FORMATIVE MINI ASSESSMENT
First Grading Period 2009-10
October 20-23
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________________
DATE _____________ PERIOD______
Social Studies – United States History
Read each question and choose the best answer. Be sure to mark all of your answers.
1 Examine the map below.
2
The cartoon below shows a party boss handing
out "special favors" to a few of his supporters.
What statement was the cartoonist trying to
make about party bosses?
F They were progressive reformers.
What does the map reveal about immigrant
settlement patterns at this time?
G They were corrupt public officials.
A Most immigrants did not settle in cities.
J
H They were followers of social Darwinism.
They were unfairly treated by muckrakers.
B Wealthy immigrants settled in newly built
suburbs.
C Immigrant groups often clustered together in
urban neighborhoods.
D Poor immigrants often lived alongside
upper-class families.
Questions adapted from Teacher's Curriculum Institute
History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals
US History FMA October 09
Page 1
3
Which progressive reform allows citizens of a
state to propose and pass a law without
involving their state legislature?
6
What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair,
and Homestead Strike have in common?
F They were defeats for owners.
A Initiative
G They were victories for unions.
B Recall election
H They were marked by violence.
C Referendum
J They were organized by anarchists.
D Secret ballot
4 Which of the following was not a goal of the
NAACP during the Progressive Era?
7
Examine the spoke diagram below.
F To secure the passage of anti-lynching laws
G To use the legal system to fight segregation
Supported
Bryan for
president
in 1896
H To ensure equal rights for all African
Americans
J
To urge accommodation among African
Americans
Opposed
the gold
standard.
?
Supported
increasing the
money supply.
5
Supported
government
ownership of
railroads.
Supported
an eight-hour
workday.
Read the quotation below.
Which of the following groups best fits in the
center of the spoke diagram?
“We demand that big business
give the people a square deal; in
return we must insist that when
anyone engaged in big business
honestly endeavors to do right he
shall himself be given a square
deal.“
A Exodusters
B Federalists
C Populists
D Republicans
Which Progressive Era president was the most
likely author of this quotation?
A William McKinley
B Theodore Roosevelt
C Howard Taft
D Woodrow Wilson
Questions adapted from Teacher's Curriculum Institute
History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals
US History FMA October 09
Page 2
8 Which of the following best describes a laissezfaire economic policy?
F The government should leave businesses
alone.
11 Which of the following was an important pull
factor that drew European immigrants to the
United States after the Civil War?
A Population growth
G The government should heavily regulate
businesses.
B Religious pogroms
H The government should protect small
businesses from failing.
D Mechanization of agriculture
J
C Availability of farmland
The government should prevent big
businesses from expanding.
12 Which statement is true of most immigrants
going through Ellis Island?
F They spent over a week being processed.
9
Which term best describes a company that
completely dominates a particular industry?
G They had their names changed by officials.
A Competitor
H They were allowed to enter the United
States.
B Corporation
J
C Foundation
They were deported back to their home
country.
D Monopoly
10 Which of these is a weapon used by labor
unions when negotiations with business owners
fail?
F Strike
G Lawsuit
H Court injunction
J
Collective bargaining
Questions adapted from Teacher's Curriculum Institute
History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals
US History FMA October 09
Page 3