Question 1

The political developments of the l890s were largely shaped by

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A) the widespread prosperity and federal budget surpluses. 
B) America's growing involvement in overseas conflicts. 
C) the most severe and extended economic depression up to that time. 
D) the growing black rebellion against segregation and racial oppression. 
E) the deadlock among Republicans, Democrats, and Populists in Congress. 
A) the widespread prosperity and federal budget surpluses. 
B) America's growing involvement in overseas conflicts. 
C) the most severe and extended economic depression up to that time. 
D) the growing black rebellion against segregation and racial oppression. 
E) the deadlock among Republicans, Democrats, and Populists in Congress. C

Question 2

The example of New York's Boss Tweed illustrated

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A) the typical lack of ethics of the Gilded Age, which also pervaded government in the form of bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections. 
B) the concern of urban political bosses with representing the best political and economic interests of their urban constitutients. 
C) the high value on honesty and ethics put on governing during this age. 
D) the inability of the press and the legal establishment to take down a notoriously venal political figure after a lifetime of managing a politically corrupt machine. 
E) the effectiveness of the federal government in ferreting out urban political corruption at an early stage in its development. 
A) the typical lack of ethics of the Gilded Age, which also pervaded government in the form of bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections. 
B) the concern of urban political bosses with representing the best political and economic interests of their urban constitutients. 
C) the high value on honesty and ethics put on governing during this age. 
D) the inability of the press and the legal establishment to take down a notoriously venal political figure after a lifetime of managing a politically corrupt machine. 
E) the effectiveness of the federal government in ferreting out urban political corruption at an early stage in its development. A

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Roscoe Conkling

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Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888) was a prominent American politician from New York during the 19th century. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator. Conkling was a leading figure in the Republican Party and became one of the most influential politicians of his time.

The historical significance of Roscoe Conkling lies in several key areas:

1. **Stalwart Leader**: Conkling was the leader of the Stalwarts, a faction within the Republican Party that was characterized by its opposition to civil service reform and its support for the patronage system, also known as the "spoils system." This system allowed politicians to reward their supporters with government jobs. Conkling and the Stalwarts believed in maintaining this system, which they argued was essential for party unity and effectiveness.

2. **Civil Service Reform**: Conkling's opposition to civil service reform put him at odds with other factions within the Republican Party, most notably the Half-Breeds, who supported measures to create a merit-based system for government employment. The conflict between these factions was a significant aspect of political life in the late 19th century.

3. **Mentor to Chester A. Arthur**: Conkling was a mentor to Chester A. Arthur, who became the 21st President of the United States after the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Arthur had been a part of Conkling's political machine in New York and was initially associated with the Stalwart faction. However, as president, Arthur surprised many by supporting and signing the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which laid the foundation for the modern civil service system.

4. **Resignation from the Senate**: In a dramatic political maneuver in 1881, Conkling and his fellow New York Senator, Thomas C. Platt, resigned their Senate seats in protest of President Garfield's appointments that bypassed their patronage recommendations. They expected to be re-elected by the New York state legislature as a demonstration of support, but this backfired. Conkling's political influence was significantly diminished after he failed to secure re-election.

5. **Legal Career**: After his political career, Conkling practiced law and was considered one of the most able lawyers in New York. He was offered a seat on the Supreme Court by President Arthur but declined the nomination.

Roscoe Conkling's career highlights the power struggles within the Republican Party during the Gilded Age, the era's contentious political patronage system, and the beginnings of civil service reform in the United States. His actions and the political battles in which he was involved had lasting effects on the structure and function of the American government.

Question 4

The political base of the Democratic party in the late nineteenth century lay especially in

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A) the small towns of the Northeast and the South. 
B) big business and those involved in international trade. 
C) Midwestern farmers. 
D) the white South and big-city immigrant machines. 
E) northern blacks and Asian immigrants. 
A) the small towns of the Northeast and the South. 
B) big business and those involved in international trade. 
C) Midwestern farmers. 
D) the white South and big-city immigrant machines. 
E) northern blacks and Asian immigrants.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United States vs. Wong Kim Ark

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United States v. Wong Kim Ark is a landm

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rutherford B. Hayes

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Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th Preside

Question 7

For one of only a few times in its history, the Treasury showed a surplus in the 1880s. Why did this development become a major political problem for President Cleveland? Was this political problem ultimately resolved by Congress and President Harrison in a way that economically benefited the country? If so, why? If not, why not?

