apush 19.1

The symptoms of the depression of the 1890s included all of the following problems EXCEPT

high inflation

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, currency inflation developed in the United States as a result of

newly discovered gold deposits and mining techniques

During the late 1800s, the function of the president was to

spend much of his time making political appointments

Free coinage of silver was supported by all of the following groups EXCEPT

Eastern Republicans

The speech that made William Jennings Bryan the Democratic nominee for president in 1896 climaxed with the famous words

"you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"

During the late 1800s, most Catholics and recent immigrants tended to vote for the _____ party.

Democratic

The assassination of James A. Garfield occurred as a result of the conflict between

Stalwarts and Half-Breeds

In the mid-1880s, many members of the public wanted federal antitrust regulation because

big corporations were always able to lobby against and defeat state regulation

Jacob S. Coxey's army of unemployed Americans marched to Washington to demand that the federal government

create jobs for the unemployed

The Omaha Platform of the Populists included all of the following proposals EXCEPT

federal support for national banks

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was essentially ineffective for the first twenty years after its passage because

it was haphazardly enforced and was narrowly interpreted by the courts

Although historians disagree as to their interpretations of Populism, the movement was significant because

it was one of the few third-party movements to gain national influence

The coining of silver stopped in 1873 because

owners of silver were not interested in selling to the government

The election of 1884 was typical of national contests in the late 1800s because of its emphasis on

personalities rather than policies

The Farmers' Alliances had an intense dislike for all of the following groups in society EXCEPT

politically active women

The political activity of the late 1800s can best be described by the statement that

politicians did not address the problems caused by the rapid social and economic changes of the times

In the late 1800s, most Americans engaged in political activity because of their

regional, ethnic, or religious sentiments

Throughout his adult life, William Jennings Bryan served as a powerful symbol of

rural, Protestant, middle-class America

In general, the Populist movement was primarily supported by

small farmers

The Supreme Court eventually overturned the Granger Laws of the 1870s on the grounds that

state regulation of freight rates was an unconstitutional attempt to control interstate commerce

Historians have offered all of the following positive interpretations of Populism EXCEPT

the movement was the forerunner of the civil rights movement of fifty years later

One of the primary beliefs of the Farmers' Alliances was that

too much power was in the hands of a few corporations and financial institutions

The Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 was significant because it contained

virtually no change in the general tariff

In the 1890s, the groups of potential voters who were disenfranchised were

• most women • almost all blacks • many poor Southern women • blacks in the South

In the late 1800s, the farmers wanted the "free and unlimited coinage of silver" to

• reduce the value of debts that they owed • inflate the currency • raise farm prices • increase the amount of currency

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was ineffective for its first decade because

• the government usually used the law against labor unions • the courts limited what types of businesses could be sued • the Justice Department instituted few suits against business monopolies • the government was indifferent at enforcing the act

In the late 1800s, public officeholders tended to be concerned primarily with

• winning elections • controlling patronage • dispensing jobs • maintaining bases of support