Question 1

Every Republican candidate for president from 1860 to 1900, except James Blaine, had fought in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements summarizes what moral reform groups stood for during the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  First and foremost, they wanted to alleviate the living circumstances of the poor and relied purely on "moral suasion" to do so. 
B)  They wanted to spread Protestantism in other parts of the world and started a missionary campaign that reached all classes. 
C)  Their main concern was to eradicate the "sinful" activities such as alcoholism, prostitution, and gambling and to "Christianize the government." 
D)  Above all else, they believed the pursuit of riches was immoral and focused on the sins of corporations over the individual. 
E)  They exclusively represented the interests of former slaves and failed to gain any members in the white South. 
A)  First and foremost, they wanted to alleviate the living circumstances of the poor and relied purely on "moral suasion" to do so. 
B)  They wanted to spread Protestantism in other parts of the world and started a missionary campaign that reached all classes. 
C)  Their main concern was to eradicate the "sinful" activities such as alcoholism, prostitution, and gambling and to "Christianize the government." 
D)  Above all else, they believed the pursuit of riches was immoral and focused on the sins of corporations over the individual. 
E)  They exclusively represented the interests of former slaves and failed to gain any members in the white South.

Question 3

The nineteenth-century labor movement argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrated capital was not the enemy but that corrupt politicians were. 
B)  extremes of wealth and poverty threatened democracy. 
C)  strikes and walkouts were exclusively a male preserve. 
D)  meaningful freedom could only exist in conditions of economic inequality. 
E)  capital should be concentrated entirely among the laborers. 
A)  concentrated capital was not the enemy but that corrupt politicians were. 
B)  extremes of wealth and poverty threatened democracy. 
C)  strikes and walkouts were exclusively a male preserve. 
D)  meaningful freedom could only exist in conditions of economic inequality. 
E)  capital should be concentrated entirely among the laborers.

Question 4

By the late nineteenth century, Indians had the right to become American citizens if they wished. Briefly describe under which circumstances this was possible.

Accepted Answer

By the late nineteenth century, the poss

Question 5

In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court voided a state law that established the maximum hours bakers could work in New York. What reasoning did the Court give for this ruling?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court believed the state of New York did not enjoy jurisdiction to pass labor laws. 
B)  The Court believed this law interfered with the right of contract and therefore infringed upon individual freedom. 
C)  The Court believed that this law would discriminate against African-Americans and thus was illegal. 
D)  The Court believed this law was detrimental to workers' health and that yellow-dog contracts were unconstitutional. 
E)  The Court believed that baking was not as dangerous as other lines of work and did not require such protections. 
A)  The Court believed the state of New York did not enjoy jurisdiction to pass labor laws. 
B)  The Court believed this law interfered with the right of contract and therefore infringed upon individual freedom. 
C)  The Court believed that this law would discriminate against African-Americans and thus was illegal. 
D)  The Court believed this law was detrimental to workers' health and that yellow-dog contracts were unconstitutional. 
E)  The Court believed that baking was not as dangerous as other lines of work and did not require such protections.

Question 6

"Liberal" reformers of the Gilded Age believed

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth inequality was inevitable in modern society, and democracy was becoming a threat to individual liberty. 
B)  individual liberty and property rights were threatened, above all, by the business classes. 
C)  lower-class groups could strengthen democracy by using government to advance their interests. 
D)  an activist government should address social needs, much as liberals do in modern America. 
E)  wealth inequality could be corrected through workers' hard work. 
A)  wealth inequality was inevitable in modern society, and democracy was becoming a threat to individual liberty. 
B)  individual liberty and property rights were threatened, above all, by the business classes. 
C)  lower-class groups could strengthen democracy by using government to advance their interests. 
D)  an activist government should address social needs, much as liberals do in modern America. 
E)  wealth inequality could be corrected through workers' hard work.

Question 7

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis

Accepted Answer

A)  highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution. 
B)  discussed the lives of wealthy Americans. 
C)  focused on the wretched conditions of New York slums. 
D)  provided a fictional account of life in 1890. 
E)  wrote about captains of industry. 
A)  highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution. 
B)  discussed the lives of wealthy Americans. 
C)  focused on the wretched conditions of New York slums. 
D)  provided a fictional account of life in 1890. 
E)  wrote about captains of industry.

Question 8

Lochner v. New York voided a state law establishing ten hours per day, or sixty per week, as the maximum hours of work for bakers, claiming that it infringed on individual freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By 1880, a majority of Americans worked in nonfarm activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Union leader John Mitchell explained that the court system was guaranteeing liberties that the workers did not want and denying them the liberty that was of real value to them. Explain what he meant by this statement. How were the courts defining liberty and freedom?

Accepted Answer

John Mitchell's statement reflects the p

Question 11

What criticism did Henry Demarest Lloyd leverage against Rockefeller's Standard Oil in Wealth against Commonwealth (1892)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rockefeller's oil corporation was excessively competitive. 
B)  Standard Oil was overcharging end consumers of their products. 
C)  Standard Oil was employing more foreigners than Americans. 
D)  Rockefeller's corporation was violating regulations at the New York Stock Exchange. 
E)  Standard Oil was undermining fair competition in the marketplace. 
A)  Rockefeller's oil corporation was excessively competitive. 
B)  Standard Oil was overcharging end consumers of their products. 
C)  Standard Oil was employing more foreigners than Americans. 
D)  Rockefeller's corporation was violating regulations at the New York Stock Exchange. 
E)  Standard Oil was undermining fair competition in the marketplace.

