USHC Unit 4 Section 4 - Wilson HS

Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by the American farmer in the late 19th century?

• Low crop prices

• High railroad rates

• Native Americans burning and destroying farms

• Bank failures

What was the first successful government legislation to regulate big business, which was passed to regulate the railroads?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Pendleton Civil Service Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

What was the goal of organizations like the Grange and Farmers' Alliance?

• Promote cooperation and political activism for farmers

• Unionize the nation's workforce

• Establish agricultural monopolies throughout the United States

• Protest government legislation that hurt farmers, like the Interstate Commerce Act

What was the goal of bimetallism?

• To remove the United States from the gold standard and to the silver standard

• To increase the nation's money supply through the introduction of silver

• To manufacture economic inflation to provide American businesses with greater profits

• To stabilize the nation's money supply by removing silver from the money supply

What new political party was established in the 1890s that advocated radical economic and social change in the United States, especially popular with farmers?

• Progressive Party

• Green Party

• Farmers' Alliance

• Populist Party

What is the term used to identify the mass migration of African Americans from the South to areas in the North and West in search of economic opportunities and away from discrimination?

• Great Migration

• Exodus

• Long Match

• Trail of Tears

Nativist sentiment began to explode in the late 19th century. Which group was first to suffer this nativist sentiment through government legislation?

• African Americans

• Italians

• Chinese

• Mormons

How did immigration to the United States begin to change in the late 19th century?

• Immigration to the United States began to decline as economic conditions improved in Europe and Asia

• Immigrants were coming from new places, like Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe

• The United States government established a quota system to restrict immigration

• The United States closed the American borders, ending the American tradition of immigration

What were the unofficial city organizations that controlled city politics through graft and bribery in the late 19th century?

• Lobbyists

• Unions

• Radical immigrant groups

• Political Machine

What is a group of separate companies that are placed under the control of a single managing board to control an entire industry?

• Trust

• Cartel

• Union

• Franchise