Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ghost Dance

Accepted Answer

The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement

Question 3

The Indians battled whites for all the following reasons except to

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A)  rescue their families who had been exiled to Oklahoma. 
B)  avenge savage massacres of Indians by whites. 
C)  punish whites for breaking treaties. 
D)  defend their lands against white invaders. 
E)  preserve their nomadic way of life against forced settlement. 
A)  rescue their families who had been exiled to Oklahoma. 
B)  avenge savage massacres of Indians by whites. 
C)  punish whites for breaking treaties. 
D)  defend their lands against white invaders. 
E)  preserve their nomadic way of life against forced settlement.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James B. Hickok

Accepted Answer

James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wi

Question 5

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)  increasing voter participation in elections. 
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)  increasing voter participation in elections. 
D)  less concern for industrial regulation. 
E)  sharpened conflict between business and labor.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​mining industry

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The mining industry has played a crucial

Question 7

The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that

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A)  rural America would defeat urban America. 
B)  the South remained solid for the Democratic party. 
C)  a third-party candidate had a serious chance at the White House. 
D)  factory workers would favor inflation. 
E)  a serious effort to win the White House would be made with mostly agrarian votes. 
A)  rural America would defeat urban America. 
B)  the South remained solid for the Democratic party. 
C)  a third-party candidate had a serious chance at the White House. 
D)  factory workers would favor inflation. 
E)  a serious effort to win the White House would be made with mostly agrarian votes.

Question 8

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 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sitting Bull

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Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – December 15, 189

Question 10

The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed to

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A)  eastern labor's opposition to free silver. 
B)  the return of general economic prosperity. 
C)  the decline of middle-class values. 
D)  the relative decline of rural America in relation to the cities. 
E)  increasing levels of voter participation in national elections. 
A)  eastern labor's opposition to free silver. 
B)  the return of general economic prosperity. 
C)  the decline of middle-class values. 
D)  the relative decline of rural America in relation to the cities. 
E)  increasing levels of voter participation in national elections.

Question 11

A Century of Dishonor (1881), which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations, was authored by

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A)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  Chief Joseph. 
D)  Joseph F. Glidden. 
E)  Chief Black Elk of the Ogala Sioux. 
A)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
B)  Helen Hunt Jackson. 
C)  Chief Joseph. 
D)  Joseph F. Glidden. 
E)  Chief Black Elk of the Ogala Sioux.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​reservation system

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The reservation system refers to the pol

Question 13

In a bid to win labor's support, the Populist party

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A)  supported restrictions on immigration. 
B)  supported the Haymarket anarchists. 
C)  opposed judicial injunctions against labor strikes. 
D)  endorsed workmen's compensation laws. 
E)  proposed a law guaranteeing the right to organize and strike. 
A)  supported restrictions on immigration. 
B)  supported the Haymarket anarchists. 
C)  opposed judicial injunctions against labor strikes. 
D)  endorsed workmen's compensation laws. 
E)  proposed a law guaranteeing the right to organize and strike.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene V. Debs

Accepted Answer

Eugene V. Debs was an American socialist

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women on the frontier?

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A)  Women worked as prostitutes on the frontier. 
B)  Some women made money running boarding houses. 
C)  Women were voluntary participants in the saloon drinking and culture of the frontier West. 
D)  Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East. 
E)  Women found a variety of opportunities in the West. 
A)  Women worked as prostitutes on the frontier. 
B)  Some women made money running boarding houses. 
C)  Women were voluntary participants in the saloon drinking and culture of the frontier West. 
D)  Frontier women got the right to vote much later than women in the East. 
E)  Women found a variety of opportunities in the West.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Arapahoes, also known as the Arapaho

Question 17

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

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A)  a strong economy that raised wheat and other commodity 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)  a strong economy that raised wheat and other commodity 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 18

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...

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Coin's Financial School

Accepted Answer

Coin's Financial School was a book writt

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James B. Weaver

Accepted Answer

James Baird Weaver (1833–1912) was an Am

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ghost Dance

The Indians battled whites for all the following reasons except to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Hickok

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mining industry

The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sitting Bull

The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed to

A Century of Dishonor (1881), which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations, was authored by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -reservation system

In a bid to win labor's support, the Populist party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene V. Debs

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women on the frontier?

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

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: -Coin's Financial School

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Weaver

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 5: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ghost Dance

The Indians battled whites for all the following reasons except to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Hickok

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​mining industry

The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sitting Bull

The consolidation of Republican power and eclipse of the Populists after the 1896 elections can be attributed to

A Century of Dishonor (1881), which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-white relations, was authored by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​reservation system

In a bid to win labor's support, the Populist party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene V. Debs

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women on the frontier?

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

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: -Coin's Financial School

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Weaver

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mining industry

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -reservation system