History 1302 Quizes
The ___________________ was a romanticized interpretation of Civil War that envisioned Confederates as noble defenders of the southern way of life.
"Lost Cause"
______________________ was a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote.
A poll tax
One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that
American socialists did not advocate for government ownership of businesses.
_____________________ was the name for the African Americans who migrated West in search of social and economic opportunities.
Exodusters
______________________ led the American troops at the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
George A. Custer
Who is best associated with the Hull House?
Jane Addams
The ______________________ was a series of state constitutional amendments designed to restrict black voting rights in the 1890s.
Mississippi Plan
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the gospel of efficiency is best associated with which concept?
Scientific management
This belief during the Progressive Era persuaded followers to pursue their ideals to effect the coming of the "Kingdom of God."
Social gospel
What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?
The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
Which statement regarding the crop-lien system is most accurate?
The system was inefficient, corrupt, and racially unfair.
What ignited the progressive movement?
The worst economic downturn in U.S. history
The first "progressive" president was
Theodore Roosevelt.
What book brought to light the abuses in the United States meatpacking industry in the early 20th century?
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Which of the following statements regarding late-nineteenth century western women is accurate?
Women and men in the West were more equal partners than in the East because of the fight for survival.
A system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called a
city-manager plan.
According to Frederick Jackson Turner, the frontier
defined and shaped America.
Before the Civil War, Americans referred to the area between California and the Mississippi River as
the Great American Desert.
Many in the South believed that they had lost the war because
the South relied too much on slavery and cotton cultivation.
President Theodore Roosevelt accomplished the majority of his progressive agenda
through executive actions.
