U.S. HISTORY TEST 1
The impact of the second industrial revolution on the trans-Mississippi West was: A. dramatic as an agricultural empire grew. B. insignificant. C. concentrated in the cities. D. beneficial to Indians. E. significant only for native-born whites.
A
The southern Black Codes: A. allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. B. allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries. C. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. D. were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. E. pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South.
A
Which of the following regions did people NOT migrate to in large numbers between 1840 and 1914? A. China. B. Canada. C. The Caribbean. D. Manchuria. E. Siberia.
A
The Dawes Act of 1887: A. empowered Indians. B. assured Indian autonomy. C. sought to break up the tribal system. D. was a great success. E. hurt white interests in the West.
C
Henry George offered a(n) __________ as a solution for the problem of inequality in America. A. low-income housing program B. single tax C. immigration restriction law D. Communist platform E. forced Americanization program
B
Which institution was hardest hit by the Redeemers once they assumed power in the South? A. Churches. B. Public schools. C. Mental health facilities. D. Jails. E. Sharecropping.
B
Which of the following stated that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories recently acquired by the United States? A. Teller Amendment. B. Insular Cases. C. Platt Amendment. D. Plessy v. Ferguson. E. Chinese Exclusion Act.
B
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of southern governments run by Republicans during Reconstruction? A. state-supported public schools B. widespread transformation of plantations into black-owned farms C. pioneering civil rights legislation D. finance of railroad construction in the region E. tax incentives to attract northern manufacturers to invest in the region
B
Feminism: A. represented only the struggle for women's suffrage. B. was concerned only with economic issues. C. sought to attack the traditional roles of sexual behavior for women. D. sought to maintain the traditional roles of sexual behavior for women. E. argued that women should not have to work.
C
For most former slaves, freedom first and foremost meant: A. railroading building. B. jobs. C. land ownership. D. voting. E. jury duty.
C
To create national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier, the federal government: A. removed animals from the land. B. set aside lands that had never been inhabited by humans. C. removed Indians who hunted and fished on these lands. D. dismantled the Northern Pacific Railroad. E. barred logging and timber companies west of the Mississippi River.
C
The Plains Indians: A. were completely responsible for the near extinction of the buffalo. B. had lived in peace until the Civil War. C. encouraged the influx of white settlers. D. included the Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux. E. were treated fairly by the federal government.
D
The Populists: A. excluded women. B. excluded blacks. C. elected their candidate, James Weaver, for president in 1892. D. relied on women orators such as Mary Elizabeth Lease. E. elected no candidates to Congress in 1892.
D
The Social Gospel: A. was another term for Social Darwinism. B. was financed by corporate donations. C. was part of the Catholic Church. D. called for an equalization of wealth and power. E. did not support aid to the poor.
D
The election of 1876: A. was won by Rutherford B. Hayes, by a landslide. B. was finally decided by the Supreme Court. C. marked the final stage of Reconstruction, which ended in 1880. D. was tainted by claims of fraud in Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana. E. was won by Ulysses S. Grant, by a narrow count.
D
The painters who were part of the Ashcan School focused their art on: A. still life. B. the abstract. C. war. D. city life. E. nudes.
D
The second industrial revolution was marked by: A. a return to handmade goods. B. a more equalized distribution of wealth. C. the rapid expansion of industry across the South. D. the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries. E. a decline in the growth of cities.
D
All of the following measures expanded democracy during the Progressive era EXCEPT: A. the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution. B. the use of primary elections among party members to select candidates. C. the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. D. the popular election of judges. E. literacy tests and residency requirements.
E
The Freedmen's Bureau: A. was badly administered because director O. O. Howard lacked military experience. B. won much southern white support because it consistently supported the planters in disputes with former slaves. C. made notable achievements in improving African-American education and health care. D. carried out a successful program of distributing land to every former slave family. E. enjoyed the strong support of President Andrew Johnson in its work on behalf of civil rights.
C
The Progressive movement drew its strength from: A. big business. B. farmers. C. middle-class reformers. D. military leaders. E. socialists.
