Question 1

What did Native Americans have in common with the Zulu of South Africa and the aboriginal people in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They belonged to some of the most ancient agricultural civilizations in the world. 
B)  They all looked to central governments for protection and assistance in their struggle against white supremacist settlers. 
C)  They found themselves pushed aside by centralizing government trying to control large interior regions. 
D)  They all saw themselves pulled into the vicious debt cycle that accompanied cotton sharecropping. 
E)  Both groups saw such little chance at advancing in civil rights that they resorted to emigration. 
A)  They belonged to some of the most ancient agricultural civilizations in the world. 
B)  They all looked to central governments for protection and assistance in their struggle against white supremacist settlers. 
C)  They found themselves pushed aside by centralizing government trying to control large interior regions. 
D)  They all saw themselves pulled into the vicious debt cycle that accompanied cotton sharecropping. 
E)  Both groups saw such little chance at advancing in civil rights that they resorted to emigration.

Question 2

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

Question 3

The Greenback-Labor Party:

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted banks to control the money supply. 
B)  wanted the federal government to stop taking money out of circulation. 
C)  wanted to decrease the money supply. 
D)  was unable to elect any of its candidates, even on the local level. 
E)  supported the use of force against striking workers. 
A)  wanted banks to control the money supply. 
B)  wanted the federal government to stop taking money out of circulation. 
C)  wanted to decrease the money supply. 
D)  was unable to elect any of its candidates, even on the local level. 
E)  supported the use of force against striking workers.

Question 4

Which of the following was included in theatrical and dime novel depictions of the American West?

Accepted Answer

A)  The role of the federal government in the region's development. 
B)  Labor conflicts in western mines. 
C)  The growth of cities in the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  Amazing feats of skilled horseback riding, roping, and shooting. 
E)  The demise of cattle drives. 
A)  The role of the federal government in the region's development. 
B)  Labor conflicts in western mines. 
C)  The growth of cities in the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  Amazing feats of skilled horseback riding, roping, and shooting. 
E)  The demise of cattle drives.

Question 5

Why was the Hollywood version of the western "cowboy" based more on fantasy than reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Railroad expansion before the Civil War had eliminated the need for "cattle drives" from Texas. 
B)  Most cowboys were low-paid workers, some of whom even went on strike for higher wages. 
C)  By the time of the Civil War, most open-range longhorns had been decimated by disease and harsh winters. 
D)  Clothing such as wide-brimmed hats and boots were twentieth-century inventions of writers and movie producers. 
E)  Many worked as cowboys for a short time before moving on to other employment. 
A)  Railroad expansion before the Civil War had eliminated the need for "cattle drives" from Texas. 
B)  Most cowboys were low-paid workers, some of whom even went on strike for higher wages. 
C)  By the time of the Civil War, most open-range longhorns had been decimated by disease and harsh winters. 
D)  Clothing such as wide-brimmed hats and boots were twentieth-century inventions of writers and movie producers. 
E)  Many worked as cowboys for a short time before moving on to other employment.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Social Darwinism

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

How did the displacement of native peoples in Australia differ from the experience of Indians in the American West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aboriginals were gathered together into centralized areas set aside by the government. 
B)  White diseases decimated Aboriginals. 
C)  Government policy orchestrated the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes for official adoption by whites. 
D)  Aboriginals were subject to cultural reconstruction. 
E)  Aboriginals were well compensated for their land. 
A)  Aboriginals were gathered together into centralized areas set aside by the government. 
B)  White diseases decimated Aboriginals. 
C)  Government policy orchestrated the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes for official adoption by whites. 
D)  Aboriginals were subject to cultural reconstruction. 
E)  Aboriginals were well compensated for their land.

Question 8

The coming of the railroad to the Far West had little to do with the rapid expansion of corporate timber production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By 1880,a majority of Americans worked in non-farm activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Civil Service Act

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and 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 requisite numbers for statehood. 
E)  Settlers experienced more difficulty than easterners had moving native peoples off the territory. 
A)  Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and 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 requisite numbers for statehood. 
E)  Settlers experienced more difficulty than easterners had moving native peoples off the territory.

Question 12

The Ghost Dance:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a religious revitalization campaign among Indians, feared by whites. 
B)  was seen as harmless. 
C)  was approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D)  brought Indians and whites together in a cultural celebration. 
E)  ushered in a new era of Indian wars. 
A)  was a religious revitalization campaign among Indians, feared by whites. 
B)  was seen as harmless. 
C)  was approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
D)  brought Indians and whites together in a cultural celebration. 
E)  ushered in a new era of Indian wars.

