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HY 1120 American Hist II
Q1. Match the post-Civil War figures to what they are most known for.
| Question | Match | |
| Andrew Johnson | Accused of being too sympathetic to the South following the war; he would be the first impeached American President | |
| John D. Rockefeller | American oil tycoon who was famous for efforts to monopolize the refining industry using railroads | |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | Created the New York Central Railroad Company by consolidating several small lines | |
| Hiram Revels | Elected by the Mississippi state legislature in 1870 and became the country’s first African American U.S. Senator | |
| J. Pierpont Morgan | Investment banker who created U.S. Steel Corporation, which became America’s first billion-dollar firm | |
| Susan B. Anthony | Notable social justice advocate who was famous for forming several associations geared at promoting equal rights for women | |
| Eugene V. Debs | President of the American Railway Union who led the Pullman strike | |
| Andrew Carnegie | Scottish steel magnate and author of The Gospel of Wealth | |
| Virginia Minor | Tried to register to vote in 1872 where, upon being turned away, would take the case to the Supreme Court | |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Unlikely replacement of Ulysses S. Grant as Republican candidate and beneficiary of office after the Compromise of 1877 |
Q3. Match the late 19th-century term with the appropriate descriptor.
| Question | Correct Match |
| Wounded Knee | Location of 1890 battle in South Dakota where the massacre of 150 to 300 Native Americans ended the Indian Wars |
| Homestead Act | Allowed any head of household or individual over the age of 21 to receive a parcel of 160 acres for only a nominal filing fee |
| Social Darwinism | A theory devised by Herbert Spencer, which argued that the most fit and capable enjoyed the greatest success |
| Dawes Act | Permitted the federal government to divide the lands of any tribe and grant grazing land |
| Jim Crow | Segregation policies that impoverished generations of African Americans |
| Whiskey Ring | Including figures like Orville Babcock, a reference to those in the Grant Administration involved in taking money from bribed goods |
| Crop-lien system | The agreement of extending credit to farmers under the agreement that the debtors would pay with a portion of their future harvest |
| Freedmen’s Bureau | Created to ease the transition of African Americans from slavery to freedom; directed that leases and titles to lands in the South be made available to former slaves |
| Enforcement Acts | Outlawed intimidation at the polls and gave the federal government the power to prosecute crimes against freed people in federal courts |
| Manifest Destiny | Term coined by magazine editor John O’Sullivan in 1845; implies divine encouragement and right for territorial expansion |
Q3. Discuss the explosive economic, territorial, and scientific growth and reform that occurred in post-Civil War America. How did the growth contribute to the development of the United States as the leading industrial economy in the world by 1890?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length
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