Question 1

The Immigration Restriction League:

Accepted Answer

A)  called for increased immigration from Asia. 
B)  was founded by new immigrants. 
C)  wanted to bar immigrants under the age of eighteen. 
D)  wanted to bar immigrants who were illiterate. 
E)  wanted to end all immigration. 
A)  called for increased immigration from Asia. 
B)  was founded by new immigrants. 
C)  wanted to bar immigrants under the age of eighteen. 
D)  wanted to bar immigrants who were illiterate. 
E)  wanted to end all immigration.

Question 2

By 1900,in both the North and South:

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A)  history textbooks emphasized Reconstruction's merits. 
B)  the role of black soldiers in ensuring Union victory in the Civil War was all but forgotten. 
C)  history texts portrayed African-Americans as happy in slavery. 
D)  African-Americans had largely solidified the political and economic gains made in Reconstruction. 
E)  B and D 
A)  history textbooks emphasized Reconstruction's merits. 
B)  the role of black soldiers in ensuring Union victory in the Civil War was all but forgotten. 
C)  history texts portrayed African-Americans as happy in slavery. 
D)  African-Americans had largely solidified the political and economic gains made in Reconstruction. 
E)  B and D

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Insular Cases

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 4

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. 
B)  Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves. 
C)  The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. 
D)  The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. 
E)  Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles. 
A)  Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. 
B)  Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves. 
C)  The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. 
D)  The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. 
E)  Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles.

Question 5

In the Insular Cases,the Supreme Court:

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A)  determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos would become U.S. citizens in 1904. 
B)  held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War. 
C)  determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos were entitled to the same rights as U.S. citizens. 
D)  held that the annexation of the Philippines violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  ruled that the Foraker Act of 1900, which declared Puerto Rico an "insular territory," was unconstitutional. 
A)  determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos would become U.S. citizens in 1904. 
B)  held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War. 
C)  determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos were entitled to the same rights as U.S. citizens. 
D)  held that the annexation of the Philippines violated the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  ruled that the Foraker Act of 1900, which declared Puerto Rico an "insular territory," was unconstitutional.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Open Door

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Booker T.Washington

Accepted Answer

A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines 
A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines

Question 8

The strife at Homestead reflected broader battles over American freedom during the 1890s.Defend this statement.

Accepted Answer

The strife at Homestead reflected broade

Question 9

Which of the following was the reason for U.S.control over Puerto Rico,Guam,and the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

A)  The search for raw materials. 
B)  The desire to unravel European empires. 
C)  Exclusive access to consumer markets in these territories. 
D)  Control of strategic gateways from which to project American naval and commercial power. 
E)  These islands harbored a growing number of exiled labor radicals. 
A)  The search for raw materials. 
B)  The desire to unravel European empires. 
C)  Exclusive access to consumer markets in these territories. 
D)  Control of strategic gateways from which to project American naval and commercial power. 
E)  These islands harbored a growing number of exiled labor radicals.

Question 10

After the Spanish-American War,the United States fought a much longer and deadlier war against the Filipinos in order to subdue the island for annexation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-disenfranchisement

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 12

Which statement about the People's Party is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emerged from the Farmers' Alliance in the 1890s and claimed to speak for all the "producing classes." 
B)  It embarked on a remarkable effort of community organization and education. 
C)  Its platform of 1892 remains a classic document of American reform, advocating radical ideas of the day such as graduated income tax and increased democracy. 
D)  It emerged as an urban, middle-class vehicle for social, economic, and political reform. 
E)  It sought to rethink the relationship between freedom and government in order to address the crisis of the 1890s. 
A)  It emerged from the Farmers' Alliance in the 1890s and claimed to speak for all the "producing classes." 
B)  It embarked on a remarkable effort of community organization and education. 
C)  Its platform of 1892 remains a classic document of American reform, advocating radical ideas of the day such as graduated income tax and increased democracy. 
D)  It emerged as an urban, middle-class vehicle for social, economic, and political reform. 
E)  It sought to rethink the relationship between freedom and government in order to address the crisis of the 1890s.

Question 13

With the Redeemers in power in the South:

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A)  Louisiana became the only state in the Union where white illiteracy rates actually increased. 
B)  convict labor, rented out to private business owners, became a profitable venture for railroad, mining, and lumber companies. 
C)  taxes on white landowners increased in most southern states to raise badly needed revenue for shrinking state budgets. 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C 
A)  Louisiana became the only state in the Union where white illiteracy rates actually increased. 
B)  convict labor, rented out to private business owners, became a profitable venture for railroad, mining, and lumber companies. 
C)  taxes on white landowners increased in most southern states to raise badly needed revenue for shrinking state budgets. 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-WCTU

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-United States v.Wong Kim Ark

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 16

Booker T.Washington urged blacks to try to combat segregation and become active in political affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did the Civil War come to be remembered by the 1890s as the white North and South moved toward reconciliation?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a tragic family quarrel among white Americans, in which blacks played no significant part. 
B)  As a significant turning point in American economic history, as wage labor won out over slave labor. 
C)  As a monumental political struggle that culminated in the emancipation of 4 million people. 
D)  As a struggle between federal and state rights that redefined the laws of the founding fathers. 
E)  As the climax of the story of slavery that began when the Constitution was signed and was destined to be settled through war. 
A)  As a tragic family quarrel among white Americans, in which blacks played no significant part. 
B)  As a significant turning point in American economic history, as wage labor won out over slave labor. 
C)  As a monumental political struggle that culminated in the emancipation of 4 million people. 
D)  As a struggle between federal and state rights that redefined the laws of the founding fathers. 
E)  As the climax of the story of slavery that began when the Constitution was signed and was destined to be settled through war.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Civil War in memory refers to the wa

Question 19

What did the term "white man's burden" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domination of non-whites by white people was necessary for the progress of civilization. 
B)  Imperialism required long absences from friends and family back home. 
C)  The only way to ensure American victory in the Philippine War was for white soldiers to accept black fighters into their ranks. 
D)  It was a tongue-in-cheek reference coined by Mark Twain to describe American troop atrocities against Filipinos. 
E)  It referred to the heavy kit U.S. soldiers had to carry while on duty. 
A)  Domination of non-whites by white people was necessary for the progress of civilization. 
B)  Imperialism required long absences from friends and family back home. 
C)  The only way to ensure American victory in the Philippine War was for white soldiers to accept black fighters into their ranks. 
D)  It was a tongue-in-cheek reference coined by Mark Twain to describe American troop atrocities against Filipinos. 
E)  It referred to the heavy kit U.S. soldiers had to carry while on duty.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Theodore Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines 
A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines

Exam 17: Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Immigration Restriction League:

By 1900,in both the North and South:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Insular Cases

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

In the Insular Cases,the Supreme Court:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Open Door

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Booker T.Washington

The strife at Homestead reflected broader battles over American freedom during the 1890s.Defend this statement.

Which of the following was the reason for U.S.control over Puerto Rico,Guam,and the Philippines?

After the Spanish-American War,the United States fought a much longer and deadlier war against the Filipinos in order to subdue the island for annexation.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -disenfranchisement

Which statement about the People's Party is FALSE?

With the Redeemers in power in the South:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -WCTU

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -United States v.Wong Kim Ark

Booker T.Washington urged blacks to try to combat segregation and become active in political affairs.

How did the Civil War come to be remembered by the 1890s as the white North and South moved toward reconciliation?

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

What did the term "white man's burden" mean?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Theodore Roosevelt

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

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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