The people who benefited most from the Homestead Act were the __________. A) employees of the Government Land Office B) land speculators C) cattle barons D) homesteaders ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo allowed the Hispanic people north of the Rio Grande to choose between __________. A) immigrating to Mexico or staying in the United States B) selling their land or being forced off of it C) renouncing their Mexican citizenship or being forced onto reservations D) converting to Protestantism or leaving the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1900, the United States was __________ in the world in terms of productivity. A) first B) second C) third D) fourth ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Industrial production in the New South __________. A) returned very few profits to Southerners B) moved the South toward a “new slavery” C) successfully challenged northern industry D) stimulated the development of a less racist society ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
New machinery such as the mechanical cigarette maker __________. A) allowed greater production with fewer workers B) was often too expensive to justify the investment C) shortened the working day and raised wages for workers D) was welcomed by industrial workers as it made their jobs safer ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did rapid industrial growth change work life and home life for the American working class in the late nineteenth century? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: industry moves to the city; regimentation of work; immigrants; urban problems; urban politics; leisure time; mass consumption
Date: September 9th, 2020
The social gospel movement was a(n) __________. A) attempt to apply Christian ideals to social ills B) justification of upper society using Christian principles C) forerunner of the People’s Party D) union movement based on Catholic traditions ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The People’s Party arose out of an 1890 meeting in Ocala, Florida, called by __________. A) labor union activists B) farm activists C) Washington Gladden D) women’s suffrage activists ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1898, what percentage of the southern black electorate voted? A) 5 percent B) 15 percent C) 25 percent D) 35 percent ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Big-city machines solidified their control by working with reformers in __________. A) state legislatures B) the Supreme Court C) religious organizations D) Congress ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
