Question
All Indigenous Plains Nations had the same culture and way of life(1 point)
Responses
True
True
False
False
Question 2
How did the US government treat with indigenous nations on the Plains during westward expansion?(1 point)
Responses
A) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands and protecting those laws
A) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands and protecting those laws
B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
C) by ignoring them outright
C) by ignoring them outright
D) westward expansion didn’t impact indigenous Plains Nations
D) westward expansion didn’t impact indigenous Plains Nations
Question 3
How did people respond to how westward expansion impacted indigenous Plains Nations?(1 point)
Responses
A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
B) most people approved of westward expansion, and no one called for reforms
B) most people approved of westward expansion, and no one called for reforms
C) most people were against westward expansion
C) most people were against westward expansion
D) most people called for reforms
D) most people called for reforms
Question 4
How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to grow his steel business?(1 point)
Responses
A) he bought up all the competitors, so he didn’t need to compete with anyone
A) he bought up all the competitors, so he didn’t need to compete with anyone
B) it helped his mills make steel with a new chemical process, so it was cheaper to make
B) it helped his mills make steel with a new chemical process, so it was cheaper to make
C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
D) he didn’t use vertical integration
D) he didn’t use vertical integration
Question 5
Why did John D. Rockefeller use a monopoly to control the oil industry?(1 point)
Responses
A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
B) creating a monopoly guaranteed competition, which helped the individual consumer
B) creating a monopoly guaranteed competition, which helped the individual consumer
C) creating a monopoly made it so his businesses controlled all industries in the US
C) creating a monopoly made it so his businesses controlled all industries in the US
D) he didn’t create a monopoly
D) he didn’t create a monopoly
Question 6
Why did some Americans oppose trusts and monopolies?(1 point)
Responses
A) most Americans supported them since they made the economy stronger
A) most Americans supported them since they made the economy stronger
B) most Americans were concerned only with the oil monopoly, for few liked Rockefeller personally
B) most Americans were concerned only with the oil monopoly, for few liked Rockefeller personally
C) most Americans were concerned that the government was buying up all the private companies
C) most Americans were concerned that the government was buying up all the private companies
D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
Question 7
How did the employer-worker relationship change over the course of the 1800s?(1 point)
Responses
A) employers became increasingly nice to workers and gave them higher pay with short working hours
A) employers became increasingly nice to workers and gave them higher pay with short working hours
B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
C) workers often bought-out their employers to become co-owners of businesses
C) workers often bought-out their employers to become co-owners of businesses
D) workers never used strikes because they didn’t want to upset their employers
D) workers never used strikes because they didn’t want to upset their employers
Question 8
How did the Triangle Fire change public opinion about workers’ rights?(1 point)
Responses
A) more people wanted fewer regulations on businesses
A) more people wanted fewer regulations on businesses
B) people thought that the current safety regulations were fine
B) people thought that the current safety regulations were fine
C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
D) it turned most people against workers
D) it turned most people against workers
Question 9
What was the federal government’s involvement in the labor issues of the late-1800s?(1 point)
Responses
A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
B) it mostly sided with workers against employers
B) it mostly sided with workers against employers
C) it bought-out companies that had bad working conditions
C) it bought-out companies that had bad working conditions
D) it had no involvement, as it followed laissez-faire capitalism
D) it had no involvement, as it followed laissez-faire capitalism
Question 10
What types of questions are on the Midterm?(1 point)
Responses
A) only open response
A) only open response
B) different types of multiple choice
B) different types of multiple choice
C) open response and multiple choice
C) open response and multiple choice
D) only standard multiple choice
D) only standard multiple choice
Question 11
What periods does the Midterm assess you on?(1 point)
Responses
a) only the Civil War
a) only the Civil War
B) only the Gilded Age
B) only the Gilded Age
C) only Reconstruction
C) only Reconstruction
d) Civil War through Gilded Age
Responses
True
True
False
False
Question 2
How did the US government treat with indigenous nations on the Plains during westward expansion?(1 point)
Responses
A) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands and protecting those laws
A) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands and protecting those laws
B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
C) by ignoring them outright
C) by ignoring them outright
D) westward expansion didn’t impact indigenous Plains Nations
D) westward expansion didn’t impact indigenous Plains Nations
Question 3
How did people respond to how westward expansion impacted indigenous Plains Nations?(1 point)
Responses
A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
B) most people approved of westward expansion, and no one called for reforms
B) most people approved of westward expansion, and no one called for reforms
C) most people were against westward expansion
C) most people were against westward expansion
D) most people called for reforms
D) most people called for reforms
Question 4
How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to grow his steel business?(1 point)
Responses
A) he bought up all the competitors, so he didn’t need to compete with anyone
A) he bought up all the competitors, so he didn’t need to compete with anyone
B) it helped his mills make steel with a new chemical process, so it was cheaper to make
B) it helped his mills make steel with a new chemical process, so it was cheaper to make
C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
D) he didn’t use vertical integration
D) he didn’t use vertical integration
Question 5
Why did John D. Rockefeller use a monopoly to control the oil industry?(1 point)
Responses
A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
B) creating a monopoly guaranteed competition, which helped the individual consumer
