Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene V. Debs

Accepted Answer

Eugene V. Debs was an American socialist

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-safety-valve theory

Accepted Answer

The "safety-valve theory" is a concept o

Question 3

Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a watershed election that marked the beginning of the fourth party system. Explain why this is so, and how American politics from 1865 to 1896 differed from the political situation that developed after the election of 1896.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1896 is often considered

Question 4

In the last decades of the nineteenth century, the volume of agricultural goods ____, and the price received for these goods ____.

Accepted Answer

A) increased; decreased 
B) decreased; increased 
C) increased; also increased 
D) decreased; also decreased 
E) increased; stayed the same. 
A) increased; decreased 
B) decreased; increased 
C) increased; also increased 
D) decreased; also decreased 
E) increased; stayed the same.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fourth party system"

Accepted Answer

The "Fourth Party System" is a term used

Question 6

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

Accepted Answer

A) James B.Weaver. 
B) William Jennings Bryan. 
C) Mary Elizabeth Lease. 
D) Adlai Stevenson. 
E) William "Coin" Harvey. 
A) James B.Weaver. 
B) William Jennings Bryan. 
C) Mary Elizabeth Lease. 
D) Adlai Stevenson. 
E) William "Coin" Harvey.

Question 7

After exploring much of the West, geologist John Wesley Powell advised in 1874 that

Accepted Answer

A) the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. 
B) land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. 
C) damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. 
D) mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. 
E) irrigation was not necessary for farming west of the 100th meridian because of adequate rainfall and fertile lands in this region. 
A) the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. 
B) land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. 
C) damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. 
D) mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. 
E) irrigation was not necessary for farming west of the 100th meridian because of adequate rainfall and fertile lands in this region.

Question 8

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

Accepted Answer

A) prosperity. 
B) annihilation. 
C) assimilation. 
D) culture. 
E) education. 
A) prosperity. 
B) annihilation. 
C) assimilation. 
D) culture. 
E) education.

Question 9

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

Accepted Answer

The reservation system was inherently fl

Question 10

All of the following characteristics describe William Jennings Bryan in 1896 except he

Accepted Answer

A) disliked the concept of class conflict. 
B) was very youthful. 
C) was an energetic and charismatic campaigner. 
D) was an excellent orator. 
E) radiated honesty and sincerity. 
A) disliked the concept of class conflict. 
B) was very youthful. 
C) was an energetic and charismatic campaigner. 
D) was an excellent orator. 
E) radiated honesty and sincerity.

Question 11

Owner of the "palace railroad car" company and the company town where the strike began

Accepted Answer

A) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l 
E) A-2, B-4, C-l, D-3 
A) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l 
E) A-2, B-4, C-l, D-3

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sooner State

Accepted Answer

The term "Sooner State" is a nickname fo

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gold Standard Act

Accepted Answer

The Gold Standard Act was a United State

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Geronimo

Accepted Answer

Geronimo (1829-1909) was a prominent lea

Question 15

Jacob Coxey and his army marched on Washington, D.C., to

Accepted Answer

A) demand a larger military budget. 
B) protest the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
C) demand that the government relieve unemployment with a public works program. 
D) try to promote a general strike of all workers. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) demand a larger military budget. 
B) protest the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
C) demand that the government relieve unemployment with a public works program. 
D) try to promote a general strike of all workers. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bonanza farms

Accepted Answer

Bonanza farms were very large farms in t

Question 17

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

Accepted Answer

A) Montana. 
B) the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
C) California. 
D) New Mexico. 
E) Nevada. 
A) Montana. 
B) the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
C) California. 
D) New Mexico. 
E) Nevada.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cheyenne

Accepted Answer

The Cheyenne are a Native American peopl

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ignatius Donnelley

Accepted Answer

Ignatius Donnelly (1831–1901) was a prom

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Frederick Jackson Turner

Accepted Answer

Frederick Jackson Turner was an American

Exam 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene V. Debs

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -safety-valve theory

Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a watershed election that marked the beginning of the fourth party system. Explain why this is so, and how American politics from 1865 to 1896 differed from the political situation that developed after the election of 1896.

In the last decades of the nineteenth century, the volume of agricultural goods ____, and the price received for these goods ____.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fourth party system"

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

After exploring much of the West, geologist John Wesley Powell advised in 1874 that

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

All of the following characteristics describe William Jennings Bryan in 1896 except he

Owner of the "palace railroad car" company and the company town where the strike began

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sooner State

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gold Standard Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Geronimo

Jacob Coxey and his army marched on Washington, D.C., to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bonanza farms

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cheyenne

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ignatius Donnelley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frederick Jackson Turner

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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