ࡱ; )*  !"#$%&'(+,-./0123456789R F!M@CompObj\WordDocumentgObjectPool!M!M FMicrosoft Word 6.0 DocumentNB6WWord.Document.6;  Oh+'0   #/7 ?Kh pz=Hard Disk:Microsoft Office:Microsoft Word 6:Templates:Normal Joe Escobar Joe Escobar'@v@v@nM@ܥhO eHgEflfllflflflflfffffff fRf7g=ffffffffggggggg&tgXg*7glff%& ffff7gflflffffffflfflffgfflflflflffgf3fThe most widespread Native American groups in the American West were A. the Indians of the Southwest. B. the Plains Indians. C. the Five Civilized Tribes. D. the Indians of the Northwest. E. Answer: B Which statement about the Plains Indians is NOT true? A. They subsisted largely through buffalo hunting. B. Their societies were based on extended family networks. C. Their religion was a combination of Christianity and a belief in the spiritual power of the natural world. D. They engaged in frequent warfare with rival tribes. E. The roles of women were largely domestic. Answer: C Chinese "coolies" A. describe nearly all Chinese immigrants. B. were indentured servants. C. arrived on the West Coast in high numbers even before the gold rush. D. both a and b E. none of the above Answer: B Which statement about Chinese laborers in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century is NOT true? A. They engaged in strikes. B. They made up the vast majority of laborers on the western half of the transcontinental railroad. C. They shifted from railroad work to the mines. D. They tended to stay together as members of the same clan or community in China. E. They tended to be isolated from non-Chinese laborers. Answer: C The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 A. constituted a permanent ban on Chinese immigration. B. prevented Chinese already in the United States from becoming naturalized American citizens. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Answer: B The western working class was A. virtually nonexistent. B. quite multiracial. C. protected by progressive legislation. D. not divided along racial lines. E. radical in its politics. Answer: B In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was the LEAST important western industry? A. mining B. fur trading C. ranching D. commercial farming E. Answer: B During the late nineteenth century the railroad A. gave birth to the range-cattle industry by making markets more accessible. B. ended the range-cattle industry by bringing farmers to the area. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: C Which of the following did NOT happen to the open range over time? A. It became increasingly overstocked. B. It became increasingly corporate. C. It eventually died out. D. all of the above E. none of the above Answer: D The Bureau of Indian Affairs A. used political patronage in hiring agents. B. was highly competent. C. was a part of the War Department. D. helped preserve the buffalo. E. none of the above Answer: A The Dawes Act A. preceded the tragedy of Wounded Knee. B. gradually abolished the practice by which tribes owned land communally. C. allotted land to individual Indians, but did not provide American citizenship. D. only a and b E. all of the first three Answer: D In applying the Dawes Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs A. ignored the matter of assimilation. B. was lukewarm toward the matter of assimilation. C. was ruthless in trying to carry out assimilation. D. E. Answer: C ******see TF below The major grievances of the western farmers were directed at A. banks. B. railroads. C. state governments. D. middlemen. E. the federal government. Answer: B Which of the following did NOT contribute significantly to the growth of American industry in the late nineteenth century? A. an abundant supply of raw materials B. a ready supply of both laborers and capitalists C. a federal government indifferent to the success or failure of private economic ventures D. an expanding domestic market E. a series of technological advances Answer: C ********* change to communications important question Who among the following did not make contributions to technological improvements in communications? A. Cyrus Field B. Thomas Edison C. Alexander Graham Bell D. William Kelly E. All of the above did. Answer: C The American steel industry first emerged in A. western Pennsylvania. B. New England. C. New York. D. Alabama. E. the Great Lakes region. Answer: A ************ importance for lubrication The oil industry first began to develop in the late nineteenth century in response to the needs of A. the automobile industry. B. the steel industry. C. a war economy. D. the railroad industry E. cities. Answer: B ***************** reword Frederick Taylor A. opposed the machine age. B. believed in the importance of highly skilled workers. C. generally disagreed with the industrial ideas of Henry Ford. D. sought to enhance employers' control of the workplace. E. wanted workers to be able to perform many different, if generally simple, tasks. Answer: D The principal agent for industrial development in the late nineteenth century was A. the auto industry. B. the railroad. C. government. D. the military. E. the steel industry. Answer: B Vital to the expansion of the railroad were subsidies from A. state governments. B. local governments. C. the federal government. D. all of the above E. none of the above Answer: D Which statement about the history of the corporation during the nineteenth century is NOT true? A. The ability to sell stock directly to the public helped entrepreneurs gather significant sums of capital. B. Individual investors became increasingly liable for any debts the corporation might have. C. Incorporation was pioneered by the railroad industry. D. Direct government grants of money were not critical to corporate development. E. Each statement is essentially true. Answer: B Who among the following is NOT to be associated primarily with the steel industry? A. Henry Clay Frick B. Andrew Carnegie C. J. P. Morgan D. John D. Rockefeller E. Each of the above was. Answer: D The story of Andrew Carnegie included all but A. the success of an immigrant. B. his financing of his undertakings out of profits and sale of stock. C. his creation of U.S. Steel and eventual sale of it to J. P. Morgan. D. his taking an interest in the making and selling of steel from mine to market. E. his support of steelworkers at Homestead in Pennsylvania. Answer: E "Horizontal integration" A. was quite similar to "vertical integration." B. saw a number of firms engaged in different enterprises combine into a single corporation. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: D ******** reword - forms of consolidation With which of the following did Rockefeller experiment? A. trusts B. pools C. holding companies D. only a and b E. all of the first three Answer: E Which statement about Social Darwinism is NOT true? A. It was an ideology which aptly described the realities of the late nineteenth-century American economy. B. The first major proponent of this ideology was not an American, but an Englishman, Herbert Spencer. C. The Gospel of Wealth touted a less harsh form of Social Darwinism. D. Ideas of Social Darwinism stemmed from Charles Darwin's study of the biological origin of the species. E. There were no detractors of this ideology Answer: A The most important public advocate of the "gospel of wealth" was A. John D. Rockefeller. B. Andrew Carnegie. C. William Graham Sumner. D. J. P. Morgan. E. Herbert Spencer. Answer: B ********* fix Horatio Alger A. like Russell Conwell, was a trained minister. B. was a novelist second and a speaker first. C. wrote The Gospel of Wealth. D. advanced the ideas of Lester Ward. E. advocated the single tax. Answer: A According to your instructor (and his experiences), the late-nineteenth-century opponent of Social Darwinism who correctly advocated a single tax on land was A. Edward Bellamy. B. Lester Ward. C. Henry George. D. Daniel De Leon. E. Horatio Alger Answer: C During the 1870s and 1880s (considered the "First Wave") most of the immigrants to the United States came from A. Italy and the Slavic countries. B. England, Ireland, and northern Europe. C. Poland and Russia. D. Japan and China. E. Central America. Answer: B ******* fix Which statement concerning women and late-nineteenth-century factory work is NOT accurate? A. As the need for skilled workers decreased, the number of women working in factories increased. B. The textile industry remained the largest single industrial employer of women. C. The most common female occupation was teaching. D. Women worked for wages well below wages paid to men for similar work. E. Each statement is essentially accurate. Answer: C The great railroad strike of 1877 A. was launched in response to a wage cut. B. led to the calling out of federal troops by President Hayes. C. began in the East and spread west. D. none of the above E. all of the above Answer: E The Knights of Labor A. was primarily a trade union. B. permitted women to join. C. was not terribly well organized. D. both b and c E. none of the above Answer: D The Knights of Labor A. was led by Samuel Gompers. B. believed in the "wage system." C. excluded lawyers and gamblers. D. did not peak until after the decline of the American Federation of Labor. E. none of the above Answer: C The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor were divided by their positions on A. the use of the strike. B. separate craft unions versus one big union. C. modern capitalism. D. all of the above E. none of the above Answer: D *********** fix The Haymarket Square riot of 1886 A. led to the deaths of policemen and civilians. B. resulted in the convictions, but not executions, of anarchists. C. took place in New York City. D. left anarchists vulnerable to the charge that they were really trade unionists. E. both a and b Answer: E ******** fix The story of the Homestead strike of 1892 A. began with a wage cut. B. involved John D. Rockefeller. C. concerned the meatpacking industry. D. involved angry farmers who wanted their own land. E. saw the workers stage a surprising win. Answer: A The Pullman strike of 1894 A. was occasioned by the shutting down of the Pullman Company towns. B. involved Eugene Debs and the American Railway Union. C. was successful. D. saw the governor of Illinois request federal troops. E. saw the president portray himself as a friend of labor. Answer: B The eventual leader of American socialism, Eugene Debs, played a leading role in what strike? A. Homestead B. Pullman C. the great railroad strike D. none of the above E. Answer: B The 1920 census revealed that A. the frontier had closed. B. the American population was beginning to age. C. a majority of Americans now lived in "urban" areas. D. the rate of immigration was declining. E. women now outnumbered men. Answer: C The most important source of urban population growth in the late nineteenth century was supplied by A. southern blacks. B. European immigrants. C. a rise in the domestic birth rate. D. Asian immigrants. E. rural whites. Answer: B Assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by A. native-born Americans. B. public schools. C. church leaders. D. capitalism. E. all of the above Answer: E The American Protective Association directed its animosities primarily at A. Jews. B. blacks. C. Asians. D. Catholics. E. Slavs. Answer: D The Immigration Restriction League A. fought to ban all immigration. B. proposed screening immigrants through literacy tests. C. wanted to ban Asian, but not European, immigration. D. sought to place