2. US History EOC Review Progressive Movement

3. 1)Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in the coming to the United States settled in the cities along the east coast because cities along the east coast because a)many factory jobs were available in the East b)little farmland remained to be settled in the Midwest c)most immigrants came from the cities of Europe d)city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants

4. 2) In the late 1800s, supporters of laissez-faire capitalism claimed that government capitalism claimed that government regulation of business would be regulation of business would be a)essential to protect the rights of consumers b)necessary to provide jobs for the unemployed c)useful in competing with foreign nations d)harmful to economic growth

5. 3) In the late 19 th century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies most business claimed that monopolies most harmed the economy by harmed the economy by a)limiting competition b)decreasing the urban growth rate c)preventing technological innovation d)failing to keep pace with European industries

6. 4) In the late 19 th century, Congress tried to limit the power of monopolies by limit the power of monopolies by a)creating the Federal Trade Commission b)strengthening the Supreme Court c)adopting the Granger laws d)passing the Sherman Antitrust Act

7. 5) A goal of the Progressive movement was to a)reduce the government’s involvement in social issues b)correct the problems caused by industrialization c)promote laissez-faire policies d)promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River

8. 6) During the late 1800s, what was the main reason labor unions had difficulty achieving reason labor unions had difficulty achieving gains for workers? gains for workers? a)Communists had taken control of the major unions b)the government supported business efforts to limit the powers of unions c)most unions had been organized by big business d)most workers were satisfied with working conditions

9. 7) The Gentlemen’s Agreement, literacy tests, and the quota system were all attempts by and the quota system were all attempts by Congress to restrict Congress to restrict a)immigration b)property ownership c)voting rights d)access to public education

10. 8) During the late 1800s, which group strongly supported an open immigration policy? supported an open immigration policy? a)conservationists b)nativists c)factory owners d)Southern farmers

11. 9) During the Progressive Era, muckrakers published articles and novels primarily to published articles and novels primarily to a)advance their own political careers b)make Americans aware of problems in society c)help the federal government become more efficient d)provide entertainment for readers

12. 10) In the late 1800s, the Homestead steel strike and the Pullman railcar strike were strike and the Pullman railcar strike were unsuccessful because unsuccessful because a)the government supported business owners b)most workers refused to take part in the strike c)the Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal d)factory owners hired children to replace the strikers

13. 11) Progressive Era authors such as Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are best known for Riis and Upton Sinclair are best known for a)focusing attention on social condition b)fighting for the civil rights of African Americans c)promoting the interests of the American farmer d)supporting the goal of woman’s suffrage

14. 12) A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to movement (1900-1917) was to a)stimulate the economy b)support government control of factory production c)encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe d)correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

15. 13) 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 business

16. 14) The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to Act was to A.decrease Chinese immigrants B.create segregated classrooms C.settle a disagreement between China & the US D.stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the US

17. 15) The Sherman antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to a)promote the formation of new trusts b)maintain competition in business c)increase business investment d)limit the activities of foreign corporations

18. 16) What is the main idea of this cartoon from the 1800s? 1800s? A.labor is gaining power over big business B.most Americans support the labor movement C.business has advantages over labor D.government should support the expansion of the railroads

19. 17) During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working responded to urban conditions by working to establish to establish a)settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor b)newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions c)laws that restricted certain immigrant groups d)free public schools located in inner- city neighborhoods

20. 18) The tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 drew national Company fire of 1911 drew national attention to the need to attention to the need to a)restrict immigration from southern Europe b)establish full-time fire departments c)protect the safety of workers d)improve conditions for tenement dwellers

21. 19) During the Progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted initiative, and local governments adopted initiative, referendum, and recall procedures that referendum, and recall procedures that a)eliminated the need for the electoral college b)created political action committees (PACs) c)gave voters a more direct voice in government d)Strengthened the role of the president’s cabinet

22. 20) In the late 1800s, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller was intended to was intended to a)protect small, independent oil firms b)control prices and practices in the oil refining business c)increase competition among oil refining companies d)distribute donations to charitable causes

23. 21) The American Federation of Labor responded to the situation shown in the cartoon by to the situation shown in the cartoon by A.organizing skilled workers into unions B.encouraging open immigration C.forming worker-owned businesses D.creating a single union of workers and farmers

24. 22) What did industrial consolidation & trusts reduce during the late 1800s? reduce during the late 1800s? a)corruption b)monopolies c)competition d)interstate commerce

25. 23)Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon? a)supply and demand b)mercantilism c)monopoly d)trade

26. 24) Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives? the Populists and the Progressives? a)restoration of the nation’s cities b)expansion of opportunities for immigrants c)improvement in the status of African Americans d)greater control of government by the people

27. 25) Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United States the “Gilded Age” to describe the a)end of the practice of slavery b)absence of international conflicts c)extremes of wealth and poverty d)achievements of the labor movement

28. 26) During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle? United States settle? a)urban centers of the Northeast b)plantations of the New South c)mining areas of the Far West d)farming regions of the Great Plains

29. 27) Both W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to a)To return to Africa b)Embrace white culture c)Fight militantly for civil rights d)To become well educated

30. 28) In the book the, Jungle what industry does Upton Sinclair criticize? does Upton Sinclair criticize? a)The Oil industry b)The Meatpacking industry c)The Steel Industry d)Matchstick industry

31. 29) Who was known as the, “Trustbuster” for breaking up monopolies? for breaking up monopolies? a)Theodore Roosevelt b)Sherman Antitrust c)John Muir d)Franklin Roosevelt

32. 30) The Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected civil rights in the United States by civil rights in the United States by a)Ruling that segregated public schools were unconstitutional b)Rejecting the legal basis of Jim Crow laws c)Approving racial segregation in public facilities d)Strengthening the protections of the 14 th amendment