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US History Unit 5 Review
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1
How was the Noble Order of Knights of Labor different from the National Labor Union?
The NLU did not allow African Americans to join, but the NOK did
The NLU's members were all female and the NOK's were all male
The NLU forced all workers to join their group and the NOK did not
The NOK of Labor did not strike but the NLU did
2
Why did many big business owners support the presidential candidacy of William McKinley?
He was the last presidential candidate that served in the Civil War
He owned many railroad companies
He supported the gold standard
He supported bimetallism
3
Why did Charles Guiteau assassinate President Garfield?
Guiteau felt that imperialism was immoral
He was supposed to be the vice presidential candidate
Garfield was a Reformer and Guiteau wanted a Stalwart to be President
Garfield was a corrupt city boss
4
What was President Cleveland’s position on tariffs?
He supported raising tariffs only if the USA banned the income tax forever
He supported higher tariffs to protect American businesses
He only wanted tariffs to be in place against France
He supported reducing tariffs to lower prices for consumers
5
Politically, during the late 1800s, most citizens in the South were _______ while most citizens in the North were _____
Democrats / Republicans
Republicans / Libertarians
Democrats / Populists
Republicans / Democrats
6
When company buys out all the suppliers of its product to be a monopoly, that company is practicing ________integration.
Monopolistic
Industrial
Vertical
Horizontal
7
What famous woman traveled and lectured to others to gain support for the Populist movement?
Ida B. Wells
Susan B. Anthony
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Harriet Beecher Stowe
8
Which option below functioned as the second in the chain of command in the political machines?
The Big Business Leaders
The Ward Bosses
The Contractors
The Local Prescient Workers
9
What explanation below explains why Greenbacks began to drop in value after the Civil War?
The railroad millionaires had placed all Greenbacks in powerful banks.
None of these
Greenbacks could only be exchanged for gold
Greenbacks could not be exchanged for gold
10
What option below best explains why Sitting Bull refused to sign the Treaty of Fort Laramie?
He felt that his people should return to the Southern portion of the US
He felt it interfered with the nomadic way of life
the Treaty forbade the hunting of Buffalo
He was angry that Fetterman had killed Crazy Horse
11
Which leader below is typically remembered as a mayor who did not use his office for selfish gain?
Roscoe Conkling
William Tweed
Benedict Arnold
None of these
12
When a company buys out all of its competitors to be a monopoly, that company is practicing ________integration.
Vertical
Monopolistic
Industrial
Horizontal
13
This is a system in which government jobs can be awarded to anyone regardless of qualifications.
Social Darwinism
Antinomianism
Propaganda
Patronage
14
Which option below correctly defines the term “kickback”?
When a leader is provided unlawful, financial gain from a city project
When a leader is only reelected because a significant number of immigrants
When a mayor helps out his or her citizens through supporting improvement i
When a mayor serves as the “city boss”
15
Where did Rutherford B. Hayes stand on the issue of the Spoils of System?
He was President, he should be able to hire whomever he wished to hire
He tried to stay neutral in terms of the Spoils System
He opposed hiring people who were not qualified for their position
Only Presidents should be able to participate in the Spoils Systems
16
What type of economy did the Sioux and Cheyenne cultures have?
Nomadic
Agrarian
Industrial
Matriarchal
17
Which option below correctly defines the term “graft”?
The notion that mayors should be allowed to hire qualified workers
The process in which political machines no longer depend on precinct worker
The use of political power for personal gain
The attempt of politicians to win various districts to gain re-election
18
Mark Twain called the era during United States history from the 1870s to the 1890s the _____________ Age.
Antebellum
Colonial
Gilded
Corrupt
19
Andrew Carnegie formed a monopoly in this industry
Electric
Textile
Oil
Steel
20
Which option correctly defines a strike?
When factories go out of business due to their high prices
When laborers unite their efforts
When workers refuse to work and protest a company
When business owners agree to reduce the work day hours each week
21
Who used the biological theory of Darwinism to attempt to explain occurrences within the economy?
Charles Darwin
Herbert Spencer
Thomas Edison
J.P. Morgan
22
Which type of person would most likely hold to the belief of Manifest Destiny in the late 1800s?
British soldier stationed in Canada
A citizen of the USA moving to the Great Plains
A Shaman Native American
A Sioux chief
23
Who started the Patrons of Husbandry?
Eugene V. Debs
Ralph Patron
Oliver Hudson Kelley
Rutherford B. Hayes
24
If you were a supporter of the Populist movement, what occupation did you most likely serve as?
Conductor
Lawyer
Banker
Farmer
25
What notable historical impact did Pauline Newman accomplish in her desire to support common workers?
She reached the Haymarket Agreement between business leaders and workers
She started the Ladies Garment Workers Union
She united the NLU and the NOK into one group
She invented the tactic of the strike
26
What conflict was the last major battle of the Indian Wars?
the Massacre at Sand Creek
the Fetterman Massacre
the Battle of Wounded Knee
the Battle of Antietam
27
What animal was massively important for many Native American groups in the West and provided food, clothing, and shelter
Beavers
Wildcats
Long Horns
Buffalo
28
Who led the Seventh Calvary at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Jack Wilson
William Fetterman
George Custer
Nelson Miles
29
Which word below describes the political position of Chester Arthur that he held to win the election of 1880?
Traitor
Deserter
Stalwart
Reformer
30
What explanation below explains why very wealthy individuals supported the gold standard?
Silver very difficult to excavate and dangerous for miners
All of these
The gold standard kept inflation from drastically increasing.
Gold was an abundant precious metal and in plentiful supply in the Midwest
31
All of the following were motivations encouraging American citizens to go west in the late 1800s EXCEPT:
Access to natural resources
The availability of land
The opportunity to work in the new factories
The opportunity to mine for gold
32
All of the following were goals of the Populist Party EXCEPT:
Limit immigration into the USA
Allow governors of each state to appoint Senators to Congress
Create an eight hour work day for common workers
Increase the money supply in the USA economy
33
Who gave the famous, “Cross of Gold” speech?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
34
At this place, ______________, US militia killed 150 people. Most of those killed were women and children.
the Battle of Antietam
the Massacre at Sand Creek
the Battle of Wounded Knee
the Fetterman Massacre
35
What was the goal of the Sherman Anti-trust Act?
To stop monopolies from forming
To reduce the amount of pollution occurring in steel factories
To ensure the federal government was practicing a “Laissez Faire” approach
To increase the power of oil monopolies
36
Which best explains how the introduction of horses & guns by Europeans impacted the Native American cultures in the US?
Many NA cultures transitioned from being agrarians to nomads.
All of these.
Most NAs assimilated into European culture to gain weapons & animals.
Most NAs migrated to Mexico and abandoned the Great Plains.
37
Why were railroad companies able to charge high prices to farmers shipping their crops in the late 1800s?
There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies
The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties
they charged high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange
The railroad companies had essentially no competition
38
Many big business owners heavily supported this economic system, while many common laborers began following this one.
Complementarianism / Anarchism
Humanitarianism / Confucianism
Marxism / Egalitarianism
Capitalism / Socialism
39
Silverties wanted what economic policy?
The use of silver only to back money
The use of gold and silver to back money
Railroads to reduce the amount of competition present in the market.
The removal of railroad companies from the West.
40
Who formed the National Labor Union?
Eugene V. Debs
Karl Marx
William Haywood
William Sylvis
