1.) Which was NOT a major success of Reconstruction in the South?
an end to racist government policies
the transformation into an industralized, urban region
an end to tensions between the North and South
all of the above
2.) The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to
prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
gain control of the state legislatures
restore the Confederacy
improve the conditions for poor whites
3.) The Fourteenth Amendment was part of a series of laws that
changed the way a President could hire government officials
ensured the civil rights of African Americans
restored the balance of power between the President and Congress
shifted the balance of power in favor of the Supreme Court
4.) Reconstruction succeeded in rebuilding many of the South's
plantations
forts
railroads
banks
5.) The expansion of American industry was sparked mainly by
public welfare programs
technological advances and financial investments
a decline in productivity in Europe
government involvement in the economy
6.) One thing a person could do in 1900 but not in 1865 was
ride on a train
sew a dress
play a phonograph
read at night
7.) How did John D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry?
He formed a trust.
He practiced vertical consolidation.
He joined a cartel.
He practiced free trade.
8.) The nation's first major labor strike was begun by
railway workers angered about wage cuts and unsafe trains
steel workers upset by the use of scabs
women protesting lack of advancement in factories
Pinkerton agents who threw a bomb at police
9.) What was the one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?
They had to live on the land all year long.
They had to farm the land for five years in a row.
They had to file a claim with a bank.
They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot
10.) What was a major incentive in the settling of the West?
the legal, private ownership of land
the award of large land grants to the railroads
the desire to limit slavery
the refuge offered for outlaws and the oppressed10 social studies questions. Please help. 10 points.?
1. all of the above
2. improve conditions for poor whites
3. ensure civil rights of African Americans
4. railroads
5. technological advances (?)
6. read at night
7. vertical consolidation (?)
8. women
9. farm the land for 5 years
10. private land ownership10 social studies questions. Please help. 10 points.?
1) D
2) A
3) B
4) A, I think
5) B
6) A?
7) B
8) A
9) A, I'm pretty sure
10) C, I want to say
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