Question 1

Which of the following best describes the Mugwumps,Stalwarts,and Half-Breeds?

Accepted Answer

A) They were conflicting groups within the Democratic Party. 
B) Both the Mugwumps and Half-Breeds supported reforms while the Stalwarts opposed reform. 
C) Only the Stalwarts advocated civil-service reform. 
D) All three groups favored extension of the spoils system. 
E) They were three fledging political parties who supported "clean" politics. 
A) They were conflicting groups within the Democratic Party. 
B) Both the Mugwumps and Half-Breeds supported reforms while the Stalwarts opposed reform. 
C) Only the Stalwarts advocated civil-service reform. 
D) All three groups favored extension of the spoils system. 
E) They were three fledging political parties who supported "clean" politics.

Question 2

The man who assassinated President Garfield was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The man who assassinated President Garfield was...

Question 3

"Jim Crow" laws

Accepted Answer

A) disenfranchised black Americans. 
B) extended the naturalization period for foreigners. 
C) prevented women from voting. 
D) mandated labor unions. 
E) mandated racial segregation in public facilities. 
A) disenfranchised black Americans. 
B) extended the naturalization period for foreigners. 
C) prevented women from voting. 
D) mandated labor unions. 
E) mandated racial segregation in public facilities.

Question 4

Texas Rangers

Accepted Answer

A) protected Mexican American land claims in Texas. 
B) often acted as vigilantes for Anglos in retaliating against Mexican Americans. 
C) always enforced the law impartially. 
D) protected Mexican Americans' right to vote. 
E) protected the rights of blacks in Texas. 
A) protected Mexican American land claims in Texas. 
B) often acted as vigilantes for Anglos in retaliating against Mexican Americans. 
C) always enforced the law impartially. 
D) protected Mexican Americans' right to vote. 
E) protected the rights of blacks in Texas.

Question 5

The African Americans -- "Exodusters" -- who left the South beginning in the 1870s​

Accepted Answer

A) were lured  to the North by agents seeking industrial workers.​ 
B) moved to escape poverty.​ 
C) were acting on a rumor that there was free land for them in Kansas.​ 
D) comprised 50,000  people hoping to resettle in Africa and leave southern racism behind.​ 
E) were acting on the advice of noted leader Booker T.Washington.​ 
A) were lured  to the North by agents seeking industrial workers.​ 
B) moved to escape poverty.​ 
C) were acting on a rumor that there was free land for them in Kansas.​ 
D) comprised 50,000  people hoping to resettle in Africa and leave southern racism behind.​ 
E) were acting on the advice of noted leader Booker T.Washington.​

Question 6

Almost half of the homesteaders who settled the Great Plains were unable to "prove" their claim and lost their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Civil War,many major American Indian tribes signed treaties of alliance with the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The postwar boom in the range cattle industry began in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Kansas 
B) western Missouri 
C) southern Texas 
D) eastern Oklahoma 
E) Nebraska 
A) Kansas 
B) western Missouri 
C) southern Texas 
D) eastern Oklahoma 
E) Nebraska

Question 9

The "Battle" of Wounded Knee

Accepted Answer

A) was the worst defeat in the history of the U.S.Army. 
B) was a shoot out between sheep herders and cattlemen in Wyoming. 
C) revitalized Plains Indian culture. 
D) symbolized the death of the Plains Indians' way of life. 
E) defeated the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. 
A) was the worst defeat in the history of the U.S.Army. 
B) was a shoot out between sheep herders and cattlemen in Wyoming. 
C) revitalized Plains Indian culture. 
D) symbolized the death of the Plains Indians' way of life. 
E) defeated the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.

Question 10

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively forced ____________________ out of the California gold fields.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively...

Question 11

In the aftermath of the Civil War,the process of concentrating Indian tribes on reservations slowed down.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____________________ was the only Democrat elected president during the Gilded Age.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the only Democrat elected president...

Question 13

The Battle of Little Bighorn in which George A.Custer and his men were killed occurred after

Accepted Answer

A) whites had entered the sacred Black Hills seeking gold. 
B) the U.S.army had massacred the Ghost Dancers at Wounded Knee. 
C) Custer had insulted the Sioux chief. 
D) the Sioux had been confined to a reservation in Dakota territory. 
E) the army had carried out mass executions of Indian prisoners of war. 
A) whites had entered the sacred Black Hills seeking gold. 
B) the U.S.army had massacred the Ghost Dancers at Wounded Knee. 
C) Custer had insulted the Sioux chief. 
D) the Sioux had been confined to a reservation in Dakota territory. 
E) the army had carried out mass executions of Indian prisoners of war.

