Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Half-Breed

Accepted Answer

The term "Half-Breed" was historically s

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jim Crow

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow refers to a set of laws and cus

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Colored Farmers' National Alliance

Accepted Answer

The Colored Farmers' National Alliance w

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William McKinley

Accepted Answer

William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – Sep

Question 5

Grover Cleveland proposed to address the problem of the large federal budget surplus by

Accepted Answer

A)  spending on roads, dams, and other public works. 
B)  providing higher pensions for all Civil War veterans both North and South. 
C)  cutting federal income taxes. 
D)  lowering the tariff. 
E)  distributing the surplus to the states. 
A)  spending on roads, dams, and other public works. 
B)  providing higher pensions for all Civil War veterans both North and South. 
C)  cutting federal income taxes. 
D)  lowering the tariff. 
E)  distributing the surplus to the states.

Question 6

Was Grover Cleveland's gold deal with J.P.Morgan justified? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The gold deal between Grover Cleveland a

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-J.P.Morgan

Accepted Answer

J. P. Morgan, born John Pierpont Morgan

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tweed Ring

Accepted Answer

The Tweed Ring, also known as the "Tamma

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Adlai E.Stevenson

Accepted Answer

Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900–1965) was an

Question 10

During the mid to late nineteenth century,Chinese women

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A)  did not emigrate to the United States at all. 
B)  settled mostly on the east coast, 
C)  were a large percentage of the immigrants to the U.S. 
D)  were few in number, and most became prostitutes. 
E)  competed with Irish women for jobs in domestic service. 
A)  did not emigrate to the United States at all. 
B)  settled mostly on the east coast, 
C)  were a large percentage of the immigrants to the U.S. 
D)  were few in number, and most became prostitutes. 
E)  competed with Irish women for jobs in domestic service.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Samuel Tilden

Accepted Answer

Samuel Tilden was a significant figure i

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gilded Age

Accepted Answer

The Gilded Age refers to a period in Uni

Question 13

How could the Populists have broadened their platform to appeal to both black farmers and the white industrial working class?

Accepted Answer

The Populists could have broadened their

Question 14

New York's notoriously corrupt Boss Tweed was finally jailed under the pressure of

Accepted Answer

A)  New York Times exposés and the cartoons of Thomas Nast. 
B)  federal income tax evasion charges. 
C)  the RICO racketeering act. 
D)  New York City's ethics laws. 
E)  testimony by Tweed's partners in crime. 
A)  New York Times exposés and the cartoons of Thomas Nast. 
B)  federal income tax evasion charges. 
C)  the RICO racketeering act. 
D)  New York City's ethics laws. 
E)  testimony by Tweed's partners in crime.

Question 15

In religious and cultural terms,the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from the

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A)  less orthodox traditions of Unitarianism and Quakerism. 
B)  Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness. 
C)  Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom. 
D)  scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society. 
E)  Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society. 
A)  less orthodox traditions of Unitarianism and Quakerism. 
B)  Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness. 
C)  Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom. 
D)  scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society. 
E)  Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society.

Question 16

The tariff bill,sponsored by the talented Congressman William McKinley of Ohio,provided for

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A)  higher tariffs on agricultural imports and lower tariffs for imported farm machinery. 
B)  higher tariffs on raw materials than on finished goods. 
C)  sky-high tariff rates that stirred rural discontent. 
D)  reciprocal free trade agreements between the United States and Latin American countries. 
E)  lower tariffs on goods from other democratic countries. 
A)  higher tariffs on agricultural imports and lower tariffs for imported farm machinery. 
B)  higher tariffs on raw materials than on finished goods. 
C)  sky-high tariff rates that stirred rural discontent. 
D)  reciprocal free trade agreements between the United States and Latin American countries. 
E)  lower tariffs on goods from other democratic countries.

Question 17

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings,the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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A)  left the country. 
B)  belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C)  used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D)  tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E)  bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock. 
A)  left the country. 
B)  belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C)  used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D)  tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E)  bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Chester A.Arthur

Accepted Answer

Chester A. Arthur served as the 21st Pre

Question 19

Public executions and lynchings of black men in the Jim Crow South were

Accepted Answer

A)  retaliation for violent crimes against whites. 
B)  designed to intimidate African Americans to accept second-class status. 
C)  done to scare blacks into moving out of the South. 
D)  a way to force blacks back into slave-like labor. 
E)  All of these 
A)  retaliation for violent crimes against whites. 
B)  designed to intimidate African Americans to accept second-class status. 
C)  done to scare blacks into moving out of the South. 
D)  a way to force blacks back into slave-like labor. 
E)  All of these

Question 20

The 1884 election contest between James G.Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for

Accepted Answer

A)  its emphasis on issues. 
B)  low voter turnout. 
C)  its viciously personal attacks between the two candidates. 
D)  a landslide victory for the reform-minded Republicans. 
E)  its virtual tie in the electoral college. 
A)  its emphasis on issues. 
B)  low voter turnout. 
C)  its viciously personal attacks between the two candidates. 
D)  a landslide victory for the reform-minded Republicans. 
E)  its virtual tie in the electoral college.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Half-Breed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jim Crow

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Colored Farmers' National Alliance

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William McKinley

Grover Cleveland proposed to address the problem of the large federal budget surplus by

Was Grover Cleveland's gold deal with J.P.Morgan justified? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -J.P.Morgan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tweed Ring

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Adlai E.Stevenson

During the mid to late nineteenth century,Chinese women

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel Tilden

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gilded Age

How could the Populists have broadened their platform to appeal to both black farmers and the white industrial working class?

New York's notoriously corrupt Boss Tweed was finally jailed under the pressure of

In religious and cultural terms,the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from the

The tariff bill,sponsored by the talented Congressman William McKinley of Ohio,provided for

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings,the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Chester A.Arthur

Public executions and lynchings of black men in the Jim Crow South were

The 1884 election contest between James G.Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for

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American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

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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

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The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

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