History Exam 1 Chapters 14 -17 – Flashcards

At the end of the Civil War, the newly freed slaves often demonstrated their independence by changing their behavior toward whites.

Republicans increased taxes and state debts in the South during Reconstruction.

When the Allstons returned to their plantation at the end of the Civil War, they were unable to regain control of their property from the freed slaves.

In the House of Representatives, __________ led the opposition to President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction.

The __________ Amendment guaranteed civil rights for blacks.

The one person Congress imprisoned as a result of the Civil War was __________ .

In the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, Congress

Chief among those who wanted to provide economic support for the freedpeople after the Civil War was

During the Reconstruction Era, the "Black Codes"

Congress impeached President Johnson for

In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic party

In an overall analysis, Congressional Reconstruction for the freedpeople

Which of the following statements describes the corruption in the South during Reconstruction?

Andrew Johnson's plan for national reconstruction

Which of the following states had disputed election results in the 1876 presidential election?

As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that

Among working-class Americans, native-born Protestants

An important factor promoting industrial development in the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century was

The Homestead strike included all of the following developments EXCEPT:

Success and upward mobility in late nineteenth-century America were generally

The social ethic that prevailed in late nineteenth-century America stressed that

An important factor influencing industrial work in late nineteenth-century America was

All of the following statements describe the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 EXCEPT:

All of the following describes the American Federation of Labor EXCEPT:

The Bessemer process

The "new immigrants" whose migration to the United States increased after 1880 came mainly from

In the period between the Civil War and the turn of the century, there was a general increase in the size of the American family.

The great railroad strike took place in 1887.

Between 1881 and 1905, there were over 36,000 strikes by more than 6 million workers in the U.S.

The individual who helped establish new management techniques for railroad companies, and hence other American corporations, during the late nineteenth century was __________ . __________

When __________ introduced the Bessemer process in his plants, the price of steel dropped. __________

In 1900, the International __________ Union was formed as an offshoot of the AFL. __________

Urban reformers were influenced by the teachings of Jesus Christ.

The Tenement Reform Law of 1879 was designed to improve living conditions for tenement dwellers.

Settlement houses in the Untied States were the same as those in England.

All of the following statements are true regarding the consumption of alcohol in the United States in the late 1800s EXCEPT:

All of the following were pollution problems of the nineteenth century cities EXCEPT:

In 1886, workers erected the American urban landmark known as the

in 1893 a World's Columbian Exposition took place in the city of

Presidents Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison set aside___________ reserve.

Settlement houses were formed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to

The Chinese met with a violent backlash in the state of

Immigrants in cities were joined by

Much of the population growth in the northeastern cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century came from

In 1899, W. E. B. DuBois wrote

New York City's Political machine, Tammany Hall, was operated by the ____________ party.

In New Mexico, the ___________ exploited local Mexican Americans for Cheap lands.

In 1889, Jane Adams and her friend,___________________, helped stat Hull House in Chicago.