WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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Tariffs were generally highest during Democratic administrations.
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The election of Lincoln ushered in a period of high tariffs
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The election of McKinley resulted in a period of lower tariffs.
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Tariffs were closely linked to the value of the U.S. dollar.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the United States in the 19th century? Tariffs were generally highest during Democratic administrations. The election of McKinley resulted in a period of lower tariffs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best explains the reason for the demand for “election of United States Senators by direct vote"? Many voters felt that the Senate had become dominated by powerful business interests.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the 1870s and 1890s to the United States? Conflicts between the “old” and “new” immigrants.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States. It was labeled the Tariff of Abominations by its southern detractors because of the effects it had on the antebellum Southern economy.