Question 1

What happened in both the 1876 and 1888 presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic candidates won close elections. 
B)  Republicans won the presidency after landslide victories. 
C)  Third-party candidates placed second. 
D)  The losers of the popular vote won the electoral college. 
E)  Former Confederate generals won the presidency. 
A)  Democratic candidates won close elections. 
B)  Republicans won the presidency after landslide victories. 
C)  Third-party candidates placed second. 
D)  The losers of the popular vote won the electoral college. 
E)  Former Confederate generals won the presidency.

Question 2

What did Ignatius Donnelly's 1891 novel Caesar's Column focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient Rome 
B)  military tactics 
C)  conflict between labor and capital 
D)  the end of the Civil War 
E)  civil service reform 
A)  ancient Rome 
B)  military tactics 
C)  conflict between labor and capital 
D)  the end of the Civil War 
E)  civil service reform

Question 3

What was the aim of Carlisle, a boarding school for Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  to prepare them for reservation life 
B)  to train them in the professional skills necessary to return to the reservations as doctors and teachers 
C)  to convert them to Christianity so that they would become missionaries on the reservations 
D)  to civilize the Indians, making them "American," as whites defined the term 
E)  to prepare them to enlist in the U.S. military 
A)  to prepare them for reservation life 
B)  to train them in the professional skills necessary to return to the reservations as doctors and teachers 
C)  to convert them to Christianity so that they would become missionaries on the reservations 
D)  to civilize the Indians, making them "American," as whites defined the term 
E)  to prepare them to enlist in the U.S. military

Question 4

How did expanding agricultural production in places like Argentina and the American West lead to the migration of rural populations to cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing output in the countryside created a new prosperity that allowed rural populations to travel. 
B)  As the growing agricultural output attracted ever-larger numbers of immigrants to the countryside, the older generations of rural settlers left for the cities. 
C)  Increasing output worldwide pushed down the prices of farm products, making it more difficult for farmers to make ends meet. 
D)  New production methods that were at the heart of growing farm productivity alienated many rural folks familiar with traditional farming practices. 
E)  Peasants made such tidy profits in agriculture that they could afford to move to cities. 
A)  Increasing output in the countryside created a new prosperity that allowed rural populations to travel. 
B)  As the growing agricultural output attracted ever-larger numbers of immigrants to the countryside, the older generations of rural settlers left for the cities. 
C)  Increasing output worldwide pushed down the prices of farm products, making it more difficult for farmers to make ends meet. 
D)  New production methods that were at the heart of growing farm productivity alienated many rural folks familiar with traditional farming practices. 
E)  Peasants made such tidy profits in agriculture that they could afford to move to cities.

Question 5

In Southern California, what became a dominant crop in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  squash 
C)  cotton 
D)  oranges 
E)  potatoes 
A)  corn 
B)  squash 
C)  cotton 
D)  oranges 
E)  potatoes

Question 6

Which of the following describes the interactions between white settlers and Indian tribes in the West most accurately?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before 1850, migrants on the Oregon and California Trails often encountered hostility from Indians. 
B)  President Grant issued a "peace policy" that curbed Indian warfare. 
C)  Settlers aimed to boost Indian economies because this would improve trade for everyone. 
D)  When settlers encroached on Indian lands, Indians rarely retaliated violently. 
E)  Army campaigns sought to destroy Indian economies by killing many buffalo. 
A)  Before 1850, migrants on the Oregon and California Trails often encountered hostility from Indians. 
B)  President Grant issued a "peace policy" that curbed Indian warfare. 
C)  Settlers aimed to boost Indian economies because this would improve trade for everyone. 
D)  When settlers encroached on Indian lands, Indians rarely retaliated violently. 
E)  Army campaigns sought to destroy Indian economies by killing many buffalo.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Gilded Age refers to the period in A

Question 8

Describe how the industrial revolution created new forms of freedom for some workers while restricting some freedoms for others. How did industrialization affect all workers? Be careful not to generalize.

