Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Coxey's Army

Accepted Answer

Coxey's Army refers to a protest march t

Question 2

Late-nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from

Accepted Answer

A)  low tariff rates. 
B)  overproduction. 
C)  a deflated currency. 
D)  immigration laws. 
E)  the federal government. 
A)  low tariff rates. 
B)  overproduction. 
C)  a deflated currency. 
D)  immigration laws. 
E)  the federal government.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Wesley Powell

Accepted Answer

John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) was a piv

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dawes Severalty Act

Accepted Answer

The Dawes Severalty Act, also known as t

Question 5

Labor unions,Populists,and debtors saw in the brutal Pullman episode

Accepted Answer

A)  proof of an alliance between big business, the federal government, and the courts against working people. 
B)  a strategy by which united working-class action could succeed. 
C)  the need for a socialist party in the United States. 
D)  the potential of the federal government as a counterweight to big business. 
E)  the crucial role of middle-class public opinion in labor conflicts. 
A)  proof of an alliance between big business, the federal government, and the courts against working people. 
B)  a strategy by which united working-class action could succeed. 
C)  the need for a socialist party in the United States. 
D)  the potential of the federal government as a counterweight to big business. 
E)  the crucial role of middle-class public opinion in labor conflicts.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cross of Gold speech

Accepted Answer

The "Cross of Gold" speech was a famous

Question 7

The depression of the 1890s and episodes like the Pullman Strike made the election of 1896 shape up as a

Accepted Answer

A)  battle between down-and-out workers and farmers and establishment conservatives. 
B)  conflict between the insurgent Populists and the two established political parties. 
C)  sectional conflict with the West aligned against the Northeast and South. 
D)  contest over the power of the federal government to manage a modern industrial economy like the United States. 
E)  clash of cultures between ordinary middle-class Americans and European-oriented radicals and reformers. 
A)  battle between down-and-out workers and farmers and establishment conservatives. 
B)  conflict between the insurgent Populists and the two established political parties. 
C)  sectional conflict with the West aligned against the Northeast and South. 
D)  contest over the power of the federal government to manage a modern industrial economy like the United States. 
E)  clash of cultures between ordinary middle-class Americans and European-oriented radicals and reformers.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Apaches were a group of Native Ameri

Question 9

If you were a farmer in Kansas in 1887,what would be three or four of your major problems? How would you try to solve them? Would you be likely to seek help? Where? Why?

Accepted Answer

As a farmer in Kansas in 1887, I would f

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bonanza farms

Accepted Answer

Bonanza farms were very large farms in t

Question 11

In the presidential election of 1896,McKinley carried

Accepted Answer

A)  the upper Mississippi Valley. 
B)  most urban workers. 
C)  the South. 
D)  the West. 
E)  New England. 
A)  the upper Mississippi Valley. 
B)  most urban workers. 
C)  the South. 
D)  the West. 
E)  New England.

Question 12

The first major farmers' organization was the

Accepted Answer

A)  National Grange. 
B)  Populists. 
C)  Greenback Labor party. 
D)  Farmers' Alliance. 
E)  American Farm Bureau. 
A)  National Grange. 
B)  Populists. 
C)  Greenback Labor party. 
D)  Farmers' Alliance. 
E)  American Farm Bureau.

Question 13

The monetary inflation needed to relieve the social and economic hardships of the late nineteenth century eventually came as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Gold Standard Act. 
B)  McKinley's adoption of the bimetallic standard. 
C)  an increase in the international gold supply. 
D)  Populist fusion with the Democratic party. 
E)  the creation of the Federal Reserve Board. 
A)  the Gold Standard Act. 
B)  McKinley's adoption of the bimetallic standard. 
C)  an increase in the international gold supply. 
D)  Populist fusion with the Democratic party. 
E)  the creation of the Federal Reserve Board.

Question 14

As a result of the complete defeat of Captain William Fetterman's command in 1866

Accepted Answer

A)  the government sent extensive military reinforcements to the Dakotas and Montana. 
B)  the government abandoned the Bozeman Trail and guaranteed the Sioux their lands. 
C)  the government adopted a policy of civilizing the Indians rather than trying to conquer them. 
D)  white settlers agreed to halt their expansion beyond the 100th meridian. 
E)  the conflict between the U.S. army and the Sioux came to a peaceful end. 
A)  the government sent extensive military reinforcements to the Dakotas and Montana. 
B)  the government abandoned the Bozeman Trail and guaranteed the Sioux their lands. 
C)  the government adopted a policy of civilizing the Indians rather than trying to conquer them. 
D)  white settlers agreed to halt their expansion beyond the 100th meridian. 
E)  the conflict between the U.S. army and the Sioux came to a peaceful end.

