U.S history questions for history geniuses?

[pascoe69]

1)The Interstate Commerce Commission was:
A)a consistent advocate of deregulating federal farming policies.
B)created to give more power to the states in regulating commerce.
C)unsuccessful in enforcing the public's call for regulating the railroad industry.
D)supported by the big-business interests of the Republican Party.


2)The presidents in the era 1868-1896 were known for:
A)their assertive support of labor. B)sponsoring many legislative actions.
C)their weak use of presidential powers. D)liberal views regarding social reform.


4)The Board of Indian Commissioners believed that Indians should :
A)be assimilated by becoming Christians. B)not be taught to speak English.
C)be left to live in their traditional ways. D)never have to accept be capitalistic.

5)What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?
A)Geronimo was captured after eluding the army for two years.
B)Red Cloud addressed his tribe for the final time.
C)The Dawes Act was signed by representatives of the Sioux.
D)At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.


6)Effects of the Dawes Act included:
A)an immediate attack, by the Sioux, against the U.S. army.
B)a sharing of natural resources between whites and Indians.
C)the widespread conversion of Indians to Christianity.
D)more Indian land being owned by whites.


7)The most accurate description of the spoils system is:
A)awarding patronage jobs based on party activism and loyalty.
B)the promotion of third-party candidates as voices of reform.
C)creating voting blocs based on ethnic and religious ties.
D)using the powers of state government to bypass federal laws.


8)The Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward:
A)separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs.
B)regulating government jobs under the jurisdiction of Congressional leaders.
C)attaining the right to a secret ballot.
D)deemphasizing skill as a qualification for government jobs.


10)The Sherman Antitrust Act:
A)broke up the monopoly of Standard Oil Corporation.
B)was used by Grover Cleveland's attorney general to prosecute industrialists.
C)failed to stop the unfettered growth of large corporations.
D)strengthened the collective-bargaining rights of labor.

[jocheved]

11) We history geniuses became history geniuses by:
A) Doing our own homework.
B) All of the above.