C
The Treaty of Versailles: A. was a fair and reasonable document given the circumstances. B. allowed Germany equal participation in the negotiation process. C. required Germany to pay over $33 billion in reparations. D. rejected Wilson's idea for a League of Nations. E. declared Ireland's independence.
C
The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU): A. was a small organization of radical feminists. B. was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. C. moved from demanding prohibition to pushing for women's suffrage. D. was a single-issue organization out to ban alcohol. E. argued that politics was not the place for women.
C
Crédit Mobiler and the Whiskey Ring: A. were international corporations. B. were involved in steel production. C. were owned by Andrew Carnegie. D. donated money to the poor. E. were indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration
E
The Zimmermann Telegram: A. helped assure Americans that Germany was not a threat. B. clarified British war aims. C. outlined the German plan for an attack on the United States by Mexico. D. outlined the British plan for an attack on the United States by Mexico. E. outlined the Fourteen Points.
C
The new immigrants: A. were seen as no different from the old immigrants. B. received a warm welcome in America. C. came from southern and eastern Europe. D. were few in number. E. came mostly from Great Britain.
C
The silver issue: A. had little support from Democrat William Jennings Bryan. B. divided the Republican Party during the 1892 election. C. refers to the fight to increase the money supply by minting silver money. D. had dissipated from American politics by the 1896 election. E. united Democrats and Republicans.
C
During World War I, Americans reacted to German-Americans and Germans in all of the following ways EXCEPT: A. in Iowa, the governor required that all oral communication be done in English. B. "hamburger" was changed to "liberty sandwich." C. the director of the Boston Symphony was interned for playing the works of German composers. D. the teaching of foreign languages was restricted in many states. E. the federal government barred German immigration to the United States.
E
For workers, the second industrial revolution meant all of the following EXCEPT: A. frequent periods of mass unemployment. B. higher wages than those earned by European industrial workers. C. dangerous work conditions. D. an increase of women working in industry. E. a decrease in child labor.
E
Founder of the Society of American Indians, Carlos Montezuma: A. demanded that all Indians be granted partial citizenship. B. argued that Federal government paternalism improved the lives of American Indians. C. called for government-sponsored boarding schools. D. called for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be run by American Indians. E. demanded that American Indians be left alone in order to be independent.
E
In the nineteenth century, pools, trusts, and mergers were: A. unheard of. B. used only rarely. C. against the law. D. seen as beneficial by consumers. E. ways that manufacturers sought to control the marketplace.
E
Most new immigrants who arrived during the early years of the twentieth century: A. learned English immediately. B. planned to remain in the United States temporarily. C. generally earned lower wages in America than in their former homelands. D. dominated skilled and supervisory jobs. E. lived in close-knit communities.
E
President William McKinley justified U.S. annexation of the Philippines on all of the following grounds EXCEPT: A. the United States needed to civilize Filipinos. B. the United States needed the islands for business and trade. C. the United States believed the Filipinos were not ready for self-government. D. the United States needed to Christianize the Filipinos. E. the United States needed to ensure that the Philippines became an independent democracy.
E
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: A. led to an increase in civil rights for Chinese people and Chinese-Americans living in the United States. B. only barred immigration of Chinese women. C. led to the deportation of the 105,000 Chinese people living in the United States in 1882. D. led to a decrease in discrimination and violence against the Chinese. E. was the first time race was used to exclude an entire group of people from entering the United States.
E
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877: A. had little impact in America. B. was a victory for labor. C. saw little violence. D. was confined only to New England. E. was evidence of worker solidarity and the close ties between industry and the Republican Party.
E
The Red Scare: A. was caused by the fear of a Russian invasion. B. advanced the cause of labor. C. strengthened the Industrial Workers of the World. D. refers to widespread fears of influenza in 1918. E. was an intense period of political intolerance.
E
The crop-lien system: A. applied only to African-American farmers. B. became better as farm prices increased in the 1870s. C. enabled yeoman farmers to continue to function under the same system as before the Civil War. D. annoyed bankers and merchants who resented how it made them dependent on farmers. E. kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty.
