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Post Civil War U.S.
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Chapters 16 & 18
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1
Which of the following is NOT true of Gilded Age politics?
Government leaders accepted bribes for helping large corporations
Large corporations were seen as controlling government
Business practices were cutthroat
The Supreme Court sided with labor against business owners
2
What reformer drew attention to the plight of the urban poor?
Helen Hunt Jackson
Samuel Gompers
Mary Ellen Lease
Jacob Riis
3
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
Prevented Chinese families from joining Chinese men in U.S.
Prevented Chinese from working in certain jobs
Prevented Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Prevented U.S. companies from trading with China
4
What is the term for giving a political supporter a job in return for his vote?
Anti-trust
Vote-buying
Corruption
Patronage
5
Which of the following is true of the "new immigration" after the Civil War?
They came from southern and eastern Europe
They experienced less discrimination than earlier immigrants
They came from England and Germany, as before the war
They had enough money to buy farms and move out of cities
6
Which of the following was NOT an idea of the Populists?
Workers have the right to form unions
A graduated income tax would help common people
Government should own the railroads
The country should stay on the gold standard
7
Who wrote a book drawing attention to the plight of native Americans?
Jacob Riis
Ida B. Wells
Teddy Roosevelt
Helen Hunt Jackson
8
How was the Transcontinental Railroad paid for?
New taxes on shipments of freight
Through private enterprise and American ingenuity
Discounts on supplies such as steel and timber for rails
Land grants and loans from the federal government
9
Who promoted the idea of a "New South" with a diversified economy?
Henry Grady
Samuel Gompers
Henry Sherman
Jacob Riis
10
What law gave 160 acres to anyone who agreed to live on it for 5 years & improve it?
Homemaking Act
Homestead Act
Home Improvement Act
Land Acquisition Act
11
What was the motivation for passage of the Pendleton Act?
Great corruption in the government
Assassination of President Garfield
Desire to help oppressed native Americans
Scandals such as Credit Mobilier and Whiskey Ring
12
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
Effective prevented companies from forming monopolies
Prevented companies from buying another company
Prevented companies from raising prices unreasonably high
Prevented combinations in restraint of trade
13
Which of the following is true of Social Darwinism?
It said that the wealthy should help the poor
It said that poverty was a new condition and should be minimized
It said that the poor must be lacking in character
It said that churches should help the poor
14
What is the significance of the Pullman strike?
It was the first strike to involve violence
The strikers refused to deliver the U.S. mail
It was the first large strike in the country
The government sent in federal troops to end it
15
Why did William Jennings Bryan get the Democratic nomination for the presidency?
He was an older, experienced politician
Urban workers supported his call for silver coinage
Business owners supported his call for silver coinage
He supported the farmer's call for unlimited coinage of silver
16
The biggest impact of the Transcontinental Railroad was that it
united the U.S. into a single national market, helping economy to boom
allowed visits to other parts of the country
gave work to impoverished Irish and Chinese men
allowed the telegraph to provide communication across the country
17
Why is the Spanish-American war called a "splendid little war"?
It lasted less than 4 months & had less than 400 battle deaths
Most of the U.S. wanted us to get all of Spain's territories
We quickly gave Philippines independence
Our motivation was to gain Cuba as a territory
18
What law was intended to end separate Indian tribes by giving land to heads of families?
Indian Assimilation Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Severalty Act
Indian Severalty Act
19
What government agency was formed to ensure that railroads charged fair rates?
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission
Sherman Anti-trust Law
Railroad Equity Commission
20
What group formed cooperatives in order to gain more control over prices railroads charged for shipping?
Knights of Labor
The Grange
Farmer's Alliance
American Federation of Labor
21
What is the term for the Gilded Age belief that the wealthy should help the poor?
Christian Temperance
Social Gospel
Social Aid Theory
Social Darwinism
22
What led to "separate but equal" public accommodations?
The Redeemers in the South
Speech by Booker T. Washington
Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson
Jim Crow laws in the South
23
Which union wanted to form a worker's utopia where workers controlled companies?
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor
The Grange
Knights of Labor
24
Why was Queen Liliuokalani pushed off the Hawaiian throne?
She was corrupt
She wanted native Hawaiians to control the islands
She had her brother killed in order to take the throne
She was inexperienced and agriculture was failing
25
What did political machines do to get votes?
Campaigned efficiently
Threatened people with violence if they didn't vote correctly
Helped new immigrants with jobs and shelter
Bribed poor people with alcohol
26
Which of the following best describes the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?
Blacks should fight back against lynching by owning a gun
Blacks should get equal educations to whites
Plessy v. Ferguson should be overturned
Blacks should learn a trade & not try for social equality
27
Which Populist candidate for president gave the "Cross of Gold" speech?
Booker T. Washington
Samuel Gompers
William Jennings Bryan
Mary Ellen Lease
