Question 1

How were the Populists forward-thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  They praised laissez-faire economics. 
B)  They supported the gold standard. 
C)  They opposed taxing the income of the wealthy. 
D)  They embraced new technologies, such as the telegraph. 
E)  They were against regulation. 
A)  They praised laissez-faire economics. 
B)  They supported the gold standard. 
C)  They opposed taxing the income of the wealthy. 
D)  They embraced new technologies, such as the telegraph. 
E)  They were against regulation.

Question 2

Henry Grady promoted the idea of a New South based on

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton factories. 
B)  racial equality. 
C)  increased commercial activities with the North. 
D)  industrial expansion and agricultural diversification. 
E)  unionized workers. 
A)  cotton factories. 
B)  racial equality. 
C)  increased commercial activities with the North. 
D)  industrial expansion and agricultural diversification. 
E)  unionized workers.

Question 3

Republican presidential candidate William McKinley

Accepted Answer

A)  lost the 1896 election. 
B)  promoted an inflationary process. 
C)  was popular in the rural areas. 
D)  won the 1896 election. 
E)  denounced corporate arrogance. 
A)  lost the 1896 election. 
B)  promoted an inflationary process. 
C)  was popular in the rural areas. 
D)  won the 1896 election. 
E)  denounced corporate arrogance.

Question 4

The American Federation of Labor was very much like the Knights of Labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy, race, and American citizenship.

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding the war in t

Question 6

How did the North aid in the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North pushed not to include the South in the women's suffrage amendment. 
B)  Northern senators acquiesced when Congress defeated a voting rights bill. 
C)  Northern politicians wanted to send troops to ensure that only poor whites could vote. 
D)  Northerners asked for the Fourteenth Amendment to be rescinded. 
E)  Northern politicians told blacks to move to the North if they wanted to vote. 
A)  The North pushed not to include the South in the women's suffrage amendment. 
B)  Northern senators acquiesced when Congress defeated a voting rights bill. 
C)  Northern politicians wanted to send troops to ensure that only poor whites could vote. 
D)  Northerners asked for the Fourteenth Amendment to be rescinded. 
E)  Northern politicians told blacks to move to the North if they wanted to vote.

Question 7

Farmers believed that their plight derived from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  high freight rates charged by Atlantic shipping lines 
B)  excessive interest rates for loans from bankers 
C)  the low tariffs imposed by the federal government 
D)  the fiscal policy that increased the supply of money in the economy 
E)  the free and unlimited coinage of silver 
A)  high freight rates charged by Atlantic shipping lines 
B)  excessive interest rates for loans from bankers 
C)  the low tariffs imposed by the federal government 
D)  the fiscal policy that increased the supply of money in the economy 
E)  the free and unlimited coinage of silver

Question 8

U.S. interest in Alaska originated in a desire for

Accepted Answer

A)  ports to enter the Atlantic Ocean. 
B)  incorporating the population of Alaska into the United States. 
C)  an accessible port to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  oil reserves. 
E)  diversified wildlife. 
A)  ports to enter the Atlantic Ocean. 
B)  incorporating the population of Alaska into the United States. 
C)  an accessible port to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  oil reserves. 
E)  diversified wildlife.

Question 9

Republicans made remarkable efforts to unite black and white small farmers on a common political and economic program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Chinese Exclusion Act

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United S

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-disenfranchisement

Accepted Answer

Disenfranchisement refers to the act of

Question 12

The 1890s is known as the women's era because

Accepted Answer

A)  they were allowed to hold political office. 
B)  they voted for the first time. 
C)  they conquered the private sphere. 
D)  they gained more economic opportunities. 
E)  their husbands would increasingly allow them to administer their wages. 
A)  they were allowed to hold political office. 
B)  they voted for the first time. 
C)  they conquered the private sphere. 
D)  they gained more economic opportunities. 
E)  their husbands would increasingly allow them to administer their wages.

Question 13

Which of the following movements most influenced William Jennings Bryan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Gospel 
B)  communism 
C)  Social Darwinism 
D)  Share Our Wealth program 
E)  Utopianism 
A)  Social Gospel 
B)  communism 
C)  Social Darwinism 
D)  Share Our Wealth program 
E)  Utopianism

Question 14

Which statement about Albion W. Tourgée is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the leading Supreme Court voice pushing to uphold segregation of the races in the South. 
B)  He helped to start the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina. 
C)  As a North Carolina judge, Tourgée insisted that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  He opposed all Reconstruction policies in North Carolina as an obstructionist judge. 
E)  He was the lone dissenting voice on the Supreme Court condemning segregation. 
A)  He was the leading Supreme Court voice pushing to uphold segregation of the races in the South. 
B)  He helped to start the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina. 
C)  As a North Carolina judge, Tourgée insisted that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  He opposed all Reconstruction policies in North Carolina as an obstructionist judge. 
E)  He was the lone dissenting voice on the Supreme Court condemning segregation.

Question 15

In 1880, the United States was a first-rate power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who was Ida
B. Wells and what was she determined to do when she moved to the North?

Accepted Answer

Ida B. Wells was an African American jou

Question 17

By the turn of the twentieth century, the South had built enough high schools to educate the entire black population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What political office did William McKinley occupy prior to the election of 1896?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nebraska congressman 
B)  Georgia senator 
C)  New York governor 
D)  Ohio governor 
E)  vice president 
A)  Nebraska congressman 
B)  Georgia senator 
C)  New York governor 
D)  Ohio governor 
E)  vice president

Question 19

By the end of the nineteenth century, African-American men in the South

Accepted Answer

A)  were limited to holding local offices. 
B)  were forced out of politics. 
C)  continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. 
D)  joined the Democratic Party. 
E)  supported the redrawing of congressional district lines. 
A)  were limited to holding local offices. 
B)  were forced out of politics. 
C)  continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. 
D)  joined the Democratic Party. 
E)  supported the redrawing of congressional district lines.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-American Federation of Labor

Accepted Answer

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) w

Exam 17: Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

How were the Populists forward-thinking?

Henry Grady promoted the idea of a New South based on

Republican presidential candidate William McKinley

The American Federation of Labor was very much like the Knights of Labor.

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy, race, and American citizenship.

How did the North aid in the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South?

Farmers believed that their plight derived from which of the following?

U.S. interest in Alaska originated in a desire for

Republicans made remarkable efforts to unite black and white small farmers on a common political and economic program.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Chinese Exclusion Act

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -disenfranchisement

The 1890s is known as the women's era because

Which of the following movements most influenced William Jennings Bryan?

Which statement about Albion W. Tourgée is accurate?

In 1880, the United States was a first-rate power.

Who was Ida B. Wells and what was she determined to do when she moved to the North?

By the turn of the twentieth century, the South had built enough high schools to educate the entire black population.

What political office did William McKinley occupy prior to the election of 1896?

By the end of the nineteenth century, African-American men in the South

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -American Federation of Labor

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Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

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