The election of 1896 represented what?

Triumph of Industrialism over Agrarianism in politics.

Why was 1865-1900 called the “Gilded Age?”

Wealth "covered" America's underlying problems at the time

The theory of Social Darwinism promoted the idea of what?

The unfair distribution of wealth in society was justified.

Why was the Gentleman’s Agreement created?

To curb the number of Japanese workers coming to the U.S.

In its attempt to regulate railroad rates, the Interstate Commerce Commission

Was often opposed by the Federal Court’s decisions.

What was an important demand of the Populists?

The unlimited coinage of silver.

What did the Supreme Court do during the late nineteenth century?

Gradually abandoned the support of Black rights.

What is yellow journalism?

Journalists who over exaggerated to sell more newspapers.

During the late nineteenth century, the typical American city…

Attracted rural Americans displaced by the agriculture.

What was an important factor in transforming American agriculture after the Civil War?

Increasing the utilization of machinery.

What did the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act do?

Made appointment of government workers a meritocracy

Which of these is the law that created a federal regulatory agency that regulated railroads?

Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

What was the Dawes Act?

It provided Indians with individual land ownership.

The Whiskey Ring was…

Scandal involving millions robbed in excise tax revenues

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This is the Quiz for Period 6 of U.S. History. For the time period 1865-1900

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1
This act gave millions of acres to state governments to fund state agricultural colleges
Morrison Act
Pendleton Act
Morrill Act
Homestead Act
2
Which act took away ownership of tribal land from the Native Americans?
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Nativism Act
Morrill Act
3
In the late 19th century, this sport rose to become America’s favorite national pastime.
Basketball
Baseball
Tennis
Hockey
4
The election of 1896 represented what?
The increasing power of voters in the West.
A Populist victory.
Triumph of Industrialism over Agrarianism in politics.
A return to political power by the farmers’ representatives.
5
A type of housing for immigrants came to live upon their arrival into the U.S.
Immigrant Houses
Addam Houses
Temporary Houses
Settlement Houses
6
Why was 1865-1900 called the “Gilded Age?”
The gilding of household items was widely used at the time
Gold was found in California
Wealth "covered" America's underlying problems at the time
America's prosperity caused roads to be gilded.
7
Which term is unrelated to immigrants coming to America?
Birds of Passage
Urbanization
Xenophobia
Assimilation
8
The theory of Social Darwinism promoted the idea of what?
Poverty could be solved through government action.
It was the duty of citizens to be involved in social work.
The unfair distribution of wealth in society was justified.
That the competitive spirit was immoral.
9
Which industry did Rockefeller have a monopoly over?
Steel
Railroads
Electricity
Oil
10
Which president signed the Chinese Exclusion Act?
William Mckinley
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester A. Arthur
11
What was one of the primary goals of farmer movements during the late nineteenth century?
The end of sharecropping.
Limitations on crop production.
Support for a deflationary monetary policy.
Regulation of the railroads.
12
Why was the Gentleman’s Agreement created?
To help ease tensions between the U.S. And Japan
To encourage immigrant workers due to a shortage of labor
To stop the flow of Western Europeans from entering the U.S.
To curb the number of Japanese workers coming to the U.S.
13
Leader of the NAACP that argued for the immediate gain of civil rights for African Americans
W.E.B. Dubois
Malcolm X
James Meredith
Booker T. Washington
14
In its attempt to regulate railroad rates, the Interstate Commerce Commission
Was often opposed by the Federal Court’s decisions.
Overruled several decisions made by the Supreme Court.
Proved to be generally successful.
Sold out to the railroad companies.
15
The railroad strike led by Eugene Debs that spread across the nation
Pullman Strike
Debs Strike
Westhill strike
Morgan strike
16
Which union did Samuel Gompers form?
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel workers
American Railway Union
17
What was the first antitrust act?
Interstate Commerce Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
18
Which one of these were NOT used to prevent African Americans from voting?
Poll Taxes
Proof of landownership
Grandfather clauses
Literacy tests
19
What was an important demand of the Populists?
Civil service reform.
Private ownership of railroads.
Increase in property taxes.
The unlimited coinage of silver.
20
What did the Supreme Court do during the late nineteenth century?
Gradually abandoned the support of Black rights.
Defended the rights of Blacks under the Constitution.
Upheld the rights of Indians to keep their own land.
Decided no important cases involving Black rights.
21
Who invented the assembly line?
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
22
Which president was assassinated?
Grover Cleveland
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
23
What is yellow journalism?
Journalists who attacked corrupt leaders and businesses.
Journalists who over exaggerated to sell more newspapers.
Journalists who had the most well researched stories.
Journalists who printed on yellow paper.
24
This idea was used by the American businessmen to justify their wealth.
Taylorism
Utilitarianism
Social Darwinism
Marxism
25
Republican president that gained his presidency from the Compromise of 1876?
William McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
26
During the late nineteenth century, the typical American city…
Attracted few rural Americans because farm > industrial
Was a desirable place for children to live.
Attracted rural Americans displaced by the agriculture.
Had few social problems.
27
What was an important factor in transforming American agriculture after the Civil War?
Decline in international markets for American farm products.
The use of slave labor in the Midwest region.
The decrease in size of an average American farm.
Increasing the utilization of machinery.
28
Essay written by Carnegie that argued that the wealthy should use their money for good.
Horizontal Integration
Social Gospel
Vertical integration
Gospel of Wealth
29
What did the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act do?
Made appointment of government workers a meritocracy
Stopped the sale, production, and transportation of liquor.
Suspended the immigration of Chinese
Required all public facilities to be “separate but equal.”
30
Who was the man that led the railroad enterprise?
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbiltz
John Marshall
31
Systematic state-level legal codes of segregation.
Jim Crow laws
Wallace Code
Bland-Allison Act
Black face laws
32
The U.S. Supreme Court case that established the “separate but equal” doctrine was…
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Civil Rights Cases
Brown v. Board of Education
Schenck v. the United States
33
Which of these is the law that created a federal regulatory agency that regulated railroads?
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Dingley Tariff of 1897
34
What was the Dawes Act?
It guaranteed blacks 40 acres of land and a mule.
It helped the Indians preserve tribal traditions.
It provided Indians with individual land ownership.
It made Indians dependent on the federal government.
35
Jacob Riis wrote which famous book?
The Jungle
A Century of Dishonor
How the Other Half Lives
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
36
The Whiskey Ring was…
Scandal involving members of Hayes’ cabinet smuggling liquor
Group of criminals that made millions selling illegal liquor
Scandal involving millions robbed in excise tax revenues
Group of gangs that trafficked liquor
37
Which term is unrelated to the Political Machines?
Patronage
Tammany Hall
Political boss
Robber Barons

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