Question 15

Helen Hunt Jackson's novel,Ramona,was centered around

Accepted Answer

A)  the cruel mistreatment of Indians in California. 
B)  the cheating of Indians by federal agents on the reservations. 
C)  the efforts of Christian reformers to prevent the killing of Indians. 
D)  an Indian girl's attempt to retain her culture in an Indian boarding school. 
E)  the last Indian wars between the U.S. army and the Apaches in the Southwest. 
A)  the cruel mistreatment of Indians in California. 
B)  the cheating of Indians by federal agents on the reservations. 
C)  the efforts of Christian reformers to prevent the killing of Indians. 
D)  an Indian girl's attempt to retain her culture in an Indian boarding school. 
E)  the last Indian wars between the U.S. army and the Apaches in the Southwest.

Question 16

Which of the following was not among the qualifications that helped William McKinley earn the Republican presidential nomination in 1896?

Accepted Answer

A)  He came from the key electoral swing state of Ohio. 
B)  He had gained a national reputation by sponsoring the high McKinley Tariff Bill. 
C)  He was a likable Civil War veteran. 
D)  He was backed by the skilled political manager and fund raiser Mark Hanna. 
E)  He was an energetic and charismatic campaigner. 
A)  He came from the key electoral swing state of Ohio. 
B)  He had gained a national reputation by sponsoring the high McKinley Tariff Bill. 
C)  He was a likable Civil War veteran. 
D)  He was backed by the skilled political manager and fund raiser Mark Hanna. 
E)  He was an energetic and charismatic campaigner.

Question 17

The mining frontier played a vital role in

Accepted Answer

A)  bringing law and order to the West. 
B)  attracting the first substantial white population to the West. 
C)  enabling the government to go off the gold standard. 
D)  ensuring that the mining industry would remain in the hands of independent, small operations. 
E)  forcing the Indians off the Great Plains. 
A)  bringing law and order to the West. 
B)  attracting the first substantial white population to the West. 
C)  enabling the government to go off the gold standard. 
D)  ensuring that the mining industry would remain in the hands of independent, small operations. 
E)  forcing the Indians off the Great Plains.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jacob S.Coxey

Accepted Answer

Jacob S. Coxey (1854–1951) was an Americ

Question 19

Explain the ultimate defeat of the Plains Indians by whites.Select and discuss at least three major reasons for the decline of the Plains culture; then tell which you think was the most important and why.

Accepted Answer

The ultimate defeat of the Plains Indian

Question 20

Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a watershed election that marked the beginning of the fourth party system.Explain why this is so,and how American politics from 1865 to 1896 differed from the political situation that developed after the election of 1896.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1896 is often considered

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Coxey's Army

Late-nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Wesley Powell

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dawes Severalty Act

Labor unions,Populists,and debtors saw in the brutal Pullman episode

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cross of Gold speech

The depression of the 1890s and episodes like the Pullman Strike made the election of 1896 shape up as a

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

If you were a farmer in Kansas in 1887,what would be three or four of your major problems? How would you try to solve them? Would you be likely to seek help? Where? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bonanza farms

In the presidential election of 1896,McKinley carried

The first major farmers' organization was the

The monetary inflation needed to relieve the social and economic hardships of the late nineteenth century eventually came as a result of

As a result of the complete defeat of Captain William Fetterman's command in 1866

Helen Hunt Jackson's novel,Ramona,was centered around

Which of the following was not among the qualifications that helped William McKinley earn the Republican presidential nomination in 1896?

The mining frontier played a vital role in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jacob S.Coxey

Explain the ultimate defeat of the Plains Indians by whites.Select and discuss at least three major reasons for the decline of the Plains culture; then tell which you think was the most important and why.

Political historians often argue that the election of 1896 was a watershed election that marked the beginning of the fourth party system.Explain why this is so,and how American politics from 1865 to 1896 differed from the political situation that developed after the election of 1896.

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

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

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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