Chapter 17

The leader of the band of several hundred unemployed men who marched on Washington in May 1894 to demand economic relief was

Between 1879 and 1880, an estimated 40,000-60,000 African-Americans migrated to

The "splendid little war" of 1898 was the

As the subordination of blacks grew more rigid, American attitudes toward immigrants grew more tolerant

In a show of democratic solidarity on the part of American people, the Farmers' Alliance, especially in the southern states, welcomed black farmers into the alliance.

While actual numbers may be higher, from 1880 to the mid-twentieth century, the confirmed number of people lynched reached nearly

The "subtreasury plan" was

Who was the African-American leader who delivered a speech in 1895 at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition urging black Americans to adjust to segregation and stop agitation for civil and political rights?

Which of the following was NOT a central principle of the American Federation of Labor?

Like the American Federation of Labor, the National American woman Suffrage Association was infused with the social elitism of the times.

In the late nineteenth century, urban workers rallied in support of Populist farmers.

One consequence of the bitter attacks on African-Americans political rights across the South was that, by 1940, 97 percent of adult black southerners were ot registered to vote.

Who was the future American president who made a national name for himself by charging up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders?

Largest citizen movement of the nineteenth century was

A leading opponent of American imperialism was

In 1897 Dingley Tarriff

Turn-of-the-century segregation laws were passed in clear defiance of Supreme Court rulings.

What was the name of the naval officer and his 1890 book that argued that no nation could prosper without a large fleet of ships in international trade, protected by a powerful navy operating overseas bases?

What war lasted from 1899 to 1903, in which 4,200 Americans and over 100,000 Filipinos perished?

An oversupply of cotton on the world market, which led to a sharp decline in prices, contributed to a farmers' revolt and gave rise to the Populist movement.

Only after Spain threatened to invade America did the United Stated elect to go to war.

What was the name of the railroad car company against which workers struck in 1894?

What plan did Secretary of Stat John Hay in 1899 with regard to China?

In the 1880s and 1890, blacks no longer served in the United States Congress.

A leading opponent of American imperialist was

In 1882 and again in 1902, the United States Congress passed laws excluding immigrants from China.

Segregation was more than a form of racial separation; it was one part of an all-encompassing system of white domination.

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?

Like the American Federation of Labor, the National American Woman Suffrage Association was infused with the social elitism of the times.

The coalition of merchants, planters, and business entrepreneurs who dominated politics in the American South after 1877 called themselves

Which of the following was NOT a factor behind the spread of segregation and disfranchisement laws in the South?

Southern Populist forged notable alliances between black and white farmers.

What 1893 United States Supreme Court decision authorized the federal government to expel Chinese immigrants without due process of law?

The 1890s saw a widespread imposition in the South not only of disfranchisement but of segregation.

The congressman from Nebraska who was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1896 and who called for the "free coinage" of silver was

Which was NOT one of the devices used by southern whites to keep blacks from exercising suffrage?

What was the name of the labor organization of principally white, male, skilled workers that arose in the 1880s and was headed by Samuel Gompers?

In February 1898, the battleship _____ exploded in Havana Harbor with a loss of nearly 270 lives.

Most Americans who looked to expand America's influence overseas were not interested in territorial possessions but in expanded trade.

Ironically, the Farmer's Alliance found greater support among industrial workers than among small farmers

Government intervention was vital to the defeats of the 1894 Pullman Strike.

Which of the following was NOT a central principle of the American Federation of labor?

The election of 1896 is sometimes called the first modern presidential campaign, in part because of the amount of money spent- William McKinley raised some $10 million.

In 1894, in one of the most decisive shifts in congressional power in American history, the nation's urban working class shifted en masse to the Republican Party, and Republicans gained 117 seats in the House of Representatives.

The largest citizens movement of the nineteenth century was

In the late nineteenth century, urban workers rallied in support of Populist farmer.

According to the author, Eric Foner, Which was NOT principally one of the networks by which women exerted a growing influence on public affairs in the late nineteenth century?

One consequence of the bitter attack on African- Americans' political rights across the South was that, by 1940, 97 percent of adult black southerners were not registered the right to vote.

Which of the following was NOT a grievance of the Farmers Alliance and the Populists?

Populist in western states endorsed woman suffrage.

In 1915, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the "grandfather clause" for violating the 15th amendment.

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for America's imperial expansion?

The Women's Christian Temperance Union began by demanding the prohibition of alcoholic drinks but developed into an organization

What landmark United States Supreme Court decision gave approval to state laws requiring separate facilities for whites and blacks

The immigrants facing the harshest reception in the late-nineteenth-century America were those arriving from

In a show of democratic solidarity on the part of the American people, the Farmers Alliance, especially in the southern states, welcomed black farmers into the alliance.

The 1892 People's Party platform, written by Ignatius Donnelly and adopted at the party's convention in Omaha, proposed all of the following except

Turn-of-the-century segregation laws were passed in clear defiance of Supreme Court rulings

Beginning about 1880 "new immigrants were welcomed with open arms by the American people

During the 1880s the south as a regional whole