Period 6 test

The statement above expressed the ideas of

Booker T. Washington

William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" oration was primarily an expression of his

Advocacy of free and unlimited coinage of silver

Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?

Advocates of a New South

Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt?

American Federation of Labor

Which of the following best demonstrates Henry Grady's vision for the South?

Birmingham, Alabama, because one of the nation's leading steel producers

Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the nineteenth century?

Cities built sewers and supplied purified water

This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following?

Collective bargaining

Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt?

Consolidation of wealth by an elite

The term "vertical integration" refers to

Control of all aspects of an industry, from production of raw materials to delivery of finished goods

Which of the following would the author, as a critic of the politics of the era, most likely oppose?

Court decisions allowing unlimited campaign contributions by wealthy donors

All of the following account for nativist sentiment against the "new immigrants" of the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that the immigrants

Dominated the professions of law, medicine, and engineering

Immigrants to the United States in the last quarter of the nineteenth century came primarily from

European farms and villages

Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women primarily for which of the following reasons?

Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the power to the states to determine who could vote

The Ocala Platform proved an important link between which of the following groups?

Farmer organizations and the Populist movement

All of the following contributed to the decline of open-range cattle ranching at the end of the nineteenth century EXCEPT

Federal recognition of American Indian land claims

Which of the following groups included the passage above in its platform?

People's Party (populists)

The era from the end of the Civil War to the outbreak of the First World War was characterized by

Periodic economic panic and depression

During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the poverty described by Riis?

Political machines

McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects McElroy's true criticism?

Politics was primarily about holding office for personal gain

Voters demanded patronage reform in politics after

President Jame Garfield was assassinated

The Supreme Court decision Plessy v Ferguson did which of the following

Sanctioned separate but equal public facilities for African Americans

The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily involved

Small farmers

"Survival of the fittest" was the key element in the philosophy of

Social Darwinism

The quote above is an example of which of the following schools of thought?

Social Darwinism

Which group would be most likely to oppose government intervention to improve the tenements

Social scientist who used the scientific method to research poverty and urban problems

Which of the following labor organizations endorsed the philosophy of "bread and butter" unionism by concentrating on demands for higher wages, shorter hours, and improved working conditions?

The American Federation of Labor

As whites moved westward into Indian territories in the last half of the 19th century,

The American Indians themselves were often blamed for the troubles that ensued

The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes

The South needed to industrialize

An important impetus for the passage of the Dawes Severalty Act was

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Worcester v Georgia

According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?

The concentration of corporate wealth and power

Which of the following contributed most significantly to a surge in western settlement during the 1860s and 1870s?

The expansion of railroads made the Great Plains more accessible

Which of the following contributed most significantly to surge in western settlement during the 1860s and 1870s

The expansion of railroads made the Great Plains more accessible

According to historian Frederick Jackson Turner, a key factor in the development of American individualism and democracy was

The frontier

Which of the following statements best describes the clothing industry in the late nineteenth century?

The sewing machine made mass manufacturing of clothing possible and clothing more affordable

Southern Democrats adopted the name "Redeemers" in the 1870s because

They claimed to have "redeemed" the South from northern Republican domination

A primary goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was to

Turn American Indians into property-owning, profit-oriented, individual farmers

The Congress on Industrial Organizations was most interested in unionizing which of the following?

Unskilled and and semiskilled factory workers

At the end of the nineteenth century, the desire of American business to control supplies of raw materials led to

Vertical integration

Which of the following best describes the main idea of Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth?

Wealthy individuals should use their wealth for social betterment

Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?

"In the tenements all the influences make for evil"

During the Gilded Age, which of the following groups generally voted Republican?

-Black northerners

The author of the statement above was

A scalawag in the 1870s

The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of which of the following?

Charles Darwin's "On the Origins of Species"

The reasoning expressed in the Court's decision most directly reflects which of the following continuities in United States history?

Debates over the role of government in regulating the economy

The Ghost Dance was an American religious movement associated with

Distress over loss of tribal autonomy

All of the following account for the nativist sentiment against the "new immigrants" of the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that the immigrants

Dominated the profession of law, medicine, and engineering

Harlan's opinion goes against the majority on the Supreme Court that

Facilities could be segregated by race if they were "separate but equal"

Defenders of corporate actions, such as the ones described in the passage above, would find support in

Herbert Spencer and the ideas of social Darwinism

Which change in American society most directly led to the situation described in the Supreme Court case?

Increase in immigration and industrialization

Free coinage of silver was intended to

Increase money supply

Which action most directly resulted from the decision in the Supreme Court case?

Increased demand for federal legislation

The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that

Increasing the money supply would increase prices and incomes

The Haymarket Affair represented a major setback for the

Knights of labor

Which idea would Sumner most likely support?

Laissez-faire

Between 1870 and 1900, farmers did all of the following in an attempt to better their conditions EXCEPT

Limit production of crops

In the late nineteenth century, political machines such as Tammany Hall were successful primarily because

Machine politicians provided needed jobs and services to naturalized citizens in return for their votes

Reform-minded Republicans, mostly from New York and Massachusetts, became known as

Mugwumps

Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of

The Reconstruction amendments

Attempts to rein in the power of corporations, such as the Standard Oil Company, in the 1890s and 1900s

Were often hindered by Supreme Court decisions that upheld the rights of business to operate without excessive government regulations

Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the

Writer W. E. B. Du Bois