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Post Civil War U.S.
Post Civil War U.S.
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Chapters 16 & 18
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1
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
Effective prevented companies from forming monopolies
Prevented combinations in restraint of trade
Prevented companies from raising prices unreasonably high
Prevented companies from buying another company
2
Which of the following best describes the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?
Plessy v. Ferguson should be overturned
Blacks should get equal educations to whites
Blacks should fight back against lynching by owning a gun
Blacks should learn a trade & not try for social equality
3
What is the significance of the Pullman strike?
It was the first large strike in the country
The government sent in federal troops to end it
It was the first strike to involve violence
The strikers refused to deliver the U.S. mail
4
Why was Queen Liliuokalani pushed off the Hawaiian throne?
She wanted native Hawaiians to control the islands
She had her brother killed in order to take the throne
She was inexperienced and agriculture was failing
She was corrupt
5
Which Populist candidate for president gave the "Cross of Gold" speech?
Booker T. Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Mary Ellen Lease
6
What reformer drew attention to the plight of the urban poor?
Mary Ellen Lease
Helen Hunt Jackson
Samuel Gompers
Jacob Riis
7
What led to "separate but equal" public accommodations?
The Redeemers in the South
Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson
Jim Crow laws in the South
Speech by Booker T. Washington
8
Which union wanted to form a worker's utopia where workers controlled companies?
The Grange
American Federation of Labor
American Railway Union
Knights of Labor
9
What is the term for giving a political supporter a job in return for his vote?
Vote-buying
Corruption
Anti-trust
Patronage
10
Which of the following is true of Social Darwinism?
It said that churches should help the poor
It said that poverty was a new condition and should be minimized
It said that the poor must be lacking in character
It said that the wealthy should help the poor
11
Which of the following is NOT true of Gilded Age politics?
Business practices were cutthroat
Large corporations were seen as controlling government
Government leaders accepted bribes for helping large corporations
The Supreme Court sided with labor against business owners
12
What did political machines do to get votes?
Threatened people with violence if they didn't vote correctly
Campaigned efficiently
Bribed poor people with alcohol
Helped new immigrants with jobs and shelter
13
What law gave 160 acres to anyone who agreed to live on it for 5 years & improve it?
Home Improvement Act
Homemaking Act
Homestead Act
Land Acquisition Act
14
Who wrote a book drawing attention to the plight of native Americans?
Helen Hunt Jackson
Teddy Roosevelt
Ida B. Wells
Jacob Riis
15
How was the Transcontinental Railroad paid for?
Land grants and loans from the federal government
Through private enterprise and American ingenuity
Discounts on supplies such as steel and timber for rails
New taxes on shipments of freight
16
Who promoted the idea of a "New South" with a diversified economy?
Jacob Riis
Henry Sherman
Henry Grady
Samuel Gompers
17
Why did William Jennings Bryan get the Democratic nomination for the presidency?
Business owners supported his call for silver coinage
Urban workers supported his call for silver coinage
He supported the farmer's call for unlimited coinage of silver
He was an older, experienced politician
18
What government agency was formed to ensure that railroads charged fair rates?
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Equity Commission
Sherman Anti-trust Law
Railroad Commission
19
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
Prevented Chinese from working in certain jobs
Prevented U.S. companies from trading with China
Prevented Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Prevented Chinese families from joining Chinese men in U.S.
20
What group formed cooperatives in order to gain more control over prices railroads charged for shipping?
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Farmer's Alliance
The Grange
21
Which of the following was NOT an idea of the Populists?
Workers have the right to form unions
A graduated income tax would help common people
Government should own the railroads
The country should stay on the gold standard
22
What was the motivation for passage of the Pendleton Act?
Great corruption in the government
Desire to help oppressed native Americans
Assassination of President Garfield
Scandals such as Credit Mobilier and Whiskey Ring
23
Which of the following is true of the "new immigration" after the Civil War?
They had enough money to buy farms and move out of cities
They came from southern and eastern Europe
They came from England and Germany, as before the war
They experienced less discrimination than earlier immigrants
24
What law was intended to end separate Indian tribes by giving land to heads of families?
Indian Assimilation Act
Indian Severalty Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Severalty Act
25
The biggest impact of the Transcontinental Railroad was that it
allowed visits to other parts of the country
united the U.S. into a single national market, helping economy to boom
gave work to impoverished Irish and Chinese men
allowed the telegraph to provide communication across the country
26
Why is the Spanish-American war called a "splendid little war"?
It lasted less than 4 months & had less than 400 battle deaths
Most of the U.S. wanted us to get all of Spain's territories
Our motivation was to gain Cuba as a territory
We quickly gave Philippines independence
27
What is the term for the Gilded Age belief that the wealthy should help the poor?
Social Gospel
Social Darwinism
Social Aid Theory
Christian Temperance
