11.
What main idea would be described by these headlines?
1. “Massive Factory Fire Kills 150”
2. “2 Million Child Workers”
3. “Pullman Cuts Wages”
4. “Carnegie Buys New Machines- Jobs Loss”
the need for strikebreakers
the Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
the need for labor unions
12. Which titan is correctly matched with his industry?
J. Pierpont Morgan > Oil
Andrew Carnegie > Steel
John D. Rockefeller > Banking
John Sherman > Oil
13. Why did Southern states use poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses as Reconstruction came to an end?
to maintain Republican control of state governments
to keep poor white Southerners from voting
to keep African Americans from voting
to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union
14. Radical Republicans had two main goals. First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South. Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote. They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals.
Which of the following is an example of how Radical Republicans sought to achieve their goals?
denying wealthy planters the right to vote
working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
developing a speedy process to readmit southern states
ensuring that African Americans could outvote their former owners
In the text, you read this about the development of railroads:
Although railroads caused certain problems, they also made possible the rapid growth of industry after 1865. Building rail lines created thousands of jobs. Steelworkers turned millions of tons of iron into steel for tracks and engines. Lumberjacks cut down whole forests to supply wood for railroad ties. Miners sweated in dusty mine shafts digging coal to fuel railroad engines. The railroad companies themselves employed thousands of workers. They laid tracks, built trestles across rivers, carved tunnels through mountains, and built countless railroad stations.
The large railroads also pioneered new ways of managing business. Rail companies created special departments for shipping and accounting and for servicing equipment. Expert managers headed each department, while chains of command ensured that the organization ran smoothly. Other big businesses soon copied these management techniques.
Use the passage to answer the question.
15. Why would it be important for railroads to use strong management techniques?
to ensure a complex business ran smoothly
to create more growth in other industries
to continue to employ thousands of people
to create more railways across the country
16. Which factor most likely caused a decline in Grange membership?
wheat prices declined
spikes in railroad prices
variances in freight costs
farms faced severe drought
17. Why did conflict erupt between President Johnson and Congress after Lincoln’s assassination?
Southern Congressmen agreed with President Johnson's Radical Reconstruction Plan.
Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.
Southern conservatives enacted the black codes against Congress’ wishes.
Neither Congress nor the President wanted a Joint Committee on Reconstruction to dictate the plan.
The years immediately following the construction of the transcontinental railroad were years of astounding growth for the United States. Between 1860 and 1890, the miles of railroad track interlacing the U.S. increased ninefold—from 30,000 miles to 270,000 miles, and the population leapt from 31,000,000 to over 76,000,000 people. Many were recent immigrants.
My folks came to the United States from Sweden in 1866; landed in New York, then came to Omaha. When they got to Omaha they had $5.00 in American money, no job, and couldn't speak a word of English….Then they both got work on the new Union Pacific railroad from Omaha to Laramie City. Father worked on the road and mother cooked and washed for twenty-two men, for nine months; when they got back to Omaha they had $900.00 saved up.
-"Mrs. Will H. Berger" November 21, 1938. Interviewer, Edna B Pearson, American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Use the passage to answer the question.
18. Based on the account of Mrs. Berger, how did the transcontinental railroads impact the West?
The railroads provided jobs for settlers.
The railroads provided homes for employees.
The railroads made Omaha an industrial center.
The railroads helped immigrants learn English.
19. What was the goal of the reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s?
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of Americans
to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
(Image: A black and white photograph shows two men working on an early car frame in a line of cars.)
Use the image to answer the question.
20. Which innovation does the photograph illustrate?
labor strike
power plant
Bessemer process
assembly line
In the text, you read this about ranching after the Civil War:
Ranchers employed cowhands to tend their cattle and drive herds to market. These hard workers rode alongside the huge herds in good and bad weather. They kept the cattle moving and rounded up strays. After the Civil War, veterans of the Confederate Army made up the majority of the cowhands who worked in Texas. However, it is estimated that nearly one in three cowhands was either Mexican American or African American. Some cowhands dreamed of setting aside enough money to start a herd of their own.
Use the passage to answer the question.
21. Why might recent events have led to many African Americans working for ranchers?
During the Civil War, many African Americans went west to work on railroads.
After the end of slavery, African Americans could move and find new work.
In the 1850s, many free African Americans from the north became ranchers.
During Reconstruction, African American politicians promoted ranching.
I am tired of fighting . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
—"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph
Use the passage to answer the question.
22. What event in the history of the West in the late 1800s prompted Chief Joseph to give this speech?
the expansion of buffalo hunting by American Indians like the Nez Percé
the death of Sitting Bull, an important Lakota leader
the defeat of American Indian peoples by United States troops
the Ghost Dance, a new American Indian religious ceremony
Year Price
1908 $825
1927 $290
Use the chart to answer the question.
23. Which factor best accounts for the price change in the Model T automobile?
low deman
organized labor
mass production
wartime inflation
24. How did George Westinghouse contribute to railroad transportation?
His invention of air brakes made railroad travel safer and faster.
His development of the sleeping car made railroad travel much more comfortable.
His invention of the steam engine made railroad travel faster and more affordable.
His creation of a railroad network helped make railroad travel more efficient.
25.
Explain why Lincoln’s assassination put the future of the nation in question.
Lincoln's assassination put the future of the nation in question because it left a void in leadership during a critical time of Reconstruction and reconciliation after the Civil War. There were concerns about whether his successor, Andrew Johnson, would effectively continue Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction and ensure the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans. There were also fears that the assassination could lead to further violence and unrest, particularly in the South. Additionally, Lincoln was widely respected and liked, and his sudden death was a shock to the nation.
11.
What main idea would be described by these headlines?
