Module 5 US History
Mark Twain
Which of the following individuals coined the term "Gilded Age?"
quartz
_____________ mining, which was sometimes called lode or hard-rock mining required the construction of tunnels and pumps to remove water from underground caverns.
25%
About what percentage of American cowboys were African Americans?
lightbulb
According to the lesson, Thomas Edison's most important invention was the __________________.
25 percent
According to the lesson, about how many unskilled urban workers lost their jobs in a matter of months after the start of the Depression of 1893?
Pennsylvania
According to the lesson, an oil rush began in the 1860s in which of the following states?
300,000
According to the lesson, approximately how many African-Americans traveled to Northern cities between 1890 and 1910?
2,000
According to the lesson, approximately how many black Southerners were killed by lynch mobs between 1892 and 1903?
Western farmers
According to the lesson, the Depression of 1893, brought the most harm to which of the following groups?
84
According to the lesson, the average steel worker during the Gilded Age worked approximately how many hours a week?
economic
According to the lesson, the push and pull factors that led many Americans to migrate to cities were primarily ____________ in nature.
"leave it alone"
According to the lesson, the term laissez-faire is French for
20 percent
According to the lesson, the unemployment rate averaged around which of the following between 1893 and 1898?
units that represent part ownership of a company sold in order to raise revenue
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes a stock?
a massive failure
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes the results of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
railroads
According to the lesson, which of the following industries was the first to produce modern corporations?
immigration from Europe and China
According to the lesson, which of the following provided the greatest source of new workers in the American economy during the Gilded Age?
a growing population and the availability of cheap labor
According to the lesson, which of the following was the most important ingredient to the rise of big business?
exodusters
African Americans who moved from the South to the West called themselves _______________, reminiscent of the Hebrew people who left slavery in Egypt to make a new life in the wilderness.
Anarchism
Because of its connection to the fringes of the labor movement, ____________________ caused many Americans to link labor unions with violent protest and terrorism.
cigarettes
Before the discovery of bright-leaf tobacco, most people smoked tobacco in pipes, but the new strain of tobacco was suitable for ______________, which became a boom for the tobacco industry in the upper South.
long drive
Beginning in 1866, Texas cowboys would move cattle north more than 1,000 miles in order to bring them to market. This annual ritual became known as the __________ ________.
Southern and Eastern Europe
Between 1860 and 1920, the United States accepted 28 million immigrants. Most of these immigrants came from which of the following parts of the world?
200,000
Between 1865 and 1897, the national railway network grew from 35,000 to almost _________ miles of track.
200,000
Between 1876 and 1890 approximately how many Chinese immigrants came to California?
textiles
Between 1880 and 1900, the South surpassed New England as the largest producer in which of the following industries?
11
By the end of the nineteenth century, what percentage of whites in the South were not able to read?
James A. Garfield
Charles Guiteau, a mentally deranged man disgruntled over having been refused a Federal job, assassinated which of the following US. Presidents?
The West
Democrats in which of the following regions were the most aggressive advocates of the unlimited coinage of silver?
Chinese people were unfamiliar because they were non-white, non-Christian, and did not speak English. They were also willing to accept lower wages than "native" Americans, so they got jobs that Americans wanted. Americans didn't like that jobs were being taken by these unfamiliar people and stopped letting them enter the country with the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Discuss the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the experience of many Chinese immigrants to America. Why did this group of immigrants experience even more severe abuse than European immigrant groups on the east coast?
The American Railway Union
Eugene V. Debs, who led the following labor union, played a key role in the Pullman Strike?
kerosene
For most of the nineteenth century, oil was mainly used to produce which of the following important commodities?
The Workingmen's Party
Formed in 1877 out of the International Workingmen's Association, which of the following was the first Socialist political party in the United States?
barbed wire
Great Plains farmers came to rely on _____________ __________ fences to keep out wild animals and roaming cattle.
Cleveland
Grover ______________, the nominee of the Democrat Party won the election of 1892, though Populists gained a significant portion of the popular vote.
Most Americans voted based on their viewpoint during the Civil War.
How did the legacy of the Civil War impact party politics in the Gilded Age?
the U.S. government declared much of the Great Plains region off limits to U.S. settlement the Sioux Indians agreed not to harass Westward migrants
In 1851, the Sioux Indians and other tribes of the Great Plains signed the first Treaty of Fort Laramie. What were the major provisions of this treaty? [choose all that apply]
railroad
In 1887, during Grover Cleveland's first term, Congress passed legislation to create the Interstate Commerce Commission, which was tasked with regulating the ___________ industry.
