What was William Jennings Bryan in favor of?

Replacing the gold standard with a silver standard

Which of the following was a major fear that nativists had about immigrants in the late 1800s?

feared immigrants would mix with and outbreed Anglo-American bloodlines

The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case made what legal decision that would last until the mid-20th century?

Declaring “separate but equal” schools legal

The issue of the late 1800s Booker T. Washington say should encourage white Am to be more accepting of black American?

The new wave of non-English speaking immigrant

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the transcontinental railroad system in the USA?

decrease the number of factories in the West

How did political machines like Boss Tweed control cities in the Gilded Age USA?

They traded jobs, favors, and threats for votes in city elections

What event lead to sitting bull and the other lakota war leaders to leave the reservation in the late 1800s?

Gold was found in the Black Hills,-> miners to enter the Lakota reservation

Why did Geronimo’s Apache warriors finally stop fighting the American military in the southwest?

Many apache women had been exiled to Florida by the USA government

What groups were restricted from immigrating to the USA?

Criminals, the poor, & the mentally ill

Which of these Populist Party platform was adopted from the Farmers’ Alliance?

Government regulation of the railroads

The first big political issue that Dem and Repub fought over in the Gilded Age, which was a major highlight of Grover C

Whether or not to lower the nation’s tariffs

A “bird of passage” immigrants refers to which of the following?

Immigrants who only came to make money and then return to their homelands

The Am Federation of Labor union was founded by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers only and striving for closed shops?

The American Federation of Labor

Why was Canada’s westward expansion more peaceful than the USA’s westward expansion?

Canada’s gov sent mounted police to establish order before sending settlers

The Bessemer-Kelly Process is a method for rapidly creating better steel through blowing cool air on hot iron

method for creating better steel through blowing cool air on hot iron

Which of these ideas did Booker T. Washington believe would best help African American communities?

Self-reliance/working to gain gradual acceptance of whites through edu.

What was the only political issue that the Greenback party focused on?

Increasing paper money circulation

What occupations drew many Chinese immigrants like Wong Kim Ark’s parents to the USA?

