United States HistoryFall 2006 Goal 7 EOC Review
Base your answer to question 1 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Rural and Urban Populations
in the United States
Year / Rural / Urban1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920 / 25,226,803
28,656,010
36,059,474
40,873,501
45,997,336
50,164,495
51,768,255 / 6,216,518
9,902,361
14,129,735
22,106,265
30,214,832
42,064,001
54,253,282
1. Which generalization about population growth is supported by the information in this chart? (7.01)
AFor every census listed, rural population exceeded urban population.
BBy 1920, more people lived in cities than in rural areas.
CThe Civil War significantly slowed the rate of population growth.
DMost urban population growth was due to people migrating from rural areas.
2. What was a result of the growth of big business in the late 1800s? (7.01)
Aa reduction in child labor
Bthe elimination of the middle class
Cthe widening of the economic gap between rich and poor
Da shift in transportation investment from railroads to canals
3. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle? (7.01)
Aurban centers of the Northeast
Bplantations of the New South
Cmining areas of the Far West
Dfarming regions of the Great Plains
Base your answers to question4 on the cartoon below and your knowledge of social studies.
“One sees his finish unless good government retakes the ship.” – George Luks, The Verdict, June 5, 1899 (adapted)
4. What is the main idea of the cartoon? (7.01)
AGovernment policies have created a recession.
BAmericans support the activities of the trusts.
CGood government has saved the country from trusts.
DTrusts are a threat to the nation.
5. Between 1880 and 1900, why did most immigrants coming to the United States settle in the cities along the east coast? (7.01)
Amany factory jobs were available in the East
Blittle farmland remained to be settled in the Midwest
Cmost immigrants came from the cities of Europe
Dcity laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants
6. In 1906, what did the publication of The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, lead Congress to do? (7.01)
Aenact stronger prohibition laws
Bsupport the national conservation movement
Cestablish a system for meat inspection
Dlegalize strikes and boycotts by labor unions
7. The photographs of Jacob Riis are most closely associated with the (7.01)
Abattlefields of the Civil War
Bliving conditions of the urban poor
Cplight of sharecroppers in the South
Dvictims of the Dust Bowl on the Great Plains
8. During the Progressive Era, why did muckrakers publisharticles and novels? (7.01)
Ato advance their own political careers
Bto make Americans aware of problems in society
Cto help the federal government become more efficient
Dto provide entertainment for readers
9. What did the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 draw national attention to the need to do? (7.01)
Arestrict immigration from southern Europe
Bestablish full-time fire departments
Cprotect the safety of workers
Dimprove conditions for tenement dwellers
10. How did muckrakers contribute to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century? (7.01)
Achallenging big government and urging a return to past conditions
Bexposing widespread corruption in business and government
Cwriting favorable biographies about wealthy Americans
Daligning themselves with the women’s suffrage movement
11. What was a goal of the Progressive movement? (7.01)
Areduce the government’s involvement in social issues
Bcorrect the problems caused by industrialization
Cpromote laissez-faire policies
Dpromote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River
12. During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish (7.02)
Asettlement houses that provided assistance to the poor
Bnewspapers that helped inform American about slum conditions
Claws that restricted certain immigrant groups
Dfree public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods
13. What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as the initiative, referendum, and recall? (7.02)
Aincrease the power of citizens in state and local government
Breestablish the system of checks and balances
Cprovide low-interest loans to farmers
Dexpand voting rights to Native Americans
14. Which president was known as a trustbuster? (7.02)
AGeorge Washington
BCalvin Coolidge
CTheodore Roosevelt
DDwight Eisenhower
Base your answer to question 15 on the table below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Progressive Era Legislation
Date / Legislation / Purpose1905 / United States Forest Service established / Manage the nation’s water and timber resources
1906 / Meat Inspection Act / Regulate meat processing to ensure clean conditions
1906 / Pure Food and Drug Act / Outlaw dishonest labeling of food and drugs
1913 / Department of Labor established / Promote the interests of working people
15. What was the common purpose of these legislative acts? (7.02)
Aprotect the nation’s natural resources
Bimprove conditions for recent immigrants to the United States
Cadvance the growth of big business
Dpromote the general welfare of the American public
16. Why was the Federal Reserve System created? (7.02)
Ato maintain a national petroleum supply
Bto provide military support for the armed forces
Cprotect consumers from fraud
Dmanage the nation’s supply of currency and interest rates
17. The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to (7.02)
Apromote the formation of new trusts
Bmaintain competition in business
Cincrease business investment
Dlimit the activities of foreign corporation
18. To improve distribution of money and guarantee an adequate money supply, what did President Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to do? (7.02)
Aeliminate the gold standard
Blimit foreign investment
Cprovide insurance for bank deposits
Destablish the Federal Reserve System
19. In 1920, how did women gain the right to vote? (7.02)
Apresidential order
BSupreme Court decision
Cnational election
Dconstitutional amendment
20. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. . . .” -15th Amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution, 1870
Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in this amendment? (7.03)
Asuspending habeas corpus and denying women the right to vote
Bcollecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests
Cestablishing religious and property-holding requirements for voting
Dpassing Black Codes and establishing segregated schools
21. In the South, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and 1880s led directly to the (7.03)
Aracial integration of public schools
Bdecline of the Democratic Party
Corganization of the Ku Klux Klan
Dsegregation of public facilities
22. How did the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) have a major impact on the lives of African Americans? (7.03)
Asegregation was legal in educational institutions
Bvoting was a right guaranteed by the Constitution
Cseparate but equal public facilities were legal
Dmilitary occupation of the South was unconstitutional
Base your answer to question 23 on the poem below and your knowledge of social studies
One Way Ticket
I am fed up
With Jim Crow laws,
People who are cruel
And afraid,
Who lynch and run,
Who are scared of me
And me of them.
I pick up my life
And take it away
On a one-way ticket
Gone Up North
Gone Out West
Gone!
-Langston Hughes, 1926
23. Why does the author state that he has “Gone”? (7.03)
Ajobs were available in northern industries
Bthere was no racial prejudice in the West
Cfarmland was more available in the North
Dracial discrimination drove him away
24. Which leader founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans? (7.03)
AGeorge Washington Carver
BFrederick Douglass
CW. E. B. Du Bois
DBooker T. Washington
25. What was one idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported? (7.03)
AAfrican Americans should have increased civil rights
Bvocational training was the best approach to education
Cimmigration was responsible for racial segregation
DJim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
26. In the early 20th century, which policy for the advancement of African American was favored by W. E. B. Du Bois and the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)? (7.03)
Amass migration to northern cities
Bimmediate action to end segregation and win equal rights
Cestablishment of a new republic in Africa for freedmen
Demphasis on economic advancement over social equality
27. In which area did the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois differ most? (7.03)
Athe need to stop violence against African Americans
Bthe speed with which full equality of the races should be achieved
Cthe need to integrate the armed forces
Dthe idea of including white Americans in their political organizations
28. A significant contribution to the industrialization of the United States was Henry Ford’s development of (7.04)
Athe assembly line
Belectric-powered vehicles
Cthe first holding company
Da new process for making steel
29. Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company (7.04)
Apaid workers lower wages than its competitors paid
Bused foreign-made parts
Cdeveloped a less expensive method of production
Doffered a variety of options to buyers
30. Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by (7.04)
Areducing prices of consumer goods
Blowering the quality of most products
Ccausing higher unemployment
Ddecreasing the quantity of manufactured products
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