Silver
In 1893, President Cleveland convinced Congress to repeal the Sherman _____________ Purchase Act, which led to the rise of the _____________ Democrats to oppose Cleveland's actions. [one word will answer both blanks]
Order
In The Search for __________________, Robert H. Wiebe argued that American's values changed dramatically as the nation entered the modern era in the Gilded Age
Custer
In the Battle of the Little Bighorn General George A. ___________ was killed in one of the worst military defeats in U.S. history
6 to 1
In the Dakotas, Indians outnumbered whites 2 to 1 in 1870, by 1880, whites outnumbered Indians by what proportion?
Winfield Scott Hancock
In the Election of 1880, the Democratic Party nominated this former Union general hoping his nomination would distance themselves from secessionism and the Confederacy?
Ghost
In the early 1890s, many native groups began to adopt a ritual called the __________ Dance, which they believed would hasten the coming of an Indian savior. The ritual eventually led to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
White Southerners
In the midterm election, the People's Party lost much of its support from which of the following groups to the influence of the Democratic Party?
Coxey
Jacob ___________, a Populist businessman from Ohio began to push for a government public-works program for the unemployed. His ideas gained a significant following in 1894.
Jim Crow
Laws that discriminated against blacks in the South became known as _______ ________ laws after the name of a derogatory black character in a famous minstrel show.
The Fourteenth Amendment
Laws that disenfranchised blacks violated or circumvented which Constitutional Amendment?
Germany
Marxist ideals gained influence in the United States through immigrants from which of the following European countries?
slums
Massive migration to cities saw the rise of densely populated sections of those cities called _________, where disease and poverty was rampant.
Republican
Most African Americans in the South identified with the ______________ Party after the Civil War
Republican
Most black Southerners who held public office in the 1880s were members of the ____________ Party.
Republican
Northeastern workers threw their support to the ______________ Party in the Election of 1896 in one of the most dramatic changes to voter alignment in the nation's history.
the establishment of an eight-hour workday
On May 1, 1866, the Knights of Labor organized a one-day general strike of 340,000 workers that eventually led to the Haymarket Affair. What was the goal of that strike?
Immigrants
Political machines in Northeastern and Midwestern cities had the most influence with which of the following?
Democratic
Political machines in Northeastern cities were more closely associated with the _______________ Party.
dry
Scarce rainfall prompted Western farmers to use new agricultural techniques known as ______ farming, which maximized the use of limited fresh water.
redeemers bourbons
Supporters of the ruling class of lawyers, merchants, businessmen, and planters in the South called them _____ while their detractors referred to them as _____.
500,000
The 1890 census revealed that there were approximately how many African Americans living west of the Mississippi River?
political
The National Labor Union was more focused on ____________________ change than on bargaining with big business.
federal funds for a transcontinental railroad
The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided which of the following?
the Department of Justice
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act gave which of the following US Federal departments greater power to break up monopolies?
Stalwart
The _______________ Republicans chose their name for their unwavering support of President Grant and argued for the continuance of the spoils system.
Homestead
The ________________ Act of 1862 promised land grants of up to 160 acres for very little cost to anyone willing to settle in Western territories.
leather tallow
The market for beef in the early nineteenth century was underwhelming, but Texans still maintained cattle ranches for _____ and _____, animal fat used for the production of candles and soap.
Lost
The notion that belligerent Northerners had wrecked the dream of Southern prosperity became known as the "_________ Cause" in the South.
time
The railroad industry created standardized__________ zones that we still use today.
Haymarket Affair Knights
The violent _____ in Chicago led to the demise of the _____ of Labor, a powerful national labor union.
Plessy v. Ferguson
This 1886 Supreme Court cases instituted segregation by law in the South.
motor
Thomas Edison's invention of the electric ___________________ was particularly useful in industrial settings, because if freed factories reliance on rivers or coal to supply energy, allowing them to be located almost anywhere.
railroad
Though he later came to dominate other industries, Andrew Carnegie was a manager in which of the following industries before 1873?
investment banking
Though he was involved in several industries, J.P. Morgan first acquired his wealth through which of the following?
tarriff
Western farmers and ranchers were upset with the government in 1890 when they raised the _____________ rate, which led to a steep decline of beef and crop exports.
railroads
Western farmers were particularly depended on ________________ for transportation of their crops than other regions of the country because they lacked roads or a significant river system.
They faced drought, so they came up with ways to farm using less water. This was called dry farming. They also faced the problem of cattle trampling their crops. To combat this issue, they used barbed wire fences.
