UNITED STATES HISTORY: 1877 to the PRESENT

[Pages:30]VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING Spring 2007 Released Test

UNITED STATES HISTORY: 1877 to the PRESENT

Form H0117, Core 1

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United States History: 1877 to the Present

Directions Read each question and choose the best answer. Then mark the space on your answer document for the answer you have chosen.

SAMPLE What did the Wright brothers invent? A Automobile B Sewing machine C Airplane D Water pump

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1 The invention of electric lighting and telephone service increased -- A immigration B westward expansion C racial segregation D industrial growth

2 According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality? F Holding protests and strikes G Learning skills and trades H Working longer and harder J Attending meetings and elections

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Continental United States

Chicago

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S Which industry contributed to the growth of this city? A Meatpacking B Steel C Automobile D Cotton

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4 After Reconstruction, the system of segregation was supported by --

F civil rights laws G Jim Crow laws H Prohibition laws J immigration laws

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EFFECTS Improved safety conditions

Reduced work hours

Restrictions on child labor

Which of the following best completes this diagram? A Assembly line B Women's suffrage movement C Progressive reforms D Mechanization of agriculture

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6 The purpose of the 18th Amendment was to -- F stop alcohol sales G grant women suffrage H prevent child labor J raise factory wages

7 In 1890, Janie Porter Barrett, an African-American teacher, established the Locust Street Social Settlement House in Hampton, Virginia, to help poor African Americans.

Janie Porter Barrett modeled her settlement house on the one founded by -- A Eleanor Roosevelt B Georgia O'Keeffe C Susan B. Anthony D Jane Addams

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This painting by Jacob Lawrence shows people during the -- F Spanish American War G Harlem Renaissance H Great Depression J Great Migration

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