E
The massive hunting of what animal hurt the Plains Indians? A. Horses. B. Deer. C. Antelope. D. Indians. E. Buffalo.
E
What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals, cultural modernists, and feminists intersected? A. Trust-busting. B. The initiative and referendum. C. Women's suffrage. D. Unionism. E. Birth control.
E
By and large, white voters in the South returned prominent Confederates and members of the old elite to power during Presidential Reconstruction. True False
T
The Civil War was devastating to the South, which lost nearly one-fifth of its white adult male population. True False
T
The idea for the Statue of Liberty originated as a response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. True False
T
With the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment, all people born in the United States were automatically citizens. True False
T
All of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson's political ideology and policies are true EXCEPT: A. Wilson believed that people under colonial rule deserved immediate independence. B. the Wilsonian rhetoric of self-determination reverberated across the globe. C. Wilson inspired countries in Asia and Africa to ask for self-determination and equality. D. Wilson saw American soldiers leading the rest of the world to liberty. E. Wilson supported the American annexation of the Philippines.
A
All of the following statements about mass consumption in the early twentieth century are true EXCEPT: A. southerners fully participated in the mass-consumption society. B. the promise of mass consumption became the foundation for a new understanding of freedom. C. urban dwellers purchased goods in department stores and chain stores. D. rural people purchased goods through mail-order catalogs. E. the new advertising industry often linked goods with the idea of freedom.
A
As war broke out in Europe, Americans: A. were deeply divided. B. were rather ambivalent. C. mostly supported the British. D. mostly supported the Germans. E. supported U.S. involvement.
A
Asian and Mexican immigrants in the early twentieth century: A. clustered in the South as agricultural workers. B. clustered in the West as agricultural workers. C. were much more welcome than European immigrants. D. were prohibited from entering the United States. E. outnumbered southern and eastern European immigrants.
A
During World War I, most Progressives: A. supported U.S. entry into the war. B. did not support the war. C. were ambivalent. D. were pacifists. E. supported the Germans.
A
During the "Age of Empire," American racial attitudes: A. had a global impact. B. inspired Canada to grant Chinese immigrants equal rights. C. inspired Australians to grant suffrage to native peoples. D. influenced South Africans' decision to abandon apartheid. E. had a limited impact.
A
During the Progressive era: A. new immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak. B. overall immigration declined dramatically. C. the main point of entry for European immigrants was Boston. D. the vast majority of immigrants came from Ireland. E. all immigration was banned.
A
Elk v. Wilkins (1884): A. agreed with lower court rulings that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not apply to Indians. B. ordered that citizenship be applied to the Indians if Indians renounced loyalty to their tribe. C. voided a state law that established maximum working hours for bakers, citing that this law infringed on individual freedom. D. decided that working more than ten hours a day was more strain than a female body could bear. E. ruled that manufacturing was a local activity, not subject to congressional regulation of interstate commerce.
A
Eugenics is: A. the study of the supposed mental characteristics of different races. B. the movement toward colonization in Africa by blacks from the United States. C. the practice of using poison gas by the Germans during World War I. D. the socialist strategy of infiltrating labor unions in the United States. E. the genetic modification of human behavior.
A
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court: A. ruled that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional. B. ruled that "separate but equal" accommodations were unconstitutional. C. supported the right of women to vote. D. supported the right of workers to join unions. E. supported the right of African-Americans to vote.
A
In the early twentieth century, Angel Island in San Francisco Bay became known as the "Ellis Island of the West" and served as the main entry point for immigrants from: A. Japan. B. China. C. Mexico. D. Brazil. E. Guam.
A
The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) A. were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798. B. drew mostly from similar language in state law. C. came after strong public calls for a more "defensible democracy." D. copied similar legislation from Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. E. were put on the books but never applied.
A
The Fifteenth Amendment: A. sought to guarantee that one could not be denied suffrage rights based on race. B. made states responsible for determining all voter qualifications. C. granted women the right to vote in federal but not state elections. D. was endorsed by President Andrew Johnson. E. was drafted by Susan B. Anthony.
