(HIS 2) Chapter 16&17&18 quiz
jay gould
One of the most notorious of the robber barons was
poll tax
______________________ was a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote.
electricity
What invention spurred the industrial and urban development?
lobbying
The way in which businesses cultivated and bought influence from government officials is called
the south needed to embrace new technologies
Advocates of a New South believed that
the south and west
After the Civil War two new "frontiers" of opportunity emerged in the United States. They were
Through the gifts of free land
After the Civil War, how did Congress often finance its economic plans?
the new south
After the Civil War, many southerners dreamed of a freer world of small farms and industry. It was called
It was not forcing American companies to be competitive with their prices
After the Civil War, what was the complaint about the federal tariff?... *It was not generating enough revenue *It was not forcing American companies to be competitive with their prices. *It was allowing too many foreign imports into the American market. *It was no longer needed. *It was not high enough.
farming
After the Second Industrial Revolution, corporations tried their hands at
steel
Andrew Carnegie is best associated with which industry?
textiles
As the South industrialized after the Civil War, it saw its greatest industrial gains in... *agriculture. *textiles. *housing. *mining. *cigarette production.
reform, counter
Because of the excesses of the Gilded Age, a major period of ________ occurred to _______ it.
poor sanitation
Cholera, typhoid fever, and yellow fever were often the result in urban areas of
hayes
During his administration, this president tried to control both sides of his fractured party while pursing reform during the Gilded Age.
corporations
During the Gilded Age the real leaders of the United States could be said to be... *the Supreme Court. *the labor unions. *corporations. *Congress. *the president.
experienced growth, sometimes up to four times their original population
During the period immediately following the Civil War, major cities in the United States
American Railway Union, Pullman Strike
Eugene V. Debs and the ___________ became famous during the ____________.
white men
Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis ignored all of the following groups except
protestant
Immigrants who arrived before 1890 to the United States were primarily
china
In 1882, Congress banned further immigration to the United States from what country?
companies from paying to import workers from outside the nation
In 1885, the United States government stopped... *companies from recruiting immigrant workers at the ports when they arrived. *companies from paying to import workers from outside the nation. *immigrants from writing their families to tell them about job opportunities in America. *the Ku Klux Klan from recruiting within tenements. *Chinese immigrants immigrating to California.
sherman anti-trust act
In an effort to prevent corporations from obtaining market monopolies, Congress passed the
bronze
In the second half the 19th century all of the following were found in the New West except... gold, silver, copper, bronze, iron
the south relied too much on slavery
Many in the South believed that they had lost the war because... *the North was more moral. *God was punishing them. *the South relied too much on slavery. *the South relied too much on slavery and cotton cultivation. *the South's economy was too diverse.
the tenements
One of the first areas were people began to be interested in reforming society was aimed at... *the subways. *the lack of sewers. *the tenements. *government corruption. *reforming hospital conditions.
president garfield
Perhaps one of the greatest catalysts to reform during the Gilded Age was the assassination of
the common man should have more of a say in politics
Populism was based on the idea that
christian white men
The "frontier thesis" focused primarily
the workers' union destroyed and their leaders imprisoned
The Homestead Strike ended with... *the workers' union destroyed and their leaders imprisoned. *a 10 percent raise in pay for all piece work. *the establishment of an 8-hour day. *the abolishment of immigrant labor at the plant. *the Pinkerton Detective Agency being hired to break up the strike
the Haymarket Riot
The Knights of Labor's decline began because of its perceived involvement in
people's party
The __________________ was a new political party made up largely of farmers from the South and West who wanted to gain political influence in the East.
seafaring
The area west of the Mississippi had room for all of the following except
President Cleveland dispatched federal troops to remove train cars from the tracks
The end of the Pullman Strike came when
stalwarts
The faction of the Republican party during the Gilded Age that was not concerned with the excesses of the time was known as the... *Whigs. *Tories. *Stalwarts. *Know-Nothings. *Half-Breeds.
the chinese exclusion act
The first federal law passed to restrict immigration on the basis of race was
frederick jackson turner
The historian who developed the so-called frontier thesis was
the weapons industry
The post-Civil War South industrialized in all of the following areas except... *the tobacco industry. *the weapons industry. *the coal industry. *the housing industry. *the production of iron ore.
horizontal integration
The process Rockefeller used to gain control of his company's industry is known as
merchants
The southerners who participated in the crop-lien system included all of the following except... white small farm owners, black small farm owners, sharecroppers, merchants, tenants
Samuel Gompers
This individual led the American Federation of Labor.
patronage
This power meant that those newly elected could appoint people to jobs in their sphere of authority.
pendleton civil service reform act
This replaced the spoils system for federal jobs with job placement on the basis of competitive testing... *Sherman Anti-Trust Act *Barnes-Hailey Act *Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act *Garfield Memorial Reform Act *Civil Service Commission Testing and Placement Act
jim crow laws removed their right to vote
What affected African Americans' rights to vote in the South during the Gilded Age?
saloons
What did one journalist call "the social and intellectual center of the neighborhood" during the Gilded Age in large cities?... *The Republican party *The Democrat party *Saloons *The Immigration Restriction League *Vaudeville halls
vast natural resources
What is one thing that the United States had that other nations did not that helped spur the Industrial Revolution?
economies of scale
What is the term given to describe the ability of companies to afford technological improvements and the workforces to propel them into the modern age?
wild west traveling shows
What was an example of the new types of entertainment that became popular during the Gilded Age?
sanitation improvements
What was not a cause of the changes in recreation and leisure in the Gilded Age?... *Urbanization *Immigration *Changes in technology *Increases in wealth *Sanitation improvements
horizontal integration
When one company buys or forces out all of their competitors, it is participating in
native american resistance to westward expansion had been crushed
Which of the following statements best describes the status of Native Americans at the end of the 19th century?... *Native Americans were better off than they had ever been. *Native Americans were better off than they had been before the Civil War. *Native Americans were valued by the U.S. government. *Native American resistance to westward expansion had been crushed. *Native Americans believed they could work with the U.S. government to improve their status.
economic, legal, and social discrimination against blacks increased
Which of the following statements regarding race relations in the last years of the 19th century is most accurate?
sharecroppers were often poor whites
Which of the following statements regarding southern sharecroppers is inaccurate? *Sharecroppers were often poor whites. *Sharecroppers were often poor. *Sharecroppers worked in return for things like shelter and seed. *Sharecroppers were laborers. *Sharecroppers were most often black.
cotton gin
Which of the following was developed before the Civil War?
a resurging southern economy
Which of the following was not a cause of industrial growth in the era following the Civil War?... *A resurging southern economy *The introduction of mass production techniques *A flood of immigrants *Technological innovations *Mass productions
populists
Which political party during the Gilded Age promoted the plight of miners and farmers?... *Progressives *Mugwumps *Democrats *Republicans *Populists
it would make prices higher on goods
Why did many people want a monetary supply not tied to gold or silver?
To sidestep laws preventing one company from owning another
Why were trusts created?
the Legal Tender Act of 1862
what allowed for the printing of paper currency?