History II Test 1 Multiple Choice Section Flashcards
(22 cards)
President Lincoln’s Reconstruction policies INCLUDED what?
10% of a state’s voters had to take an oath of loyalty to readmit the state to the Union; a goal to shorten the war and end slavery; granted general amnesty to white Southerners (but not to Confederate officers)
When Radical Republicans in Congress gained control over Reconstruction policies in 1866-7, they…
reorganized the South into five military districts
Which constitutional amendments protected the rights of freedmen (former slaves)?
13th, 14th, and 15 Amendments
By the end of Reconstruction in 1877, many southern black farmers…
become sharecroppers who grew cotton
Which federal policies directly promoted westward expansion?
Homestead Act, Morill Land Grant Act, Transcontinental Railroad Act/Pacific Railroad Act
The Dawes Act of 1887 negatively impacted traditional Native American culture because it…
turned collectively-owned tribal lands into privately owned parcels
African Americans who headed West found new opportunities through what activities?
Serving in the military as “Buffalo Soldiers”; Homesteading as “Exodusters”; Ranching as cowboys
During Westward Expansion, Chinese immigrants to America…
were the main workforce for the Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s
The western economy was based on what?
Ranching and farming, mining, and the lumber (timber) industry
Which of the following Industrial Revolution entrepreneurs was most successful in the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
What were key factors in the development of American Industrialization?
A growing supply of laborers, the availability of raw materials, and the use of mechanization in factories
Between 1880 and 1910, U.S. immigration patterns shifted, with a growing number of immigrants coming from…
central, southern, and eastern Europe
What is true of women workers in the late 1800s?
Domestic help allowed middle-class women more freedom to participate in activism; Nursing moved from being an extension of domestic duties to a profession; Working class women made up approximately 17% of the industrial workforce
In the late 1800s, child labor under the operation of “padrones” involved…
Italian children who worked as street performers
By 1900, the most successful national labor union was…
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890…
did not authorize the free and unlimited coinage of silver; increased the amount of silver the government was required to buy; caused a surplus reduction that many believed led to the Panic of 1893
Which labor conflict of the 1890s involved the clashes between miners and mine owners?
Cripple Creek Strike
During the late 19th century, one form of political corruption was…
powerful political machines in big cities
The Populist Party had origins in what organizations?
The Free Silver Movement, the Grange, and the Farmer’s Alliance
What was part of the Omaha Platform?
The free and unlimited coinage of silver; Public ownership of the railroads; A graduated income tax
What was the “White Man’s Burden?”
America’s perceived duty, passed down from England; A poem by Rudyard Kipling; the belief that America should bring civilization to the world
By the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired…
Puerto Rico
