American History II NCFE Review Units 1 & 2 The Great West & Gilded Age The Progressive Era Abrams

#1 Which of the following was not a goal of the Populist Party platform? Increase money in circulation to raise prices Graduated income to have the wealthy taxed more than the poor Government ownership of railroads to fight high prices  Free access to ship goods with railroad companies.

#2 The process of buying other companies in the same industry and consolidating them under one company is known as:  Horizontal Integration  Vertical Integration  Business manipulation  Diagonal Integration

#3 Low-cost multi-family housing designed to fit as many families as possible with poor sanitation and fire hazards are known as:  Hull-Houses Temporary Housing Ghettos Tenements

#4 Which group would most likely support bimetallism? Bankers Industrialists and merchants Foreign investors Farmers and laborers

#5 Which sentence best expresses the function of a trust?  Trusts make sure businesses are honest.  Trusts are business associations.  Trusts allow corporations to fix prices and regulate wages and prices.  The Supreme Court ordered trusts to dissolve.

#6 The Pendleton Act provided for Higher protective tariffs Railroad rate controls Civil service reform Using silver as well as gold to back paper currency

#7 The use of machines in industry in the second half of the 19th century did what? Required a better educated workforce Dramatically raised the price of goods Made it possible to hire cheap unskilled labor Made it possible to eliminate human labor altogether

#8 Frederick Law Olmstead is famously known to have designed and plan __________________. The Empire State Building The transcontinental railroad Successful labor unions Central Park

#9 What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)? To halt corruption in the railroad industry To ensure fair trade between states To make sure the transcontinental railroads were built To help families move out west and to help provide new farmland

#10 What was the name of the processing center for new immigrants coming to America from Europe? Angel Island Immigration Island Liberty Island Ellis Island

#11 Which of the following answers best describes how minorities were treated during the progressive era?  Minorities were given equal rights and helped create a unified society with little to no discrimination. Minorities made some strides in their reform but ultimately were widely discriminated against. Minorities were ignored leaving them to riot and protest. Minorities were treated fin because they did not try to bring about equality and reform.

#12 Which of the following BEST describes how the Progressive movement was similar to the Populist movement? Progressives and Populists both supporting farmers and the common laborer. Progressives were not similar because they favored big business. Progressives and Populists both wanted to fix corrupt government and make it more responsive to people’s needs. Both backed minority equality.

#13 Wilson thought that businesses were being held back by the “triple wall of privilege.” What was the “triple wall of privilege?” Farmers, Banks, Small Businesses Trusts, Banks, Tariffs Tariffs, Farmers, Trusts Small Businesses, Tariffs, Trusts

#14 What is an initiative? Special election to remove an official An election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections Citizens vote on legislation Citizens introduce legislation for vote

#15 What is a referendum? Special election to remove an official An election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections Citizens vote on legislation Citizens introduce legislation for vote