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APUSH Period 6 review

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The Homestead Act (1862) assumed that public land should be administered in such a way as to... (LT 6.1)

a)

 A) raise government revenue.

b)

 B) promote frontier settlement.

c)

 C)  conserve natural resources.

d)

D) favor large-scale “bonanza” farms.

2.

2. The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing

      railroad corporations with (LT 6.1)

a)

 A) cash grants from new taxes.

b)

 B) land grants.

c)

 C) reduced prices for iron and steel.

d)

 D) aid for construction of railroad stations.

3.

4. The Dawes Severalty Act (1887) did all of the following EXCEPT (LT 6.2)

a)

 A) dissolved many tribes as legal entities.

b)

 B) tried to make rugged individualists of the Indians.

c)

 C) promoted Americanization of Native Americans.

d)

 D) increased tribal ownership of land.

4.

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

a)

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

b)

 B) segregation was unconstitutional.

c)

 C) “separate but equal” facilities were legally permissible

d)

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

5.

At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans using all the following EXCEPT: (LT 6.3)

a)

 A) literacy requirements.

b)

 B) poll taxes.

c)

 C) grandfather clauses.

d)

 D) the use of federal troops

6.

As a leader of the African American community, Booker T. Washington…  (LT 6.4)

a)

 A) helped to found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

b)

B) advocated social equality.

c)

 C) discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut.

d)

 D) promoted black self-help but did not challenge segregation.

7.

That a “talented tenth” should lead the race to full social and political equality with whites was the view of ...? (LT 6.4)

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Andrew Carnegie

8.

The first great industrial trusts, the ____________ was organized through a principle of “horizontal integration” that ruthlessly incorporated or destroyed competitors.  (LT 6.5)

a)

American Railway Trust

b)

American Steel Company

c)

Standard Oil Company

d)

Unified Meat Industry Trust

9.

All the following are true of the developments of the Gilded Age EXCEPT: (LT 6.5)

a)

patents and corporations allowed businesses to expand by offering legal protections to business owners

b)

the invention of Thomas Edison replaced gas lights and kerosene lamps

c)

the invention of Alexander Graham Bell made it possible to communicate without knowledge of mores code

d)

the government attempted to regulate monopolies to facilitate economic growth

10.

The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was (LT 6.6)

a)

the development of the skyscraper.

b)

the availability of industrial jobs.

c)

the compact nature of those large communities.

d)

the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.

11.

Name the businessman who bought out Andrew Carnegie and organized the United States Steel Corporation.(LT 6.7)

a)

 JP Morgan

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Leland Stanford

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

12.

Most “new” immigrants in the late 19th century... (LT 6.8)

a)

 A) eventually returned to their country of origin.

b)

 B) tried to preserve their Old Country culture in America.

c)

 C) were subjected to stringent immigration restrictions.

d)

 D) quickly assimilated into the mainstream of American life.

13.

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, although aimed at monopolies, was at first primarily used to curb the power of whom? (LT 6.9)

a)

A) manufacturing corporations

b)

  B) State legislatures

c)

C) labor unions

d)

D) railroad corporations

14.

Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in... (LT 6.9)

a)

 A) Congress passing legislation supporting the formation of unions.

b)

B) a ban on Irish immigration.

c)

C) the use of federal troops to keep peace during strikes.

d)

D) many associating labor unions with radicalism.

15.

All of the following are true about the Homestead Strike (1892) EXCEPT: (LT 6.9)

a)

A)  Company official Henry Frick negotiated with the strikers to get them back to work.

b)

B)  Company officials called in armed Pinkerton detectives to crush the strike.

c)

C) The state militia sent troops to break up the strike.

d)

D) Workers were angry over pay cuts.

16.

The Pullman Strike (1894) resulted in the first instance of…  (LT 6.9)

a)

 A) management recognition of the right of workers to organize and strike.

b)

 B) violence during a labor strike.

c)

C) a united front between urban workers and agrarian Populists.

d)

D) government use of a federal court injunction to break a strike.

17.

