Question 1

The strife at Homestead reflected broader battles over American freedom during the 1890s. Defend this statement.

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Question 2

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy, race, and American citizenship.

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Question 3

Chronicle the process that developed in the South of chipping away the freedoms granted to blacks during Reconstruction. Consider how the Civil War was remembered by white America. By 1900, what conditions did African-Americans in the South face? How did they respond to these conditions?

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-United States v. Wong Kim Ark

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Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-American Federation of Labor

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Question 7

Who was Ida
B. Wells and what was she determined to do when she moved to the North?

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Question 8

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

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Question 9

In the 1880s and 1890s, the Civil War came to be recalled as a "tragic family quarrel among whites in which blacks had played no significant part." Who created this imagery of the Civil War and with what purpose?

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Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Homestead Strike

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Question 11

How did the Populists seek to rethink the relationship between freedom and government to address the crisis of the 1890s? Why was their platform considered radical? How did their platform seek to guarantee freedom?

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Question 12

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce. Defend this statement.

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Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Insular Cases

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Question 14

Discuss some of the freedoms and restrictions experienced by American women after 1880. How did some women's lives seem to change for the better, while others' did not? How would you explain the disparity of their situations? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Spanish-American War

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Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Chinese Exclusion Act

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Question 17

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Open Door policy

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Question 18

Analyze the consequences of American rule in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. Did the citizens prosper? Enjoy freedom? Accept American rule? Comment on the consequences for the United States with regard to the statement made by Eric Foner in the text: "Thus, two principles central to American freedom since the War of Independence-no taxation without representation and government based on the consent of the governed-were abandoned when it came to the nation's new possessions."

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Question 19

By 1900, who was entitled to fully enjoy the blessings of American liberty? Be sure to include in your answer blacks, women, labor, immigrants, and colonial subjects.

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Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Platt Amendment

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Quiz 17: Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The strife at Homestead reflected broader battles over American freedom during the 1890s. Defend this statement.

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy, race, and American citizenship.

Chronicle the process that developed in the South of chipping away the freedoms granted to blacks during Reconstruction. Consider how the Civil War was remembered by white America. By 1900, what conditions did African-Americans in the South face? How did they respond to these conditions?

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

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -American Federation of Labor

Who was Ida B. Wells and what was she determined to do when she moved to the North?

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

In the 1880s and 1890s, the Civil War came to be recalled as a "tragic family quarrel among whites in which blacks had played no significant part." Who created this imagery of the Civil War and with what purpose?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Homestead Strike

How did the Populists seek to rethink the relationship between freedom and government to address the crisis of the 1890s? Why was their platform considered radical? How did their platform seek to guarantee freedom?

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce. Defend this statement.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Insular Cases

Discuss some of the freedoms and restrictions experienced by American women after 1880. How did some women's lives seem to change for the better, while others' did not? How would you explain the disparity of their situations? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Spanish-American War

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Chinese Exclusion Act

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Open Door policy

By 1900, who was entitled to fully enjoy the blessings of American liberty? Be sure to include in your answer blacks, women, labor, immigrants, and colonial subjects.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Platt Amendment