APUSH Chap. 16 Quiz

Trusts are legal devices whereby the affairs of several rival companies were managed by a single director

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In the era from 1870 to 1890, the label "the Gilded Age" originally derived from a. a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value. b. Native Americans who were creating new products. c. The previous Gilded Age in the early 1700s. d. a man named John Gilded who founded the movement.

a. a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value.

The United States underwent one of the most rapid and profound economic revolutions any country has ever experienced. Which of the following is a major factor? a. abundant natural resources b. trade c. airplanes d. oil and gas

a. abundant natural resources

The new agricultural empire producing wheat and corn for national and international markets arose on the a. Eastern Border b. Middle Border c. Western Border d. Northern Border

b. Middle Border

The Bureau of Indian Affairs established boarding schools for the purpose of a. Giving Indian children a better education. b. removing Indian children from their parents and tribes and assimilating them into "white ways." c. Giving Indian children a sense of independence d. Segregating Indian and White children.

b. removing Indian children from their parents and tribes and assimilating them into "white ways."

In 1890, the distribution of wealth in the United States was a. about equally distributed. b. the top 1% of Americans owned more property than the remaining 99% c. unknown, as data on wealth was not then collected d. equal.

b. the top 1% of Americans owned more property than the remaining 99%

The phrase that best captures the vision of the Knights of Labor is a. "Survival of the fittest." b. "Liberty of contract." c. "Cooperative commonwealth." d. "Laissez-faire."

c. "Cooperative commonwealth"

The 1887 Dawes Act a. established federal railroad rates, making interlocking directorates illegal. b. established a federal minimum wage law for women and children. c. led to the loss of tribal lands, and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions. d. guaranteed federal employees an eight hour day.

c. led to the loss of tribal lands, and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions.

By 1913, the United States produced how much of the world's industrial output? a. five percent b. ten percent c. one third d. half

c. one third

The first federal agency intended to regulate economic activity, and ensure that railroad rates were reasonable, and favoritism was avoided was a. The Sherman Antitrust Act. b. The Dawes Act. c. The Interstate Commerce Commission d. The Civil Service Act.

c. the Interstate Commerce Commission.

The industrial revolution in the United States took place principally in a. the Southeast and Southwest. b. the mid-Atlantic states and the Southwest. c. the North and the Midwest. d. the Southwest and Northwest.

c. the North and the Midwest.

All of the following were "captains of industry" except a. John D. Rockefeller. b. Andrew Carnegie. c. J.P. Morgan. d. Samuel Gompers.

d. Samuel Gompers

The event marking the end of four centuries of armed conflict between the continent's native population and European settlers and their descendants was called a. State of Neutrality b. Peace Period c. The Final Event d. Wounded Knee

d. Wounded Knee

The belief that private control of economic enterprises should be replaced by government ownership in order to ensure a fairer distribution of the benefits of the wealth produced is called a. communism b. fair market trading c. capitalism d. socialism

d. socialism

Founded in 1867, this group claimed more than 700,000 members in the mid-1870s, who called on state governments to establish fair freight rates and warehouse charges. a. the Greenback Labor Party b. Railroad Workers United c. the United Parcel Service d. the Grange

d. the Grange

Elk v. Wilkins (1884) stated that a. a state board was to be established to eliminate railroad race discrimination b. only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce c. "greenback" money was to be taken out of circulation d. the rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not apply to American Indians

d. the rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not apply to American Indians