Which titan is correctly matched with his industry?
J. Pierpont Morgan > Oil
J. Pierpont Morgan > Oil
Andrew Carnegie > Steel
Andrew Carnegie > Steel
John D. Rockefeller > Banking
John D. Rockefeller > Banking
John Sherman > Oil
John Sherman > Oil
Why did Southern states use poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses as Reconstruction came to an end?
(1 point)
Responses
to maintain Republican control of state governments
to maintain Republican control of state governments
to keep poor white Southerners from voting
to keep poor white Southerners from voting
to keep African Americans from voting
to keep African Americans from voting
to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union
to keep African Americans from voting
Radical Republicans had two main goals. First, they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the South. Second, they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote. They used legislative reforms, or changes in laws, to achieve their goals.
Which of the following is an example of how Radical Republicans sought to achieve their goals?
(1 point)
Responses
denying wealthy planters the right to vote
denying wealthy planters the right to vote
working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
developing a speedy process to readmit southern states
developing a speedy process to readmit southern states
ensuring that African Americans could outvote their former owners
working to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
Why would it be important for railroads to use strong management techniques?
(1 point)
Responses
to ensure a complex business ran smoothly
to ensure a complex business ran smoothly
to create more growth in other industries
to create more growth in other industries
to continue to employ thousands of people
to continue to employ thousands of people
to create more railways across the country
to create more railways across the country
to ensure a complex business ran smoothly
Which factor most likely caused a decline in Grange membership?
(1 point)
Responses
wheat prices declined
wheat prices declined
spikes in railroad prices
spikes in railroad prices
variances in freight costs
variances in freight costs
farms faced severe drought