Question 13

Why did President James Buchanan replace Utah's territorial governor Brigham Young with a non-Mormon appointee in 1857?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brigham Young had advocated for slavery in the trans-Mississippi West. 
B)  Mormons had slaughtered more than 100 settlers in the Mountain Meadows massacre. 
C)  Brigham Young was a known polygamist. 
D)  It became known that the work of federal judges in Utah was being obstructed. 
E)  Under Young, Utah had granted Native Americans equal citizenship. 
A)  Brigham Young had advocated for slavery in the trans-Mississippi West. 
B)  Mormons had slaughtered more than 100 settlers in the Mountain Meadows massacre. 
C)  Brigham Young was a known polygamist. 
D)  It became known that the work of federal judges in Utah was being obstructed. 
E)  Under Young, Utah had granted Native Americans equal citizenship.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Vertical and horizontal integration are

Question 15

What did William G.Sumner believe social classes owed each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperation, in order to move ahead. 
B)  A redistribution of wealth. 
C)  Nothing at all. 
D)  Respect and equality. 
E)  A spirit of kinship to fix the ills of society together. 
A)  Cooperation, in order to move ahead. 
B)  A redistribution of wealth. 
C)  Nothing at all. 
D)  Respect and equality. 
E)  A spirit of kinship to fix the ills of society together.

Question 16

The Plains Indians:

Accepted Answer

A)  were completely responsible for the near extinction of the buffalo. 
B)  had lived in peace until the Civil War. 
C)  encouraged the influx of white settlers. 
D)  included the Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux. 
E)  were treated fairly by the federal government. 
A)  were completely responsible for the near extinction of the buffalo. 
B)  had lived in peace until the Civil War. 
C)  encouraged the influx of white settlers. 
D)  included the Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux. 
E)  were treated fairly by the federal government.

Question 17

Why did new products like Ivory Soap and Quaker Oats symbolize the continuing integration of the economy in America's Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were consumer products manufactured with new technologies. 
B)  These products catered particularly to the appetites and desires of new immigrants. 
C)  These products were exemplary for the way in which mass consumption raised everyone's living standards. 
D)  These products were national brands, sold everywhere across the United States thanks to the expanding railroad network. 
E)  These products were examples of how Gilded Age technologies helped develop the sustainable use of materials. 
A)  They were consumer products manufactured with new technologies. 
B)  These products catered particularly to the appetites and desires of new immigrants. 
C)  These products were exemplary for the way in which mass consumption raised everyone's living standards. 
D)  These products were national brands, sold everywhere across the United States thanks to the expanding railroad network. 
E)  These products were examples of how Gilded Age technologies helped develop the sustainable use of materials.

Question 18

The Grange was an organization that:

Accepted Answer

A)  pushed for the eight-hour day. 
B)  sought to raise railroad rates. 
C)  opposed government regulation of shipping charges. 
D)  pushed for railroads to acquire more land in the West. 
E)  established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output. 
A)  pushed for the eight-hour day. 
B)  sought to raise railroad rates. 
C)  opposed government regulation of shipping charges. 
D)  pushed for railroads to acquire more land in the West. 
E)  established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output.

Question 19

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)  Since 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)  Since 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 20

How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The division of time into four zones allowed businesses to communicate by telegraph for the first time. 
B)  Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods. 
C)  Large banks were now able to locate in western railroad towns. 
D)  The adoption of a standard railroad gauge made private and federal land grants more available. 
E)  The expansion of trains increased the efficiency of small businesses. 
A)  The division of time into four zones allowed businesses to communicate by telegraph for the first time. 
B)  Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods. 
C)  Large banks were now able to locate in western railroad towns. 
D)  The adoption of a standard railroad gauge made private and federal land grants more available. 
E)  The expansion of trains increased the efficiency of small businesses.

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

What did Native Americans have in common with the Zulu of South Africa and the aboriginal people in Australia?

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

The Greenback-Labor Party:

Which of the following was included in theatrical and dime novel depictions of the American West?

Why was the Hollywood version of the western "cowboy" based more on fantasy than reality?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Social Darwinism

How did the displacement of native peoples in Australia differ from the experience of Indians in the American West?

The coming of the railroad to the Far West had little to do with the rapid expansion of corporate timber production.

By 1880,a majority of Americans worked in non-farm activities.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Civil Service Act

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

The Ghost Dance:

Why did President James Buchanan replace Utah's territorial governor Brigham Young with a non-Mormon appointee in 1857?

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

What did William G.Sumner believe social classes owed each other?

The Plains Indians:

Why did new products like Ivory Soap and Quaker Oats symbolize the continuing integration of the economy in America's Gilded Age?

The Grange was an organization that:

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

How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America?

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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