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Challenges in the Late 1800s

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The attack of Colorado militia on an unarmed camp of Cheyenne and Arapahoe was known as the --
a)
Red River War
b)
Wounded Knee
c)
Battle of Little Bighorn
d)
Sand Creek Massacre
2.
The Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 (Dawes Act) --
a)
recognized Native American tribes as Independent nations
b)
presented land to individual tribes
c)
granted each Indian family a 160-acre farmstead
d)
improved the reservation system
3.
The leader of the Sioux during the Ghost Dance War at Wounded Knee was --
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Chief Piapot
4.
The US encouraged people to move to the Great Plains in 1862 through the --
a)
Dawes General Allotment Act
b)
Las Gorras Blancas
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Farmers' Alliance
5.
Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the open-range system?
a)
An increase in the price of beef
b)
The invention of barbed wire
c)
The development of railroads
d)
The disappearance of big mining companies
6.
William M. "Boss" Tweed was a powerful New York City politician who was at the center of --
a)
the populist movement
b)
corrupt political dealings
c)
the Republican party
d)
the Grant administration
7.
The goals of which organization included providing education on new farming techniques and calling for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates?
a)
The Chautauqua Circuit
b)
The Interstate Commerce Commission
c)
Las Gorras Blancas
d)
The Grange
8.
Which of the following was a presidential candidate for the Populist Party?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
William Jennings Bryan
9.
The presidential election of 1896 had three candidates.  One Republican, one Democrat, and one from the --
a)
Populist Party
b)
Whig Party
c)
Bull-Moose Party
d)
Mario Party
10.
The Populist Party had its roots in --
a)
the open-range system
b)
the Farmers' Alliance
c)
mining camps
d)
land grants
11.
To combat high prices and decrease debt, the Populist Party believed in --
a)
silver coins along with gold
b)
women's suffrage
c)
burning crops
d)
segregation
12.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
13.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
14.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

a)

the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

b)

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

c)

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

d)

the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

15.

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

a)

NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

b)

NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

c)

NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

d)

NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

16.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
17.

What part of the country did political machines control?

a)

Urban (city) governments

b)

Rural (country) governments

c)

The U.S. federal government

18.

What was the main reason for the rise of political machines?

a)

They bribed police officers to ignore crimes

b)

Nativists rigged elections in their favor

c)

Forced unions to keep factories open to low skilled workers

d)

Cities were overcrowded and couldn't get basic services needed for immigrants

19.

How did political machines get the support of immigrants?

a)

they promised to stop illegal immigration from Latin America

b)

They wasted money on military spending

c)

They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes

d)

They developed a system to make becoming a citizen easier

20.

Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?

a)

They made sure unions could not protect workers from management

b)

They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America

c)

They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities

d)

They prevented immigrants from being Americanized

21.

The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-

a)

Bill the Butcher

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

William "Boss" Tweed

d)

John D Rockefeller

22.
What were the very top leaders of political machines called?
a)
precinct captains
b)
party bosses
c)
ward bosses
d)
lieutenants
23.
The most notorious of the political machines was --------------------in New York City.
a)
Hull House
b)
Pendergast Hall
c)
Daly Machine
d)
Tammany Hall
24.

Cartoon caption: "The Tammany Tiger Loose-

'What are you going to do about it?'"


In this cartoon, what does the tiger represent?

a)

The influx of "new" immigrants into the U.S.

b)

The political corruption of the government of NYC

c)

The power of the "trust-busting" federal government

d)

The unlimited power of robber barons during the gilded age.

25.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard

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