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APUSH Unit 6

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unskilled illiterate newly freed blacks were taught to read and provide basic necessities by the _ Bureau

(a)  

2.

After Lincolns assasination, Democrat Andrew Johnson

a)

Recognized Lincolns 10% Plan

b)

Pardoned the Confederate Leaders

c)

Veto'd the Freedmens Bureau (still passed by congress)

3.

The _ were southerners who wanted to re-establish political control of the south and return to the "old way"

(a)  

4.

The (a)   were northeners who went to the south in search of profit during reconstruction

5.

The unenforced Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a TURNING POINT for (a)   laws in the south

6.

Reconstruction acts established judicial principles which later became the basis for upholding rights.

(a)  

7.

General _ won the presidency but was ignorant and a poor choice as he was bribed by "bad" people who gained office

(a)  

8.

Corrupt businessmen such as Boss _ took control of politics in New York

(a)  

9.

The _-Republican Party wanted purification of corrupt politics and the end of reconstruction

(a)  

10.

The Economic Panic of 1873 and the _ act of 1875 hit the economy (results in hard-money policy)

(a)  

11.

In 1883 the Supreme Court declared The (a)   act of 1875 as UNCONSTITUTIONAL and allowed for Jim Crow Laws

12.

Grover Cleveland became president and advocated for lower _ and to rid congress of surplus money

(a)  

13.

The Populist Party wanted

a)

Inflation

b)

Gradual Tax

c)

African American Voters

14.

The 1893 Depression damaged the US credit globally until _._ _ lent the US 65 MILLION dollars

(a)  

15.

After Morgan lent the Government 65 Million dollars, President _ is hated for selling out the government and passes tariffs.

(a)  

16.

The agricultural economy of the US was replaced by a _ economy as the US received mass migration, urbanization, and new inventions

(a)  

17.

The federal government wanted more _ in order to increase the value of federal land

(a)  

18.

_ of industry occurred, exact steel rails/gauges means greater effeceincy

(a)  

19.

Westward Expansion emerged as the _ Railroad was created

(a)  

20.

The _ Railroad Act of 1862, used immigrants to build R/R's

(a)  

21.

R/R _ were individuals who gained mass wealth and charged small farmers more 

(a)  

22.

The _ movement involved farmers demanding stricter government regulation of the economy (reject laizze-faire government)

(a)  

23.

_ vs Illinois ruled that states can regulate business but was OVERTURNED by Wabash Case which ruled states can’t regulate interstate commerce

(a)  

24.

The _ Commerce Act was an attempt by fed. gov. to regulate business

(a)  

25.

Andrew Carnegie

a)

Increased the production of steel using the Bessemer process

b)

Was a philanthrophist who donated 350 Million to charity

c)

Had a monopoly of the Steel Industry

d)

Vertically integrated (controlled all aspects of production)

e)

Advocated for the Gospel of Wealth which said the wealthy had a moral obligation to help the poor

26.

John D Rockefeller

a)

Built and Purified Standard Oil company

b)

Donated 500 million dollars for education, research and religious causes

c)

Drove out competitors by slashing prices

d)

Horizontally Integrated by controlling ALL competitors

e)

Had a monopoly of Oil and controlled 90-95% of Oil Refineries

27.

The _ Anti-Trust Act outlawed trusts and monopolies, but was INNEFFECTIVE and used against Labor Unions

(a)  

28.

The amount of members in a Labor Union (such as Knights of Labor) declined after the _ Riots.

(a)  

29.

The Knights of Labor were open to _

(a)  

30.

The federal troops stopped the Great _ Strike of 1877

(a)  

31.

There was a growth of urban poverty and a divide between the rich and poor after mass urbanization and industrial jobs

(a)  

32.

The mass immigration to urban areas led to poor living conditions and _ Tenements and Flophouses, which packed people in tightly, and spread diseases

(a)  

33.

The new immigrants coming to the US differed and brought about a rise of nativism

(a)  

34.

The increased nativism was reflected in the

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Literacy tests and Poll taxes

35.

The (a)   movement was sparked by the belief that Christians had a duty to aid in urban poverty

36.

Jane Addams's _ House helped immigrants adapt to society and provided welfare

(a)  

37.

