US History Final Review - Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 34503)
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The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
a) explain the advantages of republican government
b) persuade the British king to change his polocies
c) establish a new central government in the colonies
d) announce the colonists reasons for separating from Great Britain
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable right....this is from what document?
a) Magna Carta
b) Bill of Rights
c) Declaration of Independence
d) U.S. Constitution
The main purpose for adopting the U.S. Constitution was to...
a) protect the individual rights of citizens
b) establish independence from Great Britain
c) create a stronger central government
d) provide a method for territories to become states
The main purpose for the Bill of Rights was to
a) establish a republican government in America
b) guarantee individual freedoms against the abuses of power
c) establish a stronger central government in the colonies
d) announce the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain
Which Founding Father is correctly paired with his contributions
a) John Peter Muhlenberg.....Scottish immigrant and Presbyterian minister who signed the Declaration of Independence
b) Jonathan Trumbull, Sr......only colonial governor to side with the colonists during the American Revolution
c) John Hancock.....fiery Protestant minister who recruited soldiers during the American Revolution
d) John Witherspoon....wealthy Boston merchant who was elected President of the Second Continental Congress
Which characteristics are associated with the Great Depression
a) speculation on the stock exchange and prohibition
b) acquisition of overseas territories and war with Spain
c) widespread business failures and high unemployment
d) equal rights for minorities and peace overseas
Which pair is correctly matched
a) Second Industrial Revolution....new reforms enable government to prevent the worst abuses in Industrialism
b) Age of Imperialism.....Americans develop new industries in steel, oil, and electricity
c) Cold War....American acquire new overseas possessions in the Pacific and Caribbean
d) The Roaring Twenties.....Americans experience prosperity from the expansion of automobile ownership and the rise of new value
Which set of historical time periods listed is in chronological order
a) Great Depression...Roaring Twenties...Reconstruction Era...Cold War
b) Reconstruction Era...Roaring Twenties....Great Depression....Cold War
c) Cold War....Great Depression....Roaring Twenties....Reconstruction
d) Roaring Twenties....Reconstruction....Cold War....Great Depression
Why is the Spanish- American War of 1898 considered a historical turning point
a) it marked the first American victory over a foreign power
b) it demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime
c) it affirmed American support for European economic interests in East Asia
d) it showed that the United States had become a world power
How were Americans most influenced by the growth of railroads after the Civil War?
a) railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories and the migration of workers to farms
b) railroads stimulated the construction of steamships to trade up and down America's inland rivers
c) railroads encouraged the growth of cities, settlement of the West, and creation of a national market
d) railroads caused cotton, rice, and wheat production to move from the Southeast to the West Coast
I feel that I have at last found the solution of a great problem, and the day is coming when (telephone) wires will be laid on to houses just like water and gas is.......Which inventor made this statement
a) Thomas Edison
b) Henry Bessemer
c) George Westinghouse
d) Alexander Graham Bell
A single corporation owns facilities for all three stages of production....what is this called
a) horizontal integration
b) vertical integration
c) pooling agreement
d) holding company
What was the significance of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
a) They prevented shoddy goods from being sold across state lines
b) they raised tariffs to encourage the firther growth of big business
c) they were used to break up labor unions for interfering with free enterprise
d) they established the principle that Congress could regulate some business practices
Which entrepreneur is correctly paired with his field
a) Rockefeller....steel
b) Carnegie....electricity
c) Morgan....food processing
d) Ford....railroads
Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century
a) government leaders received support from business owners and believed in laissez faire
b) government leaders were experimenting with new ideas from Europe such as socialism
c) government leaders believed that conditions for industrial workers was generally good
d) government leaders feared violence from business owners if they took the side of workers
The history of the present railway monopoly is a history of repeated injuries and oppressions, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over the people of these states unequaled in any monarchy in the Old World.....
a) grow fewer crops to keep farm prices high
b) lobby Congress to pass the Federal Reserve System to regulate the money supply
c) pass Laws in their state legislatures to regulate the railroads
d) form farmers cooperatives to build their own railroad lines
Which of the following was a goal of the Populist Party, identified in its 1892 platform
a) unlimited coinage of silver
b) unrestricted immigration to the United States
c) an end to racial segregation in southern states
d) lower taxes on individuals
I maintain that the hours of labor ought to be reduced.....Samuel Gompers testimony illustrates
a) the desire of labor leaders to achieve a shorter workday for all workers
b) a lack of concern by some labor leaders for the conditions of unskilled labor
c) the belief that modern industry cannot succeed unless employees work for long hours
d) competition between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor
One major legacy of the Social Gospel movement was
a) an end to racial segregation in southern states
b) the conversion of many Catholic immigrants to Protestantism
c) the intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics
d) a greater attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society
How did the New Immigrants differ from the Old Immigrants
a) most of them were Protestant
b) most of them spoke very little English
c) they came seeking new economic opportunities
d) they were generally accepted by native-born Americans
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