What agricultural difficulties did farmers in the Great Plains region face and how did they adapt to those challenges?
wheat
What became the staple crop of many Great Plains farmers?
Coxey's protesters were arrested and put in detention camps
What was the final result of Coxey's Army?
The Federal government should allow the unlimited coinage of silver.
What was the main persuasive goal of the "Cross of Gold" Speech?
tenements
What was the name of multifamily dwellings in many American cities that were usually between four and six stories high and housed dozens of families living side by side?
hydraulic mining
What was the name of the mining technique that used high pressure water cannons to break away hillsides and reveal valuable minerals?
vertical integration
When a company owns every part of a given industry from raw materials to final sale, it is practicing ______________ ________________.
Rutherford B. Hayes
Which of the following Presidents campaigned on a promise to fight corruption after Grant's scandal-filled term in office?
Birmingham, Alabama
Which of the following Southern cities became the largest producer of coal and steel in the South?
Helena, Montana
Which of the following U.S. cities was first founded as a mining boom town?
Booker T. Washington
Which of the following became the champion of a position known as the Atlanta Compromise?
W.E.B.Dubois
Which of the following became the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard College and later founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
he established the town of Abilene, Kansas, which became a major location for cattle drivers
Which of the following best describes Joseph McCoy's contribution to the cattle industry in the West?
He opposed them, sometimes with force.
Which of the following best describes President Cleveland's response to labor strikes in his second term?
he was surprised to find relative acceptance and freedom
Which of the following best describes T. McCants Stewart's experience as an African American visiting the South in the 1880s?
a company that holds a significant amount of stock in several other companies within the same industry, which it is then able to control
Which of the following best describes a holding company?
government generally did not interfere with business
Which of the following best describes laissez-faire economics, which was an important government policy during the Gilded Age?
American were extremely loyal to their party.
Which of the following best describes most American's attitude concerning political parties during the Gilded Age?
The Federal government was insignificant in most Americans' lives.
Which of the following best describes most Americans' view of the Federal government during the Gilded Age?
Energetic and active
Which of the following best describes the campaign of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896?
Set maximum prices for transporting and storing farmers' produce
Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the "Granger laws," established by members of the Granger Movement after 1874?
restrict Chinese immigration
Which of the following best describes the major goal of the Workingman's Party of California?
heirarchical
Which of the following best describes the management structure of most big businesses during the Gilded Age?
young single men
Which of the following best describes the predominant social make-up of most boom towns?
it allowed the Federal government to pay for an immigrant's passage to the United States
Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Contract Labor Act of 1864?
it set aside much of the Oklahoma territory as reservations for several dozen Native Tribes
Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Indian Appropriations Act?
Allow the limited coinage of silver.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890?
Increased the money supply by minting more silver coins
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878, which President Hayes attempted but failed to block with his veto?
Ensure that all federal jobs be appointed by a merit system.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Civil Service Commission, established in 1883?
In 1873, Republicans in Congress stopped the production of silver coins.
Which of the following best describes what Western miners and farmers called the "Crime of '73?"
James B. Duke
Which of the following built the American Tobacco Company, which came to control 75 percent of all tobacco manufacturing by 1904?
The American Federation of Labor
Which of the following eventually became the nation's largest labor union, reaching its peak at four million members in 1920?
"Waving the bloody shirt"
Which of the following expressions described the Republican's use of their role in the Civil War in their political rhetoric?
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroads declared bankruptcy.
Which of the following incidents set off a nationwide panic that led to the Depression of 1893?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which of the following individual is famous for inventing the telephone?
James B. Weaver
Which of the following individuals became the People's Party nominee for President in the Election of 1892?
John M. Palmer
Which of the following individuals became the Presidential nominee of the Gold Democrats?
Eugene V. Debs
Which of the following individuals became the leader of the American Socialist Party in 1897 with support from the American Railway Union?
Terrence Powderly
Which of the following individuals became the leader of the Knights of Labor in 1882 and helped it become a national organization?
Andrew Carnegie
Which of the following individuals called himself a "distributor" of wealth, believing that he had a duty to give back to those who had helped him acquire his riches?
William Tweed
Which of the following individuals created a powerful political machine in New York City and was known for using corrupt police to maintain control?
William Jennings Bryan
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for President in the Election of 1896?
Thomas E. Watson
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for Vice President in the Election of 1896?
Oliver H. Kelley
Which of the following individuals founded the Patrons of Husbandry in 1867, which later spawned the Granger Movement?
