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US History II Strand Test:
Emergence of Modern America: 1877 to Early 1900s (Reporting Category #1)
Geography(Reporting Category #4)
Jason Baldwin, Middle School CoordinatorAccomack County Public Schools
Summer 2008
USII.2aWhat area of the United States was viewed as a
“treeless wasteland”?
North
east
Gre
at Plains
Rocky M
ountains
Pacific
25% 25%25%25%
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A. NortheastB. Great PlainsC. Rocky MountainsD. Pacific
USII.2aWhich of the following did NOT change the way people
made a living in the Great Plains?
Steel p
low
Mass
producti
on
Sod house
s
Windmills
25% 25%25%25%
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A. Steel plowB. Mass productionC. Sod housesD. Windmills
USII.2bThe growing network of railroads symbolized which of
the following opportunities for American industry?
Mass
producti
on
Corporate
merg
ers
Overse
as shipping
Westw
ard exp
ansion
25% 25%25%25%
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A. Mass productionB. Corporate mergersC. Overseas shippingD. Westward
expansion
USII.2cIn which geographic region of the United States are
Pittsburgh, New York City, and Boston located?
North
east
South
east
Midwest
South
west
25% 25%25%25%A. NortheastB. SoutheastC. MidwestD. Southwest
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USII.2cWhich of the following cities does NOT belong to the
Pacific region?
San Anto
nio
Seattle
San Francis
co
Los A
ngeles
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A. San AntonioB. SeattleC. San FranciscoD. Los Angeles
USII.3aWhich of the following was NOT a reason for westward
expansion?
Opportu
nity fo
r land o...
New beginnings
for f
orm..
Religious f
reedom
Adventu
re
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A. Opportunity for land ownership
B. New beginnings for former slaves
C. Religious freedomD. Adventure
USII.3aWhich of the following modes of transportation allowed people
to reach the west in less than two weeks?
Stage
coach
Sailin
g Ship
Transcontinental R
ailroad
Covere
d wagon
25% 25%25%25%
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A. Stage coachB. Sailing ShipC. Transcontinental
RailroadD. Covered wagon
USII.3bWhich of the following was NOT an effect of rapid
industrialization and urbanization?
Conflict among diff
erent..
.
Founding o
f settlement..
.
Incre
ased co
mmunicati..
Incre
ased power a
mong ...
25% 25%25%25%A. Conflict among different cultural groups
B. Founding of settlement houses
C. Increased communication among the states
D. Increased power among political machines
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USII.3cWhich of the following does NOT describe the Jim Crow
laws?
Unequal h
ousing p
ractice
s
Biased w
ork practi
ces
Unfair e
ducational p
ract.
..
Equita
ble law pra
ctice
s
25% 25%25%25%
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A. Unequal housing practices
B. Biased work practices
C. Unfair educational practices
D. Equitable law practices
USII.3cWhich of the following famous African-Americans promoted the idea of
equality through vocational education, while accepting social separation?
Booker T. W
ashingto
n
Langs
ton Hugh
es
W.E.B. D
uBois
Louis
Armstr
ong
25% 25%25%25%
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A. Booker T. Washington
B. Langston HughesC. W.E.B. DuBoisD. Louis Armstrong
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