Unit 1 test (USH)

What was the main purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• To break up monopolies and promote competition

• To establish a national bank

• To regulate railroad rates

• To provide land to settlers in the West

What were the Jim Crow laws?

• Racial segregation laws in the South

• Tax laws in the North

• Environmental regulations in the West

• Voting rights laws for women

Who wrote 'The Jungle', exposing the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?

• Upton Sinclair

• Ida B. Wells

• Jacob Riis

• Jane Addams

What marked the end of Reconstruction?

• Compromise of 1877, the president withdrew troops from the South

• The Emancipation Proclamation was signed

• Start of the Civil War

• Ratification of the 13th Amendment

What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy?

• Square Deal

• New Deal

• Great Society

• Fair Deal

Who were the Robber Barons?

• Wealthy industrialists accused of unethical practices

• Famous outlaws of the Wild West

• Leaders of the American Revolution

• Early Hollywood movie stars

Who were the muckrakers and what did they do during the Progressive Era?

• Nast, Riis, Tarbell, Sinclair, etc. exposed corruption

• They were industrialists who promoted monopolies

• They were politicians who supported laissez-faire policies

• They were inventors who created new technologies

Name three important reforms of the Progressive Era.

• Women's suffrage, labor rights, prohibition of alcohol

• The New Deal, Civil Rights Act, Space Race

• Manifest Destiny, Louisiana Purchase, Trail of Tears

• Reconstruction, Emancipation Proclamation, Homestead Act

What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

• To rebuild the South/the Southern economy

• To expand the western frontier

• To establish colonies abroad

• To abolish the U.S. Constitution

What is the dissolution of trusts?

• Breaking up trusts and monopolies

• Creating new business associations

• Reducing taxes for large corporations

• Encouraging the growth of monopolies