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Unit 2 Test Unit 2: Immigration and Migration > Unit Assessments
1.
Why were many Native Americans opposed to settling in reservations?


They were greedy, and wanted the land all to themselves so they could sell it later.


The reservations were too close to large cities of settlers.


They were originally nomadic tribes who didn't stay long in one place, and didn't want to be farmers.


ONLY answers A and B above.

2.

Rapid urbanization in the late 1800s and early 1900s impacted life in American cities in all of the following ways except:

Led to decline in racist attitudes towards African Americans and immigrants


Led to dirty and overcrowded living spaces known as tenement houses


Led to increased crime with the development of gangs


Led to greater population density in urban areas

3.
The Dawes Act….


effectively stopped the fighting between settlers and American Indians.


helped many American Indians achieve a better way of life.


is praised for its effectiveness in helping resettle American Indians.


promised Indians land and opportunity while assimilating into American culture.

4.
Political machines ______________ in exchange for votes.


helped immigrants find jobs


gave people food and money


paid for funerals


all of the above

5.
What is the most accurate definition of Manifest Destiny? The United States occupied all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean because...


the native tribes, dying from diseases and unable to feed themselves, asked for help from the Americans.


it was part of the agreement when Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.


those who had settled and conquered the east deserved to possess the entire continent. It was their right and their duty.


the Founding Fathers had written that requirement into the Constitution.

6.
In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed primarily to


expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe


develop the Midwest and western parts of the country


improve the lives of freed slaves


achieve Northern victory in the Civil War

7.
The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that:


African-Americans could be denied the right to vote.


segregation was unconstitutional.


the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to African-Americans.


"separate but equal" facilities were constitutional.

8.
Literacy tests and poll taxes were enacted in the South after the Reconstruction Era primarily to


limit the number of African American voters


increase the number of women voters


guarantee that voters could read and write


ensure that formerly enslaved persons met property requirements

9.
The most influential factor in ending the traditional Native American way of life was:


The death of famous leaders such as Geronimo and Sitting Bull.


Their constant intertribal warfare.


The virtual extermination of the buffalo.


Voluntary settlement on reservations.

10.
Native Americans on the Great Plains used the __________ for many of the essentials of life.


Buffalo


Antelope


Longhorn cattle


Bighorn sheep

11.
What effect did the ‘Great Migration’ have?


Europeans flocked to Midwestern cities


African Americans moved from the oppressive South for opportunities in the North


Immigrants moved South; The North was too crowded


Whites moved to the country, away from the crowded cities.

12.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?


It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops


It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation


It delayed the transportation of crops to market


It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crops

13.
Describe how segregation and discrimination affected the lives of African Americans at the turn of the 20th century politically, economically, and socially. Consider the types of work available, the effects of government policies/laws against them, what types of opportunity and access did they have compared to white people.


The segregation and discrimination affected the lives of African Americans at the turn of the 20th century politically, economically, and socially by not being able to vote,to go to public and mostly privet places they couldn't go to white schools or drink from white drinking fountains and they mostly couldn't do what the white people could do.

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14.
The Farmer is the Man

When the farmer comes to town

With his wagon broken down,

Oh, the farmer is the man

Who feeds them all. . . .

The farmer is the man,

The farmer is the man,Lives on credit till the fall;

Then they take him by the hand

And they lead him from the land,

And the middleman’s the man

Who gets it all. . . .

— American folk song

Which political party focused most of its efforts on the problem identified in this song?


Progressive


Populist


Bull Moose


Free Soil

15.
In the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they


eliminated competition using ruthless methods


favored free trade


provided workers with high wages


opposed the formation of corporations

16.
A major cause of hostility toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they

had a higher standard of living than most Americans


adapted easily to American culture


competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers


were better educated than native-born Americans

17.
What was "Manifest Destiny?"


The belief that the United States had a right given to them by God to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.


That the United States was well on its way to becoming a world power.


That America was a united and strong nation that was destined to influence other countries around the world.


All of the above

18.

During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to

prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights


encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe


Eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States


Support the South during the Civil War

19.
“...The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures..."(17th Amendment) The passage of the 17th Amendment addressed which of the reform goals of the Populist Party?


Direct Election of Senators


Government control of railroads


Graduated Income Tax


Secret ballots

20.
Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were enacted in Southern states as a means to


ensure equal protection under the law


provide an education for formerly enslaved persons


enforce racial segregation


protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons

21.
During the 1870’s and 1880’s, Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was increasingly difficult because


prices of agricultural products were increasing


railroad companies charged high rates for transporting farm products


agricultural output was declining rapidly


farm labor was becoming more unionized

22.
Why did ex-farmers move to the cities in the late 1800s?


The amount of available farmland was decreasing


New machines and innovations were squeezing them out


Cities have more culture, and learning


Immigrants were competing with the farmers for jobs.

23.
A movement, primarily of farmers, in the late 1800s that demanded government aid for the common farmer and worker was known as _____________.


Capitalism


Elitism


Progressivism


Populism
24.
What does this picture reveal about the impact of government run schools on Native American children in the late 1800's?

The U.S. government valued and encouraged Native Americans to preserve and practice their native culture

Native American children were forced to abandon their culture and adopt the white man's culture


Native American children were happier at the government run schools than they were with their families.


All of the above

25.
After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by


enacting legislation to strengthen the Freedmen’s Bureau


supporting the goals of the Radical Republicans


ratifying the 15th amendment


passing Black Codes

26.
What is a main concept behind "nativism"?


Immigrants should be kept out of the US, because they will compete with Americans for jobs.


Immigrants that are here first should get favored treatment over later arrivals


Immigrants that cannot speak English must be deported


Native Americans should hold most of the political power

27.
Some southern states limited voting only to people that could?


Sing in Spanish


Prove they were born in America


Read English


Drive cars

28.
The Chinese Exclusion Act is an example of


nativism


collective bargaining


Jim Crow laws


civil disobedience

29.
Which was NOT a problem for the farmers out West during the late 1800s?


Buffalo eating all their crops


High shipping costs on the railroads


Expensive machinery


High interest rates on loans

30.
By the 1900's where did the Blacks move to in order to find better paying jobs and social equality?


The North


The West


The East


The South

31.
Southern states passed laws to separate white and blacks in what places?


Churches

Most public and private places


Bathrooms


Houses


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1. Why were many Native Americans opposed to settling in reservations?
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2. Rapid urbanization in the late 1800s and early 1900s impacted life in American cities in all of the following ways except:
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3. The Dawes Act...
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4. Political machines ______________ in exchange for votes.
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5. What is the most accurate definition of Manifest Destiny?
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6. In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed primarily to...
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7. The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that:
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8. Literacy tests and poll taxes were enacted in the South after the Reconstruction Era primarily to...
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9. The most influential factor in ending the traditional Native American way of life was:
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10. Native Americans on the Great Plains used the __________ for many of the essentials of life.
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