In 1862 President Lincoln authorized the Pacific Railway Bill that paved the way for the trans-continental railroad, which would influence American industrialization.  Which item is NOT associated with it? A.  Central Pacific Railroad        B.  Union Pacific Railroad    C.  Chinese laborers    D.    All of the above are associated with it

A loophole used by Southerners to permit illiterate whites to vote, but not Blacks, was the opinion of the white voting registrar as to whether the voter….? A.  Was a citizen    B. Owned property    C.  Was a Southern Democrat  D.  Understood the Constitution

Which of the following was NOT part of the Mississippi Plan? A.  Poll Tax B.  Criminal disqualification C.  Literacy tests D.  Grandfather Clause

Theodore Roosevelt created this government agency in 1908 by executive mandate to make the Justice Department’s law enforcement job more efficient.  A.  The Radical Bureau  B. The immigration Bureau    C. The Homeland Security Department.  D.  The Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Of the following, which did the railroads influence? A.  Influenced the creation of investment banking via railroad securitiesB.  Access to distant markets for other industriesC.  The pattern of organization for large corporationsD.  All of the above

This immigration law limited the number of immigrants allowed into the US to 2% of those who arrived in 1890. A.  1924 Immigration Act    B.  1906 Naturalization Act    C.  1907 Immigration Act     D.  Anarchist Exclusion Act of 1903

The four common goals of all Progressives were: a.    Assertive government, social justice, business regulation, and high taxes. b.    Assertive/good government, efficiency, business regulation, and social justice. c.    Assertive/good government, business regulation, inefficiency, and social justice. d.    Graft and corruption, partying all night, womanizing, and splif rolling.

In the New South, who were the Bourbons? A.  Whisky drinkers        B.  The old confederate elite who were back in power C.  Northerners    D.  Former slaves

In 1940 FDR ran for an unprecedented 3rd term as president, saying . . . 

Which of the following is a muckraker of the Progressive Era? a.    Pat Boone b.    Ida Tarbell c.    Matt Drudge d.    Jacob DeLome