Chapter 12 thru 17 Homework
Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some
letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Horace Greeley
Hiram Revels
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Edwin Stanton
____ 1. Republican who became president in 1876 through a deal between Party leaders
____ 2. president who favored the lenient Ten-Percent Plan for Reconstruction
____ 3. secretary of war whose firing led to Andrew Johnson's impeachment
____ 4. president whose administration was plagued with scandal
____ 5. Union general who promised freed slaves who followed his army "40 acres and a mule"
____ 6. New York Tribuneeditor who ran against Grant in the 1872 presidential election
____ 7. the first African-American U.S. senator
____ 8. House representative who was the leader of the Radical Republicans
____ 9. Democratic candidate for president in 1876 who won the popular vote but lost the
election
____ 10. president who vetoed important civil rights and Reconstruction legislation
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____ 11. Which state had the most electoral votes in 1876?
A. Ohio
B. Pennsylvania
C. New York
D. Illinois
____ 12. According to the map, how many states did Tilden win?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21
____ 13. Which states shown on the map had disputed results?
A. North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana
B. Oregon, Florida, Delaware, Ohio
C. Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina
D. Oregon, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina
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____ 14. According to the map, what percent of electoral votes did Hayes win?
A. 48%
B. 49.9%
C. 50.1%
D. 51%
____ 15. Which of the following states had the fewest electoral votes?
A. Oregon
B. Florida
C. Rhode Island
D. North Carolina
____ 16. According to the caption, what kind of animal is Greeley riding?
A. a donkey
B. a rabbit
C. an eagle
D. an elephant
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____ 17. How does the cartoonist show that Greeley is trying to run as both a Democrat and a
Republican?
A. Greeley claims to be riding an elephant.
B. The animal Greeley is riding is draped with Confederate and Union flags.
C. The animal Greeley is riding has legs labeled KKK and Tammany.
D. Greeley has one fist raised in the air.
____ 18. Which element in the cartoon ties Greeley to the Democratic Party?
A. the Union flag
B. the crows
C. the "states' rights" banner
D. the raised fist
____ 19. The elephant is the symbol of the Republican Party. What does the speaker in the
cartoon call anyone who says the animal in the cartoon is not real?
A. a Confederate
B. an elephant
C. a liar
D. a liberal
____ 20. Why does Greeley claim that his elephant is real?
A. He is really a Democrat.
B. He wants people to think he's really a Republican.
C. He wants to get into a fight.
D. He honestly believes it's an elephant.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 21. Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and
the Plains Indians?
A. the Treaty of Fort Laramie
B. the death of Sitting Bull
C. the Sand Creek Massacre
D. the massacre at Wounded Knee
____ 22. Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?
A. White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.
B. Native Americans refused to remain on the Plains.
C. Native American populations decreased and needed less land.
D. The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.
____ 23. Which of the following events occurred first?
A. the Treaty of Fort Laramie
B. the death of Sitting Bull
C. the Sand Creek Massacre
D. the massacre at Wounded Knee
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____ 24. Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the
1800s?
A. the horse
B. the buffalo
C. the extended family
D. land ownership
____ 25. Who were the exodusters?
A. European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains
B. Plains Indians forced onto reservations in the 1800s
C. former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains
D. cowboys who worked long drives in the summer and odd jobs in the winter
____ 26. Why did little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by
settlers?
A. The land was too difficult to farm.
B. Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.
C. Most of it was taken by people seeking profits.
D. The government put too many restrictions on its use.
____ 27. Which of the following was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the
wide-open western frontier?
A. the railroad
B. barbed wire
C. sheep ranching
D. bonanza farming
____ 28. Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?
A. It would put more money in circulation.
B. It would make the nation's money supply safer.
C. It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery.
D. It would allow them to profit from the mineral rights on their land.
____ 29. Which of the following did not intensify the debts that Plains farmers had during the late
1800s?
A. inflation
B. falling prices
C. a tight money supply
D. a shrinking supply of farm land
____ 30. Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?
A. the Panic of 1893
B. the founding of the Grange
C. the "Cross of Gold" speech
D. the election of William McKinley
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____ 31. Which Native American group lived closest to Mexico?
A. Hopi
B. Nez Percé
C. Apache
D. Shoshone
____ 32. Which tribe had reservations near the northern U.S. border?
A. Apache
B. Shoshone
C. Blackfoot
D. Arapaho
____ 33. The Bozeman Trail ran through which town?
A. Sand Creek
B. Fort Laramie
C. Wounded Knee
D. Cheyenne
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____ 34. In 1819, Native American lands comprised how much of the continental United States?
A. almost 100%
B. less than 25%
C. none
D. more than 50%
____ 35. Near which feature did a battle occur in 1876?
A. Missouri River
B. Snake River
C. Hopi reservation
D. Bozeman Trail
____ 36. Which state gave the Republican candidate (McKinley) the largest number of popular
votes?
A. California
B. Illinois
C. Pennsylvania
D. New York
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____ 37. Which state gave the Democratic candidate (Bryan) the smallest number of popular
votes?
A. Delaware
B. Vermont
C. Ohio
____ 38. How many states cast at least one electoral vote for the Democratic candidate?
A. 17
B. 14
C. 24
D. 21
____ 39. How many total popular votes were cast for both candidates?
A. 13,907,000
B. 6,493,000
C. 7,102
D. 13,907
____ 40. Which states split their electoral votes between the two candidates?
A. California and Kansas
B. California and Kentucky
C. Kansas and Kentucky
D. Kansas and Colorado
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some
letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Edwin L. Drake
Eugene V. Debs
Christopher Sholes
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Alva Edison
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
George M. Pullman
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Bessemer
____ 41. invented the typewriter
____ 42. first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface
____ 43. ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist
____ 44. Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits
____ 45. organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working
conditions
____ 46. created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard
Oil Company
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____ 47. perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and
organized power plants
____ 48. developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel
____ 49. opened the way for worldwide communications with invention of the telephone
____ 50. railroad-car mogul who built a town to house his employees
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 51. Into how many time zones is the continental United States divided?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
____ 52. How many hours separate Central and Eastern time?
A. one
B. three
C. four
D. five
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____ 53. In 1870, how many railroads reached the West Coast?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
____ 54. Which railway connected Butte and Minneapolis?
A. Great Northern
B. Northern Pacific
C. Union Pacific
D. Illinois Central
____ 55. Which two cities were connected by the Pennsylvania Railway?
A. Los Angeles and Tucson
B. Salt Lake City and Omaha
C. Atlanta and Pittsburgh
D. Pittsburgh and St. Louis
____ 56. What is the setting of this cartoon?
A. the boardroom of a large corporation
B. the United States Senate
C. a railway station in a major city
D. a theater with a sold-out show
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____ 57. What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?
A. labor organizers
B. wealthy monopolists
C. very powerful senators
D. typical American citizens
____ 58. Who are the smaller men in the picture?
A. U.S. senators
B. industrialists
C. mayors
D. railroad magnates
____ 59. Which entrance to the Senate is closed?
A. the monopolists'
B. the senators'
C. the president's
D. the people's
____ 60. What is the main idea of this cartoon?
A. The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests.
B. Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.
C. Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.
D. Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 61. The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called
A. Ellis Island.
B. Tammany Hall.
C. Angel Island.
D. Hull House.
____ 62. The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
A. decrease Chinese immigration.
B. create segregated classrooms.
C. settle a disagreement between China and the United States.
D. stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States.
____ 63. The main goal of the Americanization movement was to
A. limit the number of immigrants entering the country.
B. assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture.
C. improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.
D. encourage people to move from the country to the city.
____ 64. The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by
A. rising ten or more stories high.
B. combining air vents with trash disposal areas.
C. sharing side walls with other buildings.
D. enclosing a park shared by several buildings.
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____ 65. Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by
A. new immigrants.
B. social reformers.
C. political machines.
D. industrial workers.
____ 66. The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
A. nativism.
B. civil service.
C. gentlemen's agreement.
D. graft.
____ 67. Tammany Hall was the name of
A. a famous settlement house.
B. a New York Customs House.
C. a New York City political machine.
D. the federal courthouse in New York City.
____ 68. An example of patronage would be
A. bribing a government official.
B. assassinating a public official.
C. saying one thing and doing another.
D. appointing a friend to a political position.
____ 69. The Stalwarts were strong supporters of
A. low tariffs.
B. high tariffs.
C. the spoils system.
D. civil service reform.
____ 70. The Pendleton Civil Service Act required
A. applicants for government jobs to pass examinations.
B. native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy.
C. government workers to renounce all party loyalties.
D. cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents.
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____ 71. Which city located on the East Coast had the most people living in or near it in 1870?
