APUSH Period 6 Test

the power gained by urban political machines

The image was created most directly in response to

Monopolies and corporate mergers which resulted in a larger influence on governmental policies

The rise of corporations in the late 19th century can be attributed to what?

The formation of the Peoples (Populist) Party

The sentiments described by Gladden most directly led to which of the following developments

Prices continued to fall and farmers went deeper into debt

What event happened next to the 19th century farmer?

Many farmers lost their land and were looking for work

What is one of the reasons why so many Americans moved to urban areas in the late nineteenth century

They undersold or "bought out" their competition

What tactic did business leaders John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie use to create large corporations?

Bosses helped immigrants find jobs and homes in turn for votes

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between political bosses and immigrants

Improved internal transportation systems promoted commercial development

Which of the following best describes a pattern of continuity in American history connected to the image above

the growing power of railroad companies

Which of the following best represents a major concern for agrarian interests in the period?

The rapid growth of cities

Which of the following changes to the United States during the nineteenth century most directly contributed to the development depicted in the image?

The pursuit of profit in the factory system caused owners to seek profit at the expense of their employees

Which of the following is an example of a factor that gave rise to the labor movement in the late nineteenth century

The Supreme Court's decisions severely limited the Interstate Commerce Act

Which of the following is an example of how the government favored big business over workers?

extensive financial assistance from the federal government

Which of the following most directly led to the event depicted above

The Ghost Dance movement

Which of the following represents a Native American response to the policy referenced in the excerpt above?

The U.S. military employed force in response to Native American resistance.

Which of the following trends from the period is most evident in the passage above?

a Social Darwinist

Which of the following would have been most likely to oppose the legislation excerpted above?

Native American children were sent to boarding schools to learn ways of the white culture

Which statement accurately describes a government policy concerning Native Americans?

increased business consolidation

Concerns about which of the following developments in the years after the Civil War most directly led to congressional approval of the law excerpted above

Italy

Even more than the Chinese, the largest group of "new" immigrants to the U.S. during the Gilded age came from which country?

Railroad companies encouraged killing bison, a staple of the Indians' diet

How did railroad construction affect Native Americans?

Their perception was that they were dangerous

How did the American public view labor unions by the end of the nineteenth century?

Troops were sent to settle the uprisings

How did the federal government respond to the Great Strike of 1877, the Haymarket incident, and the Pullman Company Strike?

To discourage U.S. consumers from buying foreign-made products

How did the federal government use tariffs in the late 1800s to help the United States grow into an industrial power

They could speak their own language and practice their customs and religion

Immigrants who came to the US in the late nineteenth century often settled in an ethnic neighborhood (in a city) of their culture for what reason

public support for legislation that restricted immigration.

One result of attitudes like those referenced in the cartoon above was

American policy towards Native Americans began to focus on assimilation

Pratt's statement best serves as evidence to support which of the following statements about the time period?

justify the positions of 'captains of industry' by emphasizing their philanthropic capacities.

The argument referenced in the excerpt above serves to

challenge political inequality

The excerpt suggests that Progressives in the early twentieth century most typically sought to

the Gospel of Wealth

The ideas presented in the excerpt above represent the philosophy of