Ch 16 study guide

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis: a) focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums. b) highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution. c) discussed the lives of wealthy Americans. d) provided a fictional account of life in 1890.

a

The Grange was an organization that: a. established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output. b. pushed for the eight-hour day. c. sought to raise railroad rates. d. opposed government regulation of shipping charges.

a

5. Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood? a) Settlers experienced more difficulty than easterners had moving native peoples off the territory. b) The Mormon and Latino populations in these areas did not grow rapidly enough to reach the requisite numbers for statehood. c) Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and non-Mormon settlers counterbalanced the large Latino and Mormon populations. d) Local leaders were hostile to federal involvement in territorial affairs and resisted calls for statehood.

b

Chief Joseph: a. was at the Little Big Horn. b. wanted freedom for his people, the Nez Percé. c. advocated greater federal control of Indians. d. starred in a Wild West show.

b

The Knights of Labor: a. was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms. b. organized only skilled, white, native-born workers. c. did not admit women. d. never had more than a few hundred members.

b

Which statement about the Haymarket Affair is FALSE? a. A bomb exploded, killing a police officer. b. The Knights of Labor was directly responsible for the violence that took place at Haymarket. c. Employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and unAmerican force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals. d. Laborers were gathered at Haymarket Square to demonstrate for an eight- hour day.

b

"Liberal" reformers of the Gilded Age believed: a. individual liberty and property rights were threatened by the business classes. b. wealth inequality was inevitable in modern society. c. lower-class groups could strengthen democracy by using government to advance their interests. d. wealth inequality could be corrected through workers' hard work.

c

The second industrial revolution was marked by: a) a return to handmade goods. b) a more equalized distribution of wealth. c) the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries. d) the rapid expansion of industry across the South.

c

What was the aim of Carlisle, a boarding school for Indians? a. To train them in the professional skills necessary to return to the reservations as doctors and teachers. b. To convert them to Christianity so that they would become missionaries on the reservations. c. To civilize the Indians, making them "American," as whites defined the term. d. To prepare them for reservation life.

c

Which of the following properly assesses the direction of the "Christian lobby" in the Gilded Age? a. These mainstream Protestant reformers looked for structural change. b. These Christian political organizations focused primarily on civil rights issues. c. The "Christian lobby" sought more to legislate individual morality rather than to improve society. d. Activists from the Bible Belt steered clear of hot-button issues like sexual violence or birth control.

c

All of the following factors contributed to explosive economic growth during the Gilded Age EXCEPT: a) availability of capital for investment. b) a growing supply of labor. c) abundant natural resources. d) low tariff.

d

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller: a) faced no criticism for their business practices. b) led the way in social reform. c) did not undermine fair competition in the market place. d) built up giant corporations that dominated their respective markets.

d

Crédit Mobilier and the Whiskey Ring: a. were international corporations. b. were involved in steel production. c. were owned by Andrew Carnegie. d. were indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration.

d

The Interstate Commerce Commission was established in 1887 to: a. distribute land allocations to railroad companies. b. oversee state taxes. c. regulate railroad gauge size. d. ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.

d

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants to the United States is accurate? a. Unlike Europeans, Chinese immigrants were too poor to send letters or money home to relatives. b. After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most Chinese immigrants were unable to find additional work and returned to China. c. Chinese immigrants rarely worked in western mines after the Civil War, thanks to Anglo resentment and the lack of demand for cheap labor. d. By 1880, three-fourths of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms

d