Accepted Answer

The industrial revolution created new fo

Question 9

Sitting Bull stated, "The life my people want is a life of freedom." Likewise, Chief Joseph simply asked the government for equal rights enshrined by the laws. Describe what freedom meant to the Indians and how that conflicted with the interests and values of most white Americans. Also, explain why white Americans did not allow Indians the opportunity to have American citizenship.

Accepted Answer

Freedom to the Native Americans meant th

Question 10

Elk v. Wilkins (1884) agreed with lower court rulings that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not apply to Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How were skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding industries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the training of apprentices. 
B)  They had the ability to advance to managerial positions and from there into the executive boardrooms of big industry. 
C)  They were able to market their skills by training young apprentices in exchange for high fees. 
D)  Their ownership and control over their shops and tools made their trades unattractive for industrial competition. 
E)  Skilled workers tended to be more radical and used strikes and violent uprisings to secure better wages. 
A)  Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the training of apprentices. 
B)  They had the ability to advance to managerial positions and from there into the executive boardrooms of big industry. 
C)  They were able to market their skills by training young apprentices in exchange for high fees. 
D)  Their ownership and control over their shops and tools made their trades unattractive for industrial competition. 
E)  Skilled workers tended to be more radical and used strikes and violent uprisings to secure better wages.

Question 12

For a working-class family to survive, all family members needed to work and contribute to the household. Where did the majority of working-class women work?

Accepted Answer

A)  in factories 
B)  in domestic service 
C)  as artisans 
D)  in sweatshops 
E)  at banks 
A)  in factories 
B)  in domestic service 
C)  as artisans 
D)  in sweatshops 
E)  at banks

Question 13

Which of the following statements is accurate about the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cowboys led a far more romantic life than that depicted in Hollywood movies. 
B)  By 1900, Native Americans still outnumbered white settlers. 
C)  By 1890, the West had a higher percentage of people living in cities than other regions. 
D)  Immigrants avoided the West because of limited opportunity. 
E)  Most Chinese settled in the interior of the West as opposed to the coastal states. 
A)  Cowboys led a far more romantic life than that depicted in Hollywood movies. 
B)  By 1900, Native Americans still outnumbered white settlers. 
C)  By 1890, the West had a higher percentage of people living in cities than other regions. 
D)  Immigrants avoided the West because of limited opportunity. 
E)  Most Chinese settled in the interior of the West as opposed to the coastal states.

Question 14

Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Easterners were wary of granting statehood until white, non-Mormon settlers counterbalanced the large Latino and Mormon populations. 
B)  Local leaders were hostile to federal involvement in territorial affairs and resisted calls for statehood. 
C)  Long-term warfare with native peoples made the establishment of stable communities difficult for white settlers. 
D)  The Mormon and Latino populations in these areas did not grow rapidly enough to reach the numbers necessary and sufficient for statehood. 
E)  Settlers experienced more difficulty than easterners had moving native peoples off the territory. 
A)  Easterners were wary of granting statehood until white, non-Mormon settlers counterbalanced the large Latino and Mormon populations. 
B)  Local leaders were hostile to federal involvement in territorial affairs and resisted calls for statehood. 
C)  Long-term warfare with native peoples made the establishment of stable communities difficult for white settlers. 
D)  The Mormon and Latino populations in these areas did not grow rapidly enough to reach the numbers necessary and sufficient for statehood. 
E)  Settlers experienced more difficulty than easterners had moving native peoples off the territory.

Question 15

Prior to 1870, Chinese immigrants in the American West came with their families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Thomas Edison, the era's greatest inventor,

Accepted Answer

A)  beat Nikola Tesla by inventing the system of alternating current. 
B)  was elected governor of New York and transformed the organization of the city. 
C)  developed a system for generating and distributing electric power. 
D)  produced inventions that failed to impact daily life but were influential in the long run. 
E)  created and patented the telephone as we know it today. 
A)  beat Nikola Tesla by inventing the system of alternating current. 
B)  was elected governor of New York and transformed the organization of the city. 
C)  developed a system for generating and distributing electric power. 
D)  produced inventions that failed to impact daily life but were influential in the long run. 
E)  created and patented the telephone as we know it today.

