How did the oil monopoly impact oil prices in the late 1800's?

prices increased due to lack of supplier competition

Why did the Grange favor the use of paper $ not backed by gold?

Believed it would help farmers by raising crop prices and help pay debts

Economic situation for farmers in the late 1800's...

crop prices decreased, costs for farmers increased

Response of early labor unions to working conditions...

organized work stoppages and strikes

How did US Government react when the Plains Indians resisted the taking of their lands?

engaged in military confrontation

How did Western Expansion impact the Plains Indian?

severely limited Buffalo population

Not a Populist Party goal...

elimination of electoral college

effect of the 19th Amendment...

women given equal political voice compared to men

Factor that most influenced Irish immigration to America?

plant disease that spread across Europe

Role of Eugene Debs in the Labor movement...

organized new unions and led strikes

effect of trusts (monopolies) on the average American...

Rise of trusts that led to cost hikes negatively impacted American people

What happened when American Indian children were sent to US boarding schools?

forced to give up traditional culture

Change in American Economy after the Civil War

Wages grew, middle class grew, wealth accumulated by industry leaders

Effect of industrialization on Chicago and New York...

populations grew, leading to overcrowding.

Effect of the Dawes Act of 1887...

Indians lost land and cultural identity

Populists goal was to convince Congress to

enact federal regulations on railroad shipping rates

Why did the Populist Party support free silver?

free silver would increase the money supply allowing farmers to pay debts

US Government Acts that supported Western Settlement after the Civil War...

Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act

How did the early industrial revolution change the nature of labor in the USA?

forced many people to work for a wage

How was populism a response to industrialization?

Technology gave more crops, but lower prices

Progressive Era political achievements...

women had the ability to affect outcome of elections

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle led to...

oversight of the meatpacking industry

How was the labor pool affected by immigration during the late 1800's and early 1900's?

large #'s of unskilled workers who were willing to work for low wages

Progressive Movement characterized by...

