US History Practice EOC - Part 2

Which event most directly contributed to the growth of New York City as the nation’s leading trade center?

• use of steamboats on the Mississippi River

• opening of the Erie Canal

• construction of the National Road

• passage of the Pacific Railway Act

Which statement was included in the Declaration of Sentiments written at Seneca Falls in 1848?

• “. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; . . .”

• “. . . I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

• “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

• “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

What was one result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?

• Sectional tension increased.

• The slave trade was abolished.

• Northern states were more willing to compromise.

• Southern states immediately seceded from the Union.

Which situation was a direct result of the Civil War?

• emergence of the United States as a world power

• rapid growth of industry in the North

• elimination of all Jim Crow laws

• end of the sharecropping system

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. _________________________________

A. Protective tariffs

B. Railroad subsidies

C. Use of troops to end strikes

• The New South

• Government Support of Big Business

• Technology of the Industrial Revolution

• Use of Collective Bargaining

In the late 1800s, major industrialists formed trusts (monopolies) as a way to

• secure governtment loans

• negotiate more effectively with labor unions

• influence lawmakers to lower taxes

• limit competition

One way the “new immigrants” of the late 1800s differed from the “old immigrants” of the early 1800s was that the “new immigrants”

• were generally better educated

• settled on Midwestern farms

• came from southern and eastern Europe

• adopted American culture more quicklu

During the late 19th century, labor union members generally believed that immigrants would

• help workers achieve higher wages

• provide necessary skills for the labor force

• create a threat to their job security

• refuse to become United States citizens

Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?

• regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers

• ending federal regulation of the banking system

• passing high tariffs to protect domestic industries from foreign competition

• authorizing tax breaks for large corporations

What was the major reason that African Americans migrated to northern cities during and after World War I?

• A surplus of cotton led to widespread farm foreclosures in the South.

• Discrimination had been eliminated in the North.

• Political opportunities had expanded in the South

• Industrial jobs were available in the North.