Question 1

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strike signaled the power of labor unions and the beginning of the socialist challenge to American democracy. 
B)  The event highlighted the need for Republicans to address southern economic inequality, not only racial discrimination. 
C)  The railroad strike signaled the nation's shift from southern reconstruction to the question of labor and class tensions. 
D)  The strike underlined the rising expectations among industrial workers in times of economic growth and prosperity. 
E)  The strike marked the beginning of the end of the railroad industry and prompted the development of the automobile. 
A)  The strike signaled the power of labor unions and the beginning of the socialist challenge to American democracy. 
B)  The event highlighted the need for Republicans to address southern economic inequality, not only racial discrimination. 
C)  The railroad strike signaled the nation's shift from southern reconstruction to the question of labor and class tensions. 
D)  The strike underlined the rising expectations among industrial workers in times of economic growth and prosperity. 
E)  The strike marked the beginning of the end of the railroad industry and prompted the development of the automobile.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Elk v.Wilkins

Accepted Answer

A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres 
A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Indian Wars were a series of conflic

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic as an agricultural empire grew. 
B)  insignificant. 
C)  concentrated in the cities. 
D)  beneficial to Indians. 
E)  significant only for native-born whites. 
A)  dramatic as an agricultural empire grew. 
B)  insignificant. 
C)  concentrated in the cities. 
D)  beneficial to Indians. 
E)  significant only for native-born whites.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The liberty of contract refers to the fr

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Tweed Ring

Accepted Answer

A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres 
A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres

Question 7

"Liberal" reformers of the Gilded Age believed:

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth inequality was inevitable in modern society. 
B)  individual liberty and property rights were threatened by the business classes. 
C)  lower-class groups could strengthen democracy by using government to advance their interests. 
D)  Reconstruction was largely a mistake. 
E)  wealth inequality could be corrected through workers' hard work. 
A)  wealth inequality was inevitable in modern society. 
B)  individual liberty and property rights were threatened by the business classes. 
C)  lower-class groups could strengthen democracy by using government to advance their interests. 
D)  Reconstruction was largely a mistake. 
E)  wealth inequality could be corrected through workers' hard work.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants to the United States is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike Europeans, Chinese immigrants were too poor to send letters or money home to relatives. 
B)  After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most Chinese immigrants were unable to find additional work and returned to China. 
C)  Chinese immigrants rarely worked in western mines after the Civil War, thanks to Anglo resentment and the lack of demand for cheap labor. 
D)  By 1880, three-fourths of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms. 
E)  Most women migrated east via the transcontinental railroad to work as domestics. 
A)  Unlike Europeans, Chinese immigrants were too poor to send letters or money home to relatives. 
B)  After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most Chinese immigrants were unable to find additional work and returned to China. 
C)  Chinese immigrants rarely worked in western mines after the Civil War, thanks to Anglo resentment and the lack of demand for cheap labor. 
D)  By 1880, three-fourths of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms. 
E)  Most women migrated east via the transcontinental railroad to work as domestics.

Question 9

The second industrial revolution was marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a return to handmade goods. 
B)  a more equalized distribution of wealth. 
C)  the rapid expansion of industry across the South. 
D)  the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries. 
E)  a decline in the growth of cities. 
A)  a return to handmade goods. 
B)  a more equalized distribution of wealth. 
C)  the rapid expansion of industry across the South. 
D)  the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries. 
E)  a decline in the growth of cities.

Question 10

How did the second industrial revolution transform the economy of the American West? Discuss the specific ways corporations affected economic development in the region,as well as the nature of the work itself and its impact on western workers.

Accepted Answer

The second industrial revolution had a p

Question 11

Which statement about the Haymarket Affair is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A bomb exploded, killing a police officer. 
B)  The Knights of Labor was directly responsible for the violence that took place at Haymarket. 
C)  Employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals. 
D)  Seven of the eight men accused of plotting the Haymarket bombing were foreign born. 
E)  Laborers were gathered at Haymarket Square to demonstrate for an eight-hour workday. 
A)  A bomb exploded, killing a police officer. 
B)  The Knights of Labor was directly responsible for the violence that took place at Haymarket. 
C)  Employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals. 
D)  Seven of the eight men accused of plotting the Haymarket bombing were foreign born. 
E)  Laborers were gathered at Haymarket Square to demonstrate for an eight-hour workday.

