Tuesday, February 28, 2012

U.S. History Help me out?

I failing History i need this test to bump my grade please help me out

1. The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight (1 point)

steel.

oil.

iron.

coal.



2. Which policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation? (1 point)

laissez-faire

protective tariffs

collective bargaining

cartels



3. Most of the immigrants processed at Angel Island were from (1 point)

Europe.

Asia.

South America.

the Caribbean.



4. With the growth of urban areas, opportunities for women (1 point)

stayed the same.

increased somewhat.

dramatically expanded.

dramatically decreased.



5. Vaudeville shows (1 point)

provided exhibitions of new technology and entertainment.

introduced a new type of motion picture.

created a style of music that would later evolve into jazz.

were a variety of musical drama, songs, and comedy.



6. After the Civil War, the South (1 point)

replaced small farms with large plantations.

farmed in many different ways.

became industrialized.

shipped its raw materials to the North for processing.



7. The Battle of Wounded Knee (1 point)

recognized Native American tribes as independent nations.

was the last conflict between Native American and the government.

granted each Native American family a 160-acre farmstead.

improved the reservation system.



8. The Exodusters were (1 point)

Mexican Americans who fled after the Mexican-American War.

African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction.

Chinese Americans who fled the North after the Gold Rush.

Native Americans who fled the East after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.



9. Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the open-range system? (1 point)

an increase in the price of beef

the invention of barbed wire

the development of railroads

the disappearance of big mining companies



10. In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of (1 point)

Jim Crow laws.

poll taxes.

literacy tests.

grandfather clauses.



11. The goals of which organization included providing education on new farming techniques and calling for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates? (1 point)

the Chautauqua Circuit

the Interstate Commerce Commission

Las Gorras Blancas

the National Grange



12. Populism had a lasting effect on (1 point)

the structure of political parties.

government regulation of factories.

the style of politics in the United States.

the organization of labor unions.



13. Andrew Carnegie is best known as

(1 point)

leader of the Senate.

owner of Standard Oil.

Populist leader.

owner of one of the largest steel companies in America.



14. What goals of the Populist party were eventually achieved?

(1 point)

graduated income tax

regulation of the railroad

flexible monetary system

all of the above



15. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony (1 point)

formed the Women鈥檚 Christian Temperance Union.

was arrested for voting in an election in New York.

attended college to earn a graduate degree.

drafted a constitutional amendment granting women suffrage.



16. The spoils system made political parties more powerful by (1 point)

allowing party workers to push for civil service reform.

encouraging wealthy businessmen to donate money to the party.

blocking legislation introduced by the opposing political party.

filling important government positions with party supporters.



17. Booker T. Washington believed African Americans should

(1 point)

demand full rights.

be elected into political positions.

be trained in specific trades.

support the gold standard but oppose high tariffs.U.S. History Help me out?
I'm sorry, but this is exactly why you are failing history. You want the answers, but you are unwilling to put in the effort to learn this for yourself.



You can use any search engine to easily find these answers if you took the time to look this stuff up.

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