Question 1

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

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A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead. 
A)  the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands. 
B)  160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains. 
C)  midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West. 
D)  most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West. 
E)  it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead.

Question 2

What is the safety-valve theory? Do you find it plausible? Why or why not?

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The safety-valve theory is a concept in

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Populist (People's)Party

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The Populist Party, also known as the Pe

Question 4

The 1896 victory of William McKinley ushered in a long period of Republican dominance that was accompanied by

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A)  diminishing voter participation in elections. 
B)  strengthening of party organizations. 
C)  greater concern over civil-service reform. 
D)  less concern for industrial regulation. 
E)  sharpened conflict between business and labor. 
A)  diminishing voter participation in elections. 
B)  strengthening of party organizations. 
C)  greater concern over civil-service reform. 
D)  less concern for industrial regulation. 
E)  sharpened conflict between business and labor.

Question 5

As president,William McKinley can best be described as

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A)  cautious and conservative. 
B)  a man of little ability. 
C)  an active reformer. 
D)  a person willing to go against the opinion of the majority. 
E)  a skillful negotiator. 
A)  cautious and conservative. 
B)  a man of little ability. 
C)  an active reformer. 
D)  a person willing to go against the opinion of the majority. 
E)  a skillful negotiator.

Question 6

In the election of 1896,the major issue became

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A)  restoration of protective tariffs. 
B)  enactment of an income tax. 
C)  government programs for those unemployed as a result of the depression. 
D)  the rights of farmers and industrial workers. 
E)  free and unlimited coinage of silver. 
A)  restoration of protective tariffs. 
B)  enactment of an income tax. 
C)  government programs for those unemployed as a result of the depression. 
D)  the rights of farmers and industrial workers. 
E)  free and unlimited coinage of silver.

Question 7

For many years historians interpreted the 1896 election as the challenge of the people against the candidate of big business and the status quo.Explain why this view has largely fallen into disfavor,and why more of the people voted for McKinley.Are there any elements in the traditional view worth retaining?

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The answer of For many years historians interpreted the 1896...

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dingley Tariff bill

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The Dingley Tariff bill, officially know

Question 9

Late nineteenth-century Populist farmers held grievances against

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A)  railroads. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  banks. 
D)  grain-elevator operators. 
E)  the two major political parties. 
A)  railroads. 
B)  state governments. 
C)  banks. 
D)  grain-elevator operators. 
E)  the two major political parties.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dodge City,Kansas

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Dodge City, Kansas, is a city with a ric

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mary Elizabeth Lease

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Mary Elizabeth Lease was a prominent fig

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nez Percé

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The Nez Percé were a Native American tri

Question 13

The strongest ally of Mark Hanna and the Republicans in the 1896 presidential election was

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A)  the drop in wheat prices. 
B)  McKinley's vigorous campaigning. 
C)  fear of the alleged radicalism of William Jennings Bryan and his free silver cause. 
D)  the nearly unanimous support of the nation's trained economists. 
E)  the divisions in the Democratic Party. 
A)  the drop in wheat prices. 
B)  McKinley's vigorous campaigning. 
C)  fear of the alleged radicalism of William Jennings Bryan and his free silver cause. 
D)  the nearly unanimous support of the nation's trained economists. 
E)  the divisions in the Democratic Party.

Question 14

Had you lived during this period,which political party─Democratic,Republican,or Populist─would have attracted your allegiance?

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The answer of Had you lived during this period,which political...

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Long Drive

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The Long Drive refers to the overland ca

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sioux

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The Sioux, also known as the Dakota, Lak

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marcus Alonzo Hanna

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Marcus Alonzo Hanna, commonly known as M

Question 18

The Democratic party nominee for president in 1896 was ____; the Republicans nominated ____; and the Populists endorsed ____.

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A)  William McKinley; Mark Hanna; William Jennings Bryan 
B)  William Jennings Bryan; William McKinley; James B. Weaver 
C)  William Jennings Bryan; William McKinley; William Jennings Bryan 
D)  Mark Hanna; William Jennings Bryan; William Jennings Bryan 
E)  William Jennings Bryan; Theodore Roosevelt; William Jennings Bryan 
A)  William McKinley; Mark Hanna; William Jennings Bryan 
B)  William Jennings Bryan; William McKinley; James B. Weaver 
C)  William Jennings Bryan; William McKinley; William Jennings Bryan 
D)  Mark Hanna; William Jennings Bryan; William Jennings Bryan 
E)  William Jennings Bryan; Theodore Roosevelt; William Jennings Bryan

Question 19

Jacob Coxey and his army marched on Washington,D.C.,to

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A)  demand a larger military budget. 
B)  protest the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
C)  demand that the government relieve unemployment with a public works program. 
D)  try to promote a general strike of all workers. 
E)  demand the immediate payment of bonuses to Civil War veterans. 
A)  demand a larger military budget. 
B)  protest the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
C)  demand that the government relieve unemployment with a public works program. 
D)  try to promote a general strike of all workers. 
E)  demand the immediate payment of bonuses to Civil War veterans.

Question 20

The United States government's outlawing of the Indian Sun (Ghost)Dance in 1890 resulted in the

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A)  Battle of Wounded Knee. 
B)  Sand Creek massacre. 
C)  Battle of Little Big Horn. 
D)  Dawes Severalty Act. 
E)  Carlisle Indian School. 
A)  Battle of Wounded Knee. 
B)  Sand Creek massacre. 
C)  Battle of Little Big Horn. 
D)  Dawes Severalty Act. 
E)  Carlisle Indian School.

Exam 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

What is the safety-valve theory? Do you find it plausible? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Populist (People's)Party

The 1896 victory of William McKinley ushered in a long period of Republican dominance that was accompanied by

As president,William McKinley can best be described as

In the election of 1896,the major issue became

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dingley Tariff bill

Late nineteenth-century Populist farmers held grievances against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dodge City,Kansas

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Elizabeth Lease

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nez Percé

The strongest ally of Mark Hanna and the Republicans in the 1896 presidential election was

Had you lived during this period,which political party─Democratic,Republican,or Populist─would have attracted your allegiance?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Long Drive

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sioux

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marcus Alonzo Hanna

The Democratic party nominee for president in 1896 was ____; the Republicans nominated ____; and the Populists endorsed ____.

Jacob Coxey and his army marched on Washington,D.C.,to

The United States government's outlawing of the Indian Sun (Ghost)Dance in 1890 resulted in the

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The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

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

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

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The War to End War,1917-1918

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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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