Midterm exam

Question 1

-Were a white PARAMILITARY organization -formed to GET REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE in the south and to dissuade AA from voting.

Answer 1

White Man’s League

Question 2

-1883 By President Arthur -formed BIPARTISAN Civil Service Commission. -Forbade the levying of political assessments for office holders. -enforced competetive hiring system for some federal jobs.

Answer 2

The Pendelton Act

Question 3

-Act passed by Ben Harrison -Allowed congress to reserve remaining public lands and prevent them from being acquired from various public land laws.

Answer 3

Land Revision Act of 1891

Question 4

-Signed into law by President Ben Harrison 1890. -Provided pensions for all veterans who had served at least 90 days for the UNION army or naval forces, who had been discharged honorably and could not perform manual labor.

Answer 4

Dependent and Disability Pension Act

Question 5

The Farmer’s Revolt

Answer 5

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Question 6

Land Revision Act of 1891

Answer 6

-Act passed by Ben Harrison -Allowed congress to reserve remaining public lands and prevent them from being acquired from various public land laws.

Question 7

Dependent and Disability Pension Act

Answer 7

-Signed into law by President Ben Harrison 1890. -Provided pensions for all veterans who had served at least 90 days for the UNION army or naval forces, who had been discharged honorably and could not perform manual labor.

Question 8

Wade-Davis Bill

Answer 8

-Was a counter to Lincoln’s 10% plan. -Proposed by Radical Republicans. -Required majority of electorate to take loyalty oath but excluded former confedarate from participating. -was pocket vetoed by lincoln because it was too harsh.

Question 9

Chester A. Arthur

Answer 9

-VP to Garfield. -Was a Stalwart. -Assumed presidency upon assassination of Garf. -pushed for CIVIL SERVICE REFORM via the PENDLETON ACT OF 1883. -passed first FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS. -Tried lowering TARIFFS.

Question 10

-1887 -The federal government had decided to parcel up Indian territories. -told Natives that they wou;ld be rewarded citizenry if they left the tribe.

Answer 10

Dawes Act

Question 11

Reconstruction

Answer 11

-The period following the end of the Civil War that attempted to rebuild the devastation of the south. -Ended with the Great Compromise of 1877 with Hayes assuming presidency and pulling military from south.

Question 12

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Answer 12

Yukon Gold Rush

Question 13

The Lodge Bill

Answer 13

-1890 -Was an attempt by Republicans and endorsed by Harrison to provide more federal oversight during elections to make them more fair. -it was also designed to help African American voters in the south who were largely republican but faced mandates that disenfranchised them. -it ultimately failed to be passed in the senate.

Question 14

-1890 -Was an attempt by Republicans and endorsed by Harrison to provide more federal oversight during elections to make them more fair. -it was also designed to help African American voters in the south who were largely republican but faced mandates that disenfranchised them. -it ultimately failed to be passed in the senate.

Answer 14

The Lodge Bill

Question 15

Dawes Act

Answer 15

-1887 -The federal government had decided to parcel up Indian territories. -told Natives that they wou;ld be rewarded citizenry if they left the tribe.

Question 16

-A SOCIAL DARWINIST -Believed strongly that the government should remain out of business.

Answer 16

William Graham Sumner

Question 17

-The period following the end of the Civil War that attempted to rebuild the devastation of the south. -Ended with the Great Compromise of 1877 with Hayes assuming presidency and pulling military from south.

Answer 17

Reconstruction

Question 18

Is the idea that the government should have a hands off approach to the economy, let the chips fall where they may

Answer 18

Lassaiz Faire Economics

Question 19

Mugwumps

Answer 19

-Were reform minded Republicans, who saw MORALITY as a big deal. -Found it difficult to support Republican nominee Blaine. -Ended up supporting Cleveland. -Party dissolved immediately after election/.

Question 20

White Man’s League

Answer 20

-Were a white PARAMILITARY organization -formed to GET REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE in the south and to dissuade AA from voting.

Question 21

Henry W. Grady

Answer 21

-Proponent to the idea of INDUSTRIALIZING THE SOUTH. tried to promote it through writing. -Sought to put poor freedmen to work through industrialized south. -

Question 22

William Graham Sumner

Answer 22

-A SOCIAL DARWINIST -Believed strongly that the government should remain out of business.

Question 23

The Pendelton Act

Answer 23

-1883 By President Arthur -formed BIPARTISAN Civil Service Commission. -Forbade the levying of political assessments for office holders. -enforced competetive hiring system for some federal jobs.