B) creating a monopoly guaranteed competition, which helped the individual consumer
C) creating a monopoly made it so his businesses controlled all industries in the US
C) creating a monopoly made it so his businesses controlled all industries in the US
D) he didn’t create a monopoly
D) he didn’t create a monopoly
Question 6
Why did some Americans oppose trusts and monopolies?(1 point)
Responses
A) most Americans supported them since they made the economy stronger
A) most Americans supported them since they made the economy stronger
B) most Americans were concerned only with the oil monopoly, for few liked Rockefeller personally
B) most Americans were concerned only with the oil monopoly, for few liked Rockefeller personally
C) most Americans were concerned that the government was buying up all the private companies
C) most Americans were concerned that the government was buying up all the private companies
D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
Question 7
How did the employer-worker relationship change over the course of the 1800s?(1 point)
Responses
A) employers became increasingly nice to workers and gave them higher pay with short working hours
A) employers became increasingly nice to workers and gave them higher pay with short working hours
B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
C) workers often bought-out their employers to become co-owners of businesses
C) workers often bought-out their employers to become co-owners of businesses
D) workers never used strikes because they didn’t want to upset their employers
D) workers never used strikes because they didn’t want to upset their employers
Question 8
How did the Triangle Fire change public opinion about workers’ rights?(1 point)
Responses
A) more people wanted fewer regulations on businesses
A) more people wanted fewer regulations on businesses
B) people thought that the current safety regulations were fine
B) people thought that the current safety regulations were fine
C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
D) it turned most people against workers
D) it turned most people against workers
Question 9
What was the federal government’s involvement in the labor issues of the late-1800s?(1 point)
Responses
A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
B) it mostly sided with workers against employers
B) it mostly sided with workers against employers
C) it bought-out companies that had bad working conditions
C) it bought-out companies that had bad working conditions
D) it had no involvement, as it followed laissez-faire capitalism
D) it had no involvement, as it followed laissez-faire capitalism
Question 10
What types of questions are on the Midterm?(1 point)
Responses
A) only open response
A) only open response
B) different types of multiple choice
B) different types of multiple choice
C) open response and multiple choice
C) open response and multiple choice
D) only standard multiple choice
D) only standard multiple choice
Question 11
What periods does the Midterm assess you on?(1 point)
Responses
a) only the Civil War
a) only the Civil War
B) only the Gilded Age
B) only the Gilded Age
C) only Reconstruction
C) only Reconstruction
d) Civil War through Gilded Age
Answers
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Here are the answers to the questions based on historical context:
1. **All Indigenous Plains Nations had the same culture and way of life.**
- **Answer:** False
2. **How did the US government treat with indigenous nations on the Plains during westward expansion?**
- **Answer:** B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
3. **How did people respond to how westward expansion impacted indigenous Plains Nations?**
- **Answer:** A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
4. **How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to grow his steel business?**
- **Answer:** C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
5. **Why did John D. Rockefeller use a monopoly to control the oil industry?**
- **Answer:** A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
6. **Why did some Americans oppose trusts and monopolies?**
- **Answer:** D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
7. **How did the employer-worker relationship change over the course of the 1800s?**
- **Answer:** B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
8. **How did the Triangle Fire change public opinion about workers’ rights?**
- **Answer:** C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
9. **What was the federal government’s involvement in the labor issues of the late-1800s?**
- **Answer:** A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
10. **What types of questions are on the Midterm?**
- **Answer:** C) open response and multiple choice
11. **What periods does the Midterm assess you on?**
- **Answer:** d) Civil War through Gilded Age
Make sure to verify these answers with your course materials or teacher, as context and interpretations can vary!
1. **All Indigenous Plains Nations had the same culture and way of life.**
- **Answer:** False
2. **How did the US government treat with indigenous nations on the Plains during westward expansion?**
- **Answer:** B) by passing laws that prevented white settlement of their lands, but breaking those laws/treaties once valuable resources were found on their land
3. **How did people respond to how westward expansion impacted indigenous Plains Nations?**
- **Answer:** A) most people approved of westward expansion, but some people called for reforms
4. **How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to grow his steel business?**
- **Answer:** C) he bought all stages of the production line, so he controlled all costs of making steel
5. **Why did John D. Rockefeller use a monopoly to control the oil industry?**
- **Answer:** A) creating a monopoly made it so he had near-complete control of the industry, so he could set prices to whatever he wanted
6. **Why did some Americans oppose trusts and monopolies?**
- **Answer:** D) many Americans were concerned that they hindered a true free market and had an undue influence on politics
7. **How did the employer-worker relationship change over the course of the 1800s?**
- **Answer:** B) the relationship became more distant and strained as employers made workers work in bad conditions for little pay
8. **How did the Triangle Fire change public opinion about workers’ rights?**
- **Answer:** C) people wanted new safety regulations to protect workers
9. **What was the federal government’s involvement in the labor issues of the late-1800s?**
- **Answer:** A) it mostly sided with employers against workers
10. **What types of questions are on the Midterm?**
- **Answer:** C) open response and multiple choice
11. **What periods does the Midterm assess you on?**
- **Answer:** d) Civil War through Gilded Age
Make sure to verify these answers with your course materials or teacher, as context and interpretations can vary!