US_Ch4_Homework-2

=**U.S. History Chapter 4 Homework #2**= Answer the following on notebook paper:

1. Which government positions were of the most powerful due to a major source of federal revenue…positions party supporters wanted within the spoils system? (A) postmaster general (B) army general (C) New York Customs House (D) Philadelphia Gazette editor (E) all (F) none

2. Who was the Stalwart leader with most of the political pull in terms of spoils positions? (A) Chester Arthur (B) Roscoe Conkling (C) Charles Guiteau (D) Rutherford Hayes (E) all (F) none

3. Why did Pres. Hayes have trouble accomplishing a lot? (A) Democrats controlled House (B) Democrats controlled Senate (C) barely elected (D) his party was divided (E) all (F) none

4. What put the spotlight on the need for reform? (A) Garfield assassinated by an officer seeker who didn’t get a job (B) corruption in the New York Customs House (C) Tweed Ring in Tammany Hall (D) Hayes was the leader of spoils (E) all (F) none

5. Garfield wasn’t in office long, but the short time he was in he showed (A) he wanted Reconstruction again (B) he wanted the tariff and raised it (C) he opposed gold so coined silver (D) he wasn’t going to play the spoils by letting Conkling dictate jobs in New York (E) all (F) none

6. Which law ended the spoils system? (A) Pendleton Act (B) Water System Bill (C) Bland-Allison Act (D) Interstate Commerce Act (E) all (F) none

7. Laissez-faire benefited the U.S. since government regulation of business would (A) protect rights (B) provide jobs (C) compete with other nations (D) harm economic growth (E) all (F) none

8. What industry was the first big business in America leading to the rise of the industrial revolution? (A) iron and steel (B) oil (C) cattle ranching (D) railroads (E) all (F) none

9. Industrialization took place due to mass production, which was possible due to the (A) new inventions (B) entrepreneurs (C) the assembly line (D) demand for new goods (E) all (F) none

10. Which groups was known for violence as well as racist and socialist beliefs among some? (A) unions (B) industrialists (C) farmers (D) politicians (E) all (F) none

11. The Granger movement looked to (A) lower inflation (B) strengthen gold (C) convince government to lower railroad rates (D) strengthen unions (E) all (F) none

12. Mark Twain called this period the Gilded Age to describe (A) end of slavery (B) no conflicts overseas (C) extremes in wealth and poverty (D) labor movement (E) all (F) none

13. Why was the U.S. open to more immigrants (A) growth of business needed labor (B) U.S. citizens wanted to live in other nations too (C) Europe gave incentives for the U.S. to take them (D) brought anti-slavery ideas (E) all (F) none

14. Who did Jane Addams look to help? (A) socialists (B) urban poor (C) unions (D) farmers (E) all (F) none

15. In terms of big business and industrialization, how was perception different than reality?

16. What is the argument in favor of unions? Against?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">17. Why would Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan be considered patriots in terms of positive citizens?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">18. Why were water systems necessary?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">19. Would you label Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur each separately as a pinhead or patriot? Why?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">20. What are 3 ways cities were becoming modern in the Gilded Age?

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