A
The Roosevelt Corollary: A. claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere. B. claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Asia. C. claimed the right of the United States to act as a police power in Africa. D. was also known as Dollar Diplomacy. E. contradicted the Monroe Doctrine.
A
Which of the following statements best summarizes the reasons for the tripling of railroad track miles in the United States between 1860 and 1890? A. Private investment and massive grants of land and money by federal, state, and local governments spurred the building. B. New technologies made the construction of rail lines cheap, quick, and easy. C. Federal and state governments aided private investments by investing and subsidizing railroads. D. Foreign capital funded the railroad boom in the West. E. The government built the tracks and accrued vast debts and deficits in the process.
A
Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true? A. The war lasted only four months and resulted in less than 400 U.S. battle casualties. B. Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba. C. The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion. D. Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle. E. The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
A
Why was Andrew Johnson acquitted on charges of impeachment? A. Johnson's lawyers assured moderate Republicans that he would behave for the rest of his term, so several voted to acquit him. B. No one would testify against him. C. Leading Radical Republican Benjamin Wade brilliantly managed the president's defense. D. Ulysses Grant urged Republicans to acquit Johnson because convicting him might hurt Grant's chances in the presidential election. E. Many feared a constitutional crisis because, without a vice president in office, no one knew who would succeed Johnson as president.
A
With the beginning of Radical Reconstruction, southern African-Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s took direct action to remedy long-standing grievances. These actions included: A. sit-ins that helped to integrate horse-drawn streetcars in southern cities. B. protest marches that desegregated public school systems in all the Upper South states. C. violent attacks to intimidate Democratic voters from participating in politics. D. the creation for the first time of all-black churches. E. a series of lawsuits that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court's declaring segregation unconstitutional.
A
After 1900, the campaign for women's suffrage: A. maintained an increasingly elitist approach. B. included both middle- and working-class women. C. stagnated. D. was most successful in the Northeast. E. was fought only on the federal level.
B
All of the following statements about immigration policy during World War I are true EXCEPT: A. Congress conferred citizenship upon Puerto Ricans. B. Congress required that all immigrants pass IQ tests (intelligence tests). C. Congress required that immigrants be literate in English or another language. D. The government temporarily exempted Mexicans from the literacy test. E. The state of California barred Asians from owning and leasing land.
B
American territorial expansionism: A. began in 1890. B. was a feature of American life since well before independence. C. began with the Spanish-American War. D. began with the war in the Philippines. E. began with the Monroe Doctrine.
B
By the end of the nineteenth century, African-American men in the South: A. were limited to holding local offices. B. were forced out of politics and passed leadership to female African-American activists. C. continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. D. joined the Democratic Party. E. supported the redrawing of congressional district lines.
B
One significant economic impact of the second industrial revolution was: A. a more stable economy. B. frequent and prolonged economic depressions. C. higher prices. D. a more equitable distribution of wealth. E. the introduction of socialism.
B
The Nineteenth Amendment: A. barred states from using race as a qualification for voting. B. barred states from using sex as a qualification for voting. C. was never ratified. D. prohibited states from denying Chinese immigrants the right to vote. E. prohibited states from denying any immigrants the right to vote.
B
The over 150 utopian and cataclysmic novels published during the last quarter of the nineteenth century: A. indicated social acceptance of the second industrial revolution. B. were inspired by the growing fear of class warfare. C. advocated the continued concentration of capital. D. were never best sellers. E. were banned by the federal government.
B
When Congress sent Andrew Johnson the Civil Rights Bill of 1866, he: A. signed it, creating an irreparable breach between himself and the Republicans. B. argued that it discriminated against whites. C. contended that it gave too much authority to the states. D. won widespread public approval for his response. E. suggested that it did not go far enough to secure racial equality.
B
Woodrow Wilson's moral imperialism in Latin America produced: A. eight years of unprecedented stability in the region. B. more military interventions than any other president before or since. C. economic growth and diversity for the region. D. very little to show for the policy, as his attention was mostly on Europe. E. strong allies for the United States in World War I, especially Mexico.
