1. Explain why Reconstruction had failed by 1877.
2. Describe the relationship between the Redeemers and the Freedmen.
3. Describe how the southern states disfranchised African-Americans after Reconstruction.
4. Describe the Jim Crow laws and the Southern system of segregation.
5. Trace the development of Federal Indian Policy in the 1800s. What were the goals and results of these policies.
6. Describe the impact of federal policies on the plains Indians. How were these Indians finally defeated?
7. Describe the conditions of the Sioux Reservation and the events which precipitated the spread of the Ghost Dance and would ultimately lead to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
8. Describe the physical and political hardships that American farmers faced during the Gilded Age.
9. Describe the economic repercussions of the farmers' increased productivity.
10. Trace the rise of the Populist Party.
11. Evaluate the Populist Party's goals and successes.
12. Describe the factors which precipitated the growth of Big Business.
13. Discuss the methods used by Big Business to consolidate their power during the Gilded Age.
14. Discuss how the conditions for factory workers changed during the Gilded Age.
15. Compare and contrast the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor.
16. Identify the major incidents of labor violence during this period. Discuss the causes and results of this violence.
17. Describe the role of the federal government in these disputes.
18. Assess the impact of foreign immigration to the US during this period.
19. Discuss the changes in the American cities during the Gilded Age.
20. Discuss the different aspects of life in the inner city slums i.e., housing, health, family, work, etc...
21. Describe and evaluate the rise of the political machines that dominated city politics.
22. Identify the major political questions of the Gilded Age.
23. Discuss the patronage system and the arguments for and against civil service reform.
24. Discuss the arguments for and against tariff reform.

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