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You passed this Milestone 22 questions were answered correctly. 2 questions were answered incorrectly. 1

Consider “The Chinese Question” by Thomas Nast, published in Harper’s Weekly, February 18, 1871. Choose the statement that best analyzes the experience of immigrants portrayed in the image. 

Chinese immigrants were targeted with hate speech and antiimmigrant sentiment. 

Chinese immigrants directly competed with Irish immigrants for jobs. 

Chinese immigrants were protected by the United States government. 

Chinese immigrants assimilated more successfully than other ethnic groups.

CONCEPT Late 19th Century Immigrant Experience

2

Choose the statement that applies equally to the "Old South" and the "New South." 

Sharecropping was a dominant feature of the economy. 

African Americans endured intimidation, violence and political disfranchisement. 

Cotton cultivation relied heavily on African American slave labor. 

Expanded railroad lines facilitated the easy movement of goods.

CONCEPT Race in the New South

3

Which statement about populism most closely aligns with historian Michael Kazin’s interpretation of the term? 

It is a political style that uses a certain type of language and rhetoric to advance the agenda of a political coalition. 

It represents a distinct political movement that offers a democratic alternative to the corporate state. 

It is a political stance that supports every individual’s right to maximum liberty and freedom. 

It offers a democratic alternative to compulsory government that is harmful or corrupted.

CONCEPT How Historians View Populism

4 Read the newspaper excerpt from the Austin Weekly Statesman about

a railroad strike in Fort Worth, Texas in 1886. "Governor Ireland, who was present, said the quarrel between the Knights of Labor and the railroads did not concern the state. The lawlessness existing here was the matter with which the state had to deal. Every order had among its members a heap of bad men, and would not undertake to become responsible for them. The Knights of Labor made a great mistake in permitting a man in another state to order men in Texas to quit work, who struck without being able to give any reason except that they had been ordered out. He did not believe the Knights of Labor sanctioned lawlessness." What group of people's perspective is being described in this excerpt? 

Labor organizers 

Business leaders

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Police officers 

Government officials

CONCEPT Labor Conflict in the Gilded Age

5 Which of the following were goals of the Populist Party in the late 19th century? 

To deregulate the banking industry 

To lessen government influence in citizens' lives 

To promote government ownership of the railways 

To abolish labor unions

CONCEPT Rural America in the Late 19th Century

6

Because of the economic downturn in the 1890s, many Americans organized in order to seek relief from corporations and elected officials. Choose the statement that reflects an action undertaken in the 1890s to improve conditions for workers. 

"We hired Pinkerton private security officers to protect laborers at our company." 

"American farmers and urban workers united in powerful unions to sway national policy." 

“We marched on Washington, D.C. to advocate for public works jobs for the unemployed.” 

"We joined with farmers in a national political coalition to gain a more powerful voice in the federal government.”

CONCEPT Economic Depression and Labor Unrest in the 1890s

7

What was the effect of the Supreme Court decision in the Civil Rights Cases? 

It confirmed the policy of “separate but equal” in the public sphere. 

It determined the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional and unenforceable for private businesses. 

It narrowed the 14th Amendment by arguing the obligation to enforce it lay with the states, not the federal government. 

It affirmed that federal rights differed from state rights and states could discriminate according to their own laws.

CONCEPT Race in the New South

8

In the summer of 1893, a young historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, presented a paper that explained his views on the significance of the frontier in American history. Choose the statement that best reflects Turner’s views on the significance of the Western frontier. 

Turner stated that Western expansion repeated American history by demonstrating and reinforcing the exceptionalism and progress of the American people. 

Turner included women in his argument, suggesting that the West was for all people and not just rugged, masculine individuals. 

Turner regretted the need for the subjugation of Native Americans. 

Turner examined the ways in which settlers interacted with each other to form unique societies on the frontier.

CONCEPT The Frontier in American History

9

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional, and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech? 

Where was the speech presented? 

How many people were in the audience? 

How old was Douglass when he delivered the speech? 

Where were most African Americans living at this time in history?

CONCEPT Analyzing Primary Sources

10

Kino, an experienced historian, is very interested in the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. As a historian, he is aware of possible influences on his interpretation of events. Which factor should be allowed to influence his interpretation? 

The lenses he wants to apply 

The language he uses 

His personal bias toward Japanese Americans 

The sensitivities of others

CONCEPT The Historian's Practice

11 Choose the true statement about the Knights of Labor. 

At its height, its membership was more than 700,000 workers. 

It was a combination of about 20 different craft unions. 

It rejected women and minorities from its union. 

It was led by Samuel Gompers.

CONCEPT Working Class Life and Labor Unions in the Gilded Age

12

"In the 1930s Dust Bowl, soil across large swathes of the American midwest dried out and was carried into the air creating massive dust storms like this one." A historian would most likely make this statement if they were analyzing this image through what historical lens? 

