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100

He is best known for pioneering horizontal integration in the oil industry.

Who is John D. Rockefeller?

100

The popular northern general who became president following Andrew Johnson was ________.

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

100

Multiple choice: Jane Addams is best known for:

  • a) Her work as an inventor in the field of electricity.
  • b) Establishing Hull House and championing the rights of the urban poor.
  • c) Leading the fight for the eight-hour workday.
  • d) Writing novels depicting utopian socialist societies.

What is b) Establishing Hull House and championing the rights of the urban poor?

100

The U.S. Army officer famously killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn was ________.

Who is George A. Custer?

100

The wealthy quarry owner who led a famous march on Washington was ________.

Who is Jacob S. Coxey?

200

Adept lobbyist and member of the "Big Four," ________ financially backed the Central Pacific Railroad.

Who is Collis P. Huntington?

200

Multiple choice: "Boss" Tweed, a New York City political boss, is most known for:

  • a) His innovative approach to urban planning.
  • b) Using bribery and intimidation to steal millions from the public.
  • c) Leading the fight for women's suffrage.
  • d) Advocating for the rights of Chinese immigrants.
  • Who is b) Using bribery and intimidation to steal millions from the public?
200

The Chicago architect who contributed significantly to the creation of the skyscraper was ________.

Who is Louis Sullivan?

200

The leader of the Sioux who defeated Custer’s forces was ________.

Who is Sitting Bull?

200

The charismatic labor union leader who organized the American Railway Union was ________.

Who is Eugene V. Debs?

300

Known as a manipulator of stocks who used "stock-watering," ________ was a prominent figure in finance during the Gilded Age.

Who is Jay Gould?

300

The President who won office after a disputed election and agreed to remove federal troops from Louisiana and South Carolina was ________.

Who is Charles J. Guiteau?

300

The author of the words inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty was ________.

Who is Emma Lazarus?

300

The federal marshal who maintained order in Abilene, Kansas, was ________.

Who is James B. Hickok (Wild Bill Hickok)?

300

Multiple choice: The significance of the "Granger Laws" was that they established:

  • a) A national standard for crop prices.
  • b) The principle of public control of private business for the public good.
  • c) Federal subsidies for struggling farmers.

d) A system of land grants for agricultural colleges

What is b) The principle of public control of private business for the public good?

400

The railroad builder who popularized steel rail by replacing the iron tracks of the New York Central was ________.

Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?

400

Multiple choice: Grover Cleveland is historically significant as:

  • a) The first Republican president elected after the Civil War.
  • b) The Democratic presidential candidate who won the presidency in the election of 1888.
  • c) The architect of the "fourth party system."
  • d) A key figure in the populist movement against railroads.

Who is b) The Democratic presidential candidate who won the presidency in the election of 1888?

400

 ________ was an urban evangelical preacher who focused his revivals on forgiveness.

Who is Dwight Lyman Moody?

400

A series of treaties that established land boundaries for Native American tribes was known as the ________.

What is the reservation system?

400

The monetary policy proposed by Populists aimed for an unlimited coinage of silver at a specific ratio to gold, famously referred to as ________.

What is 16 to 1?

500

The inventor credited with the invention of the telephone was:

  • a) Thomas Edison
  • b) Alexander Graham Bell
  • c) Samuel Morse
  • d) George Westinghouse

Who is b) Alexander Graham Bell?

500

The President who won office after a disputed election and agreed to remove federal troops from Louisiana and South Carolina was ________.

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?

500

Multiple choice: W. E. B. Du Bois's critique of Booker T. Washington's approach centered on the idea that Washington's focus on vocational education would:

  • a) Lead to greater economic independence than political rights.
  • b) Condemn Black people to a lower position in society.
  • c) Be too slow to achieve any meaningful change.
  • d) Alienate white allies in the fight for equality.

What is b) Condemn Black people to a lower position in society?

500

The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) was significant because it:

  • a) Forced the Sioux tribes to give up their claims to the Black Hills.
  • b) Led to the abandonment of the Bozeman Trail and guaranteed the Great Sioux Reservation.
  • c) Established the first permanent reservation for all Native American tribes.
  • d) Officially ended all hostilities between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians.

What is b) Led to the abandonment of the Bozeman Trail and guaranteed the Great Sioux Reservation?

500

Multiple choice: The Pullman Strike was a significant railway strike in Chicago that occurred in response to:

  • a) A demand for higher passenger fares.
  • b) Worker wages being cut by one-third during an economic downturn.
  • c) The federal government's attempt to nationalize the railroads.
  • d) A protest against the use of steel rails over iron tracks.

What is b) Worker wages being cut by one-third during an economic downturn?

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