America in the Late-1800s Test Review (Version I)

Which groups were in conflict during the Sand Creek Massacre?

• US settlers and American Indians

• US nativists and anti-immigrant soldiers

• US soldiers against immigration in the West

• American Indians and western immigrants

1. What conflict arose between farmers and ranchers settling western lands?

• Farmers wanted to have smaller plots of land to save money.

• 1. Growing crops depleted available land for grazing.

• 1. Framers demanded water rights from ranchers.

• 1. Grazing cattle damaged growing crops of nearby farms.

1. The war hero who is remember for scandals and corruption during his administration was

• Schuyler Colfax

• US Grant

• Benjamin Henry Harrison

• Chester A. Arthur

1. How was William Jennings Bryan different from the majority of other presidential candidates of the era?

• 1. He toured the nation speaking directly to the voters.

• 1. He came from an impoverished rural background.

• 1. He pledged to lead a corruption-free administration.

• He forced politicians to be honest.

1. By the 1860s, the US government pushed many American India nations to live in

• Tenement houses

• Poor houses

• Hooverville

• Reservations

1. Which of the following is an example of the racial prejudice Chinese immigrants faced at the federal level?

• 1. The US Supreme Court refused to hear cases relating to discrimination.

• 1. Cities in California were not allowed to hire workers of Chinese descent.

• Congress passed a law prohibiting Chinese workers from entering the United States.

• The US Supreme ruled Chinese immigrants had citizenship rights.

1. What was one major accomplishment of the Grange?

• 1. It helped convince the federal government to establish the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee interstate transportation.

• 1. It reached an agreement with major railroad companies to set maximum rates for shipping freight and for grain storage.

• 1. It organized farmers to defy the Supreme Court ruling that states did not have the power to regulate interstate commerce.

• It forced farmers and politicians to treat each other fairly and honestly.

1. What major debate over monetary policy took place during the Gilded Age?

• 1. Whether to increase or decrease tariffs.

• 1. Whether to regulate pricing by American industries.

• Whether to let women participate in elections.

• 1. Whether to back paper money with gold or silver.

1. “The man who is employed for wages is as much a businessman as his employer . . . The farmer who goes forth in the morning and toils all day, begins in the spring and toils all summer, and by the application of brain and muscle to the natural resources of this country creates wealth, is as much a businessman as the man who goes upon the Board of Trade and bets upon the price of grain.”

—William Jennings Bryan, “Cross of Gold” speech

• 1. Every worker contributes to the growth of the economy.

• 1. Businessmen have exploited small rural farmers.

• 1. Workers create more wealth than businessmen.

• Socialism is the best way to run an economy so everybody is provided for.

As part of the Pendleton Civil Service Act, people who wanted a federal job had to

• Presidents had to pass competency tests to serve.

• 1. Demonstration opposition to the spoils system.

• 1. Donate money to a political party.

• 1. Pass a civil service exam.