B
African-Americans who migrated to the North during the "Great Migration" encountered all of the following conditions EXCEPT: A. restricted employment opportunities. B. menial and unskilled jobs. C. exclusion from the public school system. D. housing segregation. E. violence.
C
All of the following statements about Emilio Aguinaldo are true EXCEPT: A. Aguinaldo led the Filipino armed struggle for independence against Spain. B. Aguinaldo led the Filipinos in the war against the United States. C. Aguinaldo believed that Filipinos could only govern themselves with U.S. assistance. D. Aguinaldo opposed American imperialism. E. Aguinaldo argued that the United States was betraying its own values by annexing the Philippines.
C
Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because: A. women could vote. B. few women had to work outside the home. C. women's economic opportunities and roles in public life expanded. D. growing numbers of women held political office. E. most men supported equal rights for women.
C
Bonanza farms: A. were small, self-sufficient farms. B. were the sharecropping farms found in the South. C. typically had thousands of acres of land or more. D. were free homesteads in California. E. were settled along the railroad lines of the Union Pacific.
C
Charlotte Perkins Gilman claimed that the road to woman's freedom lay through: A. higher education. B. holding political office. C. the workplace. D. access to birth control. E. being a wife and mother.
C
In 1899, President William McKinley explained in an interview with Methodist Church leaders that his decision to annex the Philippines: A. was an easy foreign-policy decision. B. was dishonorable and undermined U.S. democracy. C. was in part based on his desire to educate and uplift the Filipinos. D. was bad for U.S. business interests. E. was part of his plan to grant Filipinos U.S. citizenship.
C
In 1912, New Freedom: A. was Theodore Roosevelt's campaign pledge that government should have a greater regulatory role. B. was Eugene Debs's campaign pledge that government should abolish all private property. C. was Woodrow Wilson's campaign pledge that government should renew economic competition with less government intervention. D. was the campaign slogan of the women's suffrage movement. E. was a term coined by Margaret Sanger for the birth-control movement.
C
Which denominations had the largest followings among blacks after the Civil War? A. Anglican and Catholic B. Congregational and Presbyterian C. Methodist and Baptist D. Lutheran and Methodist E. Episcopal and Baptist
C
Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 is FALSE? A. The strike demonstrated that workers sought the opportunity to enjoy the finer things in life. B. The strike was in response to a reduction in weekly wages. C. The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. D. Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New York's Fifth Avenue. E. The strike was settled on the workers' terms.
C
During the Progressive era: A. cities declined in importance. B. social reformers concentrated their efforts on rural areas. C. cities attracted only the wealthy. D. urban development highlighted social inequalities. E. cities competed with rural areas for government projects.
D
During the second industrial revolution, the courts: A. supported the interests of workers. B. supported the interests of consumers. C. refused to hear any cases related to business interests. D. tended to favor the interests of industry over those of labor. E. tended to favor the interests of labor over those of industry.
D
How did emancipation affect the structure of the black family? A. Men and women maintained equality within the household, making black families far more matrilineal than white families. B. Men often remained at home while women went out and labored—a major shift from their roles while in slavery. C. Black women adopted the domestic roles that white women had long had, but retained their duties in the fields and in the workplace. D. The black family became more like the typical white family, with men as the breadwinners and women as the homemakers. E. Emancipation did not lead to any changes in the black family's structure.
D
In response to the Russian Revolution that led to the creation of the communist Soviet Union, the United States: A. diplomatically recognized the Soviet Union. B. aided supporters of communist rule in the Soviet Union during a civil war in 1918. C. invited the Soviet Union to the Versailles peace conference. D. pursued a policy of anticommunism that would remain throughout the twentieth century. E. invited Vladimir Lenin, the head of the Soviet Union, to the United States.
D
In the 1890s, the National American Woman Suffrage Association: A. supported the right of immigrant women to vote. B. supported the right of African-American women to vote. C. was dominated by working-class women. D. argued that native-born white women's votes would counteract the "ignorant foreign vote." E. argued that all women, regardless of race or ethnicity, should vote.