The Farmers' Alliance was formed to... (LT 6.12)

a)

A) provide help to northern farmers.

b)

B) provide opportunities for higher education.

c)

 C) end the rise of tenant farming.

d)

 D) take action to break the strangling grip of the railroads.

18.

Select the term that best describes the Gilded Age

a)

The time when everything was covered in gold

b)

Businesses were struggling financially

c)

businesses grew at a rapid rate and many problems lied below perceived prosperity

d)

Businesses achieved unprecedented success with an increase in pay for all workers

19.

Wealthy people used Social Darwinism to justify their position in life.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Select the statement that best describes the difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor

a)

The Knights of Labor allowed only skilled workers to join their union

b)

The AFL allowed skilled and unskilled laborers to join their union

c)

The Knights of Labor allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join their union

d)

Both labor unions worked to improve lives for the owners of major companies

21.

Select all the terms that describe the "New South"

a)

term used to describe the South after the Civil War

b)

A time when African American farmers became equal to White farmers

c)

Promoted the idea that the South should industrialize

d)

A term used to describe the South before the Civil War

22.

Select all the statements that describe a settlement house

a)

A house in the new frontier for people to settle in

b)

A place where immigrants could live and adjust to American life

c)

Focused on providing education and skills for women and children

d)

A place where wealthy people could settle in at the beach

23.

What was the significance of Plessy v Ferguson

a)

It ended segregation of schools

b)

It ended segregation everywhere

c)

It established that Whites and Blacks would remain separate but equal

d)

It declared that Dred Scott was property

24.

Select the statement that best describes the Social Gospel

a)

A movement that aimed to alleviate social problems

b)

A movement that encouraged people to be more social

c)

A movement that encouraged social distancing in a global pandemic

d)

A movement that aimed to help out people who were not social

25.

Select the statement that best describes the Dawes Act

a)

It allowed whites and blacks to remain separate but equal

b)

It sought to assimilate Native Americans to American culture

c)

It gave more power to women in the workforce

d)

The act was created with the purpose of welcoming immigrants to America

26.

Why is the year 1865 significant?

a)

The Civil War started

b)

Abraham Lincoln was elected

c)

The Civil War ended

d)

Reconstruction ended

27.

The Gilded Age was characterized by (select all that apply)

a)

The rise in trusts and monopolies

b)

The growing gap between the rich and the poor

c)

An increase in factory jobs

d)

A rise in unions to demand fair working conditions

28.

Select all the statements that led to an increase in urbanization during the Gilded Age

a)

Increased immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

b)

Increased immigration from Mexico

c)

Increase in factory jobs

d)

A rise in political machines that provided services in exchange for political support

29.

Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Promoted migration and settlement in the West

b)

Increased conflict between settlers and Natives

c)

Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers

d)

Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

30.
Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Spreading sickness and disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of the above
31.
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?
a)
The federal government was placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
b)
The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
c)
The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
d)
Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
32.
William Graham Sumner, a researcher during the Gilded Age,  believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because people had a certain place that could not be changed.  This philosophy was called...
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
33.
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was 
a)
Elimination of as much competition as possible
b)
Supporting a centrally planned economy
c)
Funding research on new technologies
d)
Elimination of the tactic of vertical integration
34.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
35.
During the Gilded age, workers came together under ___________________________ to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
36.
Under the philosophy of __________________________, men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums, and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
Geopolitical expansion
b)
Political bosses
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Wealth
37.
Due to the period of increased corruption from railroad companies, the U.S. government created the ___________________________  to regulate railroad companies.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laissez Faire Act 
38.
The Farmer's Alliance, the Grange, and the ______________ stood for additional government regulation of trade, currency,  and the protection of other farmers' interests.
a)
Progressives
b)
Free Soil Party
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Populists
39.
Which congressional action was taken in 1890 to render illegal any "contracts, conspiracies, and combinations" that restrained free trade? 
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Celler-Kefauver Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
40.
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of
a)
Jay Gould
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Thomas Edison
41.
During the age of industrialization, the South
a)
was not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the region
b)
received preferential treatment from the railroads
c)
turned away from agriculture
d)
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural
42.
Reformers' efforts to raise public  awareness about the hazards of child labor
a)
made progress with the help of photography
b)
pertained only to native born children
c)
were focused primarily on the plight of new immigrants
d)
focused on blacklisting the most abusive companies
43.
Late nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficultues stemmed from
a)
low tariff rates
b)
overproduction
c)
a deflated currency and low prices for their agricultural goods
d)
immigration lawas
44.
The first major farmers' organization was the
a)
National Grange
b)
Populists
c)
Greenback Labor Party
d)
Farmers' alliance
45.
The most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry 
a)
factories
b)
railroads
c)
corporations
d)
telephone
46.
Known as the "Master of Steel"
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Gustavus Swift
d)
Andrew Carnegie
47.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
48.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
49.
Industrialization allowed for our country to go from  _______ to ________
a)
consumer, producer
b)
handmade production , machine made production
c)
Captain of Industry, Robber Baron
d)
Rich, poor
50.
J.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?
a)
Banking
b)
Oil
c)
Railroad
d)
Coal
51.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
52.
All of the following were reasons for urban growth EXCEPT ...
a)
mechanization.
b)
specialized industries.
c)
immigration.
d)
discovery of gold.
53.
All of the following were urban problems of the early 1900s EXCEPT ...
a)
crime.
b)
living conditions.
c)
pollution.
d)
finding jobs.
54.

__________________: a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Partnership

d)

Corporation

55.
The sometimes unethical business practices of some business owners led them to be given this nickname
a)
Banksters
b)
Tycoons
c)
Fat Cats
d)
Robber Barons
56.
What is a business that has no competitors in its industry?
a)
Monopoly
b)
Swanopoly
c)
Oligopoly
d)
Corporation
57.
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
a)
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
b)
The best way to support the Standard Oil Company was to form proprietorships.
c)
Foreign competition with the Standard Oil Company was hurting American companies.
d)
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.
58.

a belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and the poor are weak

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Gospel of Wealth

c)

laissez faire

d)

monopoly

59.

economy based on profit and private property

a)

capitalism

b)

social darwinism

c)

gospel of wealth

d)

gilded age

60.
This is another word for monopoly
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Merger
d)
Subsidiary
61.

Andrew Carnegie believed the wealthy should help the poor

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Gospel of Wealth

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Gospel of Trusts

62.

When a company controls everything from raw materials to the distribution of the product

a)

horizontal integration

b)

vertical integration

c)

trust

d)

monopoly

63.

A period in US history c1869-1889 that seemed alright on the outside but was politically corrupt internally.

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Antebellum

c)

Post-War Period

d)

Atomic Age

64.

First attempt by the US government to regulate an industry.

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

c)

Clayton Anti-trust Act

d)

Homestead Act

65.

The elimination of competition in a market by a firm or business.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Free Trade

c)

Free Market

d)

Controlled Economy

66.

A monopoly created when a business owns or controls all the products and means of production for a single product from start to finish.

a)

Vertical Integration

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Supply Chain Dominance

d)

Cartel

67.

A monopoly created when a business buys or closes all businesses that produce the same product they produce.

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Communism

d)

Fair Competition

68.

Owner of US Steel and creator of the Gospel of Wealth. He ended up giving most of his fortune away.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

JP Morgan

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

69.

A new way of making steel that greatly increased the quantity and quality of steel produced at the beginning of the 20th century.

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Interchangeable Parts

c)

Lost Wax Method

d)

Vulcanization

70.

Political philosophy that government should not intervene in society or the economy. It is loosely translated as "let do".

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Carte Blanche

c)

Free Market

d)

Capitalism

71.

Idea that the wealthiest members of society have a responsibility to take care of the poorest members of society

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Charity Movement

c)

Halfway Houses

d)

Brothers Keeper Movement

72.

The reputation of unions was irreparably damaged after strikers violently beat surrendering Pinkerton agents at the __________________________ in 1892..

a)

Homestead Strike

b)

Pullman Strike

c)

Haymarket Riot

d)

People's Party

73.

