US since 1877 exam 2

Which Supreme Court decision recognized a state's right to regulate grain elevators? a. Wabash v. Illinois b. Munn v. Illinois c. Sanford v. Illinois d. Hull v. Illinois e. Kramer v. Illinois

B. Munn v. Illinois

The Compromise of 1877 a. allowed Samuel Tilden to become president. b. ended Reconstruction. c. marked a compromise between Radical and Liberal Republicans. d. called for the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. e. was made by Grant to end the Whiskey Ring.

B. ended reconstruction

Which constitutional amendment gave men the right to vote regardless of their race or previous condition of servitude? a. The Twelfth Amendment b. The Thirteenth Amendment c. The Fourteenth Amendment d. The Fifteenth Amendment e. The Sixteenth Amendment

C. the 14th amendment

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was based on a. 10 percent of the 1860 electorate taking an oath of allegiance to the Union. b. confiscating southern land and redistributing it to the ex-slaves under the slogan "40 acres and a mule." c. a military occupation of the South until the southern states wrote new constitutions guaranteeing black suffrage. d. ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment. e. presidential pardons for the former Confederate leadership so that they might regain office in Congress.

a. 10 percent of the 1860 electorate taking an oath of allegiance to the Union.

At the first Battle of Bull Run a. spectators from the city came with picnic baskets to watch. b. the Union won a smashing victory. c. the number of casualties taken that day exceeded those taken in any other battle of the war. d. the Confederates swept northward and captured Washington, D.C. e. General Grant made a name for himself.

a. spectators from the city came with picnic baskets to watch.

Which of the following was not a cause of industrial growth in the era following the Civil War? a. A resurging southern economy b. The introduction of mass production techniques c. A flood of immigrants d. Technological innovations e. Mass production

a. A resurging southern economy

The Progressive movement drew its strength from a. big business. b. farmers. c. middle-class reformers. d. military leaders. e. socialists.

a. big business

Andrew Johnson vetoed the 1866 Civil Rights Act because a. he believed that the protection of civil rights was a federal responsibility, not the states'. b. it did not include suffrage for blacks, something he thought was needed. c. he did not believe that blacks deserved the rights of citizenship. d. he was angry at Congress and refused to pass any of their legislation. e. None of the above

a. he believed that the protection of civil rights was a federal responsibility, not the states'

The crop-lien system a. applied only to African-American farmers. b. kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty. c. became better as farm prices increased in the 1870s. d. enabled yeoman farmers to continue to function under the same system as before the Civil War. e. was very annoying to bankers and merchants who resented how it made them dependent on farmers.

b. kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty.

The Union's manpower advantage over the Confederacy a. was short-lived once the South used the slaves as troops. b. proved to be essential for the success of Grant's war of attrition strategy. c. was a psychologically powerful tool over the South. d. did not matter in determining the outcome of the war. e. was achieved because the North had lower draft requirements than the South.

b. proved to be essential for the success of Grant's war of attrition strategy.

. Founded in 1886, the American Federation of Labor a. was led by Terence Powderly. b. restricted membership to only skilled workers. c. was structured much like the Knights of Labor. d. restricted membership to only unskilled workers. e. successfully organized immigrant workers.

b. restricted membership to only skilled workers

Which political faction supported extending civil rights to free black men and women? a. Northern Democrats b. Southern Democrats c. Radical Republicans d. Constitutional Unionists

A. northern democrats

The man most associated with "vertical integration" is: a. J.D. Rockefeller b. Andrew Carnegie c. Samuel Gompers d. Terence Trent D'Arby

D. Terrnce Trent D'arby

Newspaper and magazine writers, who exposed the ills of industrial and urban life, fueling the progressive movement, were known as a. yellow journalists. b. trustees. c. social reformers. d. muckrakers. e. freelancers.

D. muckrakers

"Boss" William M. Tweed was a(n) a. captain of industry. b. social reformer. c. evangelist. d. political boss. e. steel producer.

D. political boss

Eugene Debs was a. a railroad tycoon. b. a Social Darwinist. c. an immigrant. d. President of the American Railway Workers Union. e. elected vice president in 1912.