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In the 1880s, the Treasury showed a surp

Question 8

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The Liberal Republican movement favored

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A) an end to military Reconstruction in the South. 
B) civil-service reform. 
C) cheap money. 
D) denying Ulysses S.Grant a second term as president. 
E) a two-term limit on the presidency. 
A) an end to military Reconstruction in the South. 
B) civil-service reform. 
C) cheap money. 
D) denying Ulysses S.Grant a second term as president. 
E) a two-term limit on the presidency.

Question 9

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

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A) found only in the North. 
B) called Jim Crow laws. 
C) overturned by Plessy v.Ferguson. 
D) undermined by the crop lien system. 
E) unconnected to the informal separation of blacks and whites in the immediate post-Civil War years. 
A) found only in the North. 
B) called Jim Crow laws. 
C) overturned by Plessy v.Ferguson. 
D) undermined by the crop lien system. 
E) unconnected to the informal separation of blacks and whites in the immediate post-Civil War years.

Question 10

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

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Late-nineteenth-century presidential ele

Question 11

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 12

President Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because

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A) the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate. 
B) he promised reforms in the political system. 
C) he was the only candidate who enjoyed support in both the North and South. 
D) the Democrats and Liberal Republicans chose the politically and personally eccentric and dubiously sound editor Horace Greeley as their candidate. 
E) of the massive support of black voters in the Reconstruction South. 
A) the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate. 
B) he promised reforms in the political system. 
C) he was the only candidate who enjoyed support in both the North and South. 
D) the Democrats and Liberal Republicans chose the politically and personally eccentric and dubiously sound editor Horace Greeley as their candidate. 
E) of the massive support of black voters in the Reconstruction South.

Question 13

The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of poor white and poor black farmers resulted in

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A) a racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South through the widespread use of literacy tests and poll taxes to deny blacks the ballot. 
B) the transformation of white Populist political leader Tom Watson into a fervent civil rights leader. 
C) an alignment of wealthy Bourbon whites with moderate blacks. 
D) a long-term political coalition between poor white and poor black farmers being sustained for many years. 
E) the emergence of Republican political power and the breakdown of Democratic political power in the South. 
A) a racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South through the widespread use of literacy tests and poll taxes to deny blacks the ballot. 
B) the transformation of white Populist political leader Tom Watson into a fervent civil rights leader. 
C) an alignment of wealthy Bourbon whites with moderate blacks. 
D) a long-term political coalition between poor white and poor black farmers being sustained for many years. 
E) the emergence of Republican political power and the breakdown of Democratic political power in the South.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Black Friday

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Black Friday has multiple historical con

Question 15

President James A. Garfield was assassinated

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A) by an ex-Confederate bitter at Garfield's Union army service. 
B) by an unknown and an undiscovered assassin. 
C) by a jealous former lover. 
D) by a deranged, disappointed office seeker. 
E) by a political anarchist. 
A) by an ex-Confederate bitter at Garfield's Union army service. 
B) by an unknown and an undiscovered assassin. 
C) by a jealous former lover. 
D) by a deranged, disappointed office seeker. 
E) by a political anarchist.

Question 16

In the late nineteenth century, those political candidates who campaigned by "waving the bloody shirt" were reminding voters

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A) of the gory memories of the Civil War and the Republican party's role in the Union's victory. 
B) that the Civil War had been caused by the election of a Republican president. 
C) that Republicans had reformed the corrupt radical regimes in the Reconstruction South. 
D) that radical Republicans catered to freed slaves during Reconstruction. 
E) of Ku Klux Klan violence against blacks. 
A) of the gory memories of the Civil War and the Republican party's role in the Union's victory. 
B) that the Civil War had been caused by the election of a Republican president. 
C) that Republicans had reformed the corrupt radical regimes in the Reconstruction South. 
D) that radical Republicans catered to freed slaves during Reconstruction. 
E) of Ku Klux Klan violence against blacks.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-spoils system

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The spoils system, also known as patrona

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wilson-Gorman Tariff

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The Wilson-Gorman Tariff was a piece of

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Jim Crow laws

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Jim Crow laws were a collection of state

Question 20

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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A) left the country. 
B) belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C) used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D) tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E) bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock. 
A) left the country. 
B) belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C) used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D) tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E) bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock.

Exam 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

The political developments of the l890s were largely shaped by

The example of New York's Boss Tweed illustrated

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Roscoe Conkling

The political base of the Democratic party in the late nineteenth century lay especially in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States vs. Wong Kim Ark

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rutherford B. Hayes

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Liberal Republican movement favored

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

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

President Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because

The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of poor white and poor black farmers resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Black Friday

President James A. Garfield was assassinated

In the late nineteenth century, those political candidates who campaigned by "waving the bloody shirt" were reminding voters

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -spoils system

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wilson-Gorman Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Jim Crow laws

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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