US History Midterm Review Topics 1-3

Inventor of the elevator

What major debate over monetary policy took place during the Gilded Age?

10-story or higher buildings with steel frames

Incoming immigrants counted on public schools to

Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States ________________.

similar consumer patterns across society

A common building material for homesteaders on the Great Plains was

What is one method that some southern states used to limit voting by African Americans?

What failure of Reconstruction is shown in this illustration?

rapid growth of cities

sensationalist publisher

WHAT JOURNALIST CALLED ATTENTION TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF TENEMENT-DWELLERS

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 sought to abolish the black codes by

During Reconstruction, groups like the Ku Klux Klan in the South terrorized African Americans

Important immigrant processing station on the East coast

How did cities address the problems caused by urban living?

Which of the following was a key aim of the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867?

During Reconstruction, most African American families

Even though unlit city streets were dangerous, ...

In their rise to power in the South, Republicans were helped significantly by

Blended nationalities that create a single culture.

How was William Jennings Bryan different from the majority of other presidential candidates of the era?

"As long as the shadow of the great house falls across you, you ain't going to feel like no free man and no free woman."

the last decades of the nineteenth century

Which of the following was a reason Radical Republicans sought harsh punishments against the former Confederate states?

What was one of the dangers of living in a tenement?

This photograph shows an effect of:

As part of the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883, people who wanted a federal job had to

These were shows that featured singing, dancing, magic acts, and comedy.

Which invention made the building and use of skyscrapers feasible?

By the 1860s, the U.S. government pushed many American Indian nations to live in

Public system to move large numbers of people inexpensively.

The people who lived in this sod house were most likely

Belief that if you were born in the U.S. then you were better than those that were not 

Which of the following tactics did the Redeemers use to increase the power of southern Democrats?

Missouri author who coined the term "gilded age".

What steps did the Populist Party support that would reduce the cost of railroad shipping?

Most new immigrants lived in cities

Which group of people made up the majority of immigrants to America before 1870?

Which action of President Johnson's directly led to his impeachment?

What was the Granger Movement?

Which groups were in conflict during the Sand Creek Massacre?

People who moved from the country to the city in search of work.

How did Ellis Island differ from Angel Island?

Rural-to-urban migration was primarily motivated by

Which invention made the building and use of skyscrapers feasible?

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to African Americans?

Which of the following farming systems did not require any exchange of cash between farmer and landowner?

Which of the following is an example of the government’s response to the spoils system?

Traditionally, immigrants had come to America for economic opportunity and 

The people most likely to support the Populist Party in the 1890s were

What did General William Tecumseh Sherman propose to give to freed slaves?

How did the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese immigrants?