Question 24

-During the ELECTION OF 1888 HARRISON VS CLEVELAND. -A letter from a supposed british ex patriate was published and suggesteed that British support Cleveland. -The letter was a lie and is credited as being the reason Cleveland lost the reelection because the IRISH hated pro-british things.

Answer 24

The Murchison Letter

Question 25

Black Codes

Answer 25

-Were a series of laws and madates passed following reconstruction that sought to mandate and regulate the lives of African Americans. -Ultimately served to maintain a RACIAL CASTE SYSTEM

Question 26

Lassaiz Faire Economics

Answer 26

Is the idea that the government should have a hands off approach to the economy, let the chips fall where they may

Question 27

-Were reform minded Republicans, who saw MORALITY as a big deal. -Found it difficult to support Republican nominee Blaine. -Ended up supporting Cleveland. -Party dissolved immediately after election/.

Answer 27

Mugwumps

Question 28

The Murchison Letter

Answer 28

-During the ELECTION OF 1888 HARRISON VS CLEVELAND. -A letter from a supposed british ex patriate was published and suggesteed that British support Cleveland. -The letter was a lie and is credited as being the reason Cleveland lost the reelection because the IRISH hated pro-british things.

Question 29

-President Garfield was one. -Argued that the Republican party should push for less corruption and favoritism in federal hiring. -faced off against Stalwarts.

Answer 29

Reform-minded Republicans

Question 30

The Mulligan Letters

Answer 30

-Letters that indicated that Republican Presidential hopeful JAMES G BLAINE had acquired federal land grants for a couple railroad companies. -Election of 1884

Question 31

Reform-minded Republicans

Answer 31

-President Garfield was one. -Argued that the Republican party should push for less corruption and favoritism in federal hiring. -faced off against Stalwarts.

Question 32

-Established by the War Department in 1865 to help freed African Americans and impoverished whites in the South following the war. (included Washington DC)

Answer 32

Freedman’s Bureau

Question 33

-Was a plan to restore the Union by only requiring 10% of the voting population of the South to take a loyalty oath in order to be readmitted. -was wildly unpopular by radical republicans who wanted harsher reforms and ultimately failed to be passed.

Answer 33

Lincoln’s 10% plan

Question 34

-Proponent to the idea of INDUSTRIALIZING THE SOUTH. tried to promote it through writing. -Sought to put poor freedmen to work through industrialized south. -

Answer 34

Henry W. Grady

Question 35

Grand Army of the Republic

Answer 35

-Was a program developed by CLeveland for CIVIL WAR UNION VETS. (union vets only). -initially was awesome, but Cleveland started denying pension requests by many of the members because he feared fraud. -Cleveland lost support from GAOTR because of this.

Question 36

Freedman’s Bureau

Answer 36

-Established by the War Department in 1865 to help freed African Americans and impoverished whites in the South following the war. (included Washington DC)

Question 37

-Was a program developed by CLeveland for CIVIL WAR UNION VETS. (union vets only). -initially was awesome, but Cleveland started denying pension requests by many of the members because he feared fraud. -Cleveland lost support from GAOTR because of this.

Answer 37

Grand Army of the Republic

Question 38

Lincoln’s 10% plan

Answer 38

-Was a plan to restore the Union by only requiring 10% of the voting population of the South to take a loyalty oath in order to be readmitted. -was wildly unpopular by radical republicans who wanted harsher reforms and ultimately failed to be passed.

Question 39

-Were a series of laws and madates passed following reconstruction that sought to mandate and regulate the lives of African Americans. -Ultimately served to maintain a RACIAL CASTE SYSTEM

Answer 39

Black Codes

Question 40

Stalwarts

Answer 40

-AKA the OLD GUARD. -Were the result of FRACTURING within the REPUBLICAN PARTY in the 1880s. -They were LOYAL to the republican party and wanted NO CHANGE. - they faced off against REFORM minded repubs. -Chester a. Arthur was one.

Question 41

-VP to Garfield. -Was a Stalwart. -Assumed presidency upon assassination of Garf. -pushed for CIVIL SERVICE REFORM via the PENDLETON ACT OF 1883. -passed first FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS. -Tried lowering TARIFFS.

Answer 41

Chester A. Arthur

Question 42

-Was a counter to Lincoln’s 10% plan. -Proposed by Radical Republicans. -Required majority of electorate to take loyalty oath but excluded former confedarate from participating. -was pocket vetoed by lincoln because it was too harsh.

Answer 42

Wade-Davis Bill