His research and development lab was the first of its kind in America, bringing together science and marketing products to appeal to an increasingly consumer society.

a)

Tesla

b)

Eastman

c)

Westinghouse

d)

Edison

74.

Young Indian children were taken from their parents and sent to white boarding schools, where they were systematically stripped of their names and cultures in an attempt to “assimilate” them to white American culture, schools like ________________________________________ in Pennsylvania.

a)

Reservations

b)

Carlisle Indian School

c)

Penn State

d)

Society of Friends

75.

The 1896 Supreme Court case that established the “Separate but Equal doctrine”, effectively codifying segregation, was called

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Brown v. Board of Ed

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Rocky v. Drago

76.
  1. The first federal law restricting immigration from a particular country was the 1882 ___________________________________________________.

a)

Quota Acts

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

77.

This Democratic presidential candidate in 1896 famously said “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!”, referring to the currency controversy of the day.

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Eugene v Debs

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William McKinley

78.

This law prohibited the forms of monopolies, but it was too vague to ever truly be effective, and the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that it only applied to commerce, and not manufacturing.

a)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Workers' Rights Act

d)

The Stamp Act

79.

The _____________________________________promised  160 acres of land to anyone who would move West, stake a claim, and farm it for at least 5 years.

a)

Frontier Thesis

b)

Reservation Policy

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Homestead Act

80.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)

Political Machines

d)
Credit Unions
81.

A person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants

a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)

Populist

d)
Nativists
82.

How did Knights of Labor differ from American Federation of Labor?

a)
KoL advocated strikes as tactic
b)
KoL opened membership to women, blacks, and ethnic minorities
c)
KoL developed stronger relationships with policymakers at federal level
d)
KoL focused on working conditions and workplace safety instead wages and benefits
83.
Which of following was most closely associated with the Populist Party?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Eugene Debs
d)

Grover Cleveland

84.
This movement advocated for a return to traditional ways of life and challenge white dominance in society. 
a)
Ghost Dance Movement
b)
Temperance Movement
c)

Turner's Frontier Thesis

d)
The People's Party 
85.
The Farmer's Alliance and the Grange, both founded during the Gilded Age, stood for additional government regulation of trade and creating the conditions for more political power and economic well being for farmers (as compared to industrialists).  What 1890s group was founded, supporting these ideas, and attacking the Gold Standard?
a)
Progressives
b)
Free Soil Party
c)
IWW
d)
Populists
86.
How did the passage of the Dawes Act impact Native Americans? 
a)
It started a series of Indian Wars with massive casualties on the Great Plains
b)
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream culture by allocating lands to individual Indians.
c)
Retention of original tribal territory occurred through a peace treaty with the U.S. Army.
d)
It supported their existing cultural tribal traditions and customs
87.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

88.

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Industrial Capitalists

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Labor Leaders

89.

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

90.

What is the term used to describe the housing conditions of urban workers

a)

Tenement housing

b)

Settlement housing

c)

Hull House

d)

tenant farm

91.
Beginning in the 1870's, Irish and Germans  were joined by "new"  immigrants from:
a)
Northern and Western Europe 
b)
Northern and Eastern Europe
c)
Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
Southern and Western Europe
92.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago.  It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others.  It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business.  Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
93.

What is the name of the place that was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station? It's located in New York.

a)

Hull House

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Pullman House

d)

Staten Island

94.
During the age of industrialization, the South
a)
was not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the region
b)
received preferential treatment from the railroads
c)
turned away from agriculture
d)
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural
95.
Black Codes are 
a)
a coded language African Americans used  
b)
laws that told people what they could wear 
c)
Laws that restricted African American rights 
d)
Curfew laws for African Americans 
96.

The significance of the Haymarket Square incident in 1886 was that

a)

union won their demand for an eight hour day

b)

the American socialist movement received a good boost

c)

the use of Pinkerton guards as strikebreakers was outlawed

d)

it led to federal intervention in labor union matters.