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Ballinger began his legal practice in Seattle, Washington, in 1886 after passing the bar exam.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger passed the bar exam and commenced his law practice in Seattle, Washington, in 1886.
Ballinger's administration as Mayor of Seattle was characterized by a moderate crackdown on vice and opposition to labor unions.
Answer: True
As Mayor of Seattle, Richard A. Ballinger's administration was indeed known for a moderate crackdown on vice and opposition to labor unions.
Richard A. Ballinger was the 24th Mayor of Portland, Oregon.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger was the 24th Mayor of Seattle, Washington, not Portland, Oregon.
Richard A. Ballinger was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at Williams College.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger was a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity at Williams College, not Phi Beta Kappa.
Which of the following political roles did Richard A. Ballinger NOT hold?
Answer: Governor of Washington State
Richard A. Ballinger served as Mayor of Seattle, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and Commissioner of the United States General Land Office, but he did not hold the position of Governor of Washington State.
From which institution did Richard A. Ballinger graduate in 1884?
Answer: Williams College
Richard A. Ballinger graduated from Williams College in 1884.
When did Richard A. Ballinger commence his law practice in Seattle, Washington?
Answer: 1886
Richard A. Ballinger began his law practice in Seattle, Washington, in 1886.
What was a characteristic of Richard A. Ballinger's tenure as Mayor of Seattle from 1904 to 1906?
Answer: A moderate crackdown on vice
During his tenure as Mayor of Seattle from 1904 to 1906, Richard A. Ballinger implemented a moderate crackdown on vice and opposed labor unions.
Richard A. Ballinger served as Mayor of Seattle, Commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger held all three positions: Mayor of Seattle, Commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Richard A. Ballinger served as Commissioner of the United States General Land Office under President Theodore Roosevelt.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger served as Commissioner of the United States General Land Office from 1907 to 1908 under President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition was organized by Ballinger in 1909 to promote trade with Asian nations exclusively.
Answer: False
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, which Richard A. Ballinger helped organize in 1909, was a World's Fair intended to showcase development and progress in the U.S. Northwest, not exclusively to promote trade with Asian nations.
President William Howard Taft appointed Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 1909.
Answer: True
President William Howard Taft appointed Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 1909.
James R. Garfield was the successor to Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Answer: False
James R. Garfield was Richard A. Ballinger's predecessor as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, not his successor.
Under which U.S. President did Richard A. Ballinger serve as Commissioner of the United States General Land Office?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Richard A. Ballinger served as Commissioner of the United States General Land Office under President Theodore Roosevelt.
What significant event did Richard A. Ballinger help organize in 1909?
Answer: The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition
Richard A. Ballinger played a role in organizing the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in 1909.
Who appointed Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft appointed Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Who was the 24th United States Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: Richard A. Ballinger
Richard A. Ballinger held the position of the 24th United States Secretary of the Interior.
Who was the immediate predecessor to Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: James R. Garfield
James R. Garfield was the immediate predecessor to Richard A. Ballinger as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Ballinger's first action as Secretary of the Interior was to expand executive protection of lands suitable for hydroelectric energy development.
Answer: False
One of Richard A. Ballinger's initial actions as U.S. Secretary of the Interior was to revoke, not expand, executive protection of lands suitable for hydroelectric energy development.
Progressives criticized Ballinger's hydroelectric land policy due to concerns that it would allow monopolies to control energy prices.
Answer: True
Progressives indeed criticized Ballinger's hydroelectric land policy, fearing it would enable monopolies to control energy prices.
The initial media report that sparked controversy around Ballinger's actions accurately stated that 50,000 acres of Montana land were sold to General Electric.
Answer: False
The initial media report alleged 15,868 acres of Montana land were being sold to corporations, and this story was later found to be exaggerated, not an accurate statement of 50,000 acres.
Ballinger initially ignored accusations of land favoritism and then accused reporters of opposing development in the West.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger's response to initial media accusations of land favoritism was to first ignore them, then to accuse reporters of hindering Western development.
The most significant scandal involving Ballinger as Interior Secretary concerned illegal timber sales in Oregon.
Answer: False
The most significant scandal involving Richard A. Ballinger as Interior Secretary concerned coal development in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, not illegal timber sales in Oregon.