a tax on arriving immigrants. E. none of the above Answer: B The first group of immigrants to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their nationality were the A. Chinese. B. Japanese. C. Filipinos. D. Koreans. E. East Indians. Answer: A Urban political bosses A. gave out patronage. B. found work for the unemployed. C. provided poor relief. D. all of the above E. none of the above Answer: D Which statement about higher education in the late nineteenth century is the LEAST accurate? A. Major philanthropists founded new universities. B. It benefited from the Morrill Act. C. Unlike primary and secondary education, serious efforts were made to provide equal access to minorities. D. This was a time of rapid expansion. E. Land-grant colleges began to admit women. Answer: C Mark Twain referred to the two decades following Reconstruction as the A. Age of Excess. B. Gilded Age. C. new Civil War. D. Age of Disequilibrium. E. Great Barbeque. Answer: B Which statement about late-nineteenth-century competition between the two major parties is the MOST accurate? A. The Republicans generally captured the presidency. B. Most states fluctuated between the two major parties. C. While elections were generally quite close, the Democrats usually captured Congress. D. Each statement is essentially accurate. E. None of the above is accurate. Answer: A In the late nineteenth century the Democrats tended to attract great numbers of A. Catholics. B. recent immigrants. C. poorer workers. D. both a and b E. all of the first three Answer: E ****** fix Late-nineteenth-century Republican voters tended to favor A. immigration restriction. B. temperance legislation. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: C The political battles between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds constituted battles A. within the Republican Party. B. between Democrats and Republicans. C. outside the two-party system entirely. D. within the Democratic Party. E. within third and fourth parties. Answer: A James A. Garfield was A. a Half-Breed. B. a Republican. C. assassinated. D. only b and c E. all of the first three Answer: E Chester A. Arthur A. was a Stalwart and a believer in the "spoils system." B. signed the Pendleton Act, which created a national civil service. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: C ************* fix "Mugwumps" were A. "liberal Republicans." B. people sympathetic to James G. Blaine. C. people who left the Republican Party to vote for Grover Cleveland. D. assimilated Native Americans. E. whites sympathetic to Native Americans. Answer: C Grover Cleveland A. accused his enemies of advocating "rum, Romanism, and rebellion." B. was reluctant to use the veto. C. saw the necessity of high tariffs. D. served nonconsecutive presidential terms. E. flaunted his suspicions of reformers. Answer: D ******* fix The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 A. passed without significant opposition. B. was regarded as a largely symbolic piece of legislation. C. was steadily weakened by the courts. D. was used against labor unions. E. all of the above Answer: E The Sherman Antitrust Act was used against A. business. B. labor. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: C The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century was interested primarily in A. refighting the Civil War. B. racial harmony. C. the tariff issue. D. the plight of the ex-slave. E. the prohibition of alcohol. Answer: C Which of the following was the party of "rum, Romanism, and rebellion"? A. the Republicans B. the Greenbackers C. the Populists D. the Democrats E. none of the above Answer: D The so-called Granger Laws were designed to A. link West and East. B. regulate railroads. C. regulate banks. D. root out corruption. E. provide loans to farmers. Answer: B Which of the following is the correct chronological order? A. The Farmers' Alliances were created first, followed by the Grange movement and then the People's Party. B. The People's Party was created first, followed by the Farmers' Alliances and then the Grange movement. C. The Grange movement was created first, followed by the Farmers' Alliances and the People's Party. D. The Farmers' Alliances were created first, followed by the People's Party and then the Grange movement. E. The Grange movement was created first, followed by the People's Party and then the Farmers' Alliance system. Answer: C The People's Party appealed to A. small farmers. B. old Knights of Labor workers. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: A The People's Party tended to appeal to farmers who A. relied on one crop. B. had little access to credit. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: C Which of the following did the People's Party NOT call for? A. direct election of senators B. a higher tariff C. a graduated income tax D. an end to absentee landownership E. inflation of the currency Answer: B Which group of Americans was MOST determined to undo the "Crime of '73?" A. bankers B. government officials C. silver-mine owners D. eastern businessmen E. criminals Answer: C ******* fix The Sherman Silver Purchase Act called for the federal government to A. purchase silver. B. coin silver. C. both a and b D. neither a nor b E. Answer: A The election of 1896 was a contest between A. William McKinley and Grover Cleveland. B. Grover Cleveland and James Weaver. C. James Weaver and William Jennings Bryan. D. William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley. E. Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan. Answer: D In 1896 the majority of the Democrats called for A. an income tax. B. more control over the trusts. C. free silver. 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