AP US History Semester 1 Final Ch 15-17
the American Indians themselves were often blamed for the troubles that ensued
As whites moved westward into Indian territories in the last half of the 19th century
the Constitution's failure to precisely define the relationship between American Indian tribes and the national government
Historically, struggles between American Indian tribes and the federal government have stemmed from
through predatory pricing and the creation of the trust
How did John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Corporation come to control 95 percent of the nation's oil refining capacity by the 1880s?
Russia
In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from
yellowstone
In 1872, which of the following was established by Congress as the first national park?
mining
In the 1860s and 1870s, Nevada's Comstock Lode, Colorado's Rocky Mountains, and South Dakota's Black Hills were all known for
forbade states from denying any citizen the right to vote on the grounds of race, color, or previous condition as a slave
Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment
the passage of legislation promoting national economic development
The activities described in the excerpt above most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
southern resistance to Radical Republicans' efforts to change Southern attitudes
The excerpt above is best understood in the context of
an increase in poverty for both blacks and whites
The ultimate consequence of the sharecropping system for the South was
sitting bull
Which Sioux leader led the forces that annihilated Colonel George A. Custer and his men on June 25, 1876?
blacks who migrated to Kansas
Which of the following groups called themselves the Exodusters in 1879?
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens
Which of the following pairs identified with the Radical Republicans?
Created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights
Which of the following statements describes the Freedmen's Bureau, which originated in 1865?
Andrew Carnegie
Who of the following represented the American notion that through hard work, even a poor immigrant could become tremendously successful?
the incident led to the downfall of the Knights of Labor
Why was the Haymarket incident of 1886 significant?
destruction of the buffalo herds
a central element in the conquest and submission of the American Indians of the West was the
given government subsidies to open new markets
between 1860 and 1900, railroads in the United States were
southern and Eastern Europe
between 1880 and 1900, the largest group of immigrants to the United States came from
post-Civil War migrations of whites
during the late 19th century, western Native American was most affected by
railroads
in the late 19th century, farmers had to adapt to new realities, as illustrated in the photograph above, requiring a greater dependence on
societal good could be advanced through the Social Gospel
late 19th century critics of the ideology expressed in the quote above would most likely argue that
violation of the Tenure of Office Act
president Andrew Johnson was impeached as a result of his
black codes
southern whites responded to the end of slavery by enacting
challenging railroad monopolies
the Granger movement was most dedicated to
the Bessemer process
the United States had become the leading steel producer in the world by 1900 because of
corruption in government as it relates to big business is the problem
the artist(s) of the illustration above would claim
migration of settlers to the West
the completion of the transcontinental railroads through the American West contributed most to the
determined Southern resistance to Northern efforts to change its culture
the controversy highlighted in the cartoon above was most directly a result of
the increasing conflict between the US government and American Indians as the country expanded territorially
the excerpt above best serves as evidence of which of the following?
a sense of American cultural and racial superiority
the excerpt above is best understood in the context of
the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments
the excerpt above is best understood in the context of
the social and economic continuities that characterized the antebellum and post-Civil War South
the excerpt above would best serve as evidence of which of the following?
US government interaction and conflict with American Indians
the excerpt quoted above would be most helpful to historians analyzing the
barring Chinese immigration to the United States in 1882
the federal government responded to the problem of discrimination against the Chinese in 19th-century California by
open new markets
the greatest priority of western railroad development as illustrated above was to
the migration of peoples seeking new economic opportunities
the ideas expressed in the excerpt above most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history
reform politics and creating stronger government oversight of the economy
the illustration above was likely created in support of
preservationists
the point of view expressed in the passage above is the most consistent with the sentiments of which of the following groups?
economic instability in the farming sector
the populist party developed as a reaction to the growth of corporate power in agriculture and
the progressive stripping away of the rights of African Americans
the practices described in the excerpt above most directly led to
end tribal identities
the primary goal of the government policy cited above was to
the post-Reconstruction return of the South to white rule
the term "redemption" as used in the Reconstruction era refers to
social darwinism
the view of the poor in the quote above is most consistent with the ideology of
Republican Party members
which 19th-century group would most likely oppose the regulations in the legislation above?
it specified that a state could return to the Union when 10 percent of its voters took an oath of loyalty to the Union
which of the following describes Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, which he announced in December 1863?
populists
which of the following groups or movements most opposed the process illustrated above?
moderate republicans
which of the following groups was most likely the intended audience of the cartoon above?
corporate interests
which of the following most often stood in the way of attempts to achieve the broader goals suggested in the excerpt above?
created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights
which of the following statements describes the Freedmen's Bureau,, which originated in 1865?
some women's equality activists abandoned the movement to grant and protect African American rights
which of the following was a major consequence of the ideas expressed in the passage above?
cities and rural and "boomtown" areas of the West
which of the following was the most popular destination for late 19th-century immigrants to the United States?
John Rockefeller
who pioneered the use of holding companies to control markets?