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American Studies Exam

According to John Locke, Life, Liberty and propert are the ___ rights

natural

Thomas __ wrote the pamphlet titled “common sense”

Paine

Thomas ___ wrote the Declaration of Independence

Jefferson

The men who signed the Declaration committed an act of 1/1 __ when they did so

treason

The articles of confederation created a __ national government

weak

Federalism is the division of power between the national government and the __ governments

state

the small states __ the Virginia plan

disliked

Ordinance new state would be admitted as __ to existing states

equals

under the articles of confederation, the congress did not have the power to

tax

The __ branch carries out the laws

executive

The __ branch rules on the legality of the laws

judical

The __ branch makes the laws

legislative

Lincoln campaigned for president as an

opponent of expansion

Jefferson Davis was president of the

confederate states

harriet beecher stowe was a conductor on the underground railroad

false

harriet tubman wrote the novel uncle toms cabin

false

which side had the advantages of people, food, and factories.

north

stonewall jackson was a famous general on which side during the civil war

south

the time period from 1865-1877 is called

reconstruction

the radical republicans wanted to destroy the political and economic power

true

the __ amendment guaranteed citizenship for all who were born or naturalized in the United States

14

the __ amendment guarantees voting rights regardless of race, color, etc

15

the __ amendment banned slavery

13

gas use __ after the automobile was invented

increased

fewer women worked after the civil war

false

by the 1920’s __ was the leading industrial nation

United States

many _ and _ immigrants built the railroads

chinese/irish

granger laws attempted to regulate the prices that railroads were allowed to charge their customers

true

__ intergration is when you try to buy out all of your competition

horizontal

__ intergration is when a company control the resources, manufacturing, and distribution of the products

Vertical

Mergers can lead to monopolies which stifles competition

true

A holding company is created when competing businesses merge together

false

a trust is created when one company buys the stock of its competitors and then operates them as one company

false

unions use __ bargaining to try to get better working conditions

collective

__ island was the immigration inspection station in new york harbor

Ellis

__ island was the immigration inspection station in san francisco bay

Angel

being a felon or having health problems were reasons why immigrants could be denied entry into the United States

true

ethnic communities were important in helping immigrants to adapt to living in the United States

true

learning the english language was one obstacle many immigrants encountered as they entered the United States

true

immigrants from britian, germany, and scandinavia were considered the desirable groups

true

Many nativists were very anti-catholic

true

A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native language and customs is called the

melting pot

political machines offer services to voters/businesses in exchange for political or financial support

true

The city boss-controlled access to city jobs and business licenses

true

The political machine was closely linked to the immigrant population in that city

true

The machine helped immigrants with naturalization and housing

true

The spoils system and patronage are the same thing

true

Horner Plessy was arrested because he drank from the wrong water fountain

false

in louisiana, people had to sit in separate train cars for the white and colored races

true

Ethiopia and Liberia were the only 2 independent African nations

true

Alfred Mahan thought the United States needed to build up naval power to compete with other powerful nations

true

Queen Liluokalani supported the United States annexation of hawaii

false

This gave the United States the authority to oversee the government of Cuba

Platt amendment

This allowed the United States to establish a civil government in Puerto Rico

Foraker act

This said no nation could establish a monopoly on trade with china

open door policy

What was the rebellion in china called

the boxer rebellion

The __ corollary to the Monroe doctrine said the United States would use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America

Roosevelt

The United States helped __ to break free from Colombia so a canal could be dug linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Panama

The goal of the progressive movement was to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices

True

After natural disasters in Galveston and Dayton the cities turned to a commission or council-manager system of local government

true

the 17th amendment changed how representatives are elected to the house of representatives

false

many immigrant women worked in an agriculture or domestic job

true

many women were working to get the right to vote

true

teddy Roosevelt intervened in the 1902 Pennsylvania coal strike

true

Teddy Roosevelt is considered the first conservation President

true

The Bull Moose Party was the party of the progressives

true

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff made progressives happy

False

Teddy Roosevelt returned from Africa and began talking about ideas of a New Nationalism

true

Taft, Roosevelt, and Wilson all ran for President in 1912

true

By the end of WW1, the British blockage of Europe had caused a famine in which 750,000 Germans died

true

The German U-boats carried out a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare

true

Jeanette Rankins first voted as a member of Congress was to approve the 19th amendment

true

The selective Service Act created a draft to expand the size of the United States Army

true

The tank and the airplane were 2 of the new weapons utilized in World War 1.

True

The United States had over 100,000 soldiers killed in the war

true

freedom of the seas, open treaties, reduction of arms, and lower tariffs were all part of President Wilson’s 14 Point peace plan.

true

Wilson’s 14th pointed called for the creation of a League of nations to try to keep the peace

true

Germany was blamed for the war

True

Germany was expected to pay reparations for the cost of the war

True

Germany was forced to de-militarize after the war

True

The United States Senate approved the Treaty of Versailes

False

Justice Holmes said freedom of speech is not an absolute right

true

There were many strikes in the United States in the years after the war

true

There was racial unrest in many cities in the years after the war

True

The palmer raids targeted radical organizations but never found any evidence

true

Union organizers were harassed and sometimes fired from their jobs

true

Management/ownership was generally helped by the police/military in their efforts to stop union organizing

true

The public was generally very supportive of the workers on strike

False

Many radicals were communists

True

The KKK believed in the idea of 100% Americanism

True

Many workers wanted union representation for better pay and working conditions

True

Britain and France owed Germany lots of money after World War 1

False

Harding’s Ohio Gang cronies were responsible for the scandals during his administration

True

Immigration was limited from the parts of Europe that were pre-dominantly Catholic

True

The assembly line revolutionized the way products were made in the facotries

True

The airline and radio industries became very important in the 1920’s

True

African Americans and Native Americans did not share in the economic boom of the 1920’s

True

Many farmers were struggling in the 1920’s

True

Speculators in the stock market tended to ignore the risks involved in this type of investing

True

Stock prices went up in October 1929

False