Question 14

Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak in 1882 with the ____________________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak...

Question 15

Since most Plains Indian cultures traditionally included an economy based on individually owned farms,tribal members quickly adapted to reservation life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jim Crow Laws

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow Laws were a set of laws in the

Question 17

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,presidential elections were

Accepted Answer

A) all won by Republicans. 
B) so close they were usually determined by one percent of the popular vote. 
C) dominated by issues related to Reconstruction. 
D) won only by candidates who had fought for the Union in the Civil War. 
E) all of these choices 
A) all won by Republicans. 
B) so close they were usually determined by one percent of the popular vote. 
C) dominated by issues related to Reconstruction. 
D) won only by candidates who had fought for the Union in the Civil War. 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

Turner thesis

Accepted Answer

The Turner Thesis, also known as the Fro

Question 19

In the 1880s,James B.Duke industrialized the ____ industry.

Accepted Answer

A) cotton 
B) coffee 
C) mining 
D) tobacco 
E) meatpacking 
A) cotton 
B) coffee 
C) mining 
D) tobacco 
E) meatpacking

Question 20

____________________ was the Santee Sioux chief who led an uprising in Minnesota that resulted in the death of at least 500 Minnesotans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the Santee Sioux chief who...

Which of the following best describes the Mugwumps,Stalwarts,and Half-Breeds?

The man who assassinated President Garfield was ____________________.

"Jim Crow" laws

Texas Rangers

The African Americans -- "Exodusters" -- who left the South beginning in the 1870s

Almost half of the homesteaders who settled the Great Plains were unable to "prove" their claim and lost their land.

During the Civil War,many major American Indian tribes signed treaties of alliance with the Confederacy.

The postwar boom in the range cattle industry began in which of the following?

The "Battle" of Wounded Knee

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively forced ____________________ out of the California gold fields.

In the aftermath of the Civil War,the process of concentrating Indian tribes on reservations slowed down.

____________________ was the only Democrat elected president during the Gilded Age.

The Battle of Little Bighorn in which George A.Custer and his men were killed occurred after

Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak in 1882 with the ____________________ Act.

Since most Plains Indian cultures traditionally included an economy based on individually owned farms,tribal members quickly adapted to reservation life.

Jim Crow Laws

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,presidential elections were

Turner thesis

In the 1880s,James B.Duke industrialized the ____ industry.

____________________ was the Santee Sioux chief who led an uprising in Minnesota that resulted in the death of at least 500 Minnesotans.

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

America During the Second World War 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

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Exam 2: A Transformed Nation: The West and the New South, 1865-1900

Which of the following best describes the Mugwumps,Stalwarts,and Half-Breeds?

The man who assassinated President Garfield was ____________________.

"Jim Crow" laws

Texas Rangers

The African Americans -- "Exodusters" -- who left the South beginning in the 1870s​

Almost half of the homesteaders who settled the Great Plains were unable to "prove" their claim and lost their land.

During the Civil War,many major American Indian tribes signed treaties of alliance with the Confederacy.

The postwar boom in the range cattle industry began in which of the following?

The "Battle" of Wounded Knee

The Foreign Miners Tax of 1850 effectively forced ____________________ out of the California gold fields.

In the aftermath of the Civil War,the process of concentrating Indian tribes on reservations slowed down.

____________________ was the only Democrat elected president during the Gilded Age.

The Battle of Little Bighorn in which George A.Custer and his men were killed occurred after

Discrimination against the Chinese reached a peak in 1882 with the ____________________ Act.

Since most Plains Indian cultures traditionally included an economy based on individually owned farms,tribal members quickly adapted to reservation life.

Jim Crow Laws

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,presidential elections were

Turner thesis

In the 1880s,James B.Duke industrialized the ____ industry.

____________________ was the Santee Sioux chief who led an uprising in Minnesota that resulted in the death of at least 500 Minnesotans.

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

America During the Second World War 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

Filters

The African Americans -- "Exodusters" -- who left the South beginning in the 1870s