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The Credit mobilier scandal involved?
railroad construction kickbacks
100
In the 1896 case of plessy vs. Ferguson, the supreme court ruled that?
"seperate but equal" facilities were constitutional
100
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were?
the jim crow laws.
100
one of the main reason that the chinese came to America was?
to dig for gold
100
The Pendelton Act required appointees to public office to?
take a competitive examination
200
The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was?
tariff policy
200
President grover cleveland aroused widespread anger when he?
borrowed $65 million in gold from J.P Morgan's banking syndicate.
200
the main of the black codes was to
ensure a stable and subserviant labor supply.
200
The wilmot provisio,if adopted, would have?
prohibited slavery in any territory aquired in the mexican war.
200
According to popular sovreignty the question of slavery would be determined by?
the people in any given territory.
300
The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in?
the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.
300
John C. Calhouns "South Carolina Exposition" was an arguement for?
states rights
300
The Articles of Confederation left congress unable to?
enforce a tax collection program
300
Shay's rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for?
a stronger central government.
300
What was the incident that caused the clash between congress and president Johnson to become public?
Johnsons veto of the bill to extend the freedmens bureau.
400
the buffalo wer enearly exterminated__
through wholesale butchery by whites.
400
"A Century of Dishonor", which chronicled the dismal history of Indian-White relations, was authored by?
Helen Hunt Jackson
400
The Dawes Act did not out law what?
the sacred sun dance
400
The United states governments outlawing of the indian Sun Dance in 1890 resulted in the?
The Battle of Wounded Knee
400
What was the first major farmers organization?
populists
500
In the election of 1896, the major issue was?
free and unlimited coinage of silver
500
In order to promote the interests labor, trade unions would support?
the closed shop
500
Which of the following was not an opponent of U.S Imperialism?
Theodore Roosevelt
500
The homestead act began under the administration of?
Grover Cleveland
500
The cheyenne at sand creek were led by
Sitting Bull