Booker T Washington

a)

Believed African Ameicans needed to learn trades to earn their place in society

b)

Formed Trade Schools (Tuskegee Institute)

c)

Didn't advocate against white supremacy

d)

Was similar to MLK

38.

W.E.B DuBois

a)

Rejected Booker T Washingtons strategy

b)

Helped found the NAACP

c)

Demanded IMMEDIATE EQUALITY for African Americans

d)

Was similar to Malcom X

39.

Why were people west after the Civil War

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Pacific Railroad Act

c)

Reconstruction Acts

40.

The West

a)

Used the Railroad to provide for Eastern Markets (Cattle Industry)

b)

View of the west was skewed by dime novels, literature, and paintings, romanticizing the cowboy aesthetic

c)

Encouraged more people to come because of womens suffrage (Wyoming=#1)

d)

Had wars with Plains Indians (alcohol, buffalo, firearms raise tensions)

41.

The Sioux Indians responded to the massacre at Sand Creek, in the Battle of (a)  

42.

The Battle of (a)   was sparked by Indians doing the ghost dance to revive their culture but were killed by federal troops

43.

Indian assimilation schools such as the _ Indian School eliminated much of indian culture by "killing the indian and saving the man"

(a)  

44.

The _ Severalty Act ended tribal ownership of land and split up reservations to promote civilization

(a)  

45.

During the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, the _ were illegal people coming to seize new land from indian territory and the _ were legal people promised land. Oklahoma gained 60k people and statehood

(a)  

46.

President Cleveland uses the federal army to stop a strike during the _ strike.

(a)  

47.

In 1893 Fredrick Jackson Turner declared that the _ is closed. Which opened up the US globally.

(a)  

48.

Why did the US want to expand globally

a)

Economic (open up markets abroad, and gain access to cheap materials)

b)

Political/Military (Compete with other nations, acquire naval bases, build a powerful navy-Mahan)

c)

Ideological (White mans Burden, Darwinism in global affairs, spread american culture/ideals)

49.

The US in Hawaii

a)

In the 1820's US missionaries went to Hawaii to try and convrt them to Christianity

b)

American sugar/pineapple family buys up land (Dole)

c)

Queen Lilioukalani said Hawaii should be ruled by Hawaiian people but was revolted against

d)

Hawaii is annexed in 1898

e)

The US established a naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1887

50.

The Cuban people revolted against spanish control, and the US provided aid because of _ journalism

(a)  

51.

A spanish official disrespected President McKinley in the _ _Letter

(a)  

52.

President McKinely declared war on Spain after the USS _ exploded

(a)  

53.

Who sided with the US AGAINST Spain?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Phillipines

d)

Guam

54.

The US claimed they had NO intentions of taking over Cuba in the _ Amendment.

(a)  

55.

George Dewey crushed the Spanish Fleet in _ Bay

(a)  

56.

Teddy Roosevelts army of Rough Riders helped win the war with their victory at San_ Hill

(a)  

57.

What territories did the US gain in the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Guam

b)

Cuba

c)

Phillipines

d)

Puerto Rico

e)

Spain

58.

The _ Amendment replaced the Teller Amendment and said the US CAN intervene in Cuba, and keep military bases. But Cuba "can" maintain its independence.

(a)  

59.

In Puerto Rico, the _ Act granted limited degree of popular government and citizenship (Puerto Rico=Unofficial US territory)

(a)  

60.

The _ Cases determined that Constitutional rights are not extended to people in territories controlled by the US

(a)  

61.

The US refused to give the _ independence because they wanted access to their close proximity to Chinese markets.

(a)  

62.

The US Secretary of State announce the _ _ Policy which said ALL nations have EQUAL access to trade with China

(a)  

63.

The Chinese attempted to rid themselves of foreign influence during the _ Rebellion

(a)  

64.

_ _ becomes president after McKinley is assasinated and he advocates for an EXPANSIONIST foreign Policy

(a)  

65.

Teddy Roosevelt secretly supports Panamanian independence from Columbia because he wants to build the _ _.

(a)  

66.

Roosevelt issues the _ _ which repealed the Monroe Doctrine and the US expands its role in Latin America, (Western Hemisphere=US Land and US can intervene to preserve liberty and prosperity in those countries)

(a)  

67.

The _'s Agreement was between Japan and the US and Roosevelt promised to repeal California's nativist policy if Japan promises to reduce emigration to the US)

(a)