U.S. citizens migrating to Illinois in the first half of the 19th century would most likely have ...

U.S. citizens migrating to Illinois in the first half of the 19th century would most likely have come from:
 a. Massachusetts and New Jersey.
  b. California and Oregon.
  c. North and South Carolina.
  d. Up the Mississippi River from Louisiana and Mississippi.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes trends in unionization and immigration in the 1920s?
 a. Immigration was restricted and unions decreased
  b. Immigration was encouraged and unions increased
  c. Immigration was encouraged while the number of union members decreased
  d. Immigration was discouraged while the number of union members increased

Question 3

The 19th century frontier, as technically defined in census reports, was any area
 a. west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  b. containing more than two and less than six people per square mile.
  c. without a sheriff and recognized local government.
  d. that had not been surveyed according to provisions of the Land Ordinance of 1785.

Question 4

In the 1920s, American (non-farm) labor benefited from all of the following except:
 a. low unemployment rates.
  b. falling weekly work hours.
  c. legal limits on immigration.
  d. passage of federal minimum wage legislation.

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Homestead Act of 1862?
 a. Southerner plantation owners were strongly opposed to the passage of this legislation.
  b. This legislation outlined the legal means by which a territory could become a state.
  c. Only farmers with families could purchase land made available by this legislation.
  d. This legislation made available some of the most fertile farming land in the U.S., yielding great benefits for small farmers.

Question 6

Union membership declined during the 1920s due to:
 a. failure of a number of strikes.
  b. increase in real wages left the labor force satisfied.
  c. firms' use of yellow-dog contracts.
  d. poor union leadership.
  e. All of the above.

Question 7

Under the Graduation Act (1854), land prices for the public domain
 a. were subject to a schedule that reflected reduced prices for land that remained unsettled over time.
  b. were subject to a schedule that reflected reduced prices for native-born Americans and higher prices for immigrants.
  c. were increased to 1.25 per acre in cash.
  d. were increased to reflect inflation.

Question 8

According to recent research by Golden and Katz, __________ led the way in establishing high schools in the 1920s.
 a. the urban centers of the North
  b. the mid-Atlantic states
  c. California
  d. the Middle West, including Iowa and Nebraska

Question 9

Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly ___________ , primarily due to _____________.
 a. conservative; increases in the price per acre of available land
  b. conservative; legal limits on the sale of land to farmers
  c. liberal; the extension of long-term credit by the federal government to land buyers
  d. liberal; decreases in the minimum acreage required for purchase

Question 10

In 1910, 8.6 percent of American 17-year olds were high school graduates. By 1938, this figure _____.
 a. had fallen to 5 percent.
  b. equaled 15 percent.
  c. had risen to nearly 50 percent.
  d. had not changed appreciably.

Question 11

For a decade after the Land Ordinance of 1785, pioneering in parts of the Northwest Territory was restricted by all of the following except
 a. Indian troubles
  b. French interference
  c. English interference
  d. high prices of land

Question 12

During the 1920s, income inequality ______ and the return on schooling was relatively _____.
 a. increased; low
  b. increased; high
  c. decreased; low
  d. decreased; high

Question 13

Which statement best describes the trend in land allocation laws from the Land Ordinance of 1785 to the Homestead Act of 1862?
 a. The changes were more favorable to those who held a conservative belief about land allocation.
  b. The changes were more favorable to those who held a liberal belief about land allocation.
  c. There was no consistent trend in the changes; some changes favored the conservatives and others favored the liberals.