Question 1

Black Americans were hard hit by the gloom times of the depression years of the mid 1870s because

Accepted Answer

A)  many had put their money in the Freedman's Savings and Trust, only to see it vanish due to bad investments. 
B)  companies tended to fire them first and hold on to white workers. 
C)  mobs of unemployed workers took out their frustrations through violence against blacks. 
D)  they lost what little land they owned to speculation schemes. 
E)  None of these 
A)  many had put their money in the Freedman's Savings and Trust, only to see it vanish due to bad investments. 
B)  companies tended to fire them first and hold on to white workers. 
C)  mobs of unemployed workers took out their frustrations through violence against blacks. 
D)  they lost what little land they owned to speculation schemes. 
E)  None of these

Question 2

Which of the following was not among the platform planks adopted by the Populist party in their convention of 1892?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph 
B)  Free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 
C)  A one-term limit on the presidency 
D)  Government guarantees of parity prices for farmers 
E)  Immigration restrictions 
A)  Government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph 
B)  Free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 
C)  A one-term limit on the presidency 
D)  Government guarantees of parity prices for farmers 
E)  Immigration restrictions

Question 3

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South. 
B)  the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of black rights in the South. 
C)  the election of a Democrat to the presidency. 
D)  Republican support for an inflationary silver-money policy. 
E)  a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad. 
A)  a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South. 
B)  the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of black rights in the South. 
C)  the election of a Democrat to the presidency. 
D)  Republican support for an inflationary silver-money policy. 
E)  a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad.

Question 4

Benjamin Harrison's victory over Grover Cleveland in the election of 1888 was unusual in that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was an overwhelming landslide for Harrison. 
B)  Indiana and Ohio were not key states in determining the election outcome. 
C)  the Republican party raised less money than the Democrats. 
D)  there was almost none of the usual voter fraud and corruption. 
E)  Harrison lost the popular vote to Cleveland but won in the electoral college. 
A)  it was an overwhelming landslide for Harrison. 
B)  Indiana and Ohio were not key states in determining the election outcome. 
C)  the Republican party raised less money than the Democrats. 
D)  there was almost none of the usual voter fraud and corruption. 
E)  Harrison lost the popular vote to Cleveland but won in the electoral college.

Question 5

Why did white Populist leaders like Thomas Watson,who attempted to forge biracial coalitions,often turn viciously racist when those coalitions failed?

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon of white Populist leaders

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-pork-barrel bills

Accepted Answer

Pork-barrel bills are legislative approp

Question 7

An epidemic of violent strikes and labor conflict in 1892 led to the prospect of

Accepted Answer

A)  a switch of urban workers from the Democratic to the Republican party. 
B)  Populist support for immigration restrictions. 
C)  Populist support for a revolutionary overthrow of reactionary state governments. 
D)  the Populists adding industrial workers to their base of support among farmers. 
E)  Grover Cleveland's switch to a pro-labor and pro-farmer campaign platform. 
A)  a switch of urban workers from the Democratic to the Republican party. 
B)  Populist support for immigration restrictions. 
C)  Populist support for a revolutionary overthrow of reactionary state governments. 
D)  the Populists adding industrial workers to their base of support among farmers. 
E)  Grover Cleveland's switch to a pro-labor and pro-farmer campaign platform.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

Accepted Answer

The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was

Question 9

During the Gilded Age,the lifeblood of both the Democratic and the Republican parties was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Grand Army of the Republic. 
B)  the Roman Catholic Church. 
C)  ideological commitment. 
D)  big-city political machines. 
E)  political patronage. 
A)  the Grand Army of the Republic. 
B)  the Roman Catholic Church. 
C)  ideological commitment. 
D)  big-city political machines. 
E)  political patronage.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crédit Mobilier

Accepted Answer

Crédit Mobilier was a French banking com

Question 11

Why did the Populists' initial movement for a biracial coalition fail? Was it inevitable that black voting would be eliminated in the South?

