HIST 1302 - Quiz 1

(Q017) Among the following, who was a "captain of industry"? a.Samuel Gompers b.George Custer c.Andrew Carnegie d.Henry Dawes

Andrew Carnegie

(Q001) The immigrants facing the harshest reception in late-nineteenth-century America were those arriving from a.the Caribbean. b.France. c.Canada. d.China.

China

(Q041) In 1875, as sentiment arose to restrict Chinese immigration, Congress passed a law excluding which of the following people from entering the country? a. Chinese property owners b. Chinese women c. All Chinese people d. Chinese children

Chinese women

The Ku Klux Klan sought to uphold the American ideal of equality and justice for all.

False

(Q007) The author of How the Other Half Lives (1890) was a.Jacob Riis. b.Alexander T. Stewart. c.Edith Wharton. d.Matthew Smith.

Jacob Riis

The KKK was founded in 1866 as a secret society and served, in effect, as a military arm of the Democratic Party.

True

(Q021) The political "boss" of New York City in the early 1870s was a.William M. Tweed. b.Charles Dudley Warner. c.Schuyler Colfax. d.James A. Garfield.

William M. Tweed.

(Q005) Which of the following was a strategy of the Populists? a.using vigilante tactics to intimidate farmers who failed to join the cause b.declaring political allegiance to both major political parties c.creating corporate enterprises to increase competition among farmers to distribute their crops d.holding public events to give their followers a sense of power and community

holding public events to give their followers a sense of power and community

(Q006) In the late 1800s, this geographic area experienced the most dramatic growth in capitalism. a.the northeast b.the reconstructed South and Midwest c.Ohio River Valley d.land west of the Mississippi River

land west of the Mississippi River

The U.S. president before Andrew Johnson was _________. a.Andrew Jackson b.Ulysses S. Grant c.John Quincy Adams d.Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

(Q007) Which of the following was a principle of the American Federation of Labor? a.Organized labor should pursue concrete gains rather than dreamy reforms. b.Unions should include workers of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, or skill. c.Labor should avoid entanglement in politics to avoid patronage and corruption. d.Bargaining with employers over day-to-day issues is the most promising avenue for labor.

Labor should avoid entanglement in politics to avoid patronage and corruption.

(Q024) What landmark United States Supreme Court decision gave approval to state laws requiring separate facilities for whites and blacks? a.Plessy v. Ferguson b.Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas c.Dred Scott d.the Slaughterhouse Cases

Plessy v. Ferguson

The phrase "forty acres and a mule" is derived from a. the Wade-Davis Bill. b.the Emancipation Proclamation. c.Lincoln's "10% Plan." d.Sherman's Field Order 15.

Sherman's Field Order 15.

(Q028) Which of the following was John D. Rockefeller's company? a.Triangle Shirtwaist Company b.U.S. Steel c.Standard Oil Company d.Union Pacific Railroad

Standard Oil Company

Which man was a leader of the Radical Republicans? a. Matt Brown b. Andrew Johnson c. Jefferson Davis d. Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens

(Q034) Who was the future American president who made a national name for himself by charging up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders? a.Theodore Roosevelt b.William Howard Taft c.Woodrow Wilson d.William McKinley

Theodore Roosevel

In President Andrew Johnson's view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction? a.They should live out the vision of the Radical Republicans. b.They should take up political leadership positions. c.They should have no role in shaping policies. d.They should join the military and defend the South.

They should have no role in shaping policies.

(Q031) In the era from 1870 to 1890, the label "the Gilded Age" originally derived from a.a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value. b.the many groups of industrial workers who united against the social and political injustices in the workplace. c.the money system, which was deeply entrenched in the gold standard. d.workers who felt they were trapped in gilded cages and desired to be free.

a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value

What was a major cause of the decline of Reconstruction? a. a deepening of mutual respect between black and white southerners, making Reconstruction no longer necessary b. a reduction in Irish immigration to the southern states, which took the focus away from African-Americans c. a growing interest in the North with the sectional issue and the burdens of enforcing Reconstruction d. a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship

a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship

A "carpetbagger" was a. a traveling salesman of goods to the war-ravaged South. b. a southerner sympathetic to the Union during the Civil War. c. the name given to gypsies in the border states. d. a northerner who settled in the South after the war.

a northerner who settled in the South after the war.

(Q038) In 1903, for the first time in U.S. history, Congress passed a law declaring that a person holding a specific political viewpoint could be banned from entering the nation. These were the a.feminists. b.Libertarians. c.anarchists. d.Transcendentalists.

anarchists.