Environment 

Class 

Race 

Economics

CONCEPT The Lenses of History

13

In the late 19th century, the consolidation of manufacturing in large cities, along with an ever-growing railroad system, changed the nature of consumerism in rural America. Choose the most accurate statement about these changes in rural consumption practices. 

“I only have access to a few goods from a single local supplier.” 

“With access to credit, we can purchase items that were previously available only to the wealthy.” 

“We enjoy the personal interactions with the mail-order companies we purchase products from.” 

“The price for a mail-order tractor is much higher than what our local supplier charges.”

CONCEPT Industrialization and Consumer Culture

14 What was the philosophy behind the Social Gospel? 

It is vitally important that the conditions of the working poor living in slums and tenements be documented and shared. 

Help the working class, particularly women with children, with health care and education. 

Those who give themselves over to God and agree to help themselves deserve assistance from the church. 

Religious leaders, as well as ordinary Americans, must work together to support individuals from all class backgrounds.

CONCEPT

Growth of the City

15

Choose the most accurate statement about the nature of politics in the Gilded Age. 

Candidates and officials exchanged favors with political machines for votes. 

The federal government demonetized silver, which was unpopular with corporate leaders. 

Presidents owed their elections to the votes of ordinary citizens rather than to partisan allies. 

The federal government often intervened in the lives of ordinary citizens during the Gilded Age.

CONCEPT Gilded Age Politics

16

Choose the factor that was most likely an effect of rapid industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century. 

Grants of public lands to railroad companies 

New consumer methods such as mail-order catalogs 

Local safety regulations on tenement housing 

Public interest in preserving national parks

CONCEPT Growth of the City

17

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument used by Chief Joseph to oppose federal assimilation. 

“Indians want to live in peace and we are willing to forego our traditions in order to do so.” 

"Forcing Indians to stay in one place does not allow them to live fully and prosper." 

"We do not want equality with the white man, we want nothing to do with him." 

"The government is not planning to provide us with enough land to grow crops."

CONCEPT Western Conquest and Indian Assimilation

18 Choose the true statement about the nature of the rural

economy in the late 19th century. 

Lenders and farmers used the crop-lien system to subsidize the cost of running a farm. 

Strong farmers unions won court cases to regulate interstate commerce to farmers' benefit. 

Industrialization led to the development of steel plows and other tools that increased both the supply of wheat and its market price. 

Many Southern landowners sold their lands to poor white and black farmers at reduced prices so they could establish their own livelihoods.

CONCEPT Rural America in the Late 19th Century

19

By the late 1800s, some settlers’ dreams of the West were not matched by the realities. Choose the statement that describes one of these “realities.” 

“I will be self-sufficient because all I need is the land to profit from my own labor.” 

“I will succeed as a hard-working individual because I will have the freedom to do as I wish.” 

“It is my destiny as a white American to claim and tame this rugged landscape.” 

“The establishment of bonanza farms offers opportunities to work the land for a wage.”

CONCEPT Homesteading

20 Suppose two competing railroad companies agreed to fix shipping

rates at a level that benefited both. What is this kind of voluntary arrangement called? 

A holding company 

A trust 

A pool 

A monopoly

CONCEPT Corporations and Industry in the Late 19th Century

21

Which statement is true of a primary source? 

A primary source provides an objective narrative about a set of facts. 

All textbooks and history books written by experts in the field are primary sources. 

A primary source is usually created at the time an event takes place.

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Primary sources are primarily used for fact-checking and learning more about the time period.

CONCEPT Analyzing Primary Sources

22

Several ideologies—social Darwinism, the self-made man and the Gospel of Wealth—emerged in the Gilded Age, each with its advocates. Choose the statement most likely spoken by Henry George. 

“Everyone has an opportunity to climb the economic ladder, and if one doesn’t, it is due to laziness.” 

“Inheriting wealth or a title must be accompanied by an ability to adapt in order to be successful.” 

“People should own what they create, but land and natural resources should belong to everyone equally.” 

“Business leaders must be philanthropists and support those less fortunate in order to advance society.”

CONCEPT The Gilded Age

23 Identify the most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics. 

Voters settled the question of how many immigrants would be admitted to the country on an annual basis. 

One party used corporate campaign donations to hire speakers and print literature to discredit the opponent. 

Both presidential candidates traveled and gave public speeches during the campaign. 

The Democratic, Republican and Populist Parties all gained strength as independent political entities.

CONCEPT The Election of 1896

24

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians? 

o

Asking questions about the nature of history, interpreting evidence from the past, remaining objective and

o

selecting relevant primary and secondary sources

o o

 o o o o

Asking questions about the nature of history, insisting on a single narrative for the past, selecting relevant primary and secondary sources and stating personal opinions about the past

 o o o o

Asking questions about the future, insisting on a single narrative for the past, selecting relevant primary and secondary sources and stating personal opinions about the past

 o o o o

Maintaining consistency in historical narratives over time, insisting on a single narrative for the past, referencing strongly biased secondary sources and stating personal opinions about the past

CONCEPT The Historian's Practice...