US History II Unit 1 milestone 1(V2) _Complete Questions & Answers_Fall 2020.

US History II Unit 1 milestone 1 1 Choose the statement that best characterizes the "New South" rather than the "Old South." • Manual labor was provided by slaves for the profit of their owners. • Black and white farmers joined forces to buy small plots of land. • Segregation and Jim Crow laws were supported by Supreme Court decisions. • State legislatures raised property taxes on wealthy landowners. CONCEPT Race in the New South 2 Choose the true statement about the nature of the rural economy in the late 19th century. • Although cotton remained a significant crop in the South, it was not profitable for many farmers. • Merchants and store owners extended credit to poor farmers at low-interest rates. • Farmers had significant influence over grain prices, enabling them to live comfortably. • Court cases to regulate interstate commerce to farmers' benefit were won with the aid of strong farmers unions. CONCEPT Rural America in the Late 19th Century 3 Identify the most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics. • Both presidential candidates traveled and gave public speeches during the campaign. • Voters settled the question of how many immigrants would be admitted to the country on an annual basis. • One party used corporate campaign donations to hire speakers and print literature to discredit the opponent. • The Democratic, Republican and Populist Parties all gained strength as independent political entities. CONCEPT The Election of 1896 4 Choose the most accurate statement about the nature of politics in the Gilded Age. • The federal government demonetized silver, which was unpopular with corporate leaders. • Presidents owed their elections to the votes of ordinary citizens rather than to partisan allies. • The federal government often intervened in the lives of ordinary citizens during the Gilded Age. • Candidates and officials exchanged favors with political machines for votes. CONCEPT Gilded Age Politics 5 What was one reason numerous social reform movements emerged in the late 1800s? • Urban areas had too many people without the infrastructure to protect or support them. • The Catholic Church emphasized the need to save the souls of the poor and uneducated. • An influx of unskilled immigrants to rural areas overwhelmed the job and housing markets. • The steep rise of labor unions largely ignored the needs of the urban poor. CONCEPT Growth of the City 6 In the late 19th century, the consolidation of manufacturing in large cities, along with an ever-growing railroad system, changed the nature of consumerism in rural America. Choose the most accurate statement about these changes in rural consumption practices. • “The price for a mail-order tractor is much higher than what our local supplier charges.” • “With access to credit, we can purchase items that were previously available only to the wealthy.” • “I only have access to a few goods from a single local supplier.” • “We enjoy the personal interactions with the mail-order companies we purchase products from.” CONCEPT Industrialization and Consumer Culture 7 Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: