United States History Goal 4 EOC Review Test
1. In the mid-1800s, the growth of the populationsof California and the western territories wasmainly a result of the (4.01)
Adiscovery of gold and silver
Bopening of the Panama Canal
Cmigration of freedmen after the Civil War
Dsecession of the Southern states
2. The Homestead Act of 1862 helped thedevelopment of the West by (4.01)
Aproviding free land to settlers
Bgranting land for construction of transcontinentalrailroads
Callowing slavery to spread to the territories
Dplacing Native American Indians on reservations
3. In the late 19th century, the federal governmentaided the growth of transcontinental railroads by (4.01)
Alegalizing rate rebates for large shippers
Bproviding free land for laying railroad tracks
Crequiring standard-gauge tracks on all interstatelines
Dforcing small lines to consolidate into large systems
4. In an effort to resolve conflicts with the frontiersettlers in the 1870s, the federal governmentforced Native American Indians to (4.02)
Amove west of the Mississippi River
Blive on reservations with definite boundaries
Crelocate to urban industrial centers
Dhelp build the transcontinental railroad
5. Passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 affected NativeAmerican Indians by (4.02)
Asupporting their cultural traditions
Battempting to assimilate them into mainstream American culture
Cforcing their removal from areas east of theMississippi River
Dstarting a series of Indian wars on the GreatPlains
6. What was a major effect of the AgriculturalRevolution in the United States during the late1800s? (4.03)
AUnemployed factory workers could find jobsin agriculture.
BFood supplies were increased to feed urbandwellers.
CThe size of farms decreased.
DUnited States farm exports decreased.
7. The changes in American agriculture during thelate 1800s led farmers to (4.03)
Agrow fewer cash crops for export
Brequest an end to agricultural tariffs
Cdemand a reduced role for government in agriculture
Dbecome more dependent on banks and railroads
8. A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to (4.03)
Aexpand rights for African Americans
Bhelp western farmers fight unjust economic practices
Cprovide support for the banking industry
Denable big business to expand without government interference
9. In the late 1800s, the Granger movement tried toimprove conditions for farmers by (4.03)
Alowering the rate of inflation
Bstrengthening the gold standard
Cforcing railroads to lower their rates
Dmaking labor unions stronger
10. The success of the Populist Party of the 1890s canbest be measured by which development? (4.03)
AThe party replaced one of the two major parties.
BThe party gained support among businessleaders.
CTwo of the party’s candidates were elected to the presidency.
DSeveral of the party’s proposed reforms weremade into laws.
11. During the late 1800s, many farmers supportedthe idea that free and unlimited coinage of silverwould (4.03)
Aend farm subsidies
Bhelp farmers to repay their loans
Clead to lower prices for consumer goods
Ddecrease prices for farmland
Base your answer to question 12 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Source: Mark Sullivan, Our Times, Vol. 1,
The Turn of the Century (adapted)
12. This cartoon from the 1896 presidential electioncampaign attacked William Jennings Bryan’sproposal for (4.03)
Afree coinage of silver
Blower tariffs on farm goods
Cstrengthening the gold standard
Dgovernment regulation of the railroads
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