Question 1

What strategy did Republicans commonly use in political campaigns during the 1870s and 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They accused Democrats of having caused "secession and civil war." 
B)  They appealed to racial prejudices to gain white voters' support. 
C)  They courted the vote of immigrants and Catholics. 
D)  They promised to adopt silver coinage to make cash more available. 
E)  They promoted reformers' plans to regulate the railroads and Big Business more aggressively. 
A)  They accused Democrats of having caused "secession and civil war." 
B)  They appealed to racial prejudices to gain white voters' support. 
C)  They courted the vote of immigrants and Catholics. 
D)  They promised to adopt silver coinage to make cash more available. 
E)  They promoted reformers' plans to regulate the railroads and Big Business more aggressively.

Question 2

What do cholera, typhoid, and yellow fever all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can all be spread due to poor sanitation. 
B)  They can all only be found in rural areas. 
C)  They are all sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  They are all food-related diseases. 
E)  They are all genetic disorders. 
A)  They can all be spread due to poor sanitation. 
B)  They can all only be found in rural areas. 
C)  They are all sexually transmitted diseases. 
D)  They are all food-related diseases. 
E)  They are all genetic disorders.

Question 3

Following the 1893 depression, Coxey's Army

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded government jobs for the unemployed. 
B)  organized a massive protest march down Wall Street. 
C)  tried to overthrow the government. 
D)  carried Cleveland into the White House. 
E)  formed as a faction of Republican congressmen. 
A)  demanded government jobs for the unemployed. 
B)  organized a massive protest march down Wall Street. 
C)  tried to overthrow the government. 
D)  carried Cleveland into the White House. 
E)  formed as a faction of Republican congressmen.

Question 4

Because the Grange successfully addressed declining crop prices and the inadequate amount of money in circulation, almost all farmers shifted their allegiance to it and abandoned the Farmers' Alliance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Mary Elizabeth Lease

Accepted Answer

A) was a government employee who had worked his way out of poverty and became chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species and demonstrated the impact of the concept known as "natural selection" 
C) was inaugurated as president at a time of economic recovery in part due to inflation following a depression 
D) was a New York City painter known for his "spectatorial sensibility," observing the lives of others on the street and through windows 
E) was a president who supported the Half-Breeds, gave an inaugural address passionately defending civil rights, and opposed labor unions and the women's vote
F)was a fiery, evangelical moralist who believed that allowing the masses to become prosperous would benefit every class
G)distanced himself as president from the Stalwarts, surprised many by becoming a civil service reformer, and contracted a kidney disease while in office
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)was part of the Department of Agriculture and founded the Grange following a tour of the southern United States
J)was an attorney and charismatic speaker for the farm protest movement who believed the two political parties were dishonest 
A) was a government employee who had worked his way out of poverty and became chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species and demonstrated the impact of the concept known as "natural selection" 
C) was inaugurated as president at a time of economic recovery in part due to inflation following a depression 
D) was a New York City painter known for his "spectatorial sensibility," observing the lives of others on the street and through windows 
E) was a president who supported the Half-Breeds, gave an inaugural address passionately defending civil rights, and opposed labor unions and the women's vote
F)was a fiery, evangelical moralist who believed that allowing the masses to become prosperous would benefit every class
G)distanced himself as president from the Stalwarts, surprised many by becoming a civil service reformer, and contracted a kidney disease while in office
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)was part of the Department of Agriculture and founded the Grange following a tour of the southern United States
J)was an attorney and charismatic speaker for the farm protest movement who believed the two political parties were dishonest

Question 6

Politics in the late nineteenth century was dominated by a series of presidents who were far more powerful than the political parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the 1896 campaign, William Jennings Bryan

Accepted Answer

A)  promised to continue the policies of Grover Cleveland. 
B)  tried to deemphasize his platform's demand for free silver. 
C)  spoke and campaigned all over the country. 
D)  refused to mix politics and religion. 
E)  ran what journalists called a "front-porch campaign." 
A)  promised to continue the policies of Grover Cleveland. 
B)  tried to deemphasize his platform's demand for free silver. 
C)  spoke and campaigned all over the country. 
D)  refused to mix politics and religion. 
E)  ran what journalists called a "front-porch campaign."

Question 8

Which of the following would MOST likely have been a Gilded Age Democrat?

Accepted Answer

A)  a New England Protestant 
B)  a nativist 
C)  an Irish immigrant 
D)  an African American 
E)  a Union veteran 
A)  a New England Protestant 
B)  a nativist 
C)  an Irish immigrant 
D)  an African American 
E)  a Union veteran

Question 9

Describe how living in an urban environment impacted women's lives.

Accepted Answer

Living in an urban environment has had a

Exam 19: Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

What strategy did Republicans commonly use in political campaigns during the 1870s and 1880s?

What do cholera, typhoid, and yellow fever all have in common?

Following the 1893 depression, Coxey's Army

Because the Grange successfully addressed declining crop prices and the inadequate amount of money in circulation, almost all farmers shifted their allegiance to it and abandoned the Farmers' Alliance.

Match each description with the item below. -Mary Elizabeth Lease

Politics in the late nineteenth century was dominated by a series of presidents who were far more powerful than the political parties.

During the 1896 campaign, William Jennings Bryan

Which of the following would MOST likely have been a Gilded Age Democrat?

Describe how living in an urban environment impacted women's lives.

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