USH 2 review game

Westwerd Expansion, 2nd Industrial Rev., Immigration and Populism

This brazen Gen was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

A. Gen CusterB. Gen ForsythC. Gen ChivingtonD. Gen Washington

With this policy the US hoped to completely destroy the Native

American cultureA. PopulismB. RelocationC. Manifest DestinyD. Americanization

Which of the following is not a prevision of the Dawes Act?

A. Most Native land would be broken upB. Natives had to, once again, move west.C. Natives would become private owners of

landD. Land would be passed to children

This was the federal agency in charge of the reservations

A. Bureau of Native RelationsB. Bureau of the Indian CouncilC. Board of Indian AffairsD. Bureau of Indian Affairs

The first significant gold rush that started expansion to the west was…

A. Comstock LodeB. ’49ers Gold RushC. The KlondikeD. The Chisholm Trail

Before mining towns appeared prospectors created these near veins. A. ReservationsB. SaloonsC. Mining CampsD. Banks

In order to suppress violence in the camps many prospectors turned to

A. The US ArmyB. The sheriff of near by towns C. Vigilante groupsD. Murder….

The demand for ______ sky rockets after the Civil War.

A. CornB. BeefC. SteelD. Grain

These ran from ‘cattle country’ to RRs.

A. RiversB. CattleC. RoadsD. Cattle Trails

Which of these laws was not meant to turn public land into private property?A. Dawes ActB. Morrill ActC. Homestead ActD. Pacific Railway Act

Which of the following was not a provision of the Homestead Act?

A. Homesteaders had to agree to never leave the land

B. Homesteaders had to farm land for 5 yearsC. Homesteaders had to make improvements to

the landD. Heads of families got 160 acres of land

This law created agricultural schools.

A. Morrill ActB. Homestead ActC. Pacific Railway ActD. Dawes Act

The 2nd Industrial Revolution starts when _________ replaces ________ as a main

source of power.A. Steam, AnimalB. Electrical, SteamC. Steel, IronD. Machine, Man

What’s the Bessemer Process?

A. It’s a cheap way to conduct electricityB. It’s a fast way to create railroadsC. It’s an efficient way of converting iron to

steelD. It was a ‘get rich quick’ scheme for the Gilded

Age

What is not true about the Transcontinental Railroad?

A. Was commissioned to build RRs to the West Coast

B. Made up of Union and Central Pacific RRsC. Was commissioned to build RRs from the

Midwest to the East CoastD. Was built, mostly, with immigrant labor.

Capitalism is a system in which…

A. The government controls every aspect of the market

B. The government owns most, but not all, industry

C. The government owns very little industryD. The government does not run industry but

can set prices

Laissez-Faire capitalism is best described as a system where…

A. The government regulates all private business

B. The government takes a ‘hands off’ approach to business

C. The government creates ‘watch dog’ institutions to regulate in business when needed

D. No private ownership exists

When the gov’t became nervous about the growing power of big business they

created…A. The BlacklistB. Sherman Antitrust ActC. Knights of LaborD. American Federation of Labor

Knights of labor, one of the first ones of these, fought for workers rights.

A. Communist Groups in AmericaB. Labor divisions of the Gov’tC. 3rd partiesD. Labor Unions

What is something the KoL did not lobby for?

A. Exclusion of immigrant LaborB. Shorter work daysC. Equal payD. Safer conditions

Which of the following best describes Social Darwinism?

A. Strong businesses will survive b/c they are better able to adjust to changing markets

B. Small businesses are good for the economy; we should help them stay alive

C. Small business should be outlawedD. Those who can afford it should go out of

their way to shop local

You are a new immigrant; I knock on the door of the house I rent to you, give you a turkey for the holidays and a meeting time for a job. In return I expect your

support on election day. I am…

A. President GrantB. The boss of a labor unionC. The boss of a political machineD. A jerk!

This strike stopped freight for more than a week, required local militias and even the

US Army and killed over 100 people.A. Pullman StrikeB. Great Railroad StrikeC. Haymarket StrikeD. Homestead Strike

Which of the following was not a requirement to immigrate to the US in

1880? A. $30B. IDC. Good healthD. Recommendation from previous employer

What are benevolent societies?

A. Organizations set up to help the poorB. Churches set up in ethnic comminutes to

serve immigrantsC. Organizations set up to help immigrants find

jobs, housing, educationD. A gov’t run organization to help immigrants

find jobs, housing, education

This is the idea that immigration poses a threat to a tradition American way of life.

A. XenophobiaB. Social DarwinismC. NativismD. Gentleman's Agreement

This, passed in response to segregated schools, limited the immigration of

unskilled labor to the USA. Chinese Exclusion ActB. Social DarwinismC. NativismD. Gentleman's Agreement

This organization fought the exploitation of small farmers thru unfair RR prices.

A. Knights of LaborB. National GrangeC. PopulismD. Farmer’s Alliance

Which of following is not a part of the Populist platform

A. Coinage of money based on the gold and silver standard

B. Federal regulation of RRs and telegraphsC. Laissez-Faire practicesD. Advocacy for ‘regular people’