopped Chinese immigration for a period.
6

What did the People’s Party believe would result from the government taking control of America’s railroads and banks?

A
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
B
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
C
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
D
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
8

The final battle in the American Indian Wars occurred at

A
Wounded Knee.
B
Little Bighorn.
C
Sand Creek.
D
Pike’s Peak.
9

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, several Chinatowns had violent riots that were started by

A
nativists who disliked immigrants.
B
immigrants who were denied rights.
C
workers who were unemployed.
D
city workers who were not being paid.
10

Read the quotation from William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech.“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” Which of the following best describes Bryan’s opinion about currency?

A
Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy.
B
Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States.
C
The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.
D
Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.
11

Many tenement apartments in the early 1900s had

A
few windows and poor ventilation.
B
garbage collection and sewer systems.
C
indoor plumbing and hot water.
D
safety features and fire protection.
12

A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

A
segregation.
B
urbanization.
C
industrialization.
D
commercialization.
13

In the 1870s, the US government began an American Indian policy of

A
providing allotments of land.
B
encouraging assimilation.
C
confining tribes on reservations.
D
forcing tribes to relocate.

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