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What term did Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner use to describe the late nineteenth century?
What term did Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner use to describe the late nineteenth century?
- The Golden Era
- The Progressive Era
- The Gilded Age (correct)
- The Industrial Revolution
How did historians often define the late nineteenth century period?
How did historians often define the late nineteenth century period?
- By showcasing technological innovations and industrial growth
- By highlighting political achievements and economic prosperity
- By focusing on social reforms and cultural advancements
- By emphasizing greed, scandals, and corruption (correct)
What significant developments occurred between 1877 and 1900 in American history?
What significant developments occurred between 1877 and 1900 in American history?
- Isolationist policies, decrease in population, technological regression, and agricultural decline
- Reunification of the South and North, integration of newly freed African Americans, westward expansion, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization (correct)
- Colonization of new territories, economic recession, political turmoil, and cultural stagnation
- Expansion of slavery, suppression of civil rights, economic depression, and rural migration
What event resolved the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877?
What event resolved the disputed presidential election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877?
What was a significant aspect of the late nineteenth century period according to Twain and Warner?
What was a significant aspect of the late nineteenth century period according to Twain and Warner?
What was a key focus of reform during the late nineteenth century period?
What was a key focus of reform during the late nineteenth century period?
What was the name given to the system of repression and segregation in the South that persisted for nearly a century?
What was the name given to the system of repression and segregation in the South that persisted for nearly a century?
Which of the following acts led to the redistribution of communal lands possessed by American Indian tribes to railroad corporations and white farmers?
Which of the following acts led to the redistribution of communal lands possessed by American Indian tribes to railroad corporations and white farmers?
What event marked the culmination of the wars in the West since the end of the Civil War?
What event marked the culmination of the wars in the West since the end of the Civil War?
Who was the Lakota civil and spiritual leader who was driven into Canada by American soldiers?
Who was the Lakota civil and spiritual leader who was driven into Canada by American soldiers?
Which of the following marked the end of the long era of Indian wars?
Which of the following marked the end of the long era of Indian wars?
What was one of the major reforms pursued by the federal government as part of a Greater Reconstruction in the West?
What was one of the major reforms pursued by the federal government as part of a Greater Reconstruction in the West?
Which amendment to the Constitution promised citizenship and rights to black men?
Which amendment to the Constitution promised citizenship and rights to black men?
What did the agreement that gave Hayes the presidency in return for the end of Reconstruction and removal of federal military support represent?
What did the agreement that gave Hayes the presidency in return for the end of Reconstruction and removal of federal military support represent?
What were the choices largely confined to for the freed people in the South?
What were the choices largely confined to for the freed people in the South?
What event brought a major mobilization of American troops, serving as a kind of coda to the American conquest?
What event brought a major mobilization of American troops, serving as a kind of coda to the American conquest?
According to Andrew Carnegie's 'The Gospel of Wealth', what is the problem of our age?
According to Andrew Carnegie's 'The Gospel of Wealth', what is the problem of our age?
What does Andrew Carnegie compare the dwelling of the chief to in his text?
What does Andrew Carnegie compare the dwelling of the chief to in his text?
According to Andrew Carnegie, why is it essential for the progress of the race that some houses should be homes for all that is highest and best in literature and the arts?
According to Andrew Carnegie, why is it essential for the progress of the race that some houses should be homes for all that is highest and best in literature and the arts?
What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is much better than universal squalor?
What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is much better than universal squalor?
According to Andrew Carnegie's text, what does he welcome as highly beneficial?
According to Andrew Carnegie's text, what does he welcome as highly beneficial?
What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is not to be deplored but welcomed?
What does Andrew Carnegie suggest is not to be deplored but welcomed?
What was the inevitable result of the former mode of manufacture described in the text?
What was the inevitable result of the former mode of manufacture described in the text?
Why did the landlord have more luxuries than the King in the past?
Why did the landlord have more luxuries than the King in the past?
What impact did the law of competition have on the employer of thousands?
What impact did the law of competition have on the employer of thousands?
How did the change in manufacturing impact the availability of goods?
How did the change in manufacturing impact the availability of goods?
What was a common consequence of the rigid castes formed in the commercial world?
What was a common consequence of the rigid castes formed in the commercial world?
What was the primary reason for the poor enjoying what the rich could not before afford?
What was the primary reason for the poor enjoying what the rich could not before afford?
Why did the inevitable change in manufacturing have a significant impact on society?
Why did the inevitable change in manufacturing have a significant impact on society?
What was the main reason for the price paid for the salutary change being great?
What was the main reason for the price paid for the salutary change being great?
What characterized the mode of manufacture in domestic hearths or small shops in the past?
What characterized the mode of manufacture in domestic hearths or small shops in the past?
What does the text suggest about the relationship between former apprentices who became masters and those they educated?
What does the text suggest about the relationship between former apprentices who became masters and those they educated?
