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History 6.3 SOL
History Grade 6.3 SOL Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| USII.3a - What were some reasons for the period of westward expansion after Civil War? | The Homestead Act resulted in opportunities for land ownership; The Transcontinental Railroad; The discovery of gold and silver; Adventure; A new beginning for former slaves |
| USII.3b - What were some of the factors leading to increased immigration after the Civil War? | Hope for better opportunities; adventure; religious freedom; escape from opressive governments. |
| USII.3b - Why did cities grow rapidly after the Civil War? | Immigration from other countries (immigrants usually lived in cities); Movement of Americans from rural to urban areas for job opportunities; Specialized industries developed in cities – steel in Pittsburgh, meat packing in Chicago |
| USII.3a - What were some inventions that contributed to change and industrial growth in the late 1800s? | Lighting and mechanical uses of electricity – Thomas Edison; Expansion of telephone service – Alexander Graham Bell |
| USII.3a - What were some challenges faced by cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s? | Overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements; Political corruption |
| USII.3a - What were some of the efforts made to solve immigration problems? | Settlement Houses, such as Hull House founded by Jane Addams,Political machines that gained power by attending to the needs of new immigrants (jobs, housing) |
| USII.3a - How did political machines gain power in the cities? | By helping immigrants with jobs, housing and other needs |
| USII.3a - Who is Jane Addams? | The founder of Hull House, a settlement house that offered a variety of services to immigrants |
| USII.3b - By 1865, skirmishes between Indians and white settlers were frequent. The government tried to convince Indians tribes to give up their land and relocate onto | reservations (land set aside for Indian communities) |
| USII.3b - In 1876, the federal government decided to force the Sioux, led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, back onto their reservation. In this famous battle, Custer led his troops against more than 2,000 Sioux Indians. He and all of his men died. | The Battle of Little Bighorn |
| USII.3b - In 1877, when the federal government sent troops into the Washington territory to force the Nez Percé off their lands and into a reservation, this Indian chief led 400,000 of his people toward Canada on a long but unsuccessful escape. | Chief Joseph |
| USII.3b - During the 1880s, settlers on the West Coast blamed declining wages and economic problems on these workers. | Chinese workers |
| USII.3b - In 1882, Congress passed the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. What was it? | Chinese Exclusion Act |
| USII.3b - This group of immigrants began to arrive in large numbers after their potato crop failed in the 1840s. By 1860, they had largely replaced the New England mill girls as textile workers. | Irish immigrants |
| USII.3c - What were “Jim Crow” laws? | Laws that institutionalized a system of legal segregation, creating unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, work, education, and government |
| USII.3c - What is racial segregation? | Separation based on race |
| USII.3c - "Jim Crow" laws made discrimination ___ in many states. | legal |
| USII.3c - Who was Booker T. Washington and how did he respond to the issue of segregation? | An African American leader who, believing that African Americans would achieve equality in time through education, was willing to put up temporarily with social segregation. |
| USII.3c - Who was W.E.B. Du Bois, and how did he respond to the issue of segregation and discrimination? | An African American leader who wanted immediate political, civil and social equality for African Americans at any cost. |
| USII.3c - How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois differ in their responses to discrimination? | Washington was willing to accept some degree of segregation while African Americans slowly achieved equal treatment through education. DuBois, on the other hand, demanded immediate equality for African Americans. |
| USII>3d - Between the Civil War and World War I, the U.S. was transformed fram a(n) ____ to a(n) nation. | agricultural - industrial |
| USII.3d - What created the rise in big business in the late 1800s? | National markets created by transportation advances; Captains of industry like Rockefeller (oil) Carnegie (steel), and Ford (cars); Advertising; Lower-cost production |
| USII.3d - What caused industrialization in the late 1800s. | Access to raw materials and energy; Availability of a large work force; Inventions; Financial resources |
| USII.3d - What are some examples of "big business" that emerged after the Civil War? | Railroads, Oil, Steel |
| USII.3d - Who was the oil "captain of industry"? | John D. Rockefeller |
| USII.3d - Who emerged as the captain of the steel industry? | Andrew Carnegie |
| USII.3d - Who emerged as the captain of the auto industry? | Henry Ford |
| USII.3d - How did farm life change after the Civil War? | Mechanization (e.g., the reaper)reduced farm labor needs and increased production. Industrialization provided access to consumer goods by mail order |
| USII.3d - Industrial development in the cities increased the need for - | labor |
| USII.3d - How did changes in farm life fuel industrialization? | Mechanization meant fewer workers were needed on the farms, so labor was freed up for the cities. |
| USII.3d - What effect did mechanization (e.g., the reaper) have on the farms? | Mechanization increased productivity and reduced labor needs. Farm laborers left for the cities to work in industry. |
| USII.3e - What were some of the negative effects of industrialization? | Child labor, Low wages and long hours, Unsafe working conditions |
| USII.3e - What were some of the workplace reforms brought about by the Progressive Movement? | Improved safety conditions,Reduced work hours, Restrictions on child labor |
| USII.3e - What did Progressive reformers want? | Reformers wanted laws to protect workers and poor people, to reform government, and to regulate business. |
| USII.3e - What did the women's suffrage movement want? | voting rights for women, increased educational opportunities for women |
| USII.3e - The negative effects of industrialization led to: | the rise of organized labor, progressive movement and workplace reforms |
| USII.3e - This union pushed for higher wages, shorter hours and better working conditions. It was stronger in the skilled trades than the factories, and preferred to bargain rather than to strike. | The AFL - American Federation of Labor |
| USII.3e - In 1892, 13 men were killed in a battle between striking steelworkers and strikebreakers at Carnegie's steel plant in Pittsburgh. This strike is known as the - | Homestead Strike |
| USII.3e - What was an important result of the Homestead Strike? | Americans turned against unions and organized labor, whom they blamed for the violence. |
| USII.3e - Which Constitutional Amendment finally gave women the right to vote? When was it adopted? | The 19th amendment, adopted in 1920, gave women the right to vote. |
| USII.3e - What did Susan B. Anthony do? | She worked for women's suffrage. |
| USII.3e - What was the movement against alcohol consumption and production? | The Temperance Movement |
| USII.3e - What was the 18th amendment? | It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. |
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