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One reason for the extremely high voter turnouts and partisan fervor of the Gilded Age was

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Sharp ethnic and cultural differences in the membership of the two parties

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Roscoe Conkling was with which Republican political faction

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Stalwarts

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James Blaine was with which Republican political faction

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Half-Breeds

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Horac Greeley was with which Republican political faction

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Liberal Republicans

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Ulysses S. Grant was with which Republican political faction

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Regular Republicans

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At the conclusion of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant

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Accepted gifts of houses and money from citizens

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One weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed, leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring, in jail was

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The cartoons of political satirist Thomas Nast

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One result of the Republican “hard money” policies was

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The formation of the Greenback Labor Party

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Which one of the following is LEAST related to the other three?
A. Jay Gould
B. "Ohio Idea"
C. Jim Fisk
D. "Black Friday"
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Ohio idea

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In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

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Owed his victory to the votes of former slaves

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As a solution to the panic or depression of 1873, debtors suggested

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Inflationary policies

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The Credit Mobilier scandal involved

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Railroad construction kickbacks

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Prescient Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because

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His opponents chose a poor candidate for the presidency

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In the nineteenth century, those political candidates who campaigned by “waving the bloody shirt” we’re reminding voters

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Of the treason of the Confederate Democrats during the Civil War

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One cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was

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The construction of more factories than existing markets could bear

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The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s

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Aroused great interest among voters

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In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of Credit Mobilier

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Distribute the shares of the company’s valuable stock to key congressman

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Those who enjoyed successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually

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Party loyalist

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During the gilded age, the Democrats and Republicans

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Had few significant economic differences

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As a result of the Civil War,

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Waste, extravagance, speculation, and graft reduced the moral stature of the Republic

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The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

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The withdrawal of federal troops from the South

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Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from

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Long years of depression and deflation

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In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

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“Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional

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During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and Republican parties was

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Political patronage

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Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated while in office, the second was
James Garfield
26
The Chinese word tong means
Meeting hall
27
The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with
Scenes of class warfare
28
One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to
Dig for gold
29
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were
Called Jim Crow laws
30
Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in
The use of federal troops during strikes
31
The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on
The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana
32
"Spoilsmen" was the label attached to those who
Expected government jobs from their party's officeholders
33
The railroad strike of 1877 started when
The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent
34
``` The sequence of presidential terms of the "forgettable presidents" of the Gilded Age (including Cleveland's two no consecutive terms) was Harrison Cleveland Arthur Clevleand Hayes Garfield ```
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland
35
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America
36
At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with
All three choices Poll taxes Literacy requirements Grandfather clauses
37
Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States
All three choices
38
Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader
William Jennings Bryan
39
When he was president, Grover Cleveland's hands off approach to government gained the support of
Business people
40
President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of
Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan's banking syndicate
41
The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for
It's personal attacks on the two candidates
42
The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were
Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
43
Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four
Grover Cleveland
44
The political developments in the 1890's were largely shaped by
The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time
45
President James A. Garfield was assassinated by
By a deranged, disappointed office seeker
46
The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers end in
A racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South
47
The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to
Take a competitive examination
48
Which of the following was NOT among the platform planks adopted by the Populist Party in their convention of 1892? A. Government guarantees of "parity prices" for farmers B. Free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ration of 16 to 1 C. A one - term limit on the presidency D. Government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph
A
49
The "Billion Dollar Congress" quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by
Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans
50
On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland
Advocated a lower rate
51
The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were
The Republicans
52
The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was
Tariff policy
53
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South
54
Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from
Long years of depression and deflation
55
In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
"Separate but equal" facilities were constitutional
56
During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and Republican parties was
Political patronage
57
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated while in office, the second was
James Garfield
58
The Chinese word tong means
Meeting hall
59
The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with
Scenes of class warfare
60
One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to
Dig for gold
61
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were
Called Jim Crow laws
62
Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in
The use of federal troops during strikes
63
The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on
The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana
64
"Spoilsmen" was the label attached to those who
Expected government jobs from their party's officeholders
65
The railroad strike of 1877 started when
The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent
66
``` The sequence of presidential terms of the "forgettable presidents" of the Gilded Age (including Cleveland's two no consecutive terms) was Harrison Cleveland Arthur Clevleand Hayes Garfield ```
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland
67
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America
68
At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with
All three choices Poll taxes Literacy requirements Grandfather clauses
69
Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States
All three choices
70
Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader
William Jennings Bryan
71
When he was president, Grover Cleveland's hands off approach to government gained the support of
Business people
72
President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of
Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan's banking syndicate
73
The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for
It's personal attacks on the two candidates
74
The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were
Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
75
Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four
Grover Cleveland
76
The political developments in the 1890's were largely shaped by
The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time
77
President James A. Garfield was assassinated by
By a deranged, disappointed office seeker
78
The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers end in
A racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South
79
The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to
Take a competitive examination
80
Which of the following was NOT among the platform planks adopted by the Populist Party in their convention of 1892? A. Government guarantees of "parity prices" for farmers B. Free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ration of 16 to 1 C. A one - term limit on the presidency D. Government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph
A
81
The "Billion Dollar Congress" quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by
Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans
82
On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland
Advocated a lower rate
83
The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were
The Republicans
84
The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was
Tariff policy

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