UGA History Exemption Test 1877
– Present Questions and Answers
100% PASS
The national political parties of the second American party system were:
A. the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
B. the Democratic Party and the Whig Party.
C. the Federalist Party and the Republican Party.
D. the Democratic Party and the Populist Party.—ANSWER-B. the Democratic Party and the
Whig Party.
Crop-lien System 1860-1930—ANSWER-a way for farmers to get credit before the planting
season by borrowing against the value for anticipated harvests
Sharecroppers—ANSWER-1870's Tenant farmers, serfs, who worked the land they did not
own for a meager share of the crops
Ku Klux Klan—ANSWER--terrorism
-"purification" of american society
-right wing extremist organizations
,-hate group
The Ku Klux Klan was which of the following
A. A social club
B. a terrorist organization
C. white supremacist group
D. All of the above—ANSWER-D. All of the above
KKK took positions such as white supremacy, white nationalism, anti-immigration, opposed
Catholics and Jews
Had 3 different manifestations over time
Post Bellum Era—ANSWER-no slavery, crop-lien system, farmers found themselves
mortgaging an implanted crop at an unspecified rate of interest for a loan of undetermined
value.
The end of Reconstruction—ANSWER--Rutherford B hayes
-Republicans promised that if Hayes was elected he would withdraw the last of the federal
troops from the south, allowing the only remaining Republican Reconstruction governments
to collapse
-1877 (76?)
American Federation of Labor—ANSWER--founded in 1886
- national federation of labor unions in the United States
-Samuel Gompers (pres)
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
, -largest union grouping in the United States for the first half of the 20th century
Populist Party—ANSWER-Farm-based movement of the late 1800s grew into a joint effort
between farmer and labor groups against big business and machine-based politics. The
movement became a third party in the election of 1892
Led by Tom Watson
Jim Crow laws—ANSWER-unwritten and written laws to follow included the poll tax, literacy
test, and property requirements, separate but equal laws
-enacted after reconstruction period 1896
-racial segregation
-brown v board of ed (1954)
Voting Restrictions—ANSWER-poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause, property
requirements aimed at disenfranchising black voters
Sherman Antitrust Act—ANSWER--United States antitrust law (or "competition law") passed
by Congress in 1890. Passed under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, it prohibits certain
business activities that Federal government deems to be anti-competitive.
-monopolies and cartels
Spanish American War—ANSWER-1898
Spain declared war on the United States
US decided to intervene after sinking of USS Maine
Pathetically onesided b/c Spain did not have army trained or ready
– Present Questions and Answers
100% PASS
The national political parties of the second American party system were:
A. the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
B. the Democratic Party and the Whig Party.
C. the Federalist Party and the Republican Party.
D. the Democratic Party and the Populist Party.—ANSWER-B. the Democratic Party and the
Whig Party.
Crop-lien System 1860-1930—ANSWER-a way for farmers to get credit before the planting
season by borrowing against the value for anticipated harvests
Sharecroppers—ANSWER-1870's Tenant farmers, serfs, who worked the land they did not
own for a meager share of the crops
Ku Klux Klan—ANSWER--terrorism
-"purification" of american society
-right wing extremist organizations
,-hate group
The Ku Klux Klan was which of the following
A. A social club
B. a terrorist organization
C. white supremacist group
D. All of the above—ANSWER-D. All of the above
KKK took positions such as white supremacy, white nationalism, anti-immigration, opposed
Catholics and Jews
Had 3 different manifestations over time
Post Bellum Era—ANSWER-no slavery, crop-lien system, farmers found themselves
mortgaging an implanted crop at an unspecified rate of interest for a loan of undetermined
value.
The end of Reconstruction—ANSWER--Rutherford B hayes
-Republicans promised that if Hayes was elected he would withdraw the last of the federal
troops from the south, allowing the only remaining Republican Reconstruction governments
to collapse
-1877 (76?)
American Federation of Labor—ANSWER--founded in 1886
- national federation of labor unions in the United States
-Samuel Gompers (pres)
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
, -largest union grouping in the United States for the first half of the 20th century
Populist Party—ANSWER-Farm-based movement of the late 1800s grew into a joint effort
between farmer and labor groups against big business and machine-based politics. The
movement became a third party in the election of 1892
Led by Tom Watson
Jim Crow laws—ANSWER-unwritten and written laws to follow included the poll tax, literacy
test, and property requirements, separate but equal laws
-enacted after reconstruction period 1896
-racial segregation
-brown v board of ed (1954)
Voting Restrictions—ANSWER-poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause, property
requirements aimed at disenfranchising black voters
Sherman Antitrust Act—ANSWER--United States antitrust law (or "competition law") passed
by Congress in 1890. Passed under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, it prohibits certain
business activities that Federal government deems to be anti-competitive.
-monopolies and cartels
Spanish American War—ANSWER-1898
Spain declared war on the United States
US decided to intervene after sinking of USS Maine
Pathetically onesided b/c Spain did not have army trained or ready