Question 12

Henry George offered a(n)__________ as a solution for the problem of inequality in America.

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income housing program 
B)  single tax 
C)  immigration restriction law 
D)  Communist platform 
E)  forced Americanization program 
A)  low-income housing program 
B)  single tax 
C)  immigration restriction law 
D)  Communist platform 
E)  forced Americanization program

Question 13

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 market. 
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 market. 
E)  Standard Oil was undermining fair competition in the marketplace.

Question 14

Why did railroad companies and other businesses form "pools" during the American Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to cut each other out from the market. 
B)  They hoped to escape the chaos of market forces by fixing prices with their competitors. 
C)  They hoped to gather enough capital in a pool in order to buy out their largest and most dangerous competitor. 
D)  They wanted to share their assets in order to maintain liquidity in times of financial panic. 
E)  They were sharing patents for new technologies in the railroad industry. 
A)  They wanted to cut each other out from the market. 
B)  They hoped to escape the chaos of market forces by fixing prices with their competitors. 
C)  They hoped to gather enough capital in a pool in order to buy out their largest and most dangerous competitor. 
D)  They wanted to share their assets in order to maintain liquidity in times of financial panic. 
E)  They were sharing patents for new technologies in the railroad industry.

Question 15

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 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-horizontal integration

Accepted Answer

A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres 
A) merit system for federal employees 
B) believed that equality of wealth was required for freedom 
C) a corrupt political machine 
D) a combination of corporations to establish a monopoly 
E) Indians were not American citizens
F)buying out one's competitors
G)controlling every phase of a business
H)broke up tribal lands
I)spending money simply to show off wealth
J)survival of the fittest
K)covered in gold
L)covered thousands of acres

Question 17

Crédit Mobiler and the Whiskey Ring:

Accepted Answer

A)  were international corporations. 
B)  were involved in steel production. 
C)  were owned by Andrew Carnegie. 
D)  donated money to the poor. 
E)  were indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration. 
A)  were international corporations. 
B)  were involved in steel production. 
C)  were owned by Andrew Carnegie. 
D)  donated money to the poor. 
E)  were indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Henry George

Accepted Answer

A) Social Gospel movement 
B) steel industrial giant 
C) Progress and Poverty 
D) Knights of Labor 
E) electric motor
F)How the Other Half Lives
G)winner at the Little Bighorn
H)utopian novelist
I)Social Darwinist
J)oil industrial giant
K)Nez Percé
L)inventor 
A) Social Gospel movement 
B) steel industrial giant 
C) Progress and Poverty 
D) Knights of Labor 
E) electric motor
F)How the Other Half Lives
G)winner at the Little Bighorn
H)utopian novelist
I)Social Darwinist
J)oil industrial giant
K)Nez Percé
L)inventor

Question 19

After the Haymarket Affair,employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The economy surged forward between 1870 and 1890,bringing prosperity and growth with only minor disruptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Elk v.Wilkins

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

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Tweed Ring

"Liberal" reformers of the Gilded Age believed:

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants to the United States is accurate?

The second industrial revolution was marked by:

How did the second industrial revolution transform the economy of the American West? Discuss the specific ways corporations affected economic development in the region,as well as the nature of the work itself and its impact on western workers.

Which statement about the Haymarket Affair is FALSE?

Henry George offered a(n)__________ as a solution for the problem of inequality in America.

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

Why did railroad companies and other businesses form "pools" during the American 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.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -horizontal integration

Crédit Mobiler and the Whiskey Ring:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Henry George

After the Haymarket Affair,employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals.

The economy surged forward between 1870 and 1890,bringing prosperity and growth with only minor disruptions.

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

Freedom’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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