A. New York
B. Miami
C. Charleston
D. New Orleans
____ 72. In 1870, which region of the United States was most densely populated?
A. Southwest
B. Southeast
C. Northwest
D. Northeast
____ 73. In 1890, which region was least densely populated?
A. Northeast
B. West
C. South
D. Midwest
____ 74. By 1890, how many people had settled in Miami?
A. fewer than 100,000
B. 100,000-200,000
C. 200,000-500,000
D. more than 500,000
____ 75. What overall trend do these maps show?
A. decline in the population of rural areas
B. growth in population, concentrated in cities
C. decline in immigration, especially from Asia
D. movement of people from urban to rural areas
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____ 76. From which country did the most immigrants enter the United States in 1880?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Ireland
D. Italy
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____ 77. Between which two years did Chinese immigration drop most sharply?
A. 1882 and 1883
B. 1881 and 1882
C. 1899 and 1900
D. 1886 and 1887
____ 78. Which country's immigration rate rose the most dramatically between 1900 and 1910?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Ireland
D. Italy
____ 79. In which year did the Japanese immigration rate first rise higher than the Chinese
immigration rate?
A. 1885
B. 1891
C. 1895
D. 1899
____ 80. Which two countries sent about the same number of immigrants to the United States in
1890?
A. China and Japan
B. Japan and Ireland
C. Ireland and Italy
D. China and Italy
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best completes the statement.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Frederick Law Olmsted
Mark Twain
George Eastman
Ida B. Wells
William Randolph Hearst
Louis Sullivan
W. E. B. Du Bois
Marshall Field
Booker T.Washington
Orville and Wilbur Wright
____ 81. The inventor of the popular roll-film camera was _______________________.
____ 82. In Chicago, _______________________ opened the first department store in the
nation.
____ 83. The landscape architect _______________________ led the movement for planned
urban parks.
____ 84. The first skyscraper was designed by _______________________.
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____ 85. According to _______________________, educated blacks should immediately join
the mainstream of society.
____ 86. The first powered airplane was developed by _______________________.
____ 87. By writing and lecturing, _______________________ tried to end the lynching of
African Americans.
____ 88. Novelist and humorist _______________________ wrote books that have become
American classics.
____ 89. The Tuskegee Institute was founded by _______________________ to help African
Americans develop useful job skills.
____ 90. Competing with Joseph Pulitzer, _______________________ published sensational
stories in his newspapers.
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 91. What does this map show?
A. total U.S. population from 1790 to 2000
B. centers of U.S. population from 1790 to 2000
C. population of the 22 largest U.S. cities
D. change in U.S. population between 1790 and 2000
____ 92. In which state was the center of population located in 1900?
A. West Virginia
B. Ohio
C. Indiana
D. Illinois
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____ 93. In which general direction did the center of population shift from 1790 to 1900?
A. north
B. east
C. south
D. west
____ 94. Approximately how far, in miles, did the center of population shift between 1790 and
1900?
A. about 100 miles
B. about 275 miles
C. about 575 miles
D. about 700 miles
____ 95. In which direction did the center of population shift between 1890 and 1900?
A. northwest
B. Northeast
C. southwest
D. southeast
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some
letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve System
Woodrow Wilson
Upton Sinclair
Progressivism
Susan B. Anthony
Florence Kelley
conservation
William H. Taft
Square Deal
____ 96. reform movement that sought to return control of the government to the people
____ 97. president of the United States who was a former president of Princeton University and
governor of New Jersey
____ 98. an advocate for improving the lives of women and children
____ 99. muckraking journalist who exposed the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry
____ 100. the movement to protect America's natural resources
____ 101. the term used to describe the progressive reforms of President Theodore Roosevelt
____ 102. watchdog agency given the power to stop unfair business practices
____ 103. president whose actions split the Republican party after he angered both progressives
and conservationists
____ 104. a plan that reformed how American banks were organized
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____ 105. a leader of the woman suffrage movement
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Maine
Wyoming
Florida
New Mexico
Washington
____ 106. This state granted full woman suffrage in 1910.
____ 107. This state had no statewide woman suffrage before 1920 but was surrounded by other
states that had partial or full woman suffrage.
____ 108. This state was the first to grant women full voting rights.
____ 109. This New England state allowed women to vote in some elections before 1920.
____ 110. This southeastern state had statewide woman suffrage only after 1920.
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