Alaska land laws at the time of the Cunningham coal claims were designed to prevent monopolies and limit individual claims to 160 acres.
Answer: True
Alaska land laws at the time of the Cunningham coal claims were indeed designed to prevent monopolies and limit individual claims to 160 acres.
Ballinger acted as an agent for the Cunningham development group while he was serving as Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger acted as an agent for the Cunningham development group during a several-month interval in 1908, *between* his roles as land commissioner and interior secretary, not while serving as Commissioner.
Louis R. Glavis, a General Land Office investigator, was fired after complaining to Gifford Pinchot and cooperating with the press about controversial coal claims.
Answer: True
Louis R. Glavis, a General Land Office investigator, was indeed reassigned and subsequently fired after raising concerns about controversial coal claims to Gifford Pinchot, President Taft, and the press.
Gifford Pinchot was the U.S. Secretary of the Interior during the Ballinger controversy and was Ballinger's direct superior.
Answer: False
Gifford Pinchot was the head of the Forestry Bureau, not the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and was therefore subordinate to Ballinger, not his direct superior.
What was one of Ballinger's first controversial actions as U.S. Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: Revoking executive protection of lands for hydroelectric development
One of Richard A. Ballinger's initial controversial actions as U.S. Secretary of the Interior was to revoke executive protection of lands suitable for hydroelectric energy development.
Why did Progressives criticize Ballinger's policy regarding hydroelectric lands?
Answer: They feared it would allow hydroelectric monopolies to control energy prices.
Progressives criticized Ballinger's hydroelectric land policy due to concerns that it would enable hydroelectric monopolies to acquire sites and control energy prices.
What was the primary subject of the initial media report that sparked controversy around Ballinger's actions?
Answer: Sale of Montana land to large corporations
The initial media report that sparked controversy alleged the sale of Montana land to large corporations.
What was the most significant scandal involving Richard A. Ballinger during his time as Interior Secretary?
Answer: Coal development in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska
The most significant scandal involving Richard A. Ballinger as Interior Secretary concerned coal development in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska.
What was a key concern regarding the Cunningham group's coal claims in Alaska?
Answer: They violated laws designed to prevent monopolies and limit individual claims.
A key concern regarding the Cunningham group's coal claims in Alaska was that they violated land laws designed to prevent monopolies and limit individual claims to 160 acres.
In what capacity did Ballinger act for the Cunningham/Morgan/Guggenheim development group *before* becoming Interior Secretary?
Answer: As an agent lobbying then-Interior Secretary Jim Garfield
Before becoming Interior Secretary, Richard A. Ballinger acted as an agent for the Cunningham/Morgan/Guggenheim development group, lobbying then-Interior Secretary James R. Garfield on their behalf.
What happened to General Land Office investigator Louis R. Glavis after he raised concerns about the coal claims?
Answer: He was reassigned and subsequently fired.
After raising concerns about the coal claims, General Land Office investigator Louis R. Glavis was reassigned and subsequently fired.
Who was Gifford Pinchot during the Ballinger controversy?
Answer: The head of the Forestry Bureau
During the Ballinger controversy, Gifford Pinchot served as the head of the Forestry Bureau.
Muckraking articles, including one by Glavis in Collier's Weekly, played a crucial role in escalating public awareness of the Ballinger scandal.
Answer: True
Muckraking journalism, including articles by Louis R. Glavis in Collier's Weekly, was instrumental in increasing public awareness and concern about the Ballinger scandal.
President Taft immediately sided with Gifford Pinchot and publicly condemned Ballinger's conservation policies.
Answer: False
President Taft initially sought to de-escalate the controversy, asserting that both Ballinger and Pinchot were committed to Roosevelt's conservation policies, rather than immediately siding with Pinchot or condemning Ballinger.
Ballinger demanded a complete congressional investigation to clear his name, threatening to resign if President Taft did not agree.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger did demand a complete congressional investigation to clear his name, and he threatened to resign if President Taft did not concur.
President Taft's brother, Charles Taft, advised him to publicly support Ballinger and dismiss the controversy.
