Question 1

The _________ was a federal law passed in 1887, declaring that lands held by Indian nations were to be divided among families. 
a. Dawes General Allotment Act 
B. Goldwater-Nichols Act 
C. Homestead Act 
D. Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act

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Question 2

The _________ was the first professional baseball league, founded in 1876 with eight teams. 
a. National League 
B. American League 
C. Gulf Coast League 
D. Jersey Shore League

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Question 3

Explain the Jim Crow laws and the response of the African American community to segregation.

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Question 4

The _________ was an economic plan advocated by the Farmers' Alliance, in which crops would be stored in government-owned warehouses and used as collateral for low-cost government loans to struggling farmers. 
a. Tweed Ring Plan 
B. Subtreasury Plan 
C. Sears Scheme 
D. Ponzi Scheme

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Question 5

Summarize the characteristics of the New South.

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Question 6

Which of the following was the cause of the Wounded Knee Massacre?

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The Wounded Knee Massacre was sparked by an accidental rifle discharge among a group of Lakota Sioux, leading to panic and a violent response from the US Army.

Question 7

Discuss the struggles and triumphs of immigrants in the U.S. in the late 1800s.

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Question 8

As a consequence of the Dawes General Allotment Act, an American Indian man known among white people as Michael receives 80 acres of American Indian tribal land. Which of the following is in accordance with the act?

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The Dawes Act stipulated that the government would hold the land in trust for 25 years before granting full ownership to the individual.

Question 9

Ming was a Chinese immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1875. He lived in Arville, California, for a period of seven years. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. In which of the following ways was this legislation most likely to have impacted Ming?

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited Chinese immigrants from becoming U.S. citizens, directly impacting Ming's potential citizenship status.

Question 10

To _____ is to turn a certain commodity back into an acceptable currency.

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To remonetize means to restore a commodity or form of money to use as legal tender, effectively turning it back into an acceptable currency.

Question 11

_________ acted as an immigrant gateway to New York City from 1892 to 1954. 
a. Ellis Island 
B. Maryland 
C. Rhode Island 
D. Connecticut

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Question 12

Describe housing in the United States in the late 1800s.

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Question 13

The _________ was a political party of the 1890s that championed the "farm" cause of land and crops over the powers of banking and credit. 
a. Libertarian Party 
B. Democratic Party 
C. Republican Party 
D. Populist Party

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Question 14

Which of the following was a reason for most of the decimation of the bison in the United States during the 1890s?

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The construction of railroads through the Great Plains significantly contributed to the decimation of the bison population in the United States during the 1890s. Railroads facilitated access for hunters and settlers, leading to overhunting and disruption of bison habitats.

Question 15

Which of the following was the significance of the Dawes Act?

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The Dawes Act of 1887 aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by dividing tribal lands into individual plots. Each Native American family was allotted a certain amount of land, with the idea that this would encourage farming and assimilation into a more individualistic American way of life.

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the major industries that shaped the post-Civil War western economy?

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Railroads were a major industry that shaped the post-Civil War western economy by facilitating transportation, migration, and trade across the United States, thus playing a crucial role in the development and expansion of the West.

Question 17

Which of the following was the Supreme Court case that declared that states could regulate businesses within their borders if those businesses operated in the public interest?

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Munn v. Illinois (1877) was a landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect the public interest. This case specifically dealt with the regulation of grain warehouse and elevator rates by the state of Illinois, establishing the principle that businesses which serve a public function could be regulated by the state for the public good.

Question 18

Describe the failures of southern industries in the late 1800s.

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Question 19

Which of the following were eastern bankers and corporations aiming for when they deliberately kept gold out of circulation in the 1890s?

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Eastern bankers and corporations aimed to keep gold out of circulation to maintain a deflationary environment, which would increase the value of money and make it harder for farmers to pay off debts, leading to the sale of their lands.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the People's Party?

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The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, was formed in the late 19th century by farmers, laborers, and reformers. It opposed the gold standard because it favored bimetallism (using both gold and silver as currency) to increase the money supply, which would help farmers and others in debt by causing inflation, thereby making it easier to pay off debts with cheaper dollars. The gold standard, which backs currency with gold reserves, was seen as benefiting bankers and big business at the expense of farmers and the working class.

Quiz 18: The Industrial Age: North, South, and West

The _________ was a federal law passed in 1887, declaring that lands held by Indian nations were to be divided among families. a. Dawes General Allotment Act B. Goldwater-Nichols Act C. Homestead Act D. Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act

The _________ was the first professional baseball league, founded in 1876 with eight teams. a. National League B. American League C. Gulf Coast League D. Jersey Shore League