1302 - Exam 1 - 2025

4 major railroad networks that emerged after the Civil War to connect Eastern seaports to Great Lakes & Western rivers

educated & upperclass reformers who crusaded for lower tariffs, limited federal gov't., & civil service reform.

allowed stockholders to exchange their stock certificates for ____ certificates, on which dividends were paid.

Asserted the existance of a frontier settelment had shaped American character

legislation which excluded new immigrants from China for 10 years and denied US citizenship to Chinese nationals

Campaign strategies of the candidates in 1896 include

Issues supported by the Guilded Age Republicans were

Between the 1870-1900s, examples of major types of entertainment include

____ was founded in 1894, & demanded literacy tests for immigrants from Southern & Eastern Europe

provided a social, educational, & cultural outlet to aid with the drabness of farmlife

McKinley's running mate in 1900 was ____ ?

Granted 160 acres to anyone who paid $10 fee, pledged to live on, & cultivate the land for 5 years.

organized in 1892, by farm, labor, & reform leaders / offered a platform reflecting the Ocala Demands

called for the partial coinage of silver / Congress passed the bill over President Rutherford B. Hayes' veto

This group was best known for helping to elect Grover Cleveland president in 1884

organized skilled workers by craft and pursued higher wages, shorter hours, & better working conditions.

Pres. Harrison opened the last Native American territory in 1889 & April 22 nearly 100,000 people poured into

pursused broad reform and practical issues and welcomed all laborers regardless of race, gender, & skill

tried to resolve silver controv. / req. Treasury to purchase 4.5 mil. ounces of silver monthly & issue Treasury Notes

New immigrants were

What was the most significant blow to Native American tribal life?

This organization illustrated the role women played in politics & reform long before they won the right to vote

urged African Americans to aspire to professional careers, fight for civil rights, & seek a college education

a group of 6,000 African Americans who left Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in 1889 for freeer lives in Kansas

promoted competition & individualism, saw gov't intervention in affairs as futile & used by elites to oppose reform

arose when the 7th Calvary murdered 200+ Sioux for participating in Ghost Dances

Rockefeller triumphed in the oil industry by

From the 1870s onward, ____ became the worldwide measure of industrial progress

Founded by Susan B. Anthony in 1890, this organization worked to secure women the right to vote

Within mining camps of the 19th century

Route from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific coast in the last half of the 19th century

set aside most of the proceeds of the sale of public land in 16 Western states to fund irrigation projects

Passed in 1887, broke up traditional Native American life, & divided lands into small plots among members

Sought to organize farmers in the South & West to fight for: overcoming low crop prices, high railroad rates & mortgages

est. the doctrine of "separate but equal" in 1896 - was overturned in 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education

The 4 major trunk lines were

made all currency redeemable in gold. The U.S remained on this until 1933.

while it did not openly forbid women & Black citizens from joining, this org. used exclusionary tactics to keep them out

Wage cutting at Carnegie's steel plant provoked a violent strike in which 3 company-hired detectives & 10 workers died

The 1st U.S. exclusionary law aimed at a specific racial group

Adherents of ____ worked for child-labor laws and measures to alleviate poverty

Horace Greenly urged Easterners to

one of the largest strikes in US history / 27 states & paralyzed the West / Pres. Cleveland intervened with federal aid

Booker T. Washington

adopted by the Farmers' Alliance in 1890 and their grievances became the organizations main platform

The 2 major forces which reshaped American society between 1870 & 1920

created bipartisan Civil Service Commission to administer exams & outlawed compulsory political contributions

The route from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific coast in the last half of the 19th century

In 1862, ___ gave land to states to establish colleges, teach agriculture, & mechanic arts - fostered 69 institutions

Who were the largest land owners in the West?