Answer: False
President Taft's brother, Charles Taft, advised him to seek Ballinger's resignation, not to publicly support him or dismiss the controversy.
Attorney General George Wickersham backdated a report concerning Louis R. Glavis's firing, which became a point of contention.
Answer: True
Attorney General George Wickersham did backdate a report regarding Louis R. Glavis's firing, an action that subsequently became a contentious issue during the congressional investigation.
Collier's Weekly retained Louis D. Brandeis as counsel to defend Ballinger against accusations of land fraud.
Answer: False
Collier's Weekly retained Louis D. Brandeis as counsel to defend the magazine against Ballinger's threatened lawsuit, not to defend Ballinger himself.
President Taft fired Gifford Pinchot after Pinchot publicly expressed his differences with Ballinger's conservation approach.
Answer: True
President Taft did fire Gifford Pinchot after Pinchot publicly expressed his disagreements with Richard A. Ballinger's conservation policies.
During the congressional hearings, Louis D. Brandeis uncovered sufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges against Ballinger.
Answer: False
While Louis D. Brandeis's questioning highlighted Richard A. Ballinger's anti-conservationist tendencies during the congressional hearings, it did not uncover sufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges against him.
How did muckraking journalism contribute to the Ballinger scandal?
Answer: It roused conservationists and escalated public awareness.
Muckraking journalism, through articles in publications like Collier's Weekly and Hampton's, played a crucial role in galvanizing conservationists and increasing public awareness of the Ballinger scandal.
What was President Taft's initial public stance on the Ballinger controversy?
Answer: He asserted that both Ballinger and Pinchot were committed to Roosevelt's conservation policies.
President Taft's initial public stance was to de-escalate the controversy by asserting that both Ballinger and Pinchot remained committed to former President Roosevelt's conservation policies.
What demand did Ballinger make to President Taft in response to the ongoing controversy?
Answer: To initiate a complete congressional investigation.
Richard A. Ballinger demanded a complete congressional investigation to clear his name, threatening to resign if President Taft did not agree.
Who advised President Taft to seek Ballinger's resignation?
Answer: Charles Taft, the President's brother
President Taft's own brother, Charles Taft, advised him to request Richard A. Ballinger's resignation.
What controversial action did Attorney General George Wickersham take related to Glavis's firing?
Answer: He backdated a report concerning Glavis's firing.
Attorney General George Wickersham backdated a report concerning Louis R. Glavis's firing, which became a point of contention during the congressional investigation.
Why did Collier's Weekly retain Louis D. Brandeis as counsel?
Answer: To defend the magazine against Ballinger's threatened lawsuit.
Collier's Weekly retained Louis D. Brandeis as counsel to defend the magazine against a threatened lawsuit from Richard A. Ballinger.
What was the immediate consequence of Gifford Pinchot publicly expressing his differences with Ballinger's conservation policies?
Answer: President Taft fired Pinchot.
The immediate consequence of Gifford Pinchot publicly expressing his differences with Richard A. Ballinger's conservation policies was his dismissal by President Taft.
What did Louis D. Brandeis's questioning reveal during the congressional hearings?
Answer: Ballinger's anti-conservationist tendencies, but not criminal charges.
During the congressional hearings, Louis D. Brandeis's questioning highlighted Richard A. Ballinger's anti-conservationist tendencies, but it did not uncover sufficient evidence for criminal charges.
Public confidence in Ballinger's leadership of the Interior Department significantly declined after the congressional hearings.
Answer: True
Public confidence in Richard A. Ballinger's leadership of the Interior Department did significantly decline following the congressional hearings.
Richard A. Ballinger resigned as Secretary of the Interior in 1912, following President Taft's re-election.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger resigned as Secretary of the Interior on March 12, 1911, not in 1912, and this occurred *before* President Taft's electoral defeat in 1912, not after his re-election.
Henry Graves replaced Gifford Pinchot as the head of the Forestry Bureau.
Answer: True
Henry Graves, known for his commitment to protecting American forests, was appointed by President Taft to replace Gifford Pinchot as head of the Forestry Bureau.
Ballinger's actions as Secretary of the Interior directly led to the protection of fewer acres of land than President Roosevelt had protected.
