Chap 20 America Past & Present
Chapter 20 Review
1. Those who supported the free coinage of silver: Were convinced it would help the agrarian sectors
2. The two major presidential candidates of the 1896 were: William Jennings Bryant and William McKinley
3. During the late 1800s, Democrats, for the most part, wanted to keep government local and small in scope, while Republicans had a national Perspective. True
4. The Pendleton Act: allowed Congress greater power in appointing government jobs.
5. After 1896, the Democratic Party quickly returned to power. False
6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a prominent American writer of the late 19th century? Jacob Coxey
7. The major issue of the election of 1896 was: currency
8. The president who entered the White House after the fraudulent election of 1876 was: Rutherford B. Hayes
9. In this case, the Supreme Court upheld the right of states to regulate commerce. Munn v. Illinois
10. The Republican-controlled Congress of 1890 was one of the least active in U.S history. False
11. Which of the following was a Democrat who served as President? Grover Cleveland
12. As the leader of the unemployed marching on Washington, he demanded that the government fund jobs. Jacob Coxey
13. Which of the following was NOT part of the Republican party’s platform in the post-Civil War period? Decentralized government power
14. President Cleveland broke the Pullman strike on grounds that it had : obstructed the delivery of mail
15. The grandfather clause waived the literacy requirement for voters whose ancestor had: voted before 1867
16. The Sherman Antitrust Act: was vague and at the mercy of the courts
17. The writings of Mark Twain: relied on the realism and humor of the American life
18. The greatest change in American literature during the late 1800s was the rise of: realism
19. Which of the following is NOT true of American politics in the 1870s and 1880s? The influence of the Civil War generation was fading
20. Which of the following
1. Those who supported the free coinage of silver: Were convinced it would help the agrarian sectors
2. The two major presidential candidates of the 1896 were: William Jennings Bryant and William McKinley
3. During the late 1800s, Democrats, for the most part, wanted to keep government local and small in scope, while Republicans had a national Perspective. True
4. The Pendleton Act: allowed Congress greater power in appointing government jobs.
5. After 1896, the Democratic Party quickly returned to power. False
6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a prominent American writer of the late 19th century? Jacob Coxey
7. The major issue of the election of 1896 was: currency
8. The president who entered the White House after the fraudulent election of 1876 was: Rutherford B. Hayes
9. In this case, the Supreme Court upheld the right of states to regulate commerce. Munn v. Illinois
10. The Republican-controlled Congress of 1890 was one of the least active in U.S history. False
11. Which of the following was a Democrat who served as President? Grover Cleveland
12. As the leader of the unemployed marching on Washington, he demanded that the government fund jobs. Jacob Coxey
13. Which of the following was NOT part of the Republican party’s platform in the post-Civil War period? Decentralized government power
14. President Cleveland broke the Pullman strike on grounds that it had : obstructed the delivery of mail
15. The grandfather clause waived the literacy requirement for voters whose ancestor had: voted before 1867
16. The Sherman Antitrust Act: was vague and at the mercy of the courts
17. The writings of Mark Twain: relied on the realism and humor of the American life
18. The greatest change in American literature during the late 1800s was the rise of: realism
19. Which of the following is NOT true of American politics in the 1870s and 1880s? The influence of the Civil War generation was fading
20. Which of the following