Abraham Lincoln's plan would allow former rebel states to form new governments when
A. all military resistance ceased. 
B. the United States Army was in occupation of the entire state. 
C. 10 percent of the voting population of 1860 had sworn an oath of allegiance. 
D. slave owners had willingly freed their slaves. 
E. very similar to the congressional Wade-Davis Bill
ANSWER: C

 
The "waving the bloody shirt" issue in politics referred to
A. Western state demands for reprisal against hostile Indians. 
B. Republicans reminding voters that Democrats had favored secession. 
C. Democrats charging the Grant administration with corruption. 
D. efforts to break up organized labor by military force. 
E. Freedmen reminding congressmen of the tactics of the Ku Klux Klan
ANSWER: B

 
Radical and Moderate Republicans were drawn together by
A. outrage over the Southern states' passage of Black Codes. 
B. a common desire to punish the South for its rebellion. 
C. President Johnson's pardon of Jefferson Davis. 
D. agreement to use federal measures to enhance black peoples' civil rights. 
E. LincolnŐs assassination at the hands of southerner John Wilkes Booth
ANSWER: A

 
 
What do these candidates in the 1876 and 2000 presidential elections have in common.
A. Both election results were due to complete and proven fraud.
B. Concerning disputed results, the Democrats won in each case.
C. The social and economic situations prior to both elections were essentially the same.
D. Both victors won by extremely small margins, the closest in U.S. history.
E. The Republican Party won a majority of the electoral votes in the southern, former confederate states. 
ANSWER: D

 
The coalition of Radical Republicans after the Civil War was led by these two congressmen
A. William Seward and Edwin Stanton. 
B. U.S. Grant and Rutherford Hayes. 
C. Benjamin Wade and William O. Howard. 
D. Frederick Douglas and Hiram Revels 
E. Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens. 
ANSWER: E


The American Federation of Labor, which exists today, experienced some successes in the 19th Century (as compared to the Knights of Labor) under the leadership of
A. Edward O'Donnell. 
B. Eugene V. Debs. 
C. Samuel Gompers. 
D. Terence V. Powderly. 
E. Albert Parsons. 
ANSWER: C

 
Which one of the following is NOT one of the three groups that made up the fledgling Republican coalition in the postwar South?
A. African Americans 
B. redeemers 
C. carpetbaggers 
D. scalawags 
E. freedmen
ANSWER: B

 

 
Southern governments used poll taxes and "grandfather clauses" to
A. limit African-American suffrage. 
B. help poor whites buy land. 
C. protect tenant farmers. 
D. keep all poor people from voting. 
E. earn money for their state budgets after the devastating Civil War
ANSWER: A

 

Ironically, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was interpreted by the courts to inhibit growth of THIS GROUP rather than the industrial giants it was meant to control:
A. city political machines 
B. labor unions 
C. research labs 
D. banks 
E. Native Americans
ANSWER: B

 
Short-term southern assets as the Civil War erupted appeared to include all of the following EXCEPT the
A. defensive nature of the struggle in the South. 
B. militaristic spirit of southern culture. 
C. sizable industrial capacity. 
D. superior military leadership of officers like Robert E. Lee. 
E. possible recognition and aid by foreign powers who needed southern cotton.
ANSWER: C

 
Which of the following would a Radical Republican in Congress in 1865 most likely OPPOSE?
A. civil rights and suffrage for freed slaves 
B. a powerful, active federal government 
C. a general amnesty for all Southerners 
D. the transformation of prewar southern society 
E. the establishment of military districts in former Confederate States
ANSWER: C

 
Experiences at Homestead, Pennsylvania and Pullman, Illinois, in the 1890's demonstrated to American workers that
A. solidarity across craft lines worked. 
B. striking workers could not persevere in the face of state or federal opposition. 
C. negotiation between workers and owners could result in a satisfactory agreement on both sides. 
D. the use of violence during strikes worked to the striker's advantage. 
E. since they were both major players in the oil industry, that they could be successful
ANSWER: B

 
Which of the following are INCORRECTLY paired or unrelated?
A. Election of 1864 - Lincoln vs. McClellen 
B. Election of 1876 - Ruther"fraud" B. Hayes "wins" 
C. Election of 1896 - McKinley vs. Bryan 
D. Census of 1890 - official "end of the frontier" 
E. all are correctly paired 
ANSWER: E

 
Which was NOT one of the three major western industries discussed in class?
A. ranching, both cattle and sheep 
B. commercial farming 
C. iron/steel production 
D. mining, mostly precious metals 
E. all of the above are correct 
ANSWER: C

