Question 1

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

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Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-safety-valve theory

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Question 3

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.

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Question 4

In the last decades of the nineteenth century, the volume of agricultural goods ____, and the price received for these goods ____.

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A) increased; decreased 
B) decreased; increased 
C) increased; also increased 
D) decreased; also decreased 
E) increased; stayed the same.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"fourth party system"

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Question 6

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

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A) James B.Weaver. 
B) William Jennings Bryan. 
C) Mary Elizabeth Lease. 
D) Adlai Stevenson. 
E) William "Coin" Harvey.

Question 7

After exploring much of the West, geologist John Wesley Powell advised in 1874 that

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A) the rush of settlers was devastating the western environment. 
B) land west of the 100th meridian could not be farmed without extensive irrigation. 
C) damming western rivers for irrigation purposes would damage mountains and forests. 
D) mining was the only industry that could sustain the western economy. 
E) irrigation was not necessary for farming west of the 100th meridian because of adequate rainfall and fertile lands in this region.

Question 8

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

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A) prosperity. 
B) annihilation. 
C) assimilation. 
D) culture. 
E) education.

Question 9

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

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Question 10

All of the following characteristics describe William Jennings Bryan in 1896 except he

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A) disliked the concept of class conflict. 
B) was very youthful. 
C) was an energetic and charismatic campaigner. 
D) was an excellent orator. 
E) radiated honesty and sincerity.

Question 11

Owner of the "palace railroad car" company and the company town where the strike began

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A) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 
C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l 
E) A-2, B-4, C-l, D-3

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sooner State

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Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gold Standard Act

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

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) None of these choices are correct.

Question 16

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

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Question 17

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

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A) Montana. 
B) the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
C) California. 
D) New Mexico. 
E) Nevada.

Question 18

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

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Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ignatius Donnelley

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Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Frederick Jackson Turner

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -safety-valve theory

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.

In the last decades of the nineteenth century, the volume of agricultural goods , and the price received for these goods .

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"fourth party system"

The Populist party's presidential candidate in 1892 was

After exploring much of the West, geologist John Wesley Powell advised in 1874 that

The Dawes Severalty Act was designed to promote Indian

Was the reservation system inherently flawed from the beginning, or might it have worked if the federal government had enabled the Indians to keep more and better land and had treated them more fairly?

All of the following characteristics describe William Jennings Bryan in 1896 except he

Owner of the "palace railroad car" company and the company town where the strike began

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sooner State

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gold Standard Act

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

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

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

The largest single source of silver and gold in the frontier of the West was discovered in 1859 in

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ignatius Donnelley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frederick Jackson Turner