Gilded Age

A major danger to democratic government in the last part of the 19th century was

• the inability to assimilate new immigrants.

• the loss of voting power by Southern whites.

• the rise of one party states in many parts of the nation.

• the power of business leaders with corrupt political machines.

During the late 19th century, urban political "machines" and those that ran them

• were only members of the Democratic Party

• were nearly always first generation Americans

• supported women's suffrage and equal rights for African-Americans in the "Jim Crow" South.

• promised business contracts, government jobs, and money for the poor immigrants in exchange for votes

The Pendleton Act of 1883 provided for

• separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites.

• higher protective-tariff rates against imported goods.

• the use of silver as well as gold to back paper currency.

• reform of the civil service system in the federal government.

All of the following are describing

· Major General in the U.S. Army

· Member of the House of Representatives (Ohio)

· 20th President of the United States

· Assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau in 1881

• William McKinley

• Grover Cleveland

• Ulysses S. Grant.

• James A. Garfield.

The term Tammany Hall is associated with which 19th century issue?

• urban expansion

• political corruption

• Presidential campaigns

• Indian wars on the Frontier

Who was the leader of the infamous Tammany Hall political machine in New York City who was accused and convicted of stealing millions of dollars from the New York state treasury?

• William Tweed

• George Briggs

• Thomas Whitney

• Chester Arthur

Which political cartoonist exposed William Tweed in the New York Times?

• Herb Block

• Thomas Nast

• Upton Sinclair

• Horatio Alger

How did political machines gather votes in the late 18th century and early 19th century?

• Political machines avoided detection by either state or federal agencies.

• Political machines would help African American women register to vote.

• Political machines promised social services and jobs in exchange for votes.

• Political machines would alter the votes to include those of the deceased.

Which social factor allowed Tammany Hall to become an urban power in the 19th century?

• the poor living conditions of immigrants

• the implementation of the quota immigration system

• the decline in immigration from Eastern European countries

• the increased suffrage rights of African American citizens

Which of these immigrant groups formed the constituent base for the political machines of “Boss” Tweed, James Curley, Richard Daley, and Tom Pendergast?

• German

• Irish

• Lithuanian

• Mexican