Question 12

The spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 14

Which of the following descriptions accurately characterized the West during the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  land the federal government was highly reluctant to give out to individuals and corporations 
B)  a region where slavery legally persisted because it was so unsettled 
C)  an area that saw little federal intervention in interactions with Native Americans 
D)  a variety of regions such as plains, mountains, and desert 
E)  a haven that remained untouched by the interests of business 
A)  land the federal government was highly reluctant to give out to individuals and corporations 
B)  a region where slavery legally persisted because it was so unsettled 
C)  an area that saw little federal intervention in interactions with Native Americans 
D)  a variety of regions such as plains, mountains, and desert 
E)  a haven that remained untouched by the interests of business

Question 15

Both Andrew Carnegie and John
D. Rockefeller amassed huge fortunes because they managed their companies under entirely democratic principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the purpose and approach of the Dawes Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  to imprison Native leaders by arguing that they had destroyed western soil and, thus, agriculture 
B)  to attack "tribalism" by dividing the land of nearly all tribes and distributing it to Indian families 
C)  to remove all Indians from the West and confiscate their property 
D)  to control and supervise tribal life by legally regulating their customs and habits 
E)  to redistribute the land of the different tribes by respecting their customs and habits 
A)  to imprison Native leaders by arguing that they had destroyed western soil and, thus, agriculture 
B)  to attack "tribalism" by dividing the land of nearly all tribes and distributing it to Indian families 
C)  to remove all Indians from the West and confiscate their property 
D)  to control and supervise tribal life by legally regulating their customs and habits 
E)  to redistribute the land of the different tribes by respecting their customs and habits

Question 17

The Greenback-Labor Party enjoyed significant but short-lived success during elections. Which of the following statements accurately describes this party's platform?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promoted the creation and development of banks and private financial institutions. 
B)  Its members lobbied for big commercial enterprises. 
C)  Its members believed the federal government should keep taking money out of circulation. 
D)  It proposed that the federal government should control the money supply. 
E)  Its members, first and foremost, wanted to create an international party for workers. 
A)  It promoted the creation and development of banks and private financial institutions. 
B)  Its members lobbied for big commercial enterprises. 
C)  Its members believed the federal government should keep taking money out of circulation. 
D)  It proposed that the federal government should control the money supply. 
E)  Its members, first and foremost, wanted to create an international party for workers.

Question 18

The impact of the second industrial revolution on the trans-Mississippi West was

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic in agriculture. 
B)  insignificant. 
C)  concentrated in the cities. 
D)  beneficial to Indians. 
E)  significant only for native-born whites. 
A)  dramatic in agriculture. 
B)  insignificant. 
C)  concentrated in the cities. 
D)  beneficial to Indians. 
E)  significant only for native-born whites.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the Haymarket Affair is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The explosion of a bomb during the protest fueled employers' efforts to paint the labor movement as dangerous and un-American. 
B)  The Knights of Labor gained a reputation for peaceful protests that helped them achieve notoriety and evolve into a major political party. 
C)  Several members of the president's cabinet left in disgrace in response to the revelation that they had engaged in bribery. 
D)  The demonstration brought about laxer immigration laws and significantly improved the experiences of immigrants in the United States. 
E)  Race riots in major cities resulted in Congress doing away with the last of the legislation left over from Reconstruction. 
A)  The explosion of a bomb during the protest fueled employers' efforts to paint the labor movement as dangerous and un-American. 
B)  The Knights of Labor gained a reputation for peaceful protests that helped them achieve notoriety and evolve into a major political party. 
C)  Several members of the president's cabinet left in disgrace in response to the revelation that they had engaged in bribery. 
D)  The demonstration brought about laxer immigration laws and significantly improved the experiences of immigrants in the United States. 
E)  Race riots in major cities resulted in Congress doing away with the last of the legislation left over from Reconstruction.

Question 20

The idea for the Statue of Liberty originated as a response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Every Republican candidate for president from 1860 to 1900, except James Blaine, had fought in the Civil War.

Which of the following statements summarizes what moral reform groups stood for during the Gilded Age?

The nineteenth-century labor movement argued that

By the late nineteenth century, Indians had the right to become American citizens if they wished. Briefly describe under which circumstances this was possible.

In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court voided a state law that established the maximum hours bakers could work in New York. What reasoning did the Court give for this ruling?

"Liberal" reformers of the Gilded Age believed

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis

Lochner v. New York voided a state law establishing ten hours per day, or sixty per week, as the maximum hours of work for bakers, claiming that it infringed on individual freedom.

By 1880, a majority of Americans worked in nonfarm activities.

Union leader John Mitchell explained that the court system was guaranteeing liberties that the workers did not want and denying them the liberty that was of real value to them. Explain what he meant by this statement. How were the courts defining liberty and freedom?

What criticism did Henry Demarest Lloyd leverage against Rockefeller's Standard Oil in Wealth against Commonwealth (1892)?

The spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth.

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

Which of the following descriptions accurately characterized the West during the Gilded Age?

Both Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller amassed huge fortunes because they managed their companies under entirely democratic principles.

What was the purpose and approach of the Dawes Act?

The Greenback-Labor Party enjoyed significant but short-lived success during elections. Which of the following statements accurately describes this party's platform?

The impact of the second industrial revolution on the trans-Mississippi West was

Which of the following statements about the Haymarket Affair is correct?

The idea for the Statue of Liberty originated as a response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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