GIVE ME LIBERTY! by Eric Foner Chapter 16
Which census revealed for the first time that there were more non-farming jobs than farming jobs in the United States? 1860 1880 1870 1900
1880
Which of the following was not true of the second industrial revolution? More than any other sector, the railroad was the engine of the industrialization. A boom in automobile manufacture spurred the rise of oil, rubber, and steel production. Some companies beat out the competition by taking over more stages of production and distribution. Some companies rose to dominance by operating at a loss and underselling their rivals.
A boom in automobile manufacture spurred the rise of oil, rubber, and steel production.
Which of the following was not a key episode of the "great upheaval" of 1886? nationwide demonstrations for an eight-hour day Henry George's New York mayoral campaign America's first nationwide railroad strike the Haymarket Affair
America's first nationwide railroad strike
The phrase that best captures the vision of the Knights of Labor is: Survival of the fittest. Laissez-faire Liberty of contract. Cooperative commonwealth.
Cooperative Commonwealth
Which of the following can be associated with the death of the Knights of Labor? Haymarket Square Carnegie Steel Strike International Ladies' Garment Workers Union Strike Great Railroad Strike
Haymarket Square
Which of the following was not a major reason for the decline and subjugation of the American Indian? The U.S. government regularly broke treaties designating which land would remain in the hands of the Indians. The widespread image of Indians as barbaric discouraged measures to protect their independence. Valuable natural resources out West gave U.S. settlers a powerful incentive to remove Indians. Indifference to the advantages of guns and horses weakened Indian resistance to U.S. military power.
Indifference to the advantages of guns and horses weakened Indian resistance to U.S. military power.
In the late nineteenth century, the Republican Party found particularly strong support among all of the following except: Union veterans. Protestant immigrants. African-Americans. Irish Americans.
Irish Americans.
After 1890, most immigrants were: from northern and western Europe of Teutonic and Celtic origin Jews and Catholics from Mexico
Jews and Catholics
The 1887 Dawes Act: established federal railroad rates, making interlocking directorates illegal. guaranteed federal employees an eight-hour day. established a federal minimum wage law for women and children. led to the loss of tribal lands and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions.
Led to the loss of tribal lands and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions
Which was not a central factor in the explosive economic growth in the second Industrial Revolution? the country's abundant natural resources growing supply of labor low tariffs expanded markets for manufactured goods
Low tariffs
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? founding of Knights of Labor; Haymarket Affair; Great Railroad Strike of 1877; close of Reconstruction Sherman Antitrust Act; Interstate Commerce Act; Civil Service Act; Panic of 1873 Munn v. Illinois; Wabash v. Illinois; Interstate Commerce Act; Lochner v. New York Dawes Act; Wounded Knee massacre; Ghost Dance campaign; battle of Little Big Horn
Munn v. Illinois; Wabash v. Illinois; Interstate Commerce Act; Lochner v. New York
What was the book in which Henry George proposed a "single tax" on real estate that would replace all other taxes? Civic Engagement Progress and Poverty The Cooperative Commonwealth Looking Backward
Progress and Poverty
All of the following were "captains of industry" except: Andrew Carnegie. John D. Rockefeller. Samuel Gompers. J.P. Morgan.
Samuel Gompers.
Which of the following was John D. Rockefeller's company? Standard Oil Company U.S. Steel Triangle Shirtwaist Company Union Pacific Railroad
Standard Oil Company
The first federal agency intended to regulate economic activity, and ensure that railroad rates were reasonable, and favoritism was avoided was: The Sherman Antitrust Act. The Dawes Act. The Interstate Commerce Commission. The Civil Service Act.
The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Which of the following was not a theme of Social Darwinism? By and large, the poor have only themselves to blame for their misfortune. Charles Darwin's scientific theories help to explain—and justify—class inequalities in industrial society. The growing gulf between the haves and the have-nots poses a dire threat to American freedom. Government initiatives to ease the hardships of the poor are misguided.
The growing gulf between the haves and the have-nots poses a dire threat to American freedom.
Two of the Gilded Age's leading business figures were: Terence V. Powderly and William Graham Sumner. Thomas A. Scott and Andrew Carnegie. Henry Demarest Lloyd and John D. Rockefeller. Henry George and Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Scott and Andrew Carnegie
The politics of Gilded Age America was said to be: an era of golden opportunity for migrants, immigrants, and Native Americans. a time of dishonesty and corruption in which corporations battled each other for special consideration by local state and federal governments. a golden age, like that of the period of the American founding, in the late eighteenth century. a glittering Jazz Age and time for youthful rebellion.
a time of dishonesty and corruption in which corporations battled each other for special consideration by local state and federal governments.
Which of the following best describes the Ghost Dance? an Irish folk dance an Anasazi dance paying tribute to Kokopelli a traditional rain dance feared by U.S. Army officials
feared by U.S. Army officials
Which of the following was not a focus of debate between Democrats and Republicans during the Gilded Age? laws governing cultural habits federal income tax levels tariffs on imported goods memories of the Civil War and Reconstruction
federal income tax levels
According to Eric Foner, the federal government contributed to the dynamic and expansive growth of the American economy in the late nineteenth century by: ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, and guaranteeing women the right to vote. granting land to railroads, removing Indians from desirable lands in the West, and enacting high tariffs. banning segregation in federal buildings, and offering free education to freemen. enacting federal child labor laws, minimum wage laws, and maximum power laws.
granting land to railroads, removing Indians from desirable lands in the West, and enacting high tariffs.
In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune? steamboats mercantile oil steel
steel
Which of these did "Reconstruction" follow? Election of 1876 The Era of Good Feelings the Spanish American War the Civil War
the Civil War
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the years from 1873 to 1897 were known as: the Jazz Age. the Great Depression. Reconstruction. the Age of Jackson.
the Great Depression
What was the name of the organization that sought to organize both skilled and unskilled workers, women as well as men, blacks along with whites, and achieved a membership of nearly 800,000 in 1886? the Congress of Industrial Organizations the Knights of Labor the Workingman's Union the American Federation of Labor
the Knights of Labor
The industrial revolution in the United States took place principally in: the mid-Atlantic states and the Southwest. the Southwest and Northwest. the Northeast and the Midwest. the Southeast and Southwest.
the Northeast and the Midwest.
The spirit of innovation contributed importantly to the dynamic and expansive growth of the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Which of the following was not an innovation of the 1870s and 1880s? handheld camera typewriter telephone the airplane
the airplane
In 1890, the distribution of wealth in the United States was: equal. unknown, as data on wealth was not then collected about equally distributed. the top 1 percent of Americans owned more property than the remaining 99 percent
the top 1 percent of Americans owned more property than the remaining 99 percent
