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