 
Which of the following were NOT, at least at one time or another, enemies of the farmers in 19th Century?
A. weather and pestilence 
B. bankers and the world market 
C. railroads and tariffs 
D. overproduction and a tight federal monetary policy 
E. all of these were enemies at one time or another 
ANSWER: E

 

Which is NOT a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction?
A. the formation of the "Solid South" 
B. the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments 
C. increased racism 
D. long term Republican control of the government 
E. all of the above were results 
ANSWER: E

 
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the states wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction." The above quotation is a key clause in the
A. 13th Amendment 
B. 14th Amendment 
C. 15th Amendment 
D. Gettysburg Address 
E. Black Code of South Carolina 
ANSWER: B

 
The first group of immigrants to be excluded from the U.S. on the basis of their nationality were the
A. Chinese. 
B. Japanese. 
C. Filipinos. 
D. Koreans. 
E. East Indians. 
ANSWER: A

 
Which of the following presidents has been impeached?
A. Andrew Johnson 
B. Bill Clinton 
C. Richard Nixon 
D. all of the above 
E. only A and B 
ANSWER: E

 
According to your instructor, which of the following children's stories/fairy tales is an allegory to the Populist Moment and the Election of 1896?
A. Grimm's Fairy Tales 
B. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 
C. The Wizard of Oz 
D. Aesop's Fables 
E. The Teletubbies 
ANSWER: C

 
What was a major factor that led to the tremendous industrial boom in the years after the Civil War?
A. technological innovations/discoveries/inventions 
B. a large labor supply 
C. a federal government friendly to business and the economy 
D. plenty of natural resources 
E. all of the above 
ANSWER: E

 
According to the video, what of the following were NOT considered the South's three best chances to have won the Civil War?
A. to have received official foreign recognition 
B. to have followed up their victory at Manassas and marched onto Washington D.C. 
C. to have Lincoln lose his re-election bid in 1864 and compromise with the new president. 
D. To have been the first to use black slaves as soldiers, before the Emancipation Proclamation.
ANSWER: D

 
Which of the following statements most reflects the concept behind the "Gospel of Wealth"?
A. Personal achievement is the result of hard work and perseverance, and with wealth comes great responsibilities. 
B. The poor are not poor due to their own shortcomings but rather because of the difficult environment in which they must toil. 
C. The wealth produced by the labor of many belongs to the many. 
D. Virtue is its own best reward. 
ANSWER: A

 
 

 
Slavery in the United States was abolished by the
A. The Emancipation Proclamation. 
B. Thirteenth Amendment. 
C. Fourteenth Amendment. 
D. Fifteenth Amendment. 
E. Wade-Davis Bill. 
ANSWER: B


 
The business practice of consolidating competing producers into a single corporation or trust, in order to control prices and competition, as practiced by John Rockefeller of the Standard Oil Company, is known as
A. horizontal integration. 
B. vertical integration. 
C. stock watering. 
D. blind trust. 
E. pooling 
ANSWER: A

 
The practice in which a single business controls all aspects of production and distribution in a single industry, thereby cutting out the middleman, as practiced by Andrew Carnegie of the Carnegie Steel Company, is known as
A. survival of the fittest 
B. horizontal integration. 
C. vertical integration. 
D. stock watering. 
E. blind trust. 
ANSWER: C



 
According to the video, which of the following is true of the Haymarket Square Riot
A. Chicagoans marched in support of a strike by the National Railroad Workers Union. 
B. Innocent labor organizers, socialists, and anarchists were executed by hanging. 
C. Labor successfully demanded an end to industrialists' use of hired detectives. 
D. Meatpackers fought for and successfully received higher wages for the same work. 
E. Industrialists saw their system of capitalism failing for the first time in the face of unions supported by local and federal governments. 
ANSWER: B

According to the video, which of the following is NOT true of the Battle of Bull Run in 1861?
A. Confederate forces followed up their victory with an assault on Washington, D. C. 
B. Union and Confederate armies encountered each other in battle for the first time. 
C. Northerners came to realize that suppression of the rebellion would not be easy. 
D. It led the Confederates to abandon a purely defensive strategy. 
E. People that came for a picnic, to watch the battle, had to move out of the way of advancing soldiers
ANSWER: A

According to the video and information presented by your instructor, William Tecumseh Sherman is associated with all of the following EXCEPT
A. He marched through Georgia and burned Atlanta. 
B. He was the Civil War general who said "War is Hell. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.Ó
C. He forced Lee to retreat from Gettysburg. 
D. He was the general most associated with the term "Total War". 
E. He is still hated and reviled by some southern people, even to this day. 
ANSWER: C