In the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that: A) African Americans could be denied the right to vote. B) segregation was unconstitutional. C) “separate but equal” facilities were legally permissible D) the 14th Amendment did not apply to African Americans

“separate but equal” facilities were legally permissible

As a leader of the African American community, Booker T. Washington…

promoted black self-help but did not challenge segregation.

All the following are true of the developments of the Gilded Age EXCEPT: patents and corporations allowed businesses to expand by offering legal protections to business owners , the invention of Thomas Edison replaced gas lights and kerosene lamps , the invention of Alexander Graham Bell made it possible to communicate without knowledge of mores code , the government attempted to regulate monopolies to facilitate economic growth

the government attempted to regulate monopolies to facilitate economic growth

The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was: the development of the skyscraper, the availability of industrial jobs, the compact nature of those large communities, the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.

the availability of industrial jobs.

The American Protective Association... (LT 6.8)

supported immigration restrictions.

Most “new” immigrants in the late 19th century...

tried to preserve their Old Country culture in America.

Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in...

many associating labor unions with radicalism.

All of the following are true about the Homestead Strike (1892) EXCEPT: A) Company official Henry Frick negotiated with the strikers to get them back to work. B) Company officials called in armed Pinkerton detectives to crush the strike. C) The state militia sent troops to break up the strike. D) Workers were angry over pay cuts.

Company official Henry Frick negotiated with the strikers to get them back to work.

The Pullman Strike (1894) resulted in the first instance of…

government use of a federal court injunction to break a strike.

During the 19th century, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)...

limited its membership to whites.

The Farmers' Alliance was formed to...

take action to break the strangling grip of the railroads.

What does Vertical Integration refer to?

A company controlling all phases of production from raw materials to finished goods

What is Horizontal Integration?

Acquiring a company in the same industry

What is a Business Trust?

A form of business organization

Who were the Social Darwinists?

Philosophers who applied Darwin's theories to human society

What was the main purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

To promote competitive practices

What legal principle was established by the Wabash case?

Federal government's authority over interstate commerce

What is the primary characteristic of a Business Trust?

It is managed by trustees for beneficiaries

What was a significant impact of the Bessemer Process?

Increase in steel production efficiency

What event is associated with the Haymarket Square incident in 1886?

A peaceful labor protest that turned violent

What was one of the primary goals of the Knights of Labor? Options: To promote the use of skilled labor over unskilled labor, To achieve an eight-hour workday, To restrict immigration, To support the gold standard

To achieve an eight-hour workday

American Indian societies most commonly reacted to the changes described in the excerpt by

adapting European material goods while attempting to preserve cultural autonomy

Europeans most typically explained the process described in the excerpt in which of the following ways? Denying that such changes had taken place, Interpreting it as evidence of a need to protect the rights of artisans and farmers, Viewing it as proof of the higher level of civilization among Europeans, Asserting that all people were equal and deserving of the same rights

Viewing it as proof of the higher level of civilization among Europeans

Which of the following most directly helped maintain the “balance between the northern and southern parts of the United States” before the Mexican-American War? Options: The federal government’s policies on a national bank and tariffs, The emergence of reform movements during the Second Great Awakening, The outlawing of the international slave trade, The passage of the Missouri Compromise

The passage of the Missouri Compromise

Which of the following historical developments during the nineteenth century best supports Potter’s argument about the underlying cause of sectional conflict? The expansion of voting rights for White males, The increase in economic opportunities in the West, The influx of Irish and German immigrants to Northern cities, The increasing prominence of the Whig Party in national politics

The increase in economic opportunities in the West

The “acquisition of a new empire” referenced in the excerpt most directly fostered sectional division through the

renewed debate over the expansion of slavery

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The Homestead Act (1862) assumed that public land should be administered in such a way as to...

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promote frontier settlement.

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The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with:

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land grants.

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The Morrill Act of 1862 (LT 6.1)

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granted public lands to states to support higher education.

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The Dawes Severalty Act (1887) did all of the following EXCEPT:
A) dissolved many tribes as legal entities.
B) tried to make rugged individualists of the Indians.
C) promoted Americanization of Native Americans.
D) increased tribal ownership of land.

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increased tribal ownership of land.

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The Homestead Act (1862) assumed that public land should be administered in such a way as to...

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promote frontier settlement.

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The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with:

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land grants.

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The Morrill Act of 1862

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granted public lands to states to support higher education.

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