Deck 3: History From the Civil War Through the Great Depression

Question 1

Most historians consider the defining event in American history to be _____.

A) The Progressive Era
B) The Great Depression
C) The Civil War
D) The Revolutionary War
E) The War of 1812

Answer 1

The Civil War

Question 2

When the Civil War started, what did most gamblers do?

A) They abandoned the riverboats and sought safety in New Orleans
B) They stayed on the riverboats and refused to take sides.
C) They abandoned the riverboats and moved to the Union states to wait out the war.
D) They stayed on the riverboats and hid in small Mississippi tributaries throughout the war.
E) They left for Europe.

Answer 2

They abandoned the riverboats and sought safety in New Orleans

Question 3

An overriding impact of the Civil War in favor of the North was:

A) Gambling became illegal
B) Gambling was legalized
C) The supremacy of the states over the federal government was established
D) The supremacy of the federal government over the states was established
E) None of the above

Answer 3

The supremacy of the federal government over the states was established

Question 4

In 1868, the Louisiana Lottery was authorized, which was run by:

A) A group of private businessmen or a syndicate
B) The State legislators
C) The Louisiana Governor
D) Charity Hospital
E) The federal government

Question 5

By 1878, every state except ______ had prohibited lotteries.

A) Nevada
B) Louisiana
C) New Jersey
D) California
E) Mississippi

Question 6

The former governor of Louisiana who was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for issuing casino licenses is:

A) Bobby Jindal
B) Huey Long
C) Edwin Edwards
D) Kathleen Blanco
E) David Duke

Question 7

The last half of the 19^th Century and the first decades of the 20^th Century are most popularly called:

A) The Jazz Age
B) The Second Great Awakening
C) The Ante Bellum Era
D) The Old West Era
E) The Progressive Era

Question 8

In 1887, Charles Fey created what gambling device in San Francisco?

A) The dice table
B) The Keno card
C) The roulette wheel
D) The 3-reel Liberty Bell with a pull handle
E) None of the above

Question 9

Nevada reversed itself and legalized gambling:

A) In 1931 in response to the Great Depression
B) In 1911 in response to Louisiana making gambling illegal
C) In 1900 in response to the Progressive Era policies
D) In 1920 in response to the Jazz Age
E) None of the above

Question 10

Although Las Vegas was founded in 1905, it would remain a sleepy town until after:

A) The Jazz Age ended in 1929
B) The construction of Hoover Dam between 1930 and 1935
C) The repealing of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1932
D) The soldiers came back from World War I
E) The Progressive Era ended in 1920

Question 11

New Orleans banned casinos in 1835 which forced John Davis'elaborate casino to shut down.

Question 12

Despite gambling reforms, riverboat gambling did not declineuntil the advent of the Civil War.

Question 13

The South lost more than 25% of their male population duringthe Civil War.

Question 14

When a company acquires or starts businesses which provide itself with products or through which it sold to consumers and businesses,this is called horizontal integration, and leads to monopolies.

Question 15

Nevada joined the nation in banning all gambling in 1911.

Question 16

Explain the history of the "old west" and how it grew in population and influence.

Question 17

Discuss the issue of Native Americans' place in the "old west."

Question 18

Discuss the beginnings of the popularizing of the slot machine.