Author Question: What caused Kansas and Nebraska to lose half of their populations during the late 1880s? A) ... (Read 51 times)

misspop · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

_______________ led the Knights of Labor in the 1880s.

A) Terence V. Powderly
B) Samuel Gompers
C) Henry George
D) Jacob Riis

Question 2

In Looking Backward, __________ envisioned a cooperative commonwealth in the year 2000.

A) Henry George
B) Samuel Clemens
C) Jacob Riis
D) Edward Bellamy

Question 3

Both the Northern and Southern Alliance pressed for __________.

A) the expansion of the currency supply
B) voting rights for African Americans
C) the gold standard
D) voting rights for women

Question 4

Unlike the Southern Alliance, the Northern Alliance favored __________.

A) the expansion of the currency supply
B) the formation of a third political party
C) government ownership of the railroads
D) immigration quotas and restrictions

Question 5

What caused Kansas and Nebraska to lose half of their populations during the late 1880s?

A) cheaper land further east
B) high taxes
C) factory job opportunities in the South
D) the effects of drought and declining wheat prices