AP US History: Period 6 Review Quiz

What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To promote the construction of transcontinental railroads

• To offer 160 acres of land for a fee to settlers moving West

• To provide free land in the West to anyone who asked

• To establish reservations for Native Americans

Which act established the route for the Transcontinental Railroad?

• The Dawes Act

• The Sherman Antitrust Act

• The Pacific Railroad Act

• The Homestead Act

Who was a prominent figure in the conservation movement of the late 19th century?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John Muir

• Samuel Gompers

• Theodore Roosevelt

What strategy did Carnegie use to dominate the steel industry?

• Vertical integration

• Horizontal integration

• Laissez-faire policies

• Trust formation

Which labor union was founded by Samuel Gompers?

• The Knights of Labor

• The American Federation of Labor

• The Populist Party

• The Socialist Party

What was the main goal of the Populist Party?

• To support industrial leaders

• To reduce the influence of political machines

• To promote laissez-faire economic policies

• To advocate for the rights of farmers and workers

Which law was passed to regulate interstate commerce?

• The Dawes Act

• The Sherman Antitrust Act

• The Interstate Commerce Act

• The Granger Laws

Which organization focused on securing women's right to vote?

• The Populist Party

• The National American Woman Suffrage Association

• The American Protective Association

• The Socialist Party

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute to promote vocational education?

• Ida B. Wells

• Jane Addams

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

In the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that (LT 6.3)

• A) African Americans could be denied the right to vote.

•  B) segregation was unconstitutional.

•  C) “separate but equal” facilities were legally permissible

•  D) the 14th Amendment did not apply to African Americans