D
In the early twentieth century, the Socialist Party advocated for all of the following EXCEPT: A. free college education. B. legislation to improve the condition of laborers. C. public ownership of railroads. D. national health insurance. E. public ownership of factories.
D
The 1894 Pullman Strike: A. was remarkably peaceful. B. was a victory for labor. C. had no impact on rail service. D. collapsed when union leaders were jailed. E. was supported by President Cleveland.
D
The Fourteen Points: A. were proposed by Germany. B. were endorsed by all the Allies. C. established the right of imperial governments to rule. D. sought to establish the right of national self-determination. E. supported the Bolshevik Revolution.
D
The Industrial Workers of the World and most of the Socialist Party: A. supported U.S. entry into World War I. B. remained neutral. C. encouraged their members to join in the war effort. D. opposed the war. E. worked with the Committee on Public Information.
D
The Liberal Republican movement in 1872: A. sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South. B. was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states. C. was successful in electing Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States that year. D. initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South. E. drew most of its strength from southern black leaders such as James S. Pike and Albion Tourgée.
D
Theodore Roosevelt's taking of the Panama Canal Zone is an example of: A. his ability to speak softly in diplomatic situations when he knew he was outgunned. B. international Progressivism—the United States was intervening with the sole purpose to uplift the peoples of Central America. C. liberal internationalism, since he worked closely with the French to work out a deal favorable to Panama. D. his belief that civilized nations had an obligation to establish order in an unruly world. E. one of the many wars in which Roosevelt involved the United States.
D
Twenty years after the end of Reconstruction, African-Americans in the South: A. were much better off financially. B. had increased their role in local politics. C. had entered the middle class in significant numbers. D. suffered the most from the region's poor conditions. E. had the same rights as whites.
D
When Eugene Debs was sentenced under the Espionage Act, what did he tell the jury? A. That he was happy to serve as a martyr for his cause, like John Brown had before him. B. That Woodrow Wilson was an inept president who ought to be sentenced for sending young men into battle. C. That as a Socialist he rejected the Constitution of the United States. D. That Americans in the past who spoke out against colonialism, slavery, or the Mexican War were not indicted or charged with treason. E. That he was not a communist spy as had been charged and that he had been wrongly accused by his political opponents.
D
Which statement about the People's Party is FALSE? A. It emerged from the Farmers Alliance in the 1890s and claimed to speak for all the "producing classes." B. It embarked on a remarkable effort of community organization and education. C. Its platform of 1892 remains a classic document of American reform, advocating radical ideas of the day such as graduated income tax and increased democracy. D. It emerged as an urban, middle-class vehicle for social, economic, and political reform. E. It sought to rethink the relationship between freedom and government in order to address the crisis of the1890s.
D
Who migrated to Kansas during the Kansas Exodus? A. Indians. B. Working-class families. C. Chinese. D. Blacks. E. White sharecroppers.
D
Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom? A. Scientific management typically lowered wages. B. Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management. C. Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management. D. Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions. E. Foremen tended to drive workers with more brute force under scientific management.
D
Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is FALSE? A. White leaders presented disenfranchisement as a "good government" measure. B. Between 1890 and 1906, every southern state enacted laws or constitutional provisions meant to eliminate the black vote. C. In passing various laws to restrict blacks from voting, numerous poor and illiterate whites also lost the right to vote in the South. D. The elimination of black and many white voters could not have been accomplished without the approval of the North. E. The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.
E
Which statement about the theory of Social Darwinism is FALSE? A. The theory borrowed language from Charles Darwin. B. The theory argued that evolution was as natural a process in human society as in nature and that government must not interfere. C. The theory argued that failure to advance in society indicated a lack of character. D. The theory argued that freedom required frank acceptance of inequality. E. The theory argued that the "deserving poor" only included children.
E
With the end of slavery in the British Caribbean, more than 100,000 laborers came from where to fill the labor shortage? A. South Carolina B. Canada C. Mexico D. Australia E. India
E
As part of the Bargain of 1877, President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet. False True
F
Black suffrage made little difference in the South as very few blacks voted or ran for public office during Reconstruction. False True
F
The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South—those who felt left out of white society. False True
F