J. P. Morgan
Which of the following individuals gained significant profits from Cleveland's decision to allow the Treasury to borrow money from Wall Street investment bankers?
Wovoka
Which of the following individuals had a prophetic dream in 1888 that a savior would come to the Indians to restore them to their rightful lands?
John D. Rockefeller
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the oil industry during the Gilded Age?
Andrew Carnegie
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the steel-making industry?
Samuel Gompers
Which of the following individuals led the American Federation of Labor almost continually from 1886 to 1924?
Helen Hunt Jackson
Which of the following individuals published A Century of Dishonor in 1881, which recounted the evils that the United States had committed against native American groups?
Henry Clay Frick
Which of the following individuals was the manager of the Homestead Works during the Homestead Strike and nearly lost his life in an assassination attempt?
the electric motor the phonograph the motion picture camera the storage battery
Which of the following inventions are attributed to Thomas A. Edison? [choose all that apply]
wages generally rose
Which of the following is true of most American workers' wages between 1860 and 1890?
Tariff reform
Which of the following issues became the main focus of the Election of 1888?
The Knights of Labor
Which of the following labor unions had a radical, utopian vision of an economic system based on cooperation rather than competition?
James Gillespie Blaine
Which of the following led the Republican "Half-Breeds" and was the Republican nominee for President in 1884?
Colorado Idaho California
Which of the following modern-day states experienced mining booms after the discovery of silver or gold? [choose all that apply]
Geronimo
Which of the following native American warriors caused endless trouble to Federal troops having been subdued several times only to rise up again in 1884 and 1885?
a 10-percent pay cut among many rail company workers
Which of the following prompted the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
The Union Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad
Which of the following railroad companies were involved in constructing the first transcontinental railroad across the United States? Choose two of the following.
Evangelicals
Which of the following religious groups tended to identify with Republicans during the Gilded Age?
tobacco
Which of the following remained one of the most important crops in Virginia and the upper South after the Civil War?
The Nez Perce
Which of the following tribes experienced especially brutal treatment when they were stopped in a 1,400 mile flight to Canada?
The Northern Farmers' Alliance The Southern Farmers' Alliance
Which of the following united in 1889 to form the new National Alliance, which eventually led to the establishment of the People's Party in 1892? [Choose all that apply.]
The Western Federation of Miners
Which of the following was a major union for miners formed in 1893?
The Great Sioux War
Which of the following was one of the most extensive campaigns against Native Americans in the nation's history?
The Supreme Court stated that manufacturing was beyond the reach of Federal regulation because it was not technically commerce. The Supreme Court declared a graduated income tax unconstitutional.
Which of the following was part of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. E. C. Knight Company? [Choose all that apply.]
Henry W. Grady
Which of the following was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, who wrote an article detailing his vision for "The New South?"
The National Labor Union
Which of the following was the first labor union engaged on a national scale made up of representatives from several craft unions?
Bryan failed to appeal to immigrants and working poor in the Midwest.
Which of the following was the greatest contributing factor in the defeat of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896?
Mugwumps
Which of the following was the name of the Republican movement of educated elites that pulled their support from James Gillespie Blaine amid charges of corruption?
Grover Cleveland
Which of the following was the only Democratic Party candidate to win the Presidency between 1869 and 1914?
It's known as the Gilded Age because it looked like things were going better than they were. Really, there were lots of problems being covered up.
Why are the years between the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century known as the "Gilded Age"? What does this say about this era?
It was super important because railroads were relied on almost completely for transportation. If they had a railroad system, they had an essential element of a developed region. The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided federal funds for the transcontinental railroad.
Why was the transcontinental railroad so important to developing the West? How was the Federal government involved in constructing the first and other transcontinental railroads?
Jim Crow
_______ _______ laws in the South ensured that the region would remain firmly Democrat due to restrictions on black voters
William Jennings Bryan
___________ ____________ ___________ became the Democratic candidate for President after a famous speech at the party's convention?
poll
___________ taxes limited the voting rights of black Southerners by requiring citizens to pay a fee in order to vote.
farmers' alliances
_____________ _______________ formed in the 1870s as a direct outgrowth of the Granger Movement. These organizations allowed farmers to cooperate in order to gain better prices for their produce, better loans, and lower freight rates.
Deforestation
_________________ became a major concern in the South as the timber industry grew, but a warm climate helped limit the ecological devastation the industry may have caused.
sharecropping
_________________ was an agricultural system whereby a farm laborer worked someone else's land in return for supplies and a portion of the crop he produced.
