US History A Unit 3 Questions and Answers Satisfactory
Lesson 11 Vocab Correct Answer: Freedmen's Bureau
Sharecropping
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation
What new freedoms did emancipated African Americans gain under Reconstruction? Correct Answer:
The ability to choose their own path in life
What were the accomplishments of the Freemen's Bureau? Correct Answer: They helped find jobs that
payed African Americans fairly and helped open up over 4,000 schools for children and adults
What did the fifteenth amendment accomplish? Correct Answer: It stated that the right to vote could
not be denied to someone based on their race
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws? Correct Answer: To segregate any people of color from
white people
What was the Compromise of 1877? Correct Answer: Rutherford Hayes would be president but all
remaining troops in the South enforcing equality laws would be discharged
Describe what you see in the picture on page 443. Correct Answer: A group of African Americans
standing in front of a newly built school for them
Read the biography on page 444 about Oliver Otis Howard. Describe his accomplishments. Correct
Answer: He was a war general, opened up a university, opened a church and worked with the Apache
Lesson 11 Who's Who Correct Answer: 1)E
2)D
3)C
4)B
5)A
What happened in 1876? Correct Answer: The Battle of Little Bighorn takes place
What happened in 1890? Correct Answer: Massacre occurs at Wounded Knee
What year was the Grange founded? Correct Answer: 1867
What year was gold discovered in Colorado? Correct Answer: 1858
What happened in Mexico in 1867? Correct Answer: Emperor Maximilian is executed
Who began their presidency in 1885 Correct Answer: Grover Cleveland
, Lesson 12 Vocab Correct Answer: Transcontinental
Range
Cowhand
How did the railroads change the American West? Correct Answer: It increased settlements by making
it easier to get there
What two companies built the first transcontinental railroad? Correct Answer: The Union Pacific
Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad
What was the purpose of long cattle drives? Correct Answer: To take them North and Ship them east
through the Railroad to profit off of the demand for beef
Why do you think the cow hands had to stand guard at night? Correct Answer: To make sure the cattle
wasn't stolen
How long was the Goodnight-Loving trail? Correct Answer: 1800 miles
Which railroad line crossed farthest South on the Western trail? Correct Answer: Chisholm Trail
Using the map, write a paragraph describing the journey along the cattle trail of the west. Correct
Answer: The journey was a long difficult one as they traveled through the hot, dry climate of middle
America with no modern technology
Lesson 12 Vocab pt 2 Correct Answer: Homesteaders
Exodusters
Cooperative
Platform
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 encourage settlement of the Great Plains? Correct Answer: It gave
them land for a registration fee to farm off of for 5 years
How did the Grange improve farmer's lives? Correct Answer: It allowed a community of farmers help
each other and share resources and information
What were three problems faced by farmers? Correct Answer: Loneliness, Temperature, and Weather
Why did the farmers feel they needed their own political party? Correct Answer: They felt that their
interests and demands were being overlooked and needed representation
What reforms did the Populist Party call for? Correct Answer: Their calls included government
ownership of railroads, higher income tax for rich than poor, loan program to help pay debt, political
reform like direct elections of senators, and a shorter work day for laborers
Lesson 12 Who's Who Correct Answer: 1)D
2)F
3)C
4)H
Lesson 11 Vocab Correct Answer: Freedmen's Bureau
Sharecropping
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation
What new freedoms did emancipated African Americans gain under Reconstruction? Correct Answer:
The ability to choose their own path in life
What were the accomplishments of the Freemen's Bureau? Correct Answer: They helped find jobs that
payed African Americans fairly and helped open up over 4,000 schools for children and adults
What did the fifteenth amendment accomplish? Correct Answer: It stated that the right to vote could
not be denied to someone based on their race
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws? Correct Answer: To segregate any people of color from
white people
What was the Compromise of 1877? Correct Answer: Rutherford Hayes would be president but all
remaining troops in the South enforcing equality laws would be discharged
Describe what you see in the picture on page 443. Correct Answer: A group of African Americans
standing in front of a newly built school for them
Read the biography on page 444 about Oliver Otis Howard. Describe his accomplishments. Correct
Answer: He was a war general, opened up a university, opened a church and worked with the Apache
Lesson 11 Who's Who Correct Answer: 1)E
2)D
3)C
4)B
5)A
What happened in 1876? Correct Answer: The Battle of Little Bighorn takes place
What happened in 1890? Correct Answer: Massacre occurs at Wounded Knee
What year was the Grange founded? Correct Answer: 1867
What year was gold discovered in Colorado? Correct Answer: 1858
What happened in Mexico in 1867? Correct Answer: Emperor Maximilian is executed
Who began their presidency in 1885 Correct Answer: Grover Cleveland
, Lesson 12 Vocab Correct Answer: Transcontinental
Range
Cowhand
How did the railroads change the American West? Correct Answer: It increased settlements by making
it easier to get there
What two companies built the first transcontinental railroad? Correct Answer: The Union Pacific
Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad
What was the purpose of long cattle drives? Correct Answer: To take them North and Ship them east
through the Railroad to profit off of the demand for beef
Why do you think the cow hands had to stand guard at night? Correct Answer: To make sure the cattle
wasn't stolen
How long was the Goodnight-Loving trail? Correct Answer: 1800 miles
Which railroad line crossed farthest South on the Western trail? Correct Answer: Chisholm Trail
Using the map, write a paragraph describing the journey along the cattle trail of the west. Correct
Answer: The journey was a long difficult one as they traveled through the hot, dry climate of middle
America with no modern technology
Lesson 12 Vocab pt 2 Correct Answer: Homesteaders
Exodusters
Cooperative
Platform
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 encourage settlement of the Great Plains? Correct Answer: It gave
them land for a registration fee to farm off of for 5 years
How did the Grange improve farmer's lives? Correct Answer: It allowed a community of farmers help
each other and share resources and information
What were three problems faced by farmers? Correct Answer: Loneliness, Temperature, and Weather
Why did the farmers feel they needed their own political party? Correct Answer: They felt that their
interests and demands were being overlooked and needed representation
What reforms did the Populist Party call for? Correct Answer: Their calls included government
ownership of railroads, higher income tax for rich than poor, loan program to help pay debt, political
reform like direct elections of senators, and a shorter work day for laborers
Lesson 12 Who's Who Correct Answer: 1)D
2)F
3)C
4)H
