AP US History Period Six Review

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What was the purpose of the General Allotment Act (Dawes Severalty Act) enacted in 1887?

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To recognize Indian sovereignty

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What did Andrew Carnegie suggest as the best gift that can be given to a community?

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Free library

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What did the reformers try to instill in Indian children in place of tribal values?

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Mainstream American Protestant values

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What concept is central to Andrew Carnegie's essay "The Gospel of Wealth"?

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Individualism

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Which of the following was an economic developments in the late 1800s?
- The growth in support for government regulation of the economy
- The consolidation of power over the economy by business leaders
- The end of federal support for transportation infrastructure projects
- The spread of technological innovations in agricultural production

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The consolidation of power over the economy by business leaders

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The practices of big-business leaders in the late 1800s best reflect which of the following actions?
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Big-business leaders misused most of the money that they inherited on unprofitable ventures.
Big-business leaders cared little about the working conditions for laborers in their factories.
Big-business leaders supported government efforts to lessen the effects of depressions.
Big-business leaders used their influence to facilitate rapid economic growth.

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Big-business leaders used their influence to facilitate rapid economic growth.

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Which of the following developments helps to explain the rise in exports from the West Coast between 1873 and 1892? An expansion in the railroad network led to greater access of western farmers to eastern markets. The decline in bison populations created higher demand for fruit and sugar from the West Coast. A reduction in labor strikes led to more regular and efficient transportation on existing railroad lines. The growth of western United States settlements led to increased trade with American Indian groups.

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An expansion in the railroad network led to greater access of western farmers to eastern markets.

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Which of the following was a difference between the immigration from 1865 to 1895 and immigration in the 1840s and 1850s? More immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s sought factory work than did the immigrants who arrived between 1865 and 1895; More immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s arrived with cultural practices similar to those of Americans than did the immigrants who arrived between 1865 and 1895; Immigration was a main source of agricultural labor in the Southern states during the 1840s and 1850s, but it was not between 1865 and 1895; Immigration from China was greater than immigration from central Europe in the 1840s and 1850s as compared to the period between 1865 and 1895.

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More immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s arrived with cultural practices similar to those of Americans than did the immigrants who arrived between 1865 and 1895.

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Which of the following was a long-term development that contributed to the change in Chinese immigration between 1875 and 1885? Chinese laborers competed with White laborers for jobs and mineral wealth during the 1850s and 1860s., Chinese recruits were used to replace White soldiers in the Union army during the Civil War., Chinese immigrants filled most of the factory jobs created during the market revolution., Chinese farmers settled American Indian lands taken by the United States in the 1830s and 1840s.

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Chinese laborers competed with White laborers for jobs and mineral wealth during the 1850s and 1860s.

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Which of the following is one important continuity in urban life in the United States throughout the nineteenth century?
- Anarchism and similar radical ideologies attracted many workers.
- Settlement houses assisted immigrants with adapting to life in the United States.
- Workers and employers consistently maintained amicable relationships.
- Immigrants formed an important part of the manufacturing workforce

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Immigrants formed an important part of the manufacturing workforce