Question 1

The major electoral problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on

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A)  who would be Speaker of the House. 
B)  the two sets of different election returns, one Democratic, and one Republican, submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana. 
C)  Samuel Tilden's association with corrupt politicians of the Northeast. 
D)  President Grant's campaign for a third term. 
E)  Rutherford Hayes's controversial ties to U.S. Senator Roscoe Conkling and the Stalwarts. 
A)  who would be Speaker of the House. 
B)  the two sets of different election returns, one Democratic, and one Republican, submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana. 
C)  Samuel Tilden's association with corrupt politicians of the Northeast. 
D)  President Grant's campaign for a third term. 
E)  Rutherford Hayes's controversial ties to U.S. Senator Roscoe Conkling and the Stalwarts.

Question 2

One historian claims that in the Gilded Age, "Democrats were separated from Republicans more by accident of national origin, geography, history, and emotion than by economic issues." Elaborate.

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During the Gilded Age, which lasted from

Question 3

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress

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A)  negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China. 
B)  did nothing, as it was California's problem. 
C)  prosecuted the Kearneyites and other inciters of anti-Kearneyites in San Francisco. 
D)  sent many Chinese back to their homeland. 
E)  passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America. 
A)  negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China. 
B)  did nothing, as it was California's problem. 
C)  prosecuted the Kearneyites and other inciters of anti-Kearneyites in San Francisco. 
D)  sent many Chinese back to their homeland. 
E)  passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America.

Question 4

What were the short-term and long-term causes and effects of the depression that devastated the United States from 1893 to 1897?

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The depression that devastated the Unite

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT among the platform planks adopted by the Populist party in their convention of 1892?

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A)  government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph 
B)  free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 
C)  the adoption of the initiative petition and the referendum 
D)  government guarantees of parity prices for farmers 
E)  immigration restrictions 
A)  government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph 
B)  free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 
C)  the adoption of the initiative petition and the referendum 
D)  government guarantees of parity prices for farmers 
E)  immigration restrictions

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Chester A. Arthur.

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President who surpri

Question 7

The main reason(s) that the Chinese came to the United States from the 1850s until 1882 was/were to

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A)  dig for gold and sledgehammer the tracks for the transcontinental railroad in the West. 
B)  marry and raise families on the West Coast. 
C)  replace the newly freed slaves in the South. 
D)  buy their own farms and cultivate agriculture. 
E)  work as skilled factory workers on the East Coast. 
A)  dig for gold and sledgehammer the tracks for the transcontinental railroad in the West. 
B)  marry and raise families on the West Coast. 
C)  replace the newly freed slaves in the South. 
D)  buy their own farms and cultivate agriculture. 
E)  work as skilled factory workers on the East Coast.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles J. Guiteau.

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A disappointed, ment

Question 9

Was the white economic discrimination and oppression, politically exclusionary legislation, and organized violence directed against Chinese immigrants in the 1880s motivated primarily by a) racial animosity, b) white fear of Chinese labor competition in the West, or c) by a roughly equal combination of both elements? Cite specific historical examples in the text to support your argument.

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The white economic discrimination and op

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of Horatio Seymour.

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Ex-governor from New

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel Tilden.

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The Democratic candidate who ran against

Question 12

The presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes began with

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A)  improved race relations in the South and the West 
B)  increased overseas expansion. 
C)  sharp class conflict and a national railroad strike. 
D)  public demands for positive immigration reform. 
E)  All of these choices are correct 
A)  improved race relations in the South and the West 
B)  increased overseas expansion. 
C)  sharp class conflict and a national railroad strike. 
D)  public demands for positive immigration reform. 
E)  All of these choices are correct

Question 13

As a solution to the depression that followed the panic of 1873, debtors strongly advocated

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A)  a return to gold as the only form of American money. 
B)  establishment of a federally regulated system of savings and loan banks. 
C)  the appointment of farmers and workers to the Treasury Department. 
D)  bankers making additional, greater loans at lower interest rates to finance new economic ventures by promoters who were having trouble realizing profits from their previous railroad, mines, factory, and grain field investments. 
E)  inflation through issuance of far more greenback paper currency. 
A)  a return to gold as the only form of American money. 
B)  establishment of a federally regulated system of savings and loan banks. 
C)  the appointment of farmers and workers to the Treasury Department. 
D)  bankers making additional, greater loans at lower interest rates to finance new economic ventures by promoters who were having trouble realizing profits from their previous railroad, mines, factory, and grain field investments. 
E)  inflation through issuance of far more greenback paper currency.

Question 14

The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s

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A)  were all won by Republicans. 
B)  revolved primarily around the charismatic personalities running for the presidency. 
C)  were all won by Democrats. 
D)  usually involved sharp partisan differences over issues like currency policy and civil-service reform. 
E)  aroused enormous turnouts among voters even though there were few significant issues. 
A)  were all won by Republicans. 
B)  revolved primarily around the charismatic personalities running for the presidency. 
C)  were all won by Democrats. 
D)  usually involved sharp partisan differences over issues like currency policy and civil-service reform. 
E)  aroused enormous turnouts among voters even though there were few significant issues.

Question 15

The Pendleton Act required people applying for many federal government jobs to

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A)  take a competitive examination. 
B)  present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator. 
C)  agree to make financial contributions to their political party. 
D)  submit a resume listing their experience and providing references. 
E)  agree not to take a job in a related private business for two years after leaving government service. 
A)  take a competitive examination. 
B)  present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator. 
C)  agree to make financial contributions to their political party. 
D)  submit a resume listing their experience and providing references. 
E)  agree not to take a job in a related private business for two years after leaving government service.

Question 16

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

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A)  a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South and the continued presence of federal troops in the South. 
B)  the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of federal protection of black civil and voting rights in the South. 
C)  the election of Democrat presidential candidate Samuel Tilden to the presidency. 
D)  Republican support for an inflationary silver-money policy. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South and the continued presence of federal troops in the South. 
B)  the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of federal protection of black civil and voting rights in the South. 
C)  the election of Democrat presidential candidate Samuel Tilden to the presidency. 
D)  Republican support for an inflationary silver-money policy. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the Spoils system.

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A system of granting

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of "Boss" Tweed.

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New York City politic boss who

Question 19

How could the Populists have broadened their political platform to appeal equally to poor black farmers, poor white farmers, and the white industrial working class? What political, economic, and racial factors probably prevented the Populists from broadening their platform in the manner you have described above?

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The Populists could have broadened their

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Jay Gould.

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Millionaire who conc

Exam 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

The major electoral problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on

One historian claims that in the Gilded Age, "Democrats were separated from Republicans more by accident of national origin, geography, history, and emotion than by economic issues." Elaborate.

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress

What were the short-term and long-term causes and effects of the depression that devastated the United States from 1893 to 1897?

Which of the following was NOT among the platform planks adopted by the Populist party in their convention of 1892?

Identify and state the historical significance of Chester A. Arthur.

The main reason(s) that the Chinese came to the United States from the 1850s until 1882 was/were to

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles J. Guiteau.

Identify and state the historical significance of Horatio Seymour.

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel Tilden.

The presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes began with

As a solution to the depression that followed the panic of 1873, debtors strongly advocated

The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s

The Pendleton Act required people applying for many federal government jobs to

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the Spoils system.

Identify and state the historical significance of "Boss" Tweed.

Identify and state the historical significance of Jay Gould.

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