Quiz 1 Questions

Which of the following was a politician who advocated for voting rights and equal education for all Americans after the Civil War?

Robert Smalls

Which of the following was a leader of the American Federation of Labor?

Samuel Gompers

What legal document ended slavery in the US?

The 13th amendment

In the late 19th century, organized label failed to make great gains for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: a. tensions between ethnic and racial groups, which divided the work force. b. the relatively small membership of the major labor organizations when compared to the total workforce. c. the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of workers. d. the constantly shifting nature of the workforce e. the opposition of powerful and wealthy companies

the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of workers

By how much did the urban population of the United States increase in the 50 years after the American Civil War?

700%

In the time before mass white migration, the Plains Indians were

the most widespread Indian group in the west

During the late 19th century, the growth of large corporations was helped by

"limited liability" laws, sales of company stock to the public, the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person

In the American business community at the end of the 19th century, a. most states made it illegal for one corporation to buy another one b. almost all corporations had achieved stability through "pool" arrangements c. federal reforms of corporations had ended the most predatory business practices. d. 1 percent of corporations controlled more than one-third of all manufacturing

1 percent of corporations controlled more than one-third of all manufacturing

Bigotry was the dominant force behind the Populist movement. True or false?

False

Both baseball and football appealed primarily to working-class males- True or false?

False

By the end of the 19th century, most public high schools readily accepted women. True or false?

False

During its short life, Populism was able to attract significant industrial labor support. True or false?

False

Governor John Peter Altgeld and Grover Cleveland found themselves on the same side in the Pullman strike. True or false?

False

Horatio Alger spoke out against child labor in his novels.

False

The Platt Amendment left the Philippines only nominally independent, politically. True or false?

False

Until the late 19th century, Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants from Europe were not legally recognized as white by the federal government. True or false?

False

Which statement about education in the late 19th century is FALSE?

Funding for public education was highest in rural areas.

The bulk of U.S. soldiers in the Spanish-American War came from

National guard units

Eugene V. Debs played a leading role in what labor event?

The Pullman Strike

In the decade following the Spanish-American war, American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines. True or false?

True

When the first tenements were built in 1850, they were viewed as a great improvement in housing for the poor. True or false?

True

Edward Bellamy's 1888 book, Looking Backward,

imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust

The congressional law of 1873 that officially discontinued silver coinage

became known to critics as the "Crime of '73"

The late 19th century sociologist Lester Frank Ward

believed that human intelligence, not natural selection, shaped society

During Senate debate, supporters of the annexation of the Philippines argued the United States had set a precedent for taking land while treating its inhabitants as dependents through the

federal government's relationship with American Indians

In the late 19th century, suburbs on the edges of American cities were largely sought out by

moderately well-to-do people

In the late 19th century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by

public education, religious reform, the sale of American products, church leaders

The consumer economy created new employment opportunities for women in which of the following professions?

salesclerks

By the 1890s, a million New Yorkers lived in tenements, which were

slum dwellings with inadequate light, plumbing, and heat

The primary goal of the American Protective Association was to

stop immigrants from entering the United States