Hunting for gold and building railroads

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1
What did bonanza farmers of the Plains cause by overproducing wheat in the Gilded Age?
The price of wheat skyrocketed
The USA ordered the settlement of the West to stop
The price of wheat dropped
The National government went bankrupt
2
What was William Jennings Bryan in favor of?
Placing Native Americans on reservations
Blocking Chinese immigrants from the USA
Keeping the gold standard to protect the American dollar
Replacing the gold standard with a silver standard
3
Which of the following was a major fear that nativists had about immigrants in the late 1800s?
feared immigrants would mix with and outbreed Anglo-American bloodlines
They feared that there would not be enough workers for American factories
They feared that the number of Catholics would decrease in the USA
They feared immigrants would cause the crime rate to drop
4
Which part of the American voting public did the Democrat party support more in the late 1800s?
Big businesses and factory owners
Crews of merchant and whaling ships
Farmers in the countryside
Immigrants entering the USA
5
The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case made what legal decision that would last until the mid-20th century?
Declaring “separate but equal” schools legal
Forcing Native Americans onto reservations
Protecting freedmen voting rights
Banning Chinese immigration to the USA
6
The issue of the late 1800s Booker T. Washington say should encourage white Am to be more accepting of black American?
The completion of the American settlement of the West
The fight over whether or not to raise tariffs
The push to remove the gold standard
The new wave of non-English speaking immigrant
7
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the transcontinental railroad system in the USA?
decrease the number of factories in the West
Speedy movement of the military
Fast and reliable postal services across the USA
Rapid transportation of settlers to the West
8
How did political machines like Boss Tweed control cities in the Gilded Age USA?
They made sure that all corrupt politicians were turned into state police
They traded jobs, favors, and threats for votes in city elections
They would ask factory workers what would improve their lives
They refused to allow any immigrants into their cities
9
What event lead to sitting bull and the other lakota war leaders to leave the reservation in the late 1800s?
The Creation of a better method for creating steel for factory machinery
The attempt by Chief Joseph to escape to Canada with the Nez Perce tribe
Gold was found in the Black Hills,-> miners to enter the Lakota reservation
The death of Col Custer, a long time friend to many Native American tribes
10
keeping control of rivals: place his own bank officers on rival business boards of directors
Bear Market
Interlocking Directorates
Laissez-faire Management
Government Buy-out
11
Which of these Reconstruction Amendments abolished slavery in the USA?
14th
13th
12th
15th
12
Why did Geronimo’s Apache warriors finally stop fighting the American military in the southwest?
The arrival of many chinese immigrants to the USa
Many apache women had been exiled to Florida by the USA government
Word of sitting bull’s death saddened geronimo and the other apache leaders
Chief Joseph’s invitation to escape into canada with his tribe
13
Which religious group became the USA’s largest denomination due to the New Immigrants of the late 1800s?
Buddhists
Roman Catholics
Mormons
Jews
14
What groups were restricted from immigrating to the USA?
Native Americans, Eastern Europeans, & socialists
Criminals, the poor, & the mentally ill
Jews, italians, & labor union leaders
Catholics, Canadians, & factory workers
15
Which of these Populist Party platform was adopted from the Farmers’ Alliance?
Government regulation of the railroads
Special bank credit for farmers’ loans
Giving factory workers an 8 hour work day
Having a progressive income tax
16
The first big political issue that Dem and Repub fought over in the Gilded Age, which was a major highlight of Grover C
Whether or not to regulate railroad monopolies
Whether or not to keep the Gold Standard
Whether or not the states could nullify national law
Whether or not to lower the nation’s tariffs
17
What is the process of directly controlling business competition by buying up or allying with rivals called?
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
The grand scheme
Economic total war
18
What event caused the difficult conditions Booker T. Washington references in his Atlanta Exposition Express?
The Sokovia Accords
The 16th Amendment
The Dawes Severalty Act
Compromise of 1877
19
A “bird of passage” immigrants refers to which of the following?
Immigrants who came to the USA with their families to build new lives
Immigrants who only came to make money and then return to their homelands
Immigrants rapidly assimilated into American culture and society
Immigrants from northern and westerns Europe in the early 1800s
20
What caused the Knights of Labor to lose members and die out?
The economic depression of 1892
The Wounded Knee Massacre
The Haymarket Riot
The election of 1896
21
Who does William Jennings Bryan believe is hurt by the Gold standard?
The farmers of America
The immigrants of America
The cities of America
The factories of America
22
What political party was Boss Tweed and his Tammany Hill political machine of New York City apart of?
Greenback
Democrat
Populist
Republican
23
The Am Federation of Labor union was founded by Samuel Gompers for skilled workers only and striving for closed shops?
The Industrial Workers of the World
The National Labor Union
The American Federation of Labor
The Congress of Industrial Organization
24
Why was Canada’s westward expansion more peaceful than the USA’s westward expansion?
Canada’s transcontinental railroad was completed before the USA’s was
The USA was more focused on creating a super-soldier program
Canada’s gov sent mounted police to establish order before sending settlers
The USA’s gov was much slower, not sending settlers west for many years
25
The Bessemer-Kelly Process is a method for rapidly creating better steel through blowing cool air on hot iron
method for creating better steel through blowing cool air on hot iron
A method for more rapidly mining steel by using high pressure water streams
A japanese technique for folding metal to create stronger, denser steel
french technique for creating plastic using veg matter instead of petroleum
26
Which of these ideas did Booker T. Washington believe would best help African American communities?
Nat. laws to immediately restart the enforcement of the 14th/15th Amendment
Immediate government acceptance of the elite 10% of African Americans
Self-reliance/working to gain gradual acceptance of whites through edu.
Complete and permanent separation of races
27
What was the only political issue that the Greenback party focused on?
Ending Jim Crow segregation
Lowering the tariffs
Increasing paper money circulation
Giving voting rights to women
28
What occupations drew many Chinese immigrants like Wong Kim Ark’s parents to the USA?
Hunting for gold and building railroads
Farming and raising cattle
Working in factories and building skyscrapers
Joining whale hunting ships and oil refineries

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