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Study Guide 1302 Exam #1
U S History Ii Since 1877 (HIST 1302)
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STUDY GUIDE FOR 1302 EXAM Battle of the Little Bighorn Turning point of Indian conflicts last stand (killed) Gold Standard one of the following was NOT a demand of the Populist party? E. Maintenance of the gold standard. Gold Standard Act declared gold the standard of currency, meaning all currency in circulation had to be redeemable in gold. James A. Garfield of the following presidents was assassinated in office? A. James Garfield Defeated Hancock in the Election of 1870. grandfather clause grandfather clause waived the literacy requirement for voters whose ancestor had D. voted before 1867 Chinese Exclusion Act First U. exclusionary law that was aimed at a specific racial group. Excluded Chinese immigrant workers for 10 years and denied U. citizenship Benjamin Harrison Defeated Cleveland in the Election of of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Harrison administration? B. Act Signed Sherman Antitrust Act and annexed Hawaii. Lost popular vote, won election Chisholm Trail Trail used in the late 19th century to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. Rutherford B. Hayes president who entered the White House after the fraudulent election of 1876 was C. Rutherford B. Hayes Chivington massacre Sand Creek massacre of 1864 was led D. John Chivington Killed over 100 Indians in Colorado William Dean Howells One of leading realism authors of early 1900s literature (Realliam Howells) Also, Mark Twain was a realism author. George A. Custer of the following was, perhaps, the greatest Native American victory over the United States Army? C. Last Stand Lieutenant of Little Big Horn. Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Commission E. was the first attempt at federal regulatory commissions. Hepburn Act of 1906 A. strengthened the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Dawes Severalty Act of the following was NOT done the Dawes Act? A. It greatly increased the power of tribal chiefs. main purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to turn individual Native Americans into farmers. residency requirement Mary E. Lease Became well known during the early for her actions as a speaker for the populist party. Encourage farmers to speak their discontent with the economic situation. Joseph Glidden The inventor of barbed wire was B. Joseph Glidden Literacy test 1894, the Immigration Restriction League demanded a literacy test for immigrants from C. Southern and eastern Europe It was a test administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote. Great Plains of the following tribes did NOT live on the Great Plains? A. Hopi of the following did NOT make Great Plains agriculture more profitable in the late nineteenth century? A. irrigation the late nineteenth century, farmers on the Great Plains usually lived in D. Isolated farmhouses the Great Plains, rainfall averaged C. less than twenty inches a year. Home of nomadic hunters and the buffalo. Populist party one of the following was NOT a demand of the Populist party? E. maintenance of the gold standard Why was the Populist party unsuccessful in reaching beyond its narrow base of support? Include an analysis of its platform, candidates, and supporters. 1. 2. 3. 4. Free unlimited coinage of silver Graduated Income Tax Government Ownership of railroads, telephone telegraph. More direct democracy: (initiative, referendum, direct election of U. Senators). Candidates: William Jennings Bryan leader of the FREE SILVER MOVEMENT Tom Watson and Mary Lease were also leaders. They failed because only appealed to a small amount of people in the electorate. Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 in which the US killed 200 Sioux Indians Pullman strike individual who rocketed to national attention because of the Pullman strike was C. Eugene V. Debs Cleveland broke the Pullman strike on grounds that it had D. Obstructed the delivery of the mail of the following was NOT a consequence of the Pullman strike? E. The workers had their demands met Pullman cuts wages but not expenses. Owners learned that workers would not remain passive in the industrial process. Labor learned that when pressed, the Federal Government would not be neutral, but would side with Capital. American Federation of Labor the 1890s, the most important labor organization in the country was the C. American Federation of Labor Unlike the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor C. emphasized economic goals for workers As the leader of the American Federation of Labor, he tried to achieve pragmatic goals for his workers. B. Samuel Gompers women workers, the American Federation of Labor B. Either ignored or opposed them as members the first decade of the twentieth century, the American Federation of Labor B. Remained devoted to the interests of skilled craftsmen. Realism greatest change in American literature during the late 1800s was the rise of C) Realism Leading authors included Mark Twain and William Howells. Anarchist Alexander Berkman Advocate who favors the abolition of governments Sherman Antitrust Act one of the following court decisions severely crippled the Sherman Antitrust Act? B. United States v. E. Knight Sherman Antitrust Act A. was vague and at the mercy of the courts. Bessemer process of the following individuals is INCORRECTLY associated with the industry he helped to found? C) Henry Method of steel production, invented Henry Bessemer. Brought to US Carnegie Sherman Silver Purchase Act Sherman Silver Purchase Act B. kept limited silver coinage in circulation. (Place 4 million ounces of silver on reserve monthly). Andrew Carnegie success could be attributed to the fact that he B. understood how to organize steel industry management, and its financial structure, to his best advantage. Mark Twain writings of Mark Twain D. relied on the realism and humor of American life. Thomas A. Edison The greatest inventor of late and early America Over U. patents (invented phonograph, motion picture camera, incandescent light bulb) Wabash case 1886 Wabash Railroad v. IL (States could not regulate rates on interstate traffic). Wabash decision stated that A. states could regulate only intrastate commerce. Samuel Gompers the leader of the American Federation of Labor, he tried to achieve pragmatic goals for his workers. James B. Weaver Candidate in the Third Party party) in election of 1892 American Protective Association campaigned to restrict immigration. Nativist to the United States in the early 1900s C. encountered considerable hostility from American nativists. Political nativism was an insignificant factor in the politics of the 1850s. FALSE New immigration most Americans, the new immigrants of the late nineteenth century B. Were seen as threats to the future of society. the new immigrants entered American society, B. they clung to the customs of their native countries. immigrants to America maintained their loyalty to their Old World cultures speaking the native language, practicing their religious faith, reading their own newspapers, and often attending parochial schools TRUE political machine consequence of the urban growth of the late nineteenth century was the development of D. powerful city political machines. of the following was NOT a reason urban political machines stayed in power? D. There was little regard for the political system The most famous political machine of the late nineteenth century was B. Tammany Hall Social Darwinism Social Darwinists A. believed the laws of nature applied to. Theory that laws of evolution natural selection also apply to social structures. Louis Sullivan architect who invented the was A. Louis Sullivan William Graham Sumner leading American advocate of Social Darwinism was C. William Graham Sumner William M. Tweed City boss and City machine of New York James G. Blaine were the greatest diplomatic successes for James G. Blaine? Latin America Which one of the following individuals was NOT a prominent muckraker? C. James G. Blaine William Jennings Bryan two major presidential candidates of the 1896 election were C. William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley was William Jennings Bryan defeated in 1896? C. The established eastern press had deserted him. secretary of state, William Jennings Bryan E. embarked on a campaign to negotiate arbitration treaties. Grover Cleveland Cleveland C. curtailed federal activities. of the following was a Democrat who served as president? A. Grover Cleveland The president of the US during the depression of 1893 was B. Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan were both Democrats, they had very different political philosophies TRUE his presidency, Grover Cleveland aggressively pursued the annexation of Hawaii. FALSE response to the successful American revolt in Hawaii in 1893, Grover Cleveland E. tried, but failed, to restore the queen to power Jacob Coxey the leader of the unemployed marching on Washington, he demanded that the government fund jobs. of the following individuals was NOT a prominent American writer of the late nineteenth century? Coxey
Study Guide 1302 Exam #1
Course: U S History Ii Since 1877 (HIST 1302)
University: Lamar University
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