D. president of the American Railway Workers Union

The Freedmen's Bureau was responsible for helping the former slaves with a. education. b. health care. c. legal matters. d. employment. e. All of the above

E. all of the above

The silver issue a. had little support from Democrat William Jennings Bryan. b. divided the Republican Party during the 1892 election. c. refers to the fight to increase the money supply by minting silver money. d. had dissipated from American politics by the 1896 election. e. All of the above

E. all of the above

The American working class during the Gilded Age a. were paid less than their European counterparts. b. worked in safe conditions and fatal factory accidents were uncommon. c. did not include women and children. d. was quickly making gains and moving into the middle class. e. lived in desperate conditions.

E. lived in desperate conditions

Many of the reforms pushed by the Populists: a. had disastrous effects when implemented. b. were very successful in changing society. c. were implemented by the Progressives. d. had no effect on their intended areas. e. were later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

E. were later ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court

. Founded in 1886, the American Federation of Labor a. was led by Terence Powderly. b. restricted membership to only skilled workers. c. was structured much like the Knights of Labor. d. restricted membership to only unskilled workers. e. successfully organized immigrant workers.

b. restricted membership to only skilled workers

. During the Gilded Age the real leaders of the United States could be said to be: a. the Supreme Court b. the labor unions c. corporations d. Congress e. the president

b. the labor unions

The era from 1870 to 1890 was known as the a. New Republic. b. Gilded Age. c. Progressive era. d. Age of Discovery. e. New Deal.

c. Progressive era.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Progressive reformers? a. Progressives were mainly urban and middle class. b. Progressives pursued radical alternatives to capitalism. c. Progressives implemented several of the reforms advocated earlier by Populists. d. Progressives were involved in a variety of reforms in the political, economic and social realms. e. Progressives believed in the spirit of human progress.

c. Progressives implemented several of the reforms advocated earlier by Populists.

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he a. did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens. b. owned slaves himself. c. did not want to lose the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union. d. did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans. e. promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.

c. did not want to lose the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.

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

c. the rapid expansion of industry across the South.

The theory of Social Darwinism argued that a. public assistance should be available for the poor. b. giant corporations were inherently evil. c. the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why some were rich and some were poor. d. the poor were in no way responsible for their poverty.

c. the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why some were rich and some were poor.

The writer whose work encouraged the passage of the Meat Inspection Act was a. Henry George. b. Theodore Dreiser. c. Upton Sinclair. d. Ida Tarbell. e. Lincoln Steffens.

c. Upton Sinclair

The Populist platform a. called for the end of all government. b. supported the interests of big business. c. called for government control of business. d. appealed only to workers. e. appealed only to farmers.

c. called for government control of business

During the Gilded Age the real leaders of the United States could be said to be: a. the Supreme Court b. the labor unions c. corporations d. Congress e. the president

c. corporations

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

c. focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums.

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

c. focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums.

The Grange Movement a. successfully worked with banks. b. was subsidized by the railroad industry. c. sought to improve conditions through cooperatives. d. achieved its goals and disbanded shortly after its founding. e. was limited only to the Northeast.

c. sought to improve conditions through cooperatives

The theory of Social Darwinism argued that a. public assistance should be available for the poor. b. giant corporations were inherently evil. c. the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why some were rich and some were poor. d. The poor were in no way responsible for their poverty. e. excessive personal wealth was a sign of weakness.

c. the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why some were rich and some were poor.

During the period immediately following the Civil War, major cities in the United States: a. experienced growth, sometimes up to four times their original population. b. suffered from the post-war recession, as factory workers returned to their farms. c. experienced a crime wave as prohibition became legal. d. passed bonds to finance internal improvements to help rebuild their destroyed trade centers. e. created Freedmen's Bureaus to provide economic assistance to the newly freed slaves.

d. passed bonds to finance internal improvements to help rebuild their destroyed trade centers.

__________ was a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote. a. An excise tax b. An exercise tax c. A sales tax d. A poll tax

d. poll tax

The Fourteenth Amendment a. abolished slavery. b. guaranteed that suffrage could not be denied on account of race. c. severely punished the ex-Confederates. d. established the Freedmen's Bureau. e. declared that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen

e. declared that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen

What was used by southern whites to maintain domination over blacks? a. Racial segregation b. Disenfranchisement c. Unequal economic status d. Inferior education e. All of the above

e. all of the above