Question 17

By 1880, Chinese immigrants to the West

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrated in California, where they made up over half of the farmworkers. 
B)  were seasonal workers moving back and forth between the two coasts. 
C)  worked exclusively in the western gold fields. 
D)  tended to purposefully cut all ties with their families in China. 
E)  faced little discrimination because the area had had a large Chinese presence for almost a century. 
A)  concentrated in California, where they made up over half of the farmworkers. 
B)  were seasonal workers moving back and forth between the two coasts. 
C)  worked exclusively in the western gold fields. 
D)  tended to purposefully cut all ties with their families in China. 
E)  faced little discrimination because the area had had a large Chinese presence for almost a century.

Question 18

By the 1880s, what role did the courts, including the Supreme Court, take in the debate over liberty of contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  The courts generally sided with business enterprises and ruled against labor regulations. 
B)  The courts tended to side with the workers because Americans' safety was their priority. 
C)  The courts tended to focus purely on equality before the law for former slaves. 
D)  The courts tended to rule in favor of workers because they were intimidated by labor unions. 
E)  The courts ruled on a case-by-case basis, making a clear trend one way or the other nonexistent. 
A)  The courts generally sided with business enterprises and ruled against labor regulations. 
B)  The courts tended to side with the workers because Americans' safety was their priority. 
C)  The courts tended to focus purely on equality before the law for former slaves. 
D)  The courts tended to rule in favor of workers because they were intimidated by labor unions. 
E)  The courts ruled on a case-by-case basis, making a clear trend one way or the other nonexistent.

Question 19

"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" lecture concluded what about the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement westward acted as a safety valve that counteracted the threat of social unrest. 
B)  The native peoples deserved the land more than the whites. 
C)  Immigrant labor needed to be recruited heavily. 
D)  The farmland was too arid, so most states and territories needed to focus on manufacturing. 
E)  The region was too large geographically, so not enough railroad track would ever be built to connect the region. 
A)  The movement westward acted as a safety valve that counteracted the threat of social unrest. 
B)  The native peoples deserved the land more than the whites. 
C)  Immigrant labor needed to be recruited heavily. 
D)  The farmland was too arid, so most states and territories needed to focus on manufacturing. 
E)  The region was too large geographically, so not enough railroad track would ever be built to connect the region.

Question 20

The Morrill Land-Grant Act, passed during the Civil War, prohibited mining and railroad companies from continued use of public lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

What happened in both the 1876 and 1888 presidential elections?

What did Ignatius Donnelly's 1891 novel Caesar's Column focus on?

What was the aim of Carlisle, a boarding school for Indians?

How did expanding agricultural production in places like Argentina and the American West lead to the migration of rural populations to cities?

In Southern California, what became a dominant crop in the late nineteenth century?

Which of the following describes the interactions between white settlers and Indian tribes in the West most accurately?

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

Describe how the industrial revolution created new forms of freedom for some workers while restricting some freedoms for others. How did industrialization affect all workers? Be careful not to generalize.

Elk v. Wilkins (1884) agreed with lower court rulings that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not apply to Indians.

How were skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding industries?

For a working-class family to survive, all family members needed to work and contribute to the household. Where did the majority of working-class women work?

Which of the following statements is accurate about the West?

Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood?

Prior to 1870, Chinese immigrants in the American West came with their families.

Thomas Edison, the era's greatest inventor,

By 1880, Chinese immigrants to the West

By the 1880s, what role did the courts, including the Supreme Court, take in the debate over liberty of contract?

"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" lecture concluded what about the West?

The Morrill Land-Grant Act, passed during the Civil War, prohibited mining and railroad companies from continued use of public lands.

A New World

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

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

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

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

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

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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