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1
What was a
direct result
of the advent of the lightbulb?
Fall in coal sales
Shorter workday
Fall in kerosene sales
Increased wages
2
B/c of their
important role
on the farm, ____ in the West were the first began to
receive the right to vote in the 1870s
Women
Children
Immigrants
Exodusters
3
American media portrayed
Custer's Last Stand
to be like an
atrocity committed by the Natives.
True
???
False
4
___ novels
popularized the Horatio Alger Myth, cowboys, battles w/ Natives...
Comic
Nickel
Mythology
Dime
5
Bill intended to
stimulate higher education
in states - gave 1000s acres of public land to state govs
Homestead Act 1862
Morrill Land Grant Act 1962
Pendleton Act 1883
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
6
Settlement houses
provided .....to new immigrants & the poor in industrial cities
a hub for social reform and women's activism
services to help newcomers cope with city life
classes to learn English
Places for frontiersmen to stay
7
Bill
that encouraged settlers to move west -
$10 for 160 acres to those committed to farming for 6mths-1yr
Dawes Act 1887
Morrill Land-Grant Act 1862
Pendleton Act 1883
Homestead Act 1862
8
The
open range
(unused public land)
used by
cattle ranchers
to graze animals was eventually
segmented by
farmers using
hedges
wooded fences
made-made creeks
barbed wire
9
1890s Native
religious movement
to disapear white settlers, return the buffalo, & resurrect dead warriors
Ghost Dance
Dawes Act
Populism
Nez Perez
10
Exodusters
faced little racial discrimination on the froniter & many became successful farmers
True
False
11
This organization sought to
organize farmers
at a
local level
The Grange
Farmers' Alliance
12
What
act
was intended to
prevent monopolies
(like the one in the picture) from occurring?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890
Pendleton Act 1883
Homestead Act 1862
vertical integration
13
The following were majority traits of the
new wave of immigrants
arriving 1880s onward
except
...
came from northern & western Europe
unskilled workers
more poor
Jewish and Catholic
14
Western settlers
inherited
cattle-ranching
culture from the ____
no one - it was originally American
Mexicans
British
Canadians
15
Carnegie
described the ____ as to why he wanted to give his
money back to the cities & other industrialists should too
Gospel of Wealth
Social Gospel Movement
New Testament
Bessemer Process
16
During Industrialisation,
African Americans in the south
were....
given full rights by former Confederates who were back in power
living comfortable lives as a result of sharecropping
still burdened by limitations on their rights due to race
well accepted into southern society & held office
17
After Garfield's assassination, Arthur introduced the
Pendleton Act Civil Service Act (1883)
which....
Replaced patronage w/ Merit based civil service exams
strengthened machine/Boss politics
forced parties to make bipartisan decisions when passing legislation
dismantled the "spoils system"
18
Rugged individualism
, not cooperation,
was a characterisitc of surviving on the frontier
True
False
19
The
Populist Party
was
most popular in
which section of the USA?
West
South
North
Northeast
20
The
industrialist
represented in this image
most
notably used this tactic to
gain more market contro
l.
vertical integration
political bribery
sharecropping
horizontal integration
21
Settlement houses
inspired more middle class women to
enter the workforce
& do more
social work
.
True
False
22
Natives were
relegated to reservations
&
gov't supervision
as a result of .....
conflicts with settlers
battles against US military
settlers respecting Native ownership of tribal lands
dishonest treaties by federal gov
23
Populist Party was also known as the People's Party
False
True
24
Between
1860-1900
, the
% of Americans working on farms
______
as production increased
fell from 60% to 37%
hardly changed
rose from 37% to 60%
25
What
effect
did the
Dawes Act 1887
have on the
Native Americans
?
No effect as the act was not ever passed
Negative as Natives fought over the land amongst themselves
Negative as land the gov gave them was bad, & fell further into poverty
positive as they did not need to fear hostile settlers when on reservations
26
What was the importance of the
Munn vs Illinois
(1877)
ruling?
states could regulate private industry
the federal government could regulate private industry
businesses were untouchable by the government
states could not regulate private industry
27
Which
group of people
would
most definitely
support the
free coinage of silver
?
Republicans
Greenback
Populists
Democrats
28
What was the outcome of the
"separate, but equal"
ruling in
Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)
?
African Americans were given equal access to education
African Americans were given better schooling than white Americans
Separate but equal was anything but equal or equitable
African Americans were given subpar schooling, healthcare, housing....
29
The Populist/People's Party called for....
direct election of senators & a progressive income tax
8 hour work day & restirctions of immigration
bimetalism to increase the amount of currency
gov ownership of railroads, telegraph,
30
April 22, 1889
"Indian Territory"
of
Oklahoma
opened to settlement -
"boomers"
&
"sooners"
claimed land
False
True
31
Of all of the answers, what was perhaps the
most important effect
of the
transcontinental railroad
?
