HISTORY 102 FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How did reconstruction leave an enduring legacy? - ANS The nation's first African-American
colleges were established.
How can andrew johnson be compared to abraham lincoln - ANS When making decisions,
Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln
what did andrew johnson focus on with his reconstruction plan? - ANS presidential pardons
for white southerners
in what way was the reconstruction policy a success? - ANS it established an amendment
promising equal protection for all
After the Civil War, which territory became the first to allow women to vote? -
ANS Wyoming.
Why did railroad companies and other businesses form "pools" during the American Gilded
Age? - ANS They hoped to escape the chaos of market forces by fixing prices with their
competitors
How ere skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding
industries? - ANS Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the
training of apprentices
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, Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood? -
ANS Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and non Mormons
counter balanced the large Latino and Mormon populations
According to the authors of Dawes Severalty Act, what constitutes a civilized life for Native
Americans in the later nineteenth century? - ANS Individual property ownership and farming
on family plots.
Why was William Tweed so popular witht he city's immigrant poor? - ANS He had provided
food, fuel and patronage to them in exchange for their votes
Why was "the city" the focus of progressive politics? - ANS Urban populations experienced
the most dramatic growth and most significant changes.
Why did millions of American farm families migrate westward from 1900 to 1910? -
ANS Irrigation technology was successfully implemented in the American Southwest, the
availability of free land meant more opportunities for commercial farming in the west.
Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influent during the Progressive Era? -
ANS Jewish and other immigrant laborers across the country supported its fight against
economic exploitation of workers
What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where teh paths of labor radicals, cultural
modernists, and feminists intersected? - ANS Birth Control
Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act? - ANS They understood that
greater public confidence in the quality of products helped their sales
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How did reconstruction leave an enduring legacy? - ANS The nation's first African-American
colleges were established.
How can andrew johnson be compared to abraham lincoln - ANS When making decisions,
Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln
what did andrew johnson focus on with his reconstruction plan? - ANS presidential pardons
for white southerners
in what way was the reconstruction policy a success? - ANS it established an amendment
promising equal protection for all
After the Civil War, which territory became the first to allow women to vote? -
ANS Wyoming.
Why did railroad companies and other businesses form "pools" during the American Gilded
Age? - ANS They hoped to escape the chaos of market forces by fixing prices with their
competitors
How ere skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding
industries? - ANS Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the
training of apprentices
1|P a g e C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 2 5 T H E B R I G H T A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D
, Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood? -
ANS Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and non Mormons
counter balanced the large Latino and Mormon populations
According to the authors of Dawes Severalty Act, what constitutes a civilized life for Native
Americans in the later nineteenth century? - ANS Individual property ownership and farming
on family plots.
Why was William Tweed so popular witht he city's immigrant poor? - ANS He had provided
food, fuel and patronage to them in exchange for their votes
Why was "the city" the focus of progressive politics? - ANS Urban populations experienced
the most dramatic growth and most significant changes.
Why did millions of American farm families migrate westward from 1900 to 1910? -
ANS Irrigation technology was successfully implemented in the American Southwest, the
availability of free land meant more opportunities for commercial farming in the west.
Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influent during the Progressive Era? -
ANS Jewish and other immigrant laborers across the country supported its fight against
economic exploitation of workers
What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where teh paths of labor radicals, cultural
modernists, and feminists intersected? - ANS Birth Control
Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act? - ANS They understood that
greater public confidence in the quality of products helped their sales
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