Accepted Answer

The Populists' initial movement for a bi

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Greenback Labor party

Accepted Answer

The Greenback Labor Party was a politica

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company

Accepted Answer

The Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company

Question 14

In the Gilded Age,hard money policies were reflected in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Resumption Act of 1875. 
B)  the "Crime of '73." 
C)  contraction. 
D)  the position of the Greenback Labor party. 
E)  agitation for silver currency. 
A)  the Resumption Act of 1875. 
B)  the "Crime of '73." 
C)  contraction. 
D)  the position of the Greenback Labor party. 
E)  agitation for silver currency.

Question 15

The Liberal Republican revolt from the regular Republican party in 1872 was motivated primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  dismay at the Republicans' weakness in upholding radical Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  nostalgia for leadership like that of the martyred Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  disgust at the corruption and scandals of the Grant administration. 
D)  a fervent passion for reforms on behalf of women and blacks. 
E)  a desire to strengthen the federal government's regulation of big business. 
A)  dismay at the Republicans' weakness in upholding radical Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  nostalgia for leadership like that of the martyred Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  disgust at the corruption and scandals of the Grant administration. 
D)  a fervent passion for reforms on behalf of women and blacks. 
E)  a desire to strengthen the federal government's regulation of big business.

Question 16

A major cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the issuance of millions of dollars in greenbacks. 
B)  the expansion of more factories, railroads, and mines than existing markets would bear. 
C)  a credit crunch caused by extremely high interest rates. 
D)  Wall Street's fears about the power of the radical Greenback Labor party. 
E)  excessive speculation in mining stocks. 
A)  the issuance of millions of dollars in greenbacks. 
B)  the expansion of more factories, railroads, and mines than existing markets would bear. 
C)  a credit crunch caused by extremely high interest rates. 
D)  Wall Street's fears about the power of the radical Greenback Labor party. 
E)  excessive speculation in mining stocks.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Billion-Dollar Congress

Accepted Answer

The "Billion-Dollar Congress" refers to

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Crime of '73"

Accepted Answer

The "Crime of '73" refers to the passage

Question 19

Was the Compromise of 1877 a necessary attempt to avoid a possible renewal of Civil War or a cynical,self-interested political bargain whose real victim were abandoned African Americans?

Accepted Answer

The Compromise of 1877 was a cynical, se

Question 20

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California,the United States Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China. 
B)  did nothing, as it was California's problem. 
C)  banned the Kearneyites in San Francisco. 
D)  sent many Chinese back to their homeland. 
E)  passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America. 
A)  negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China. 
B)  did nothing, as it was California's problem. 
C)  banned the Kearneyites in San Francisco. 
D)  sent many Chinese back to their homeland. 
E)  passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America.

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

Black Americans were hard hit by the gloom times of the depression years of the mid 1870s because

Which of the following was not among the platform planks adopted by the Populist party in their convention of 1892?

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

Benjamin Harrison's victory over Grover Cleveland in the election of 1888 was unusual in that

Why did white Populist leaders like Thomas Watson,who attempted to forge biracial coalitions,often turn viciously racist when those coalitions failed?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -pork-barrel bills

An epidemic of violent strikes and labor conflict in 1892 led to the prospect of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

During the Gilded Age,the lifeblood of both the Democratic and the Republican parties was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crédit Mobilier

Why did the Populists' initial movement for a biracial coalition fail? Was it inevitable that black voting would be eliminated in the South?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Greenback Labor party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company

In the Gilded Age,hard money policies were reflected in

The Liberal Republican revolt from the regular Republican party in 1872 was motivated primarily by

A major cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Billion-Dollar Congress

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Crime of '73"

Was the Compromise of 1877 a necessary attempt to avoid a possible renewal of Civil War or a cynical,self-interested political bargain whose real victim were abandoned African Americans?

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California,the United States Congress

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