By 1917, as a consequence of the “local option,” three out of four Americans 

According to the “capture” theory, what hampered progressive regulatory commissions?

A tidal wave and hurricane in September 1900 destroyed approximately _____________ of the city of Galveston in Texas.

Why did William H. Seward push for the purchase of Alaska?

What was the “bloody shirt”?

The earlier federal Native American policy of “concentration” (deemed a failure by the 1880s sought to 

Many historians consider the __________ the most important reform of the early twentieth century because it established the means for expanded federal action.

The first “big business” in America, at least in terms of finance, labor relations, and management, was the

In the wake of the Plains wars, U.S. Native American policy changed from a policy of _______________ (recognized as a failure by the 1880s) to a policy of _____________ (also a failed effort).

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)