Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately compares the U.S. Supreme Court's approach to organization in business and labor during the Gilded Age?

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A)   Whereas the Court rejected the organization of big business on constitutional grounds, it supported workers' right to organize.
B)   The Court used the Sherman Antitrust Act liberally for the breakup of both business and labor organizations.
C)   While the Court applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to break down unions, it proved unwilling to endorse the regulation of big business.
D)   Understanding the dynamics of the new industrial age, the Supreme Court allowed workers as well as businesses to organize powerful and centralized institutions.
E)   The Court refused to apply the Sherman Antitrust Act against unions or business on the grounds that the law itself was unconstitutional.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Why is the period between 1870 and 1890 known as the "Gilded Age"?

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A)   The United States experienced generalized economic growth, but Americans had become disinterested in politics and uninfluenced by party.
B)   The gold mining industry flourished and spread from the West across the rest of the country, leading other industries to suffer and lose record numbers of workers.
C)   Americans grew far more politically active, as the influence of corporations was still highly limited and separate from politics.
D)   All Americans enjoyed an improvement in their living standards, regardless of their race or social class.
E)   While there was a generalized idea that America was doing well on the surface, it masked corruption, oppression, and poverty.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

In order to enter the Union as a state, Utah banned what in its constitution?

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A)   slavery
B)   immigration
C)   polygamy
D)   prostitution
E)   public schoolsF) B) and C)
G) A) and C) C

Question 4

The year 1886 marked the high point of the popularity of the Knights of Labor; however, it soon began to wane. Why did the Knights of Labor lose force after that year?

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A)   New, similar political parties emerged and started to compete for constituents.
B)   Its leader was Henry George, and he was involved in a case of corruption.
C)   The Whig Party experienced a major resurgence.
D)   The press and employers started to associate it with violence and radicalism.
E)   It began to promote public and private police forces against strikes.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Part of the justification offered for the idea of the "liberty of contract" was that, as long as labor relations were based on contracts freely written by the independent individuals, the government lacked the right to interfere. Which of the following socioeconomic groups most tended to embrace this idea?

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A)   Social Gospel groups
B)   labor unions
C)   business and professional classes
D)   semiskilled and skilled workers
E)   women working as domestic servantsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

After the Haymarket Affair, employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Along with New York, which city during the Gilded Age financed industrialization and westward expansion with its banks and stock exchange?

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A)   Boston
B)   Chicago
C)   Los Angeles
D)   New Jersey
E)   PhiladelphiaF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the Civil Service Act of 1883?

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A)   It gave politicians clear steps to follow to ensure the appointment of political allies as federal employees.
B)   It was passed in response to the increasing number of strikes and riots led by factory workers.
C)   It created the Interstate Commerce Commission and had a major impact on railroad practices.
D)   It created a system intended to keep women from becoming federal employees after they won the right to vote.
E)   It created a system to prevent the appointment of federal employees based on their political influence.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 9

What happened to the gross national product from 1870 to 1920?

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A)   It was cut in half, from $50 billion to $25 billion.
B)   It increased roughly tenfold, to more than $90 billion.
C)   It increased to $91.5 million.
D)   It decreased to $50 million.
E)   In 1920s dollars, the economy almost doubled.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Why was William Tweed so popular with New York's immigrant poor?

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A)   He was willing to speak truth to power and challenged labor unions.
B)   He fought hard for more liberal immigration laws.
C)   He had provided food, fuel, and patronage to them in exchange for their votes.
D)   He uncovered much of the corruption in the city and introduced crucial political reforms.
E)   He himself was a recent immigrant with roots in German proto-socialist movements.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E) C

Question 11

As the West grew increasingly integrated with the national economy, the lives of Plains Indians permanently changed. How did the government respond to the conflict that arose from Indians who resisted these changes?

Accepted Answer

A)   The government signed a treaty promising to respect what remained of the Indian tribes and their culture.
B)   The government sent troops to destroy the Indian economy such as by attacking their horses and buffalo.
C)   The government left all Indian tribes alone since it wanted to maintain good trade relations.
D)   The government kindly invited tribes to move to unsettled land in Canada.
E)   The government initiated an official campaign to move all Indian tribes to Mexico.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America?

Accepted Answer

A)   Time zones let businesses communicate by telegraph for the first time.
B)   Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods.
C)   Large banks were now able to locate in western railroad towns.
D)   The adoption of a standard railroad gauge made private and federal land grants more available.
E)   The expansion of trains increased the efficiency of small businesses.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above B

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
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Question 14

By 1880, the government used military troops regularly to do which of the following?

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A)   to protect African-American voters
B)   to put down strikes
C)   to protect laborers on strike
D)   to stop Mexican immigrants from crossing the U.S. border
E)   to guard the Canadian borderF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Most nineteenth-century Indians were willing to assimilate and give up their tribal identity for citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The West experienced tremendous growth after the Civil War; nowhere was this more apparent than in California. Write an on the consequences of population growth on the western landscape, looking at farming, livelihoods, the impact of the railroad, the growth of Indian reservations, and the subjugation of Indian peoples.

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Question 17

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Question 18

Who was a surprise third-party candidate in the race for New York City mayor in 1886?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theodore Roosevelt
B)   J. P. Morgan
C)   Henry George
D)   William Tweed
E)   Lawrence GronlundF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

According to the Census Bureau, by the turn of the twentieth century, most Americans worked for wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the Ghost Dance movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was a military technique federal troops developed and used against the Native Americans following the massacre at Wounded Knee.
B)   It was a traditional religious revival that brought solace to the Native Americans who participated in it but made the government fear the possibility of an uprising.
C)   It was a cultural phenomenon among European immigrants who traveled to the West and resulted in an anti-immigrant backlash among white Americans in these areas.
D)   It was an intercultural dance that served as an open invitation for whites to join Native American communities across much of the United States.
E)   It was a Native American cultural movement embraced by the government due to the belief that it would distract Native Americans from conflicts with western settlers.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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