Question 1
Chester A. Arthur was succeeded by
Rutherford B. Hayes.
James Blaine.
Grover Cleveland.
William McKinley.
Question 2
Many Americans attended the theater and enjoyed melodramatic performances in which
the villains were poor immigrants and the heroes were generous nouveau riche.
the villains were immigrants and the heroes were nativists.
the villains were nativists and the heroes were Americanized immigrants.
the villains were wealthy aristocrats and the heroes were working-class people.
Question 3
Which of the following scandals did NOT involve President Grant’s administration?
Jay Gould and James Fisk’s attempt to corner the gold market.
Crédit Mobilier’s gifts of stock to members of Congress, which resulted in profitable subsidies for stockholders.
Treasury Department officials accepted bribes from whiskey distillers and distributors.
Grant’s vice president, Schuyler Colfax, and members of Congress accepted bribes to support the silver standard.
Question 4
Political bosses and precinct captains
often formed personal relationships with constituents.
used threats and strong-arm techniques to keep control over constituents.
were generally honest men who sought to serve the public interests.
seldom sought out the support of immigrants.
Question 5
When the long cattle drives reached the railheads,
cowboys were forbidden from entering the towns by temperance societies.
few cowboys remained long in the towns.
cowboys spent their earnings freely in saloons and gambling halls.
many cowboys settled down in the new communities.
Question 6
Thomas Nast
was extremely popular, but his success failed to influence the popularity of political cartoons in general.
refused to use caricature as a means of attacking political leaders whom he opposed.
staunchly supported William Tweed with his cartoons.
popularized the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey.
Question 7
During the last half of the 1800s, educational reform
made large strides toward racially integrating all public schools.
was limited by small increases in funding for education.
included instruction in behavior, civic loyalty, and American cultural values.
reached only the children of the middle and upper classes.
Question 8
When Benjamin Harrison won the presidency in 1888, he
spearheaded the repeal of the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
broke with his party and supported additional political reform.
doubled the list of federal jobs covered by the civil service list.
allowed Republicans to fill almost every federal job not covered by the civil service list with members of their party.
Question 9
Department stores succeeded because they
sold products through catalogs to people living in rural areas.
bought goods in bulk and therefore could sell them at low prices.
were monopolies.
were chain stores.
Question 10
Grover Cleveland was determined to
promote political reform.
prevent additional reform legislation.
unify the Republican Party, which had been divided by the Stalwarts and Half-Breeds.
repeal the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
Question 11
When state governments passed Granger laws,
farmers complained that railroad freight rates were already higher for short routes than for long ones.
many farmers had to sell their farms and become farm laborers.
railroads protested that only the federal government, not states, could regulate railroads.
bankers protested that the states could not regulate interest rates on farm loans.
Question 12
The first electric trolley, or streetcar, began service in
Richmond, Virginia.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Question 13
Under Terence V. Powderly, the Knights of Labor
supported child labor.
opposed the temperance movement.
refused to support the rights of African Americans.
refused to support the rights of Chinese workers.
Question 14
Because he was disturbed by the poor conditions of city life, George Pullman
donated $350 million to help build libraries.
encouraged his employees to form a union.
provided his employees with benefits that made him extremely popular with them.
built a planned community next to his factory.
Question 15
African American settlers rushed into Kansas during the so-called Kansas Fever of
1852.
1867.
1877.
1894.
Question 16
Many Plains Indians refused to live on reservations because
the U.S. government refused to meet their demands.
the U.S. government never offered them a treaty.
their leaders preferred an honorable death to life on a reservation.
following the roaming buffalo herds was a part of their culture that they did not want to give up.
Question 17
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