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Ch. 3
History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following was outlawed by the Sherman Antitrust Act? | Monopolies |
| Whose slogan was "Eight hours of work, eight hours of sleep, eight hours for what we will"? | Knights of Labor |
| Which of the following were "push" factors for immigration? | Religious persecution and military service |
| One example of the new urban middle-class entertainment was? | Amusement parks |
| Over time, tensions arose between the owners of the railroads and Western farmers and ranchers over the issue of? | High freight costs |
| With whom did federal courts tend to side in disputes over former Mexican land in the Southwest? | Whites |
| Members of the Farmers' Alliance formed which political party to improve conditions for farmers? | Populist |
| Which of the following helped the industrial expansion of the United States? | The country's physical geopgraphy |
| Andrew Carnegie was the head of the? | Steel indursty |
| To form cartels and trusts, smaller firms often | were bought out by large corporations |
| The Sherman Antitrust Act outlawed | Monopolies |
| What were the goals of the American Federation of Labor? | To help improve wages, working hours, and conditions |
| Which of the following were "pull" factors for immigration between 1880 and 1920? | Religious freedom and jobs |
| On the West Cost, most Chinese immigrants arrived through | Angle Island |
| Which of the following would cause an immigrant to be sent back to his or her homeland? | Disease |
| When immigrants settled in the cities, which of the following did most experience? | life in crowded tenements |
| The growth of a middle class caused which of the following? | The expansion of higher education |
| How did sharecropping affect farming in the South? | Tenants farmers often remained in debt to landowners |
| Before the Civil War, Southern farmers were dependent on? | Cotton |
| The Sioux defeated General Custer at the Battle of? | Little Bighorn |
| The discovery of ____ attracted prospectors to the west? | Gold |
| What form of transportation helped ranchers get their products to market? | Railroads |
| Entrepreneurs herded _____ from the West on drived to cities such as Dodge City and Tombstone? | Cattle |
| Read the excerpt | |
| What did Gompers believe would result in fewer jails,reduced vice, and less crime? | Better education |
| What did Gompers mean when he said that these are "the demands made by labor upon modern society"? | organized labor focused on specific issues, such as better education and higher wages |
| The late 19th century was called the _____ because under the surface of prosperity lurked troubling issues. | Gilded Age |
| Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of? | separate but equal |
| Which minority was prohibited from working at certain jobs by laws enacted in the Western States? | Chinese Americans |
| A political movement that developed from Americans frustration with the federal government was called? | populism |
| Which group wanted lower transportation costs, regulation of the railroads and the coinage of "free silver" | Populists |
| One effect of Industrialization in the U.S. in the late 19th century was | rise in urbanization |
| Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play? | electricity |
| The appearance in many US cities of department stores, sporting events, theaters, amusement parks was evidence of what effect of industrialization? | An increase in leisure time and disposal income of the urban middle class |
| Which labor leader founded the AFL | Samuel Gompers |
| Labor Unions formed as a way to help workers | improve working conditions |
| At processing stations officials met with immigrants to determine their medical condition and | legal standing |
| The fighting at Wounded Knee | turned into a massacre of indians including women and children |
| high illness rates, discrimination, and distrust of immigration policy kept the _____ from growing economically? | South |
| Some Native American groups such as the ____ chose to fight being sent to reservations? | Nez Perce |
| To keep African Americans from voting southern state required ______ before a person could vote | poll taxes |
| what term was sometimes given to industries who built their fortunes by paying low wages | robber barrons |
| rapid growth of cities led to overcrowding and shortages of | housing |
| what native american ritual did federal officials ban fearing that it would lead to an ormed battle | Ghost Dance |
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