During the late 1800s Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was difficult because -

railroad companies charged high rates for transporting goods

Graft is defined as -

money or advantage gained by dishonest means

A muckraker is a person who

uses investigative journalism to expose problems

Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -

conservation policy and establishing national parks

In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by

giving money to government officials

when politicians give jobs to people without qualifications

Worker's compensation was designed to

provide income to workers who had been injured on jobs

The main goal of the Granger movement was to

force ralroads to lower freight rates

The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to

eliminate overcharging by the railroad companies

The Progressive Era is a period characterized by

social and political reform led by average Americans

Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations for jobs were enacted to -

eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring

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1
During the late 1800s Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was difficult because -
railroad companies charged high rates for transporting goods
farm workers joined unions
agricultural output was declining
crop prices were increasing
2
Which group did not benefit from the Progressive Era?
unions
children
women
immigrants
3
The Women's Christian Temperance Union lobbied for -
the prohibition of alcohol
suffrage for women
female membership in unions
the end of child labor
4
Boss Tweed's political macine was known as -
Tammany Hall
The Graft Gang
Tweed's Tigers
Tweed's Toughs
5
Graft is defined as -
A diagram that exhibits a relationship between numbers
A flat structure, typically made of logs, that floats
money or advantage gained by dishonest means
To help or furnish support for political reasons
6
A muckraker is a person who
helps farmers develop new methods
uses investigative journalism to expose problems
assists immigrants in finding jobs and housing
uses yellow journalism to promote literary works
7
He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
8
Ida B Wells is most well known for her effort to eliminate
large trusts
segregation
labor unions
lynching
9
At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
that is where the jobs were
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
that was a government requirement
10
Which of the following nicknames was given to politicians who supported reform?
Mugwump
Reformist
Stalwart
Half-breed
11
The opportunity for citizens to vote on legislation is called a
amendment
referendum
recall
initiative
12
Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -
economic policy for busting up monopolies
foreign policy to control Latin America
political policy for eliminating child labor
conservation policy and establishing national parks
13
President who helped pass the Pendleton Act
William Jennings Bryan
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
14
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
offering to pay higher taxes
running for political office
giving money to government officials
importing more foreign goods
15
What is patronage?
corrupt government deals
changing political parties after an election
when politicians give jobs to people without qualifications
when a person campaigns to get another elected
16
Free Traders wanted tariffs -
decreased
eliminated
increased
to remain the same
17
Members of the Populist Party were mostly
farmers
businessmen
industrialists
former Mugwumps
18
Worker's compensation was designed to
provide income to workers who were laid off from jobs
provide income to workers who had been injured on jobs
provided back pay to workers who had suffered discrimination
provide training for illiterate workers
19
The Gilded Age can best be described as a period of
corruption followed by reform
social and economic chaos
high unemployment and low standards of living
agricultural expansion and decline of industry
20
The main goal of the Granger movement was to
improve living conditions in the tenements
reduce the rate of inflation
strengthen labor unions
force ralroads to lower freight rates
21
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to
force railroad companies to keep their rates secret
make railroads raise wages for their workers
eliminate overcharging by the railroad companies
allow railroad wokers to form their own unions
22
The Progressive Era is a period characterized by
social and political reform led by average Americans
social reform led by big business and government
political reform led by former political machines
expansion into new territories
23
He was assassinated only a few months after his election
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
24
Which of the following is true of W.E.B. Dubois?
He was the co-author of the Declaration of Independence
He co-founded the NAACP
He was a critic of the Niagra Movement
He believed that blacks should learn a trade & earn rights
25
Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations for jobs were enacted to -
eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring
support the development of public employee labor unions
allow the government to compete with private industry
encourage the growth of local political parties
26
What landmark SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the U.S.) decision resulted in "separate but equal"?
Loving v Virginia
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
Muller v Oregon
27
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
limiting the president to two terms
prohibited the sale of alcohol
gave women the right to vote
creating the federal income tax
28
Which of the following was the most popular form of entertainment during the late 1800's?
baseball
singing
radio
soccer

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