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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

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James Garfield

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The Chinese word tong means

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Meeting hall

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The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with

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Scenes of class warfare

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One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to

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Dig for gold

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The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

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Called Jim Crow laws

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Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in

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The use of federal troops during strikes

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The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on

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The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana

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“Spoilsmen” was the label attached to those who

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Expected government jobs from their party’s officeholders

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The railroad strike of 1877 started when

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The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent

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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
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Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland

35
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In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress

A

Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America

36
Q

At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with

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All three choices

Poll taxes
Literacy requirements
Grandfather clauses

37
Q

Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States

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All three choices

38
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Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader

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William Jennings Bryan

39
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When he was president, Grover Cleveland’s hands off approach to government gained the support of

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Business people

40
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President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of

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Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan’s banking syndicate

41
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The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for

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It’s personal attacks on the two candidates

42
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The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were

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Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada

43
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Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four

A

Grover Cleveland

44
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The political developments in the 1890’s were largely shaped by

A

The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time

45
Q

President James A. Garfield was assassinated by

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By a deranged, disappointed office seeker

46
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The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers end in

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A racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South

47
Q

The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to

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Take a competitive examination

48
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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

A

49
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The “Billion Dollar Congress” quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by

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Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans

50
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On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland

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Advocated a lower rate

51
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The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were

A

The Republicans

52
Q

The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was

A

Tariff policy

53
Q

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

A

The withdrawal of federal troops from the South

54
Q

Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from

A

Long years of depression and deflation

55
Q

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

A

“Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional

56
Q

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

A

Political patronage

57
Q

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated while in office, the second was

A

James Garfield

58
Q

The Chinese word tong means

A

Meeting hall

59
Q

The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with

A

Scenes of class warfare

60
Q

One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to

A

Dig for gold

61
Q

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

A

Called Jim Crow laws

62
Q

Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in

A

The use of federal troops during strikes

63
Q

The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on

A

The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana

64
Q

“Spoilsmen” was the label attached to those who

A

Expected government jobs from their party’s officeholders

65
Q

The railroad strike of 1877 started when

A

The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent

66
Q 
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
A

Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland

67
Q

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress

A

Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America

68
Q

At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with

A

All three choices

Poll taxes
Literacy requirements
Grandfather clauses

69
Q

Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States

A

All three choices

70
Q

Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader

A

William Jennings Bryan

71
Q

When he was president, Grover Cleveland’s hands off approach to government gained the support of

A

Business people

72
Q

President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of

A

Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan’s banking syndicate

73
Q

The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for

A

It’s personal attacks on the two candidates

74
Q

The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were

A

Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada

75
Q

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four

A

Grover Cleveland

76
Q

The political developments in the 1890’s were largely shaped by

A

The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time

77
Q

President James A. Garfield was assassinated by

A

By a deranged, disappointed office seeker

78
Q

The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers end in

A

A racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South

79
Q

The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to

A

Take a competitive examination

80
Q

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

A

81
Q

The “Billion Dollar Congress” quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by

A

Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans

82
Q

On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland

A

Advocated a lower rate

83
Q

The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were

A

The Republicans

84
Q

The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was

A

Tariff policy

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