SS8 REVIEW #1

The situation in the illustration demonstrates the passing of...

• poll tax

• literacy test

• Jim Crow laws

• Ku Klux Klan

The Reconstruction period was a time in United States history when

• the second U.S. Constitution was written

• the South was rebuilt

• the North and South fought a war

Slavery in the United States was officially banned by the

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the

• rise of organized labor

• northern migration of African Americans

• westward expansion movement

What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroad during the late 1800s?

• A. expanding interstate trade throughout the nation

• B. decreasing the influence of big business

• C. rapid rebuilding of the north after the Civil War

In what place did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads meet?

• Sacramento

• Omaha

• Promontory Summit

• California

Mass production and the assembly line are terms that can best be defined as the

• production of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

• profit made by a large business or corporation

• formation of a business monopoly

The term robber baron was used to criticize the

• industrialists of the late 19th century

• political leaders of the early 20th century

• farmers during the Great Depression

• scientists of the Enlightenment

Cut-throat competition and ruthless (cruel) practices were two aspects of…

• the assembly line

• the early years of big business

• unions

Which year did the urban population in the United States first surpass 50 million?

• 1910

• 1920

• 1900