1. “Massive Factory Fire Kills 150”
2. “2 Million Child Workers”
3. “Pullman Cuts Wages”
4. “Carnegie Buys New Machines- Jobs Loss”
the need for strikebreakers
the Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
the need for labor unions
12. Which titan is correctly matched with his industry?
J. Pierpont Morgan > Oil
Andrew Carnegie > Steel
John D. Rockefeller > Banking
John Sherman > Oil
13. Why did Southern states use poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses as Reconstruction came to an end?
to maintain Republican control of state governments
to keep poor white Southerners from voting
to keep African Americans from voting
to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union
14. Radical Republicans had two main goals. First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South. Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote. They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals.
Which of the following is an example of how Radical Republicans sought to achieve their goals?
denying wealthy planters the right to vote
working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
developing a speedy process to readmit southern states
ensuring that African Americans could outvote their former owners
In the text, you read this about the development of railroads:
Although railroads caused certain problems, they also made possible the rapid growth of industry after 1865. Building rail lines created thousands of jobs. Steelworkers turned millions of tons of iron into steel for tracks and engines. Lumberjacks cut down whole forests to supply wood for railroad ties. Miners sweated in dusty mine shafts digging coal to fuel railroad engines. The railroad companies themselves employed thousands of workers. They laid tracks, built trestles across rivers, carved tunnels through mountains, and built countless railroad stations.
The large railroads also pioneered new ways of managing business. Rail companies created special departments for shipping and accounting and for servicing equipment. Expert managers headed each department, while chains of command ensured that the organization ran smoothly. Other big businesses soon copied these management techniques.
Use the passage to answer the question.
15. Why would it be important for railroads to use strong management techniques?
to ensure a complex business ran smoothly
to create more growth in other industries
to continue to employ thousands of people
to create more railways across the country
16. Which factor most likely caused a decline in Grange membership?
wheat prices declined
spikes in railroad prices
variances in freight costs
farms faced severe drought
17. Why did conflict erupt between President Johnson and Congress after Lincoln’s assassination?
Southern Congressmen agreed with President Johnson's Radical Reconstruction Plan.
Republicans disagreed with President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan.
Southern conservatives enacted the black codes against Congress’ wishes.
Neither Congress nor the President wanted a Joint Committee on Reconstruction to dictate the plan.
The years immediately following the construction of the transcontinental railroad were years of astounding growth for the United States. Between 1860 and 1890, the miles of railroad track interlacing the U.S. increased ninefold—from 30,000 miles to 270,000 miles, and the population leapt from 31,000,000 to over 76,000,000 people. Many were recent immigrants.
My folks came to the United States from Sweden in 1866; landed in New York, then came to Omaha. When they got to Omaha they had $5.00 in American money, no job, and couldn't speak a word of English….Then they both got work on the new Union Pacific railroad from Omaha to Laramie City. Father worked on the road and mother cooked and washed for twenty-two men, for nine months; when they got back to Omaha they had $900.00 saved up.
-"Mrs. Will H. Berger" November 21, 1938. Interviewer, Edna B Pearson, American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Use the passage to answer the question.
18. Based on the account of Mrs. Berger, how did the transcontinental railroads impact the West?
The railroads provided jobs for settlers.
The railroads provided homes for employees.
The railroads made Omaha an industrial center.
The railroads helped immigrants learn English.
19. What was the goal of the reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s?
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of Americans
to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
(Image: A black and white photograph shows two men working on an early car frame in a line of cars.)
Use the image to answer the question.
20. Which innovation does the photograph illustrate?
labor strike
power plant
Bessemer process
assembly line
In the text, you read this about ranching after the Civil War:
Ranchers employed cowhands to tend their cattle and drive herds to market. These hard workers rode alongside the huge herds in good and bad weather. They kept the cattle moving and rounded up strays. After the Civil War, veterans of the Confederate Army made up the majority of the cowhands who worked in Texas. However, it is estimated that nearly one in three cowhands was either Mexican American or African American. Some cowhands dreamed of setting aside enough money to start a herd of their own.
Use the passage to answer the question.
21. Why might recent events have led to many African Americans working for ranchers?
During the Civil War, many African Americans went west to work on railroads.
After the end of slavery, African Americans could move and find new work.
In the 1850s, many free African Americans from the north became ranchers.
During Reconstruction, African American politicians promoted ranching.
I am tired of fighting . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
—"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph
Use the passage to answer the question.
22. What event in the history of the West in the late 1800s prompted Chief Joseph to give this speech?
the expansion of buffalo hunting by American Indians like the Nez Percé
the death of Sitting Bull, an important Lakota leader
the defeat of American Indian peoples by United States troops
the Ghost Dance, a new American Indian religious ceremony
Year Price
1908 $825
1927 $290
Use the chart to answer the question.
23. Which factor best accounts for the price change in the Model T automobile?
low deman
organized labor
mass production
wartime inflation
24. How did George Westinghouse contribute to railroad transportation?
His invention of air brakes made railroad travel safer and faster.
His development of the sleeping car made railroad travel much more comfortable.
His invention of the steam engine made railroad travel faster and more affordable.
His creation of a railroad network helped make railroad travel more efficient.
25. Explain why Lincoln’s assassination put the future of the nation in question.
Lincoln's assassination put the future of the nation in question because it created uncertainty about the direction of Reconstruction and whether Andrew Johnson would continue Lincoln's plans to ensure the rights of newly freed African Americans. It also left a leadership void during a critical time in the nation's history. Additionally, Lincoln was highly respected and his sudden death was a shock to the nation, which created fears of further unrest and violence. The assassination raised questions about the stability of the government and whether it could effectively deal with the challenges facing the nation in the aftermath of the Civil War.