Question 16

A)
What did the three authors Edward Bellamy, Henry George, and Thorstein Veblen have in common?

(1 point)
Responses

They all said that economic inequality was decreasing.

They all said that economic inequality was decreasing.

They all believed that the industrial age was bad for America.

They all believed that the industrial age was bad for America.

They all felt that urban life was an improvement over rural life.

They all felt that urban life was an improvement over rural life.

They all criticized, but ultimately supported, capitalism.

They all criticized, but ultimately supported, capitalism.
Question 17
A)
What were the artists of the Ashcan school of art best known for?

(1 point)
Responses

compiling artwork into book form

compiling artwork into book form

working exclusively in photography

working exclusively in photography

showing urban life in a realistic manner

showing urban life in a realistic manner

concluding the superiority of the laws of nature

concluding the superiority of the laws of nature
Question 18
A)
Why were immigrants from southern and eastern Europe more likely than immigrants from northern and western Europe to settle in cities?

(1 point)
Responses

There was less discrimination in cities.

There was less discrimination in cities.

People in cities didn’t face economic hardships.

People in cities didn’t face economic hardships.

Immigrants who settled in cities were well educated.

Immigrants who settled in cities were well educated.

They couldn’t afford to move out of the cities they arrived in.

They couldn’t afford to move out of the cities they arrived in.
Question 19
A)
Use the quotation to answer the question.

It is said that the quality of recent immigration is undesirable. The time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, are now numbered among our best citizens.

—Grover Cleveland, 1897

What argument is President Cleveland making in this statement?

(1 point)
Responses

Citizenship won’t be offered to recent immigrants.

Citizenship won’t be offered to recent immigrants.

Immigrants and their children can be good citizens.

Immigrants and their children can be good citizens.

Limiting immigration is good for the country.

Limiting immigration is good for the country.

The best immigrants return to their home countries.

The best immigrants return to their home countries.
Question 20
A)
Why were immigrants who arrived from southern and eastern Europe targets of discrimination?

(1 point)
Responses

These immigrants easily blended into the larger societies in which they settled.

These immigrants easily blended into the larger societies in which they settled.

These immigrants lacked support from their ethnic communities.

These immigrants lacked support from their ethnic communities.

Their ability to speak English helped them compete for jobs.

Their ability to speak English helped them compete for jobs.

Their religious practices were unfamiliar to other Americans.

Their religious practices were unfamiliar to other Americans.
Question 21
A)
What legal action during the Civil War ended slavery in states that had left the Union?

(1 point)
Responses

black codes

black codes

Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson

Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation

Reconstruction Act of 1867

Reconstruction Act of 1867
Question 22
A)
Why did white Southern Democrats disenfranchise black men?

(1 point)
Responses

They feared the consequences of African Americans having political power.

They feared the consequences of African Americans having political power.

They hoped African Americans would leave the South after being denied rights.

They hoped African Americans would leave the South after being denied rights.

They wanted to encourage literacy among formerly enslaved African Americans.

They wanted to encourage literacy among formerly enslaved African Americans.

They worried that African Americans would dismantle Republican governments.

They worried that African Americans would dismantle Republican governments.
Question 23
A)
Which illegal practices were sometimes used by political machines such as Tammany Hall to influence public policy? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

bribery

bribery

campaign donations

campaign donations

charitable donations

charitable donations

kickbacks

kickbacks

voter registration drives

voter registration drives
Question 24
A)
What effect did mechanized farming have on the environment?

(1 point)
Responses

It contributed to a depletion of water sources.

It contributed to a depletion of water sources.

It led to a decrease of pollution in rural areas.

It led to a decrease of pollution in rural areas.

It led to an increase of pollution in the cities.

It led to an increase of pollution in the cities.

It eliminated the erosion of topsoil.

It eliminated the erosion of topsoil.
Question 25
A)
How did the Farmers' Alliance contribute to the rise of the Populist movement?

(1 point)
Responses

It adopted political machine tactics to pass farm-friendly legislation.

It adopted political machine tactics to pass farm-friendly legislation.

It introduced cooperatives that helped farmers pool their resources.

It introduced cooperatives that helped farmers pool their resources.

It united farmers from many different parts of the country into a single movement.

It united farmers from many different parts of the country into a single movement.

It encouraged farmers to adopt mechanization and new practices such as clear-cutting.

It encouraged farmers to adopt mechanization and new practices such as clear-cutting.
Question 26
A)
Which challenge faced by farmers during the late 1800s was caused by overproduction of crops?

(1 point)
Responses

high tariff rates

high tariff rates

federal monetary policy

federal monetary policy

high railroad fees

high railroad fees

low crop prices

low crop prices
Question 27
A)
How did the Grange respond to the challenges farmers faced in the late 1800s? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

It passed state laws to regulate railroad rates and grain elevator fees.

It passed state laws to regulate railroad rates and grain elevator fees.

It issued the Omaha Platform of 1892 to state the goals of the farmers' movement.

It issued the Omaha Platform of 1892 to state the goals of the farmers' movement.

It created cooperatives so farmers could pool their resources and bargain collectively.

It created cooperatives so farmers could pool their resources and bargain collectively.

It formed alliances with many other farmers' groups from various regions of the country.

It formed alliances with many other farmers' groups from various regions of the country.

It backed a subtreasury plan to give farmers cash-on-hand and control farm goods' prices.

It backed a subtreasury plan to give farmers cash-on-hand and control farm goods' prices.