STUDY GUIDE

STUDY GUIDE There is no more bellwork in 2009! Get out your study guide and START

WORKING!!! You will only have 20 minutes to

work on it before we start the review game.

Your COMPLETED study guide is due the day of your final.

Remember: All make up work, tests, and extra credit must be turned in by the day of your final!!!

FOUR CORNERS A question will appear on the screen with four

possible answer choices. You must walk to the corner of the room that

corresponds with your answer choice Follow YOUR mind, not the mind of your classmates Those people that chose the correct corner get to

stay in the game, the rest must quietly sit down and pay attention

If everyone goes to one corner then you must chose red or black.

I will randomly draw a card and depending on the color, those people still remain in the game.

The person remaining gets extra credit!!!

Question #1 Why did conservatives support the

abstinence from alcohol?A. It caused men to hit their

wives/childrenB. Children were drinking too muchC. It increased crimesD.The taxes on it were too high

Question #1 Why did conservatives support the

abstinence from alcohol?A.It caused men to hit their

wives/childrenB. Children were drinking too muchC. It increased crimesD.The taxes on it were too high

Question #2 Which of the following was NOT

a reason for Westward expansion?A. GoldB. Escape Native Americans C. More job opportunitiesD.Escape growing population

Question #3 Why did the election of 1824 became

known as a “corrupt bargain?”A. Clay used his power to make Jackson

winB. There was clear vote tampering and

election fraudC. Clay used his power to make Jackson

loseD. The House of Representatives had to

decide the election

Question #3 Why did the election of 1824 became

known as a “corrupt bargain?”A. Clay used his power to make Jackson

winB. There was clear vote tampering and

election fraudC. Clay used his power to make

Jackson loseD. The House of Representatives had to

decide the election

Question #4 Besides being elected by the House of

Rep, why else was the election of 1824 important?A. Henry Clay, a 3rd party candidate,

wonB. It was elected by popular votesC. It split the Democratic-Republican

PartyD. Jackson beat Adams by a landslide

Question #4 Besides being elected by the House of

Rep, why else was the election of 1824 important?A. Henry Clay, a 3rd party candidate,

wonB. It was elected by popular votesC. It split the Democratic-

Republican PartyD. Jackson beat Adams by a landslide

Question #5 This court case declared African

Americans were NOT U.S. citizensA. U.S. vs CruikshankB. Plessy vs FergusonC. U.S. vs Jim CrowD.U.S. vs Dred Scott

Question #6 Consumerism caused a shift in the

economy that can best be described asA. People stopped buying at smaller

stores and focused on department stores

B. Ma and Pa shops stayed in equal competition with departments stores

C. High department store prices caused people to buy at smaller stores

D. Low prices at Ma and Pa shops made them unpopular and bankrupt

Question #7 What best describes how people felt

during the Industrial Age?A. Upset at the down turning economyB. Excited for the growing agricultural

sectorC. Focused on the importance of wealth;

materialisticD. Focused on the lower classes; wanted

improvement

Question #8 How did people demonstrate

their wealth during the Industrial Age?A. Built lavish mansionsB. Imported butterflies for

partiesC. Purchased multiple housesD.All of the above

Question #9 The Populist Party platform included

all of the following EXCEPT:A. Election of U.S. Senators by the

peopleB. Abolishment of the Gold standardC. Establishment of an 8 hour work

dayD.Wealthy should bear proportion of

sales tax

Question #10 The purchase of Alaska proved to be

a bargain becauseA. Alaska had many natural

resourcesB. Alaska had an important coaling

stationC. Canada later offered more money

to buy itD.The area lay strategically near

Asia

Question #11 What was an accomplishment of

President Taft?A. Sherman Antitrust ActB. Federal BudgetC. Meat Inspection ActD.Clayton Antitrust Act

Question #12 In order for Roosevelt to

construct the Panama Canal, we had to obtain Panama from which country?A. SpainB. VenezuelaC. ColombiaD.Mexico

Question #13 Which of the following was NOT

an achievement of President Roosevelt?A. Federal Trade CommissionB. U.S. Forrest ServiceC. Meat Inspection ActD.Sherman Antitrust Act

Question #14 The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

caused NY toA. Improve working conditionsB. Pass building codes for safetyC. Change women’s labor lawsD.Create worker’s compensation

Question #15 The Potato famine caused the

immigration of which group?A. ItalianB. IrishC. GermanD.Chinese

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