Chapter 3: Challenges in the Late 1800s Topic Review

Question 5: "The other two are produced by men who sit in their offices and behind their bank counters and farm the farmers."

Farmers are unfairly exploited by businessmen with high interest rates and railroad rates.

How was William Jennings Bryan different from the majority of other presidential candidates of the era?

He toured the nation, doing his own campaigning, delivery up to 20 speeches a day.

This political cartoon references

the illegal activities of Boss Tweed in New York City.

Question 6: "neither you nor your children need evermore beg."

Native Americans

Using the chart below, who was the only president to win an election with fewer party members voting ?

Rutherford B. Hayes

Question 8: According to the information in this map, where was cattle ranching most important as an industry?

texas

Question 1: "I will fight no more forever."

The Nez Percé were hopelessly outnumbered and worn down, causing Chief Joseph to be ready to stop all fighting.

What was the primary effect of Native Americans being confined to reservations?

Their nomadic way of life was restricted as they could no longer roam where they please.

President Grant is remembered as a corrupt president because he

appointed his relatives and friends to important positions without the proper background.

The U.S. government outlawed practices such as this traditional Native American ceremony in order to

weaken tribal cultures and encourage assimilation into white culture.

The subject of this political cartoon is William Jennings Bryan's

style of campaigning for the presidency.

Which type of people were most likely to support the Populist Party in the 1890s?

Small farmers

According to the information in the graph, in which year was legislation most likely passed to limit Chinese immigration to the United States?

1882

Question 2: "then the indian will quickly demonstrate that he can be truly civilized, and he himself will solve the question of what to do with the indian."

Assimilation into the mainstream white, American culture.

What is the theme of this illustration?

Farmers have an important job in American society

Question 3: "We pledge ourselves that if given power we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation, in accordance with the terms of our platform."

Minting silver coinage to increase the money supply.

Question 7: Based on the congressional elections of 1894, in which region of the country did Populism seem to have the most support?

The southeast

Question 4: "We have to protect ourselves. We have to save the country. We have to fight for what is ours."

Why the Native Americans resisted the white men.

The house in this image, typical of those built by homesteaders adapting to their physical environment on the Great Plains, was made from

sod

The photographer intended this image to emphasize

the strong connection between Native Americans and the land.