Review of Time Periods 1-6

Question 1

In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

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segregation was constitutional

Question 2

This man monopolized the American steel industry during the Gilded Age

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Andrew Carnegie

Question 3

The Reconstruction Era ended when

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Federal troops were withdrawn from the South

Question 4

Andrew Carnegie used this method to mass produce steel in the U.S.

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The Bessemer Process

Question 5

The Homestead & Transcontinental Railway Acts demonstrated the federal government’s goal of

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settling the western territories

Question 6

This law attempted to encourage Native tribes to assimilate to American society

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The Dawes Act

Question 7

Which of the following concepts is most closely associated with this cartoon?

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Philanthropy

Question 8

Which of the following branches has the power to declare laws unconstitutional

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Judicial Branch

Question 9

This organization declined in influence due to the Haymarket Square incident

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The Knights of Labor

Question 10

The purpose of passing a tariff is to

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encourage American manufacturing, gain revenue to build American infrastructure

Question 11

Which of the following actions would the Radical Republicans have supported?

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Ratifying the 15th Amendment, Establishing the Freedmen's Bureau

Question 12

Republicans who supported Democrat Grover Cleveland in the Election of 1884 were known as

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Mugwumps

Question 13

The construction of the Erie Canal was a significant event for the U.S. economy because it

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connected the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast

Question 14

The passage of the Homestead Act contributed to

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settlement of the Great Plains

Question 15

The Spoils System under Andrew Jackson, was a system in which he

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provided jobs to political party supporters

Question 16

The completion of the Transcontinental-Railroad contributed to

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the settlement of the West

Question 17

Which of the following groups most wanted to restrict immigration to the U.S.

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The Populists

Question 18

Which of the following laws would a Populist likely support

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The Pendleton Act of 1883, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, The 17th Amendment (Direct election of senators)

Question 19

This is the strategy of combining all phases of manufacturing from mining to marketing

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Vertical Integration

Question 20

This restricted the freedoms of African Americans after the end of the Civil War

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The Jim Crow Laws, The Black Codes

Question 21

The combining of firms engaged in the same enterprise into a single corporation is known was

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Horizontal Integration

Question 22

The Populist & Progressive movements were similar in their approaches to reform because both

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opposed the laissez-faire attitude of the federal government

Question 23

Supporters of Laissez-Faire economics believe that

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taxes & regulations of business should be kept to a minimum, the government should limit any interference in the economy

Question 24

The practice of sharecropping was detrimental to the former slaves because it

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kept them trapped in a cycle of debt and poverty, was similar to the conditions under slavery

Question 25

Supporters of Social Darwinism believe that

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survival of the fittest, the government should not interfere with businesses, stronger businesses succeed and the weaker ones will fail

Question 26

This is the process by which union leaders and owners negotiate a contract for workers

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Collective Bargaining

Question 27

This man monopolized the oil refining industry during the Gilded Age

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John D. Rockefeller

Question 28

This cartoon is illustrating the fact that

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factory owners encouraged an open immigration policy

Question 29

Which economic policy is most closely associated with the philosophy in this cartoon?

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Laissez-Faire Capitalism

Question 30

The original purpose of this law was to make it illegal to create a monopoly

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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Question 31

This law moitored businesses that transported goods and people between states

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Interstate Commerce Act

Question 32

One major goal of the Progressive movement was to

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pass laws to help solve economic and social problems

Question 33

The Transcontinental Railway Act was passed by Congress in order to

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provide railroad companies with land for construction

Question 34

This individual was a contributor to the early labor movement in the U.S.

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Samuel Gompers

Question 35

The Articles of Confederation placed the majority of governing power with

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State Governments

Question 36

The people known as the "New Immigrants" during the late 1800s and early 1900s were mostly from

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Poland, Italy, and Greece

Question 37

The author of this cartoon most likely believed that

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The government should pass anti-trust legislation, Monopolies had too much influence on the U.S. Government

Question 38

During the Gilded Age, an open immigration policy was supported by

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factory owners

Question 39

The Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction included

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harsh punishment for Confederate leaders, ensuring equal rights for African-Americans, improving education in the South

Question 40

In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court justified racial segregation by claiming that

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separate but equal public facilities are constitutional

Question 41

The Reconstruction Era is best described as

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a time period when the southern states reentered the Union, the rebuilding of the South following the Civil War

Question 42

The primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to

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limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

Question 43

The corporation became a popular form of business after the Civil War because it can

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easily gather capital, consolidate the manufacture and distribution of products

Question 44

Which of the following would most support the ideas behind the "Gospel of Wealth"

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Industrialists

Question 45

Which of the following was a political goal of the Populist Movement

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Civil Service Reform, Increased coinage of silver

Question 46

Which idea of the late 1800s is most closely associated with this cartoon?

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Social Darwinism

Question 47

Inner-city, working class housing during the Gilded Age was often referred to as a

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Tenement

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