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US History - Industrialization Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The period after the Civil War, from 1865-1877, when former slaves gained political power was known as? | Reconstruction |
| Describe the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery in the United States. |
| Describe the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | This amendment gave all citizens, including African-Americans, equal constitutional protection. |
| Describe the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | This amendment gave African-American males the right to vote. |
| What economic impact did monopolies and trusts have on the working class? | Monopolies and trusts raised the prices of goods and services by eliminating competition. |
| “The federal government adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward big business” What does this statement mean? | This means the government would not interfere with big business. |
| What was the purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? | This law made trusts and monopolies illegal. |
| Define the term “collective bargaining.” | This is when workers negotiate as a group, not as individual workers. |
| Give two reasons why Americans reacted negatively toward immigrants. | A-Immigrants looked different. B-Immigrants had different languages, cultures, and traditions. C-Americans were afraid that immigrants would take over jobs. |
| Whose interests were represented by the Grange organization? | Farmers |
| Name two accomplishments of the Populist Party. | A-Graduated income tax B-Direct election of senators C-Secret Ballot |
| How did the Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson affect the daily lives of African-Americans? | It made segregation constitutional and called for “separate but equal” facilities. |
| What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws? | These were the segregation laws that separated whites and blacks. |
| Define "Poll Tax" | A tax a citizen must pay before they are allowed to vote. |
| Define "Literacy Test" | Before being allowed to vote, a citizen must prove their ability to read and write. |
| Define "Grandfather Clause" | This law made the poll taxes and the literacy tests applicable only to African-Americans by exempting anyone whose grandfather would have been eligible to vote prior to 1860. |
| What are the Civil War amendments? | 13th , 14th, and 15th. |
| What was the outcome of the 1876 presidential election? | A deal allowed Hayes to be president and ended Reconstruction. |
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