Because he was disturbed by the poor conditions of city life, George Pullman

built a company town next to his factory.

The purpose of the Pacific Railway Act was to

promote the building of a railway to link East & West coasts

American Indians who agreed to go on reservations

discovered that the US gov't didn't honor treaties with them

The immigration station at Ellis Island

gave all a physical exam, turned away serious illnesses

The US government attempted to assimilate American Indians by

establishing A. Indian schools and adopting the Dawes Act.

Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should react to discrimination by

achieving economic independence through school.

Many new immigrants came to the United States

to escape poverty and persecution.

What was NOT a problem for workers who were paid in the form of scrip in company towns?

They could use the money anywhere.

Which was NOT an advantage of the sharecropping system?

They had someone to direct them in what to do post-Civil War

Which scandal did NOT involve President Grant's administration?

Congress accepting bribes to support the silver standard.

Which is NOT a reason for why Nativists responded they way they did towards immigrants?

They were taking up space and overpopulating.

In 1868 the House tried to impeach Andrew Johnson because he

had violated the Tenure of Office Act.

Reconstruction refers to

rebuilding the south and reuniting the nation.

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1
The founder of Standard Oil
George Pullman
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Alexander Graham Bell
2
Because he was disturbed by the poor conditions of city life, George Pullman
provided his employees with benefits that made him popular.
built a company town next to his factory.
encouraged his employees to form a union.
donated $350 million to help build libraries.
3
The purpose of the Pacific Railway Act was to
limit RR companies from taking A. Indian lands.
promote the building of a railway to link East & West coasts
determine the best railroad route across the Great Plains.
encourage non-Indian settlers to homestead in the West.
4
Life in mining camps of the late 1800s was brutal and often violent.
True
False
5
The acquisition of money or political power through illegal or dishonest means
pumping the prime
graft
voter fraud
cooperatives
6
American Indians who agreed to go on reservations
were assisted by gov't subsidies for education, food, etc.
became successful farmers and ranchers.
discovered that the US gov't didn't honor treaties with them
welcomed the opportunity to assimilate into American society
7
Gold discoveries in Alaska in 1898 and 1902 attracted many settlers to that territory.
False
True
8
The immigration station at Ellis Island
gave all a physical exam, turned away serious illnesses
received immigrants who were mainly from Asia.
automatically accepted almost everyone.
turned away a majority of people hoping to enter the US
9
The Gilded Age was written by
Thomas Nast.
Roscoe Conkling.
James Blaine.
Mark Twain.
10
The US government attempted to assimilate American Indians by
allowing A. Indian groups to return to land & nomadic lives
eliminating Indian reservations.
establishing A. Indian schools and adopting the Dawes Act.
canceling all treaties made with the Indians.
11
Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should react to discrimination by
achieving economic independence through school.
returning to their ancestral homelands in African/Caribbean.
forming political parties.
retaliating with violence.
12
Many new immigrants came to the United States
to escape poverty and persecution.
because they believed social programs would help them.
to invest in the new booming economy.
to escape prosecution for crimes they committed.
13
The first wave of immigrants that came to the United States between 1800-1890
old immigrants
new immigrants
Armenians
the Chinese
14
A group of companies that is controlled by a single group of business leaders is an example of
vertical integration.
communism.
a monopoly.
a trust.
15
Chester Arthur was succeeded by
William McKinley.
Grover Cleveland.
Rutherford B. Hayes.
James Blaine.
16
Growth of cities, movement from rural areas
industrialization
Great Migration
urbanization
ruralization
17
What was NOT a problem for workers who were paid in the form of scrip in company towns?
The company could raise store prices.
They could use the money anywhere.
Companies would cut wages and raise prices.
The company could charge high rent.
18
The first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Ida B. Wells
Samuel Tilden
Jim Crow
19
Developed the mechanized elevator
Dennis Kearney
Scott Joplin
John Dewey
Elisha Otis
20
Supporters of this called for breaking up large plantations and dividing them between slaves
Jim Crow Laws
land reform
The Compromise of 1877
cooperatives
21
Kansas City political boss, gained political support through services for immigrants/minorities
Charles Guiteau
James Pendergast
Chester Arthur
William Tweed
22
Which was NOT an advantage of the sharecropping system?
They had a place to live.
They had someone to direct them in what to do post-Civil War
They had some level of independence.
They had a job.
23
After defeating Cleveland for President, he filled political jobs with Republicans and friends
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
James Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
24
Exercised great control over local political parties
political vehicles
Stalwarts
social machines
political machines
25
Which scandal did NOT involve President Grant's administration?
Credit Mobilier's gifting of stock to members of Congress.
Congress accepting bribes to support the silver standard.
Gould and Fisk attempting to corner the gold market.
Treasury Dept. accepting bribes from the Whiskey industry.
26
Southern whites who supported the Union & were in favor of Reconstruction
secessionists
scalawags
carpetbaggers
abolitionists
27
Which is NOT a reason for why Nativists responded they way they did towards immigrants?
They were taking up space and overpopulating.
They believed they were dirty and poor.
They were willing to work for less and taking jobs.
They were "too different"
28
In 1868 the House tried to impeach Andrew Johnson because he
had lost control of his party.
was prejudiced.
had violated the Tenure of Office Act.
had tried to overturn Lincoln's Reconstruction policies.
29
A former slave who became an abolitionist and advisor to President Johnson on race relations
James Madison Wells
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Thaddeus Stevens
30
Reconstruction refers to
fixing up problems in the North.
rebuilding the south and reuniting the nation.
tearing down crumbling buildings and starting over again.
changing laws in the South.

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