efforts to better USA through reform, democracy, govt regulation, science

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How did the oil monopoly impact oil prices in the late 1800's?
prices increased due to lack of supplier competition
prices decreased due to lower taxes on oil refineries
prices decreased due to invention of electric cars
prices increased due to higher quality oil refining methods
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Why did the Grange favor the use of paper $ not backed by gold?
Believed it would help farmers by raising crop prices and help pay debts
Believed its use would help reduce freight charges and lower taxes
Believed that its use would allow farmers to borrow $ and pay less interest
Believed farmers could buy seed and machinery without going into debt
3
Economic situation for farmers in the late 1800's...
crop prices decreased, costs for farmers decreased
crop prices decreased, costs for farmers increased
crop prices increased, costs for farmers decreased
Crop prices increased, costs for farmers increased
4
Response of early labor unions to working conditions...
organized work stoppages and strikes
encouraged workers to riot and commit violence
opposed 3rd party and independent reform movements
advised workers to cooperate with factory and mill owners
5
What group most likely lived in tenements around 1900?
immigrants
college students
members of the military
business owners
6
1906 law to improve food safety...
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal Farm Loan Act
Meat Inspection Act
7
How did US Government react when the Plains Indians resisted the taking of their lands?
used the court system to get their way
forced white settlers and American Indians to coexist
engaged in military confrontation
paid Indians for damages they suffered
8
How did Western Expansion impact the Plains Indian?
allowed plains indian to be employed on Railroad
severely limited Buffalo population
severely depleted fresh water supplies
more food for the plains indian
9
Effect of the 18th Amendment...
increase in tax revenue
decrease in voter turnout
decrease of foreign exports
increase in organized crime
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Not a Populist Party goal...
elimination of electoral college
direct election of Senators
graduated income tax
regulation of railroads
11
What photojournalist brought attention to horrible living conditions in his work: How the Other Half Lives: Tenements
Ida Tarbell
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
12
effect of the 19th Amendment...
illegal to deny a woman a job based on gender
illegal to force women to go to religious ceremonies
women could run for public office for the first time
women given equal political voice compared to men
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NOT supported by labor unions
using child labor
40 hour week
work place safety standards
minimum wage
14
Factor that most influenced Irish immigration to America?
civil war in the United Kingdom
plant disease that spread across Europe
start of industrialization in France
passage of Johnson-Reed Act in America
15
Role of Eugene Debs in the Labor movement...
led violent uprisings against anti labor laws
lobbied Congress to support pro labor legislation
organized new unions and led strikes
encouraged workers to join communist party
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effect of trusts (monopolies) on the average American...
decline of trusts that led to increased profits for most American Companies
Rise of trusts that led to cost hikes negatively impacted American people
large amount of public support for spoils system and Pendleton Act
little public support for Clayton Antitrust Act or Sherman Antitrust Act
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Which one made it possible to ship goods and resources cheaply and safely?
Mississippi River dams
California Gold Rush
Panama Canal
Transcontinental Railroad
18
What happened when American Indian children were sent to US boarding schools?
forced to give up traditional culture
taught how to get good jobs
taught about the history of their people
forced to enlist in the army
19
What type of business did Rockefeller create to monopolize the oil industry?
non-profit organization
union
trust
collective
20
Political Party that arose b/c of the Granger (Farmers) Movement...
Populist Party
Republican Party
Labor Party
Democratic party
21
Invention that increased profitability of ranching industry after creation of Transcontinental Railroad?
telegraph
mechanical reaper
steel plow
refrigerator car
22
Change in American Economy after the Civil War
Wages grew, middle class grew, wealth accumulated by industry leaders
tariffs increased, coal shrank, little wealth accumulated by americans
wages down, middle class shrank, new wealth accumulated by industry leaders
tariffs decreased, coal production grew, new wealth shared equally
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Invention that made it possible for factories to be located away from rivers...
wind energy
immigrants
steam engine
electricity
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Wealthy businessman who wrote the Gospel of Wealth, in which he encouraged the rich to benefit society?
JP Morgan
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Effect of industrialization on Chicago and New York...
taxes dropped allowing more spending
people searched for agricultural jobs in the Midwest
populations grew, leading to overcrowding.
fewer people moved to large Eastern Cities
26
Effect of the Dawes Act of 1887...
indians sold land and were forced to move to urban areas
indians became wealthy landowners with large farms and ranches
Indians lost land and cultural identity
indians rented land to white settlers and kept cultural traditions
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Populists goal was to convince Congress to
decrease income tax rate for business owners
impose higher tariffs to limit foreign competition
increase subsidies on agricultural products
enact federal regulations on railroad shipping rates
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Political Boss of Tammany Hall
Eugene Debs
William Tweed
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
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Most likely true about working conditions for women in the late 1800's?
Women were often mistreated
Machines were rarely used in industrial factories
Men were paid less than women to make textiles
Workers had ample access to fresh air while working
30
Name of battle that was last Native American victory over US troops?
Tippecanoe
Little Big Horn
Fallen Timbers
Wounded Knee
31
Ethnic group of railroad workers who worked for Central Pacific out of California building the Transcontinental Railroad
Chinese
Mexican
German
French
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Why did the Populist Party support free silver?
free silver would increase demand for crops imported from other countries
free silver would increase the money supply allowing farmers to pay debts
Free silver would increase interest rates making farmers pay more for tools
free silver would increase the power of big business to monopolize industry
33
US Government Acts that supported Western Settlement after the Civil War...
estabishment of first textile mills and electrical lines
discovery of coal mines and oil fields
Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act
funding the National Road and Erie Canal
34
American company that had a monopoly in the late 1800's...
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Standard Oil Company
General Electric Company
Deere and Company
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How did the early industrial revolution change the nature of labor in the USA?
forced many people to work for a wage
placed a great value on domestic workers within the home
drove many people to start subsistance farms
created an economic disaster for unskilled workers
36
Group that suffered most financially in the late 19th century...
industrialists
farmers
miners
bankers
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Group of immigrants to US trying to escape government oppression...
German Catholics
Irish
Russian Jews
Italians
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How was populism a response to industrialization?
technology created railroads, which bypasses farms
Technology created factory jobs, which created shortage of farm labor
technology produced fertilizer, but more pollution
Technology gave more crops, but lower prices
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Fear of foreigners, revolution, and racism let to...
import tariffs
quota laws
World War I
modification of naturalization laws
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What did progressives want to happen to child labor?
child laborers not be photographed
child labor pay better
child labor be outlawed
child laborers not compete with adults
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Progressive journalists who exposed abuses of corporate power and supported by public...
unionizers
suffragists
trustbusters
muckrakers
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16th amendment...
prohibited alcohol
popular election of senators
suffrage to women
income tax
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Progressive Era political achievements...
presidents could no longer declare war
businessmen could create monopolies through trusts
women had the ability to affect outcome of elections
senators were no longer directly elected by people
44
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle led to...
oversight of the meatpacking industry
improved living conditions
improved working conditions
greater attention to corruption
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Name of corrupt political machine in New York
Tammany Hall
American Federation of Labor
Interstate Commerce commission
Irish immigrants
46
Poor water and sewage systems led to...
disease
organized labor
decreased population
crime
47
How was the labor pool affected by immigration during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
large #'s of unskilled workers who were willing to work for low wages
millions of educated workers who helped improve American productivity
many native born Americans who didn't want to work
not enough workers to meet the needs of American businesses
48
Progressive Movement characterized by...
politically active farmers united to abandon gold standard for paper $
Civil disobedience from activists trying for equality for African Americans
belief USA should involve itself in foreign affairs and expand
efforts to better USA through reform, democracy, govt regulation, science
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Late 1800's groups formed to improve conditions for workers...
trusts
cooperatives
conglomerates
labor unions
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Progressive movement reform of US Labor Laws...
national minimum wage law
8 hour workday
2 day weekend
ban on age discrimination
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1906 law that required products to be labeled correctly...
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pendleton Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
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term for wealthy business owners who engaged in unfair business practices...
mugwumps
venture capitalists
muckrakers
robber barons

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