MP1 SS Test 2

Railroads . . .

• increased the amount of travel and trade in America

• Decreased the amount of travel and trade in America

• Had no effect on travel or trade in America.

The Homestead Act. . .

• allowed Americans moving west to own land and become farmers

• prevented Americans from owning land in cities.

• Forced Native Americans to leave the U.S.

• Allowed the government to end all immigration into the U.S.

How did the conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. end?

• Native Americans defeated the U.S. Army and were allowed to keep their lands.

• The U.S. Army forced tribes to live on Reservations.

• The Native American tribes chose to move to Mexico to protect their culture.

• The conflict ended when the U.S. Army was defeated by Native American tribes.

The Supreme Court's "Plessy v Ferguson" decision

• allowed racial segregation if things were "separate but equal"

• Made racial segregation illegal in all states.

• Forced white and black Americans to live and work together.

• Was overturned, ending racism in America.

One group that fought for the Civil Rights of black Americans was. . .

• The Grange.

• The NAACP

• The COAAR

• The GROUP

Laissez-Faire(French for "allow to do") Economics of the late 1800s meant . . .

• Governments should control private business.

• Governments should work equally with owners of private business.

• Private business should be heavily regulated by the government.

• Businessess, not the government, ran the econonmy and made their own rules.

Monopolies and Trusts are. . .

• Businesses that control resources, factories/refineries, shipping, and sale of an important industry.

• A real bad board game.

• Companies run by the federal government to ensure prices are low and quality is high.

• Businesses that use goodwill and fair practices to earn moderate amounts of wealth.

One advantage of monopolies/trusts were. . .

• Factories offered jobs and many new types of products.

• The government ensured all workers were paid well.

• Businessess gave workers safe conditions.

• Workers were able to save their money and retire young.

One disadvantage of monopolies/trusts were . . .

• Monopolies/Trusts raised prices and reduced the quality of goods.

• Monopolies/Trusts refused to hire immigrants and rural migrants.

• Monopolies/Trusts were forced by the government to raise the price of goods.

• Monopolies/Trusts refused to use new technologies.

As governments refused to regulate monopolies and trusts in the Gilded Age(1880-1920). . .

• Many American workers fell into poverty and dangerous workplaces.

• American workers enjoyed high wages and safe and clean working conditions.

• American workers were able to gain large amounts of wealth.

• American workers were enslaved by business owners.