Chapters 1- 8 Review for Final

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union Leaders
• Philanthropists
• Nativists
• Political Bosses

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits
• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations

19th Century nativist organizations advocated--

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias
• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
• restricting immigration to keep jobs for native-born Americans

Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
• The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
• The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
• The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

The photo demonstrates one of the problems with

• overcrowding urban tenements.
• labor union activism in urban areas.
• the overproduction of consumer goods.
• the growth of political machines.

The majority of urban centers in 1900 were located

• along the Gulf Coast.
• in the agricultural south.
• in the industrial north.
• on the Pacific Coast.

One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by--

• passing the Interstate Commerce Act
• implementing the silver standard for currency
• creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
• establishing a new tax on capital gains

The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to

• regulate aspects of business
• expand the positive features of the trusts
• favor big businesses over small companies.
• move toward government ownership of key industries

the Credit Mobilier scandal involved

• public utility bribes
• railroad construction kickbacks
• evasion of excise taxes on distilled liquor
• manipulating the Wall Street stock market

in the 1896 case of Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

• African Americans could be denied the right to vote
• segregation was unconstitutional
• "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional
• literacy tests for voting were constitutional