WorksheetsAPUSH Period 6 Practice
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
1. The Homestead Act (1862) assumed that public land should be administered in such a way as to... (LT 6.1)
A) raise government revenue.
B) promote frontier settlement.
C) conserve natural resources.
D) favor large-scale “bonanza” farms.
2. The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing
railroad corporations with (LT 6.1)
A) cash grants from new taxes.
B) land grants.
C) reduced prices for iron and steel.
D) aid for construction of railroad stations.
4. The Dawes Severalty Act (1887) did all of the following EXCEPT (LT 6.2)
A) dissolved many tribes as legal entities.
B) tried to make rugged individualists of the Indians.
C) promoted Americanization of Native Americans.
D) increased tribal ownership of land.
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
The first great industrial trusts, the ____________ was organized through a principle of “horizontal integration” that ruthlessly incorporated or destroyed competitors. (LT 6.5)
American Railway Trust
American Steel Company
Standard Oil Company
Unified Meat Industry Trust
All the following are true of the developments of the Gilded Age EXCEPT: (LT 6.5)
patents and corporations allowed businesses to expand by offering legal protections to business owners
the invention of Thomas Edison replaced gas lights and kerosene lamps
the invention of Alexander Graham Bell made it possible to communicate without knowledge of mores code
the government attempted to regulate monopolies to facilitate economic growth
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was (LT 6.6)
the development of the skyscraper.
the availability of industrial jobs.
the compact nature of those large communities.
the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.
Most “new” immigrants in the late 19th century... (LT 6.8)
A) eventually returned to their country of origin.
B) tried to preserve their Old Country culture in America.
C) were subjected to stringent immigration restrictions.
D) quickly assimilated into the mainstream of American life.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, although aimed at monopolies, was at first primarily used to curb the power of whom? (LT 6.9)
A) manufacturing corporations
B) State legislatures
C) labor unions
D) railroad corporations
Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in... (LT 6.9)
A) Congress passing legislation supporting the formation of unions.
B) a ban on Irish immigration.
C) the use of federal troops to keep peace during strikes.
D) many associating labor unions with radicalism.
The Pullman Strike (1894) resulted in the first instance of… (LT 6.9)
A) management recognition of the right of workers to organize and strike.
B) violence during a labor strike.
C) a united front between urban workers and agrarian Populists.
D) government use of a federal court injunction to break a strike.
The Farmers' Alliance was formed to... (LT 6.12)
A) provide help to northern farmers.
B) provide opportunities for higher education.
C) end the rise of tenant farming.
D) take action to break the strangling grip of the railroads.
What was the significance of Plessy v Ferguson
It ended segregation of schools
It ended segregation everywhere
It established that Whites and Blacks would remain separate but equal
It declared that Dred Scott was property
Select the statement that best describes the Social Gospel
A movement that aimed to alleviate social problems
A movement that encouraged people to be more social
A movement that encouraged social distancing in a global pandemic
A movement that aimed to help out people who were not social
Select the statement that best describes the Dawes Act
It allowed whites and blacks to remain separate but equal
It sought to assimilate Native Americans to American culture
It gave more power to women in the workforce
The act was created with the purpose of welcoming immigrants to America
The Gilded Age was characterized by (select all that apply)
The rise in trusts and monopolies
The growing gap between the rich and the poor
An increase in factory jobs
A rise in unions to demand fair working conditions
Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad
Promoted migration and settlement in the West
Increased conflict between settlers and Natives
Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers
Peace among settlers and Natives in the west
Select the term that best describes the Gilded Age
The time when everything was covered in gold
Businesses were struggling financially
businesses grew at a rapid rate and many problems lied below perceived prosperity
Businesses achieved unprecedented success with an increase in pay for all workers
Thomas Nast’s political cartoon against Boos William Marcy Tweed was a forerunner of which journalistic movement that exposed the abuses and corruption of both the politics and industrialists of the Gilded Age?
Anti-Masonic
Mugwuumps
Social Darwinism
Muckrakers
Who was responsible for the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth?"
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
John Morgan
Jay Gould
Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?
The Immigrants and the Poor
The Immigrants and Big Businesses
The Poor and the Chinese
The Chinese and the Big Businesses
Select all the statements that are true about The People's Party
Called for political reform
Also known as the Populist Party
Created to limit the growth of corporate power
Worked to gain rights for the people
Women working in settlement houses such as Hull House initially sought to help
formerly enslaved men and women adjust to life after slavery.
immigrants adapt to American customs and language.
farmers fight unfair banking practices.
Native Americans resist encroachment on their lands.
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 1985.
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.
The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation. This is referred to as
The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it
enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the nation.
enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities.
united the nation into a single integrated national market.
developed a skilled industrial workforce.
The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were
textiles and fishing.
mining and agriculture.
banking and finance.
shipping and fishing.
Wealthy people used Social Darwinism to justify their position in life.
True
False
Select the statement that best describes the difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor allowed only skilled workers to join their union
The AFL allowed skilled and unskilled laborers to join their union
The Knights of Labor allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join their union
Both labor unions worked to improve lives for the owners of major companies
Select all the terms that describe the "New South"
term used to describe the South after the Civil War
A time when African American farmers became equal to White farmers
Promoted the idea that the South should industrialize
A term used to describe the South before the Civil War
Select all the statements that describe a settlement house
A house in the new frontier for people to settle in
A place where immigrants could live and adjust to American life
Focused on providing education and skills for women and children
A place where wealthy people could settle in at the beach
a belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and the poor are weak
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
laissez faire
monopoly
First attempt by the US government to regulate an industry.
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Homestead Act
A new way of making steel that greatly increased the quantity and quality of steel produced at the beginning of the 20th century.
Bessemer Process
Interchangeable Parts
Lost Wax Method
Vulcanization
Political philosophy that government should not intervene in society or the economy. It is loosely translated as "let do".
Laissez Faire
Carte Blanche
Free Market
Capitalism
The reputation of unions was irreparably damaged after strikers violently beat surrendering Pinkerton agents at the __________________________ in 1892..
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
People's Party
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.
Tesla
Eastman
Westinghouse
Edison
The 1896 Supreme Court case that established the “Separate but Equal doctrine”, effectively codifying segregation, was called
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Ed
Plessy v. Ferguson
Rocky v. Drago
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.
Samuel Gompers
Eugene v Debs
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
The _____________________________________promised 160 acres of land to anyone who would move West, stake a claim, and farm it for at least 5 years.
Frontier Thesis
Reservation Policy
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
A person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants
Populist
Turner's Frontier Thesis
Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?
Urbanization
Industrialization
Nativism
Assimilation
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.
Hull House
Ellis Island
Pullman House
Staten Island
The significance of the Haymarket Square incident in 1886 was that
union won their demand for an eight hour day
the American socialist movement received a good boost
the use of Pinkerton guards as strikebreakers was outlawed
it led to federal intervention in labor union matters.
