Unit 2 Quiz 10.4.15 Flashcards
One reason for the extremely high voter turnouts and partisan fervor of the Gilded Age was
Sharp ethnic and cultural differences in the membership of the two parties
Roscoe Conkling was with which Republican political faction
Stalwarts
James Blaine was with which Republican political faction
Half-Breeds
Horac Greeley was with which Republican political faction
Liberal Republicans
Ulysses S. Grant was with which Republican political faction
Regular Republicans
At the conclusion of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant
Accepted gifts of houses and money from citizens
One weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed, leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring, in jail was
The cartoons of political satirist Thomas Nast
One result of the Republican “hard money” policies was
The formation of the Greenback Labor Party
Which one of the following is LEAST related to the other three? A. Jay Gould B. "Ohio Idea" C. Jim Fisk D. "Black Friday"
Ohio idea
In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant
Owed his victory to the votes of former slaves
As a solution to the panic or depression of 1873, debtors suggested
Inflationary policies
The Credit Mobilier scandal involved
Railroad construction kickbacks
Prescient Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because
His opponents chose a poor candidate for the presidency
In the nineteenth century, those political candidates who campaigned by “waving the bloody shirt” we’re reminding voters
Of the treason of the Confederate Democrats during the Civil War
One cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was
The construction of more factories than existing markets could bear
The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s
Aroused great interest among voters
In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of Credit Mobilier
Distribute the shares of the company’s valuable stock to key congressman
Those who enjoyed successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually
Party loyalist
During the gilded age, the Democrats and Republicans
Had few significant economic differences
As a result of the Civil War,
Waste, extravagance, speculation, and graft reduced the moral stature of the Republic
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South
Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from
Long years of depression and deflation
In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
“Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional
During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and Republican parties was
Political patronage
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated while in office, the second was
James Garfield
The Chinese word tong means
Meeting hall
The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with
Scenes of class warfare
One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to
Dig for gold
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were
Called Jim Crow laws
Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in
The use of federal troops during strikes
The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on
The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana
“Spoilsmen” was the label attached to those who
Expected government jobs from their party’s officeholders
The railroad strike of 1877 started when
The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent
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
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America
At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with
All three choices
Poll taxes
Literacy requirements
Grandfather clauses
Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States
All three choices
Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader
William Jennings Bryan
When he was president, Grover Cleveland’s hands off approach to government gained the support of
Business people
President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of
Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan’s banking syndicate
The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for
It’s personal attacks on the two candidates
The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were
Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four
Grover Cleveland
The political developments in the 1890’s were largely shaped by
The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time
President James A. Garfield was assassinated by
By a deranged, disappointed office seeker
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
The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to
Take a competitive examination
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
The “Billion Dollar Congress” quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by
Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans
On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland
Advocated a lower rate
The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were
The Republicans
The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was
Tariff policy
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South
Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from
Long years of depression and deflation
In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
“Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional
During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and Republican parties was
Political patronage
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated while in office, the second was
James Garfield
The Chinese word tong means
Meeting hall
The presidency of Ruthrford B. Hayes opened with
Scenes of class warfare
One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to America was to
Dig for gold
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were
Called Jim Crow laws
Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in
The use of federal troops during strikes
The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on
The two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana
“Spoilsmen” was the label attached to those who
Expected government jobs from their party’s officeholders
The railroad strike of 1877 started when
The four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent
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
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America
At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans with
All three choices
Poll taxes
Literacy requirements
Grandfather clauses
Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States
All three choices
Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader
William Jennings Bryan
When he was president, Grover Cleveland’s hands off approach to government gained the support of
Business people
President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of
Borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P.Morgan’s banking syndicate
The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for
It’s personal attacks on the two candidates
The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were
Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four
Grover Cleveland
The political developments in the 1890’s were largely shaped by
The most severe and extended economic depression up to that time
President James A. Garfield was assassinated by
By a deranged, disappointed office seeker
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
The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to
Take a competitive examination
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
The “Billion Dollar Congress” quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by
Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans
On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland
Advocated a lower rate
The greatest political beneficiary of the backlash against President Cleveland in the Congressional elections of 1894 were
The Republicans
The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was
Tariff policy
