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For items 1-5, match each term with its description below. Type the letter of your answer choice in the box below each description. *You will not use all the items.
a. the Grange
b. long drive
c. Battle of Little Bighorn
d. Morrill Land-Grant Act
e. Massacre at Wounded Knee
f. Homestead Act
g. sooners
h. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
i. land speculators
j. Exodusters
1.____ bought up large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a large profit.
2.American citizens and immigrants who had applied to become citizens could acquire land directly from the government through the ____.
3.Homesteaders called ____ staked land claims in Indian Territory before noon on April 22, 1889.
4.During the __, cowboys herded cattle from distant ranges to railroad centers.
5.Oliver H. Kelley founded __ to help farmers form cooperatives.
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Choose the item that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6.Which one of the following did the Populists support?
A-the Turner thesis
B-a progressive income tax
C-staying on the gold standard
D-private ownership of communications and transportation systems
7.What reason was given by settlers as to why they had a greater right to western lands than the Native Americans?
A-The government already owned all the land of the West.
B-The Native Americans did not want the land.
C-Settlers produced more food and wealth than Native Americans.
D-Native Americans had already agreed to give away their lands.
8.An "Indian rights" movement grew out of outrage over
A-government treatment of Native Americans.
B-Native Americans' misuse of the land.
C-establishment of Christian schools on reservations.
D-passage of the Dawes Act.
9.The main objective of the nativists was to
A-repeal laws that restricted immigration.
B-help immigrants adjust to American culture.
C-build tenement apartments for immigrants.
D-restrict immigration.
10. What development led to the first wave of Mexican immigration in the early 1900s?
A-irrigation of southwestern lands
B-lower steamship rates
C-the founding of Los Angeles
D-the building of a railroad through Texas
11.Why did parents pressure local governments to reform public schools?
A-to prepare their children for college
B-to extend their children’s knowledge beyond the basic skills
C-to keep their children out of criminal activity
D-to provide opportunities for sports and other extracurricular activities
12.During the early 1900s the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was an example of how African Americans
A-used the court system to fight discrimination.
B-formed their own political parties.
C-ended all segregation in the South.
D-founded settlement houses in black neighborhoods.
13.Which phrase best summarizes what women and African Americans experienced when they sought to attend college in the late 1800s?
A-a real struggle
B-an easier time than white males
C-an impossible mission
D-plenty of opportunities
14.How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect racial relations in the South?
A-It forced white and African Americans to use the same public facilities.
B-It allowed segregation to continue legally.
C-It improved the quality of African American facilities.
D-It ordered that segregation should be ended in public schools.
15.What stereotype was used to justify not giving women professional training?
A-They are too ambitious.
B-They are untrustworthy.
C-They lack physical strength.
D-They lack mental ability.
a. the Grange
b. long drive
c. Battle of Little Bighorn
d. Morrill Land-Grant Act
e. Massacre at Wounded Knee
f. Homestead Act
g. sooners
h. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
i. land speculators
j. Exodusters
1.____ bought up large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a large profit.
2.American citizens and immigrants who had applied to become citizens could acquire land directly from the government through the ____.
3.Homesteaders called ____ staked land claims in Indian Territory before noon on April 22, 1889.
4.During the __, cowboys herded cattle from distant ranges to railroad centers.
5.Oliver H. Kelley founded __ to help farmers form cooperatives.
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Choose the item that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6.Which one of the following did the Populists support?
A-the Turner thesis
B-a progressive income tax
C-staying on the gold standard
D-private ownership of communications and transportation systems
7.What reason was given by settlers as to why they had a greater right to western lands than the Native Americans?
A-The government already owned all the land of the West.
B-The Native Americans did not want the land.
C-Settlers produced more food and wealth than Native Americans.
D-Native Americans had already agreed to give away their lands.
8.An "Indian rights" movement grew out of outrage over
A-government treatment of Native Americans.
B-Native Americans' misuse of the land.
C-establishment of Christian schools on reservations.
D-passage of the Dawes Act.
9.The main objective of the nativists was to
A-repeal laws that restricted immigration.
B-help immigrants adjust to American culture.
C-build tenement apartments for immigrants.
D-restrict immigration.
10. What development led to the first wave of Mexican immigration in the early 1900s?
A-irrigation of southwestern lands
B-lower steamship rates
C-the founding of Los Angeles
D-the building of a railroad through Texas
11.Why did parents pressure local governments to reform public schools?
A-to prepare their children for college
B-to extend their children’s knowledge beyond the basic skills
C-to keep their children out of criminal activity
D-to provide opportunities for sports and other extracurricular activities
12.During the early 1900s the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was an example of how African Americans
A-used the court system to fight discrimination.
B-formed their own political parties.
C-ended all segregation in the South.
D-founded settlement houses in black neighborhoods.
13.Which phrase best summarizes what women and African Americans experienced when they sought to attend college in the late 1800s?
A-a real struggle
B-an easier time than white males
C-an impossible mission
D-plenty of opportunities
14.How did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision affect racial relations in the South?
A-It forced white and African Americans to use the same public facilities.
B-It allowed segregation to continue legally.
C-It improved the quality of African American facilities.
D-It ordered that segregation should be ended in public schools.
15.What stereotype was used to justify not giving women professional training?
A-They are too ambitious.
B-They are untrustworthy.
C-They lack physical strength.
D-They lack mental ability.