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1
Who was the Democrat candidate in the election of 1896
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
2
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow symbolizes: (Not on the test)
The common people
Factory workers
Politicians
Farmers
3
The spoils system allowed politicians to reward supporters with jobs, regardless of thier qualifications
True
False
4
What was a problem with Farmers' Alliances in the south?
There weren't many farmers in the south
They did not raise enough money
They split over silver vs gold as a basis for US currency
There was no cooperation between groups
5
What was unique about William Jenneings Bryan as a candidate in the election of 1896?
He toured the country and campaigned directly to the people
He was African-American
He was Catholic
He was wealthy
6
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the tin woodsman symbolizes: (Not on the test)
The common people
Factory workers
Politicians
Farmers
7
What allowed you to vote as long as your ancestor could vote prior to 1866?
The 1865 Voting Rights Act
Plessy vs Ferguson
Santa Clause
Grandfather Clause
8
Farmers lacked political representation in the late 1800s because politicians were focused on urban areas.
True
False
9
Which civil rights leader started a school called The Tuskegee Institute?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T Washington
10
Joseph Pulizer published two news papers: The World and The Evening World
True
False
11
Between 1877 and 1897 the Democrats controlled both the White House and Congress. This made it easy to pass laws.
False
True
12
Republicans supported low tariffs to keep prices low, Democrats supported high tariffs to protect US businesses
True
False
13
Which civil rights leader said African Americans should learn art and literature, not just industrial skills?
Booker T Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
14
Which civil rights leader told African Americans NOT to try to overturn Jim Crow laws?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T Washington
15
What Populist Party idea became reality?
Fleixible monetary policy
All of the above
An income tax
Candidates campaigning directly to the people
16
Which group of people supported basing US currency on silver?
Businessmen in the east
Bankers
Farmers
Factory workers
17
Which civil rights leader said African-Americans should demand full and immediate equality?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T Washington
18
What was the main goal of the Women's Christian Temperance Union?
Get women the right to vote
Add Christian teachings to public schools
Get women the right to own property
Ban the sale and use of alcohol
19
Thomas Nast was a famous cartoonist who also created the modern version of?
Mickey Mouse
The Great Pumpkin
Santa Claus
The Easter Bunny
20
Which of the following was a goal of The Grange
B) Regulation of railroads
C) An 8 hour workday
A) Education for farmers
Both A and B
21
What is the cartoon "Bosses of the Senate" showing?
The president gaining power over the senate
Business leaders controlling the senate
Large senators intimidating business leaders
Poor people in control of the senate
22
Which of the following was a goal of the Populist Party?
Coinage of silver
Womens suffrage
All of the above
Government owenership of railroads
23
What is shown in William McKinley's campaign poster?
Support for immigrants
Support for silver as a basis for US currency
Support for gold as a basis for US currency
Support for Catholics
24
What was a women's rights goal in the late 1800s to early 1900s?
Suffrage (right to vote)
Property rights
All of the above were women's rights goals
Education rights
25
In the Victorian Era, people wanted and bought the many new products on the market. Mark Twain called this:
Crazy Capitalism
The Gilded Age
Conspicuous Consumerism
Market Socialism
26
What was the number one way women wanted to get the right to vote?
Laws in all states
A federal law
National referendum
Constitutional amendment
27
The Populist Party was a grassroots movement that spready rapidly in the north.
False
True
28
What did the Supreme Court Case of Plessy vs Ferguson establish?
Segregation was allowed as long as facilities were "separate but equal"
States could deny women the right to vote
Rights of Chinese immigrants could be restricted
African-American men had the right to vote
29
The Populist Party had some success. They elected senators, representatives, governors, and state and local officials.
True
False
30
How did African-Americans deal with injustice in the decades after the Civil War
Started their own political groups
Started their own colleges and universities
All of the above
Started their own newspapers
31
Which of the following Populist Party goals did NOT appeal to northern factory workers.
Womens suffrage
Government ownership of railroads
Coinage of silver
All of the above appealed to northern factory workers
32
How did William McKinley portray Popuists and Democrats?
A coalition of evil witches
Showed them as dirty factory workers
As an octopus controlling the country
Portrayed them as pro-immigrant
33
Who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? (Not on test)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Sinatra
Frank Baum
Franco Harris
34
In the late 1800s, the price of crops fell so farmers produced more and had to buy more land, seed, and equipment.
False
True
35
Who assassinated President Garfield?
Charles Guiteau
Leon Czolgolsz
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
36
Ida Wells published a newspaper called Free Speech and led a crusade against what?
The use of alcohol
Lynching
Voter suppression
Segregation
37
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion symbolizes: (Not on the test)
The common people
Farmers
Politicians
Factory workers
38
In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz BOOK, what color were Dorothy's shoes? (Not on test)
Red
Emerald
Silver
Yellow
39
In the years following the Civil War there was a string of weak presidents that won by slim margins.
True
False
40
What did the Coinage Act of 1873 establish?
The US would no longer coin both gold and silver
US currency would be based on gold
US currency would be based on silver
Greenbacks would be the currency of the US
41
Who was the Republican presidential candidate in the election of 1896?
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
42
Rowland Macy opened the world's largest department store. He offered a wide range of products at low prices.
True
False
43
What is a tariff?
An 8 hour workday
Minimum wage for railroad workers
Law to end child labor
A tax on imports
44
Civil Service jobs are mostly in the judicial branch. You keep a civil service job regardless of the party in power.
True
False
45
Off-color comedy skits, music, and other acts that travelled from town to town were known as:
Abbott and Costello
Will Rogers' Follies
Vaudeville
Wage Slavery
46
Which civil rights leader was born in Massachusetts and earned a PhD from Harvard?
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T Washington
47
Why did some politicians oppose eliminating the spoils system?
Needed it to get people to work on their campaigns
They felt more people would vote
None of the above
It would increase the cost of campaigns
48
What happened to the Populist Party?
Rejoined the Republicans after 1896
Joined the communist party
Rejoined the Democrats after 1896
Joined the socialist party
49
Which of the following was NOT a policy shown on Bryan's campaign poster?
Support for coining gold
Breaking up monopolies
Support for coining silver
Freedom for Latin American countries
50
Some whites originally opposed segregation because they believed they would have to create two of everything.
False
True
51
What is a "sub treasury?"
None of the above
A treasury that fills in for a regular treasury
A government bank to make low interest loans
Room in the basement of a bank