Answer: False
Despite the controversy, Richard A. Ballinger's actions, by helping President Taft secure a new law, enabled Taft to protect as many acres of public land in one term as President Roosevelt had in nearly two terms, meaning it did not lead to fewer acres protected.
The Ballinger-related scandals contributed to a significant division within the Republican Party and President Taft's electoral defeat in 1912.
Answer: True
The Ballinger-related scandals, among other factors, did contribute to a significant division within the Republican Party and ultimately to President Taft's electoral defeat in 1912.
After resigning from his federal position, Richard A. Ballinger became a university professor.
Answer: False
After resigning as Secretary of the Interior, Richard A. Ballinger returned to the private practice of law in Seattle, Washington, rather than becoming a university professor.
Richard A. Ballinger passed away in Seattle, Washington, in 1922.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger died on June 6, 1922, in Seattle, Washington.
The Payne–Aldrich tariff controversy, along with the Ballinger scandals, contributed to the split in the Republican Party.
Answer: True
The Payne–Aldrich tariff controversy, in conjunction with the Ballinger-related scandals, did contribute to a significant division within the Republican Party.
When did Richard A. Ballinger resign as Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: 1911
Richard A. Ballinger resigned as Secretary of the Interior on March 12, 1911.
Who replaced Gifford Pinchot as the head of the Forestry Bureau?
Answer: Henry Graves
Henry Graves replaced Gifford Pinchot as the head of the Forestry Bureau.
How did Ballinger's actions, despite the controversy, contribute to conservation under President Taft?
Answer: He secured a new law empowering the President to withdraw public lands from private development.
Despite the controversy, Richard A. Ballinger assisted President Taft in securing a new law that empowered the President to withdraw public lands from private development, thereby contributing to conservation efforts.
What were the broader political ramifications of the Ballinger-related scandals for President Taft?
Answer: They caused a significant division within the Republican Party and contributed to his electoral defeat.
The Ballinger-related scandals, among other factors, caused a significant division within the Republican Party and contributed to President Taft's electoral defeat in 1912.
What did Richard A. Ballinger do immediately after resigning as Secretary of the Interior?
Answer: He returned to private law practice in Seattle.
After resigning as Secretary of the Interior, Richard A. Ballinger returned to the private practice of law in Seattle, Washington.
In what city did Richard A. Ballinger pass away?
Answer: Seattle, Washington
Richard A. Ballinger passed away in Seattle, Washington, on June 6, 1922.
What was the name of the tariff controversy that, along with the Ballinger scandals, divided the Republican Party?
Answer: The Payne–Aldrich tariff
The Payne–Aldrich tariff controversy, in addition to the Ballinger-related scandals, contributed to the split within the Republican Party.
Richard A. Ballinger was born in 1884, the same year he graduated from Williams College.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger was born in 1858, not 1884. He graduated from Williams College in 1884.
Richard A. Ballinger and Julia Albertson Bradley had three sons, including Edward Bradley Ballinger.
Answer: False
Richard A. Ballinger and Julia Albertson Bradley had two sons, Edward Bradley Ballinger and Richard Talcott Ballinger, not three.
Lake Ballinger was named by Richard A. Ballinger in honor of his son, Richard Talcott Ballinger.
Answer: False
Lake Ballinger was named by Richard A. Ballinger in honor of his father, Colonel Richard Ballinger, not his son.
Richard A. Ballinger's mother was Mary Elizabeth Norton.
Answer: True
Richard A. Ballinger's mother was indeed Mary Elizabeth Norton.
In what year was Richard A. Ballinger born?
Answer: 1858
Richard A. Ballinger was born on July 9, 1858.
How many sons did Richard A. Ballinger and Julia Albertson Bradley have?
Answer: Two
Richard A. Ballinger and Julia Albertson Bradley had two sons, Edward Bradley Ballinger and Richard Talcott Ballinger.
Lake Ballinger was named in honor of which individual?
Answer: Colonel Richard Ballinger
Lake Ballinger was named by Richard A. Ballinger in honor of his father, Colonel Richard Ballinger.
What was the full name of Richard A. Ballinger's father?
Answer: Richard Henry Ballinger
Richard A. Ballinger's father was Richard Henry Ballinger.