They outperformed steamboats
State governments nearly went bankrupt
They went farther than a subcontinental railroad
Living out west was much more feasible than ever before
32
This
political cartoon
depicts
political bosses
(leaders of political machines)
that did all of these
EXCEPT
....
funded infrastructure projects
bribed government officials
led strikes for higher wages
extorted money from the government
33
Which of the following groups of people would
most likely
support the
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
?
wealthy businessowners
railroad companies
industrial workers
Nativists
34
What
best
explains
why this is this period often dubbed as
"The Gilded Age"
?
Gold had been found in the Black Hills
America had risen to perfection
America looked great, but there were still deep problems
America had undergone economic prosperity
35
The
AFL
actively
excluded membership
of __ workers b/c their presence undercut bargaining power of it members
People of color
Women
Men
Unskilled workers
36
People who modeled their journey to the west on the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt to Promised Land
Exodusters
Homesteaders
New Immigrants
Old Immigrants
37
Transcontinental railroads
caused the creation of
time zones.
True
False
38
The main reason on why
William Jennings Bryan
lost the presidential elections of 1892 & 1896?
Big business backed & bought the election for McKinley (R-NY)
Many of his populist ideas were unpopular nationally
Farmers turned against him leading up to election day
He was not backed by a major political party
39
Frederick Jackson Turner
theorized in 1893 that
the frontier was all but settled
and ....
was a place where people unhappy with cities could flee
fostered democracy
it shaped the American character & spirit
extended tolerance to new immigrants
40
Agriculultural productivity led to
sharp drops in price
which led to a /an___in
farmer's incomes
decrease
increase
41
Which of the following is an example of
vertical integration
?
Agreeing on an exclusivity deal with a railroad company
Buying out the competing paper mill next door
Buying trains to transport your oil
Investing money in museums and parks
42
Discovery of
gold
in
Black Hills
of
S.Dakota
led to resumption of war w/
Crazy Horse
&
Sitting Bull
leading the
Sioux
True
False
43
What
best
explains why
organized strikes
by labor unions often
failed
?
Companies & gov't put down strikes using force
They did not have enough participation
New immigrants filled in the job openings for even lower wages
Strikes were put down by Pinkertons
44
Overall,
presidents
during the Gilded Age...
were strong executives who usually had their way
were generally ineffective at managing monopolies, labor union strikes...
Were effective in repairing the country post-Civil War
prevented monopolies from taking power
45
Type of
farms that thrived on Great Plains
relied on new
technologies & business methods
, especially 1870s onwards
Plantations
Small familiy farms
Homestead farms
Bonanza Farms
46
Pull factors
that attracted settlers to the west....
ranching
"escape" from Jim Crow South
cheap land
lumbering
47
Thomas Jefferson
had celebrated the _____ as the
backbone of the American nation
Merchant
Yeoman Farmer
Industrialist
48
The demands of the
Ocala Platform
(1890) were
adopted bywhich political party
?
Democratic Party
Populist Party
Republican Party
49
What was
not
a reason why Americans wanted the land that the Natives were on out west?
Have a place to put the 'new' immigrants
Gold and other natural resources had been discovered
More farm land
Businesses wanted land to build railroads
50
What was the
Crop-Lien s
ystem designed to do?
Make the process of planting and harvesting crops easier.
Create a pool of crops that farmers could contribute to
Keep only African Americans 'enslaved' on plantations
keep poor, landless farmers in debt (mostly African Americans)
51
All of these would be examples
Samuel Gompers'
of the AFL
"bread and butter"
approach to
unionizing workers demands
better wages
improving working conditions
better work hours
campaigning for federal reform
52
Which of the following groups of people would
most likely
endorse
Social Darwinism
?
Republicans
Populists
urban industrial workers
Wealthy businessowners
53
Demands
of the Farmers' Alliances demanded
federal regulation
on....laid out in the
Ocala Platform
in 1890
agriculture departments in each state
railroads
currency reform
easily accessible farm credits
54
What was one of the
"solutions to the Native American problem"
that was implemented by the federal gov?
Granting them autonomy
Set up "boarding schools" to teach them the American way
Cooperating w/them to make fair treaties regarding culture & land ownership
55
Sioux left their reservation
resulting in a
war with US gov't
trying to put them back on it -
General Custer died
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Homestead Strike
Battle of Little Bighorn
First Sioux War
56
This organization sought to
link farmer associations
on a
statewide & regional level
The Grange
Farmers' Alliances
