How did W.E.B. DuBois believe that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the US?

demanding full and immediate participation in Am society

Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln?

Lincoln would seek to stop slavery and end it in the South

How did the government respond to workers organizing into unions?

supported Big Business over workers

What was a major goal of federal Indian policy in the late 1800s [Dawes Act, 1887]?

to encourage assimilation of Native American Indians

What was the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

segregation in public accommodations (facilities) was legal

Business leaders supported

immigration, high tariffs, low wages and laissez faire

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Decision?

Ruled that blacks were not citizens of the US

What belief did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois share about what African Am should do?

pursue education as the key to improving social status

What was the aim of the Progressive Movement?

Protect the welfare of the people

What did the Republicans (McKinley) during the Gilded Age support?

deflated money and high tariffs

Which statement about philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois is most accurate?

they differed on how Af. Am could achieve equality.

What was considered brutal by the North and showed that Union victory was in sight?

Sherman’s “march to the sea” and strategy of total war

What was one of the greatest impacts of Bleeding Kansas?

Showed conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people

What was the intention of the Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction?

provide legal and political rights for African Americans

What led to the women’s rights movement?

Women being excluded from the anti-slavery convention

During Reconstruction, what was the purpose of the Black Codes passed by Southern states?

to deny equal rights to African Americans

In the late 1800s, why did some African Americans migrate to Northern cities?

segregation was the law in the South

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1
How did W.E.B. DuBois believe that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the US?
by peacefully protesting
by entering vocational training programs in separate schools
by setting up a separate nation within the United States
demanding full and immediate participation in Am society
2
Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln?
knew Lincoln was a firm supporter of popular sovereignty
Lincoln had run on a platform of abolishing slavery
Lincoln would seek to stop slavery and end it in the South
Lincoln openly supported the Dred Scott Decision
3
What was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act primarily used to curb?
the power labor unions.
the power of manufacturing corporations.
the power railroad corporations
the power state legislatures.
4
How did the government respond to workers organizing into unions?
supported Big Business over workers
encouraged workers to strike against Big Business
remained neutral about Big Business and workers
took action against Big Business in the form of lawsuits
5
What was a major goal of federal Indian policy in the late 1800s [Dawes Act, 1887]?
to strengthen Native American Indian tribal unity
to remove the Cherokees from the southeastern United States
to encourage assimilation of Native American Indians
to provide a tribal legislature to govern all reservations
6
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Lynching was a federal crime
School segregation was unconstitutional
Voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax
segregation in public accommodations (facilities) was legal
7
Business leaders supported
immigration, high tariffs, low wages and laissez faire
labor unions and high tariffs
immigration restrictions, low tariffs and labor unions
immigrations restrictions and government controls
8
What did Jim Crow Laws do?
Denied citizenship to Asian immigrants
Taxed voters
Separated the races
Promoted discrimination against women
9
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Decision?
Abolished slavery
Made California a free state
Ruled that blacks were not citizens of the US
Outlawed slave trade in DC
10
Which of the following is Abraham Lincoln’s greatest achievement and goal as president?
The great economic expansion of the North
The preservation of the Union
reunification of the South and North on terms of equality
The transformation of the U.S. into a great military power
11
What belief did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois share about what African Am should do?
strive for immediate social equality with whites
use forceto bring immediate end to segregation in facilities
see that growth of unions was a barrier to ec advancement
pursue education as the key to improving social status
12
What was the aim of the Progressive Movement?
support African Americans in their fight for civil rights
continue supporting the government's policy of laissez faire
Protect the welfare of the people
secure the US's role in foreign affairs
13
What did the Republicans (McKinley) during the Gilded Age support?
inflated money and low tariffs
deflated money and high tariffs
soft money and bimetallism
hard currency and low tariffs
14
Which statement about philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois is most accurate?
Neither wanted govt to play role protecting rights of Af Am
they differed on how Af. Am could achieve equality.
Both believed that vocational training was best ed for Af Am
Both demanded programs for immediate social equality.
15
What was considered brutal by the North and showed that Union victory was in sight?
The Union victory at Gettysburg
McClellan’s attempt to stop Lee’s invasion in the North
Sherman’s “march to the sea” and strategy of total war
The siege of Vicksburg
16
What was one of the greatest impacts of Bleeding Kansas?
Led to the formation of the Liberty Party
Showed conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people
a. Upset the balance of free and slave states in Congress
17
What was the greatest and longest lasting achievement of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Its push for education
Its distribution of land to the freedmen
Its help in finding jobs for the freedmen
Its provision of food and clothing to the freedmen
18
What was the intention of the Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction?
provide legal and political rights for African Americans
limit the number of terms of the president
correct problems with the electoral college system
end property and religious qualifications for voting
19
What led to the women’s rights movement?
Slaves demanding freedom
The calling of the Seneca Falls Convention
Women being excluded from the anti-slavery convention
The writing of the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
20
During Reconstruction, what was the purpose of the Black Codes passed by Southern states?
to provide land to former slaves
to deny equal rights to African Americans
to repeal the Jim Crow laws
to punish former Confederate leaders
21
In the late 1800s, why did some African Americans migrate to Northern cities?
there were equal job opportunities in the North
there was no discrimination in the North
segregation was the law in the South
Northerners were moving to the South to work on the farms
22
Which of the following did industrialists support?
low tariffs
rights for workers
laissez-faire
government regulation over business

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