In the summer of 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered nearly all land in federal hands a.be given to freed blacks. b.be returned to its former owners. c.be given to the railroads and military. d.be given to new immigrants.

be returned to its former owners.

The Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 a.enforced the rights of landowners to act against encroaching settlers in the West. b.defined crimes that deprived citizens of their civil and political rights as federal offenses. c.asserted South Carolina's right to nullify any federal law it deemed improper or unjust. d.sought to sue for peace with Britain and Spain in the wake of the resurgence of international tensions.

defined crimes that deprived citizens of their civil and political rights as federal offenses

One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to a. encourage whites to work for blacks on plantations as a way to deepen interracial understanding. b. encourage freedpeople to move out West, where they could work and live with Native American families. c. ensure a working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders. d. induce former slaves to work for free, at least until they had proved their usefulness to potential employers.

ensure a working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders.

(Q004) Which of the following was a grievance of the Farmers' Alliance and the Populists? a.unnecessarily widespread government response to the plight of ordinary farmers b.excessive power of the banks and railroads c.the rise of labor unions in the West d.low interest rates

excessive power of the banks and railroads

The Black Codes were a.laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves in the South. b.secret codes used by freed blacks in regions where the Ku Klux Klan was strongest. c.a secret code combining elements of Creole and Pidgin English. d.codes of honor imposed upon newly freed black Americans.

laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves in the South.

(Q019) The 1887 Dawes Act a.established a federal minimum wage law for women and children. b.led to the loss of tribal lands and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions. c.established federal railroad rates, making interlocking directorates illegal. d.guaranteed federal employees an eight-hour day.

led to the loss of tribal lands and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions.

(Q011) By 1913, the United States produced how much of the world's industrial output? a.one-third b.10 percent c.half d.5 percent

one-third

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution a.ended the institution of slavery and indentured servitude throughout the United States. b.guaranteed women the right to vote in federal elections but did not allow them to vote in state elections. c.made the income tax constitutional for the top 30 percent of wealthy white Americans but not black southerners. d.prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race.

prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race.

(Q020) During the 1880s, the South as a region a.sank deeper and deeper into poverty. b.became an egalitarian society. c.grew industrially, leaving their cotton production to new immigrants. d.built thousands of new public schools, hundreds of hospitals, and scores of new factories.

sank deeper and deeper into poverty.

Following the Civil War, white and black farmers in the South a.saw the price of cotton fall steadily. b.experienced rapidly rising prices. c.experienced high prices for cotton. d.saw a leveling off of the price of cotton to prewar levels.

saw the price of cotton fall steadily.

(Q029) In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune? a.steamboats b.steel c.oil d.mercantile

steel

Q006) What product ultimately led the United States in part to annex the Hawaiian islands in the late 1890s? a.cotton b.tobacco c.sugar d.rubber

sugar

(Q029) What was the name of the labor organization of principally white, male, skilled workers that arose in the 1880s and was headed by Samuel Gompers? a.the Knights of Labor b.the American Federation of Labor c.the Federated Amalgamated Union d.the Congress of Industrial Organizations

the American Federation of Labor

(Q014) The industrial revolution in the United States took place principally in a.the South. b.the North and the Midwest .c.the Midwest and lower South. d.the Southwest.

the North and the Midwest.

(Q036) What war lasted from 1899 to 1903, in which 4,200 Americans and over 100,000 Filipinos perished? a.the Korean War b.the Spanish-American War c.the Cuban-Filipino Conflict d.the Philippine War

the Philippine War

(Q032) The "splendid little war" of 1898 was a.the Philippine War. b.the Spanish-American War. c.the Great War. d.the Mexican-American War.

the Spanish-American War.

Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that a.the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race. b.traditions of federalism and states' rights should guide all policy decisions, including those involving race. c.African-Americans should never receive the right to vote, only opportunities to earn wages. d.the government should minimize its involvement in the economy and allow laissez-faire to flourish in the South.

the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race.

(Q033) In February 1898, what ship exploded in Havana Harbor with a loss of nearly 270 lives? a.the battleship Alabama b.the battleship Arizona c.the battleship Maine d.the battleship McKinley

the battleship Maine

(Q009) Legal devices whereby the affairs of several rival companies were managed by a single director are called a.vertical integration. b.trusts. c.units. d.monopolies.

trusts.