Question

1. the building of the transcontinental railroad encouraged settlement in the west by:

a. lowering the cost of shipping goods
b. reducing conflicts with native tribes
c. bringing an end to reconstruction
d. forcing the south to industrialize

1. the term “assimilation” in the late 1800s referred to:

a. granting full citizenship to all immigrants
b. encouraging native americans to adopt u.s. culture
c. uniting north and south after reconstruction
d. developing southern industries

1. the compromise of 1877 marked the:

a. end of reconstruction in the south
b. start of the civil war
c. creation of the homestead act
d. expansion of railroads

1. which of the following practices was designed to prevent african americans from voting after reconstruction?

a. sharecropping
b. poll taxes and literacy tests
c. homestead claims
d. western land grants

1. jim crow laws were established primarily to:

a. provide fair housing to african americans
b. enforce racial segregation in the south
c. expand education for all races
d. strengthen voting rights for freedmen

1. which supreme court case upheld the principle of “separate but equal”?

a. marbury v. madison

Explanation:

1. The trans - continental railroad made shipping goods to the West cheaper, attracting settlers.
2. In the late 1800s, assimilation often meant getting Native Americans to adopt U.S. culture.
3. The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction in the South.
4. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to disenfranchise African Americans after Reconstruction.
5. Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
6. Plessy v. Ferguson upheld "separate but equal", not Marbury v. Madison.

Answer:

1. A. Lowering the cost of shipping goods
2. B. Encouraging Native Americans to adopt U.S. culture
3. A. End of Reconstruction in the South
4. B. Poll taxes and literacy tests
5. B. Enforce racial segregation in the South
6. (Missing correct option, but not A. Marbury v. Madison)