2015 & 2016 AMSCO 14-19

Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?

"in the tenements all the influences make for evil"

For future Supreme Courts, one of the key points of the 14th amendment would be which of the following?

"nor deny...equal protection of the laws"

Which provides an example of how "Constitution and its righteous laws" provide hope for the "colored people of the country?"

Civil rights act of 1866

Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt?

Consolidation of wealth by an elite

Which of the following would the author, as a critic of the politics of the era, most likely oppose ?

Court decisions allowing unlimited campaign contribution s by wealthy donors

Which individual would be most likely to argue that the government should not intervene to improve the tenements?

Herbert Spencer

The kind of sentiments int eh cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the following?

The breakup of standard oil companies

Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?

Advocates of a new south

Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt?

American Federation of Labor

Which of the following best demonstrates Grady's vision for the south?

Birmingham, AL became a leading steel province

Which of the following developed during Reconstruction provide direct support and support self-determination for freedmen?

Black Churches

Which of the following would, in part, cause Douglass's view that for African Americans, "citizenship is but a sham?"

Black Codes

The union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the confederates by doing which of the following?

Building warships

President Lincoln delayed issuing the Emancipation Proclamation because of his concern that it would

Cause the border states to secede

The ideas expressed in this passage most closely show which of the following?

Charles Darwin origin of species

Strong's statement that the British feared "diminishing the supply of bread stuffs on which her operatives depend" explains why he thinks the British

Depended as much on trade with the union as with the confederacy

In proclaiming that all persons burning the US were citizens, the 14th amendment directly repudiated which of the following?

Dred Scott decision

Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women primarily for which of the following reasons?

Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the power to the states to determine who could vote

By the 1876 election, federal troops remained in which of the following states?

Florida

Susan B Anthony was arrested and fined for casting an illegal vote...to whom were her actions most similar?

Henry David Thoreau

A decline in the amount of money in circulation in proportion to the population would most likely result in an

Increase in interest rates and decline of prices

Which idea would sumner most likely support?

Laissez Faire

Which group would be most likely to oppose government intervention to improve the tenements?

Leaders and workers who provided services in the settlement house movement

To issue an Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?

Military victory

Which of the following describes a reason not mentioned by Strong in this excerpt that ultimately stopped Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?

Opposition from the British working class

Based on this excerpt, which of the following groups or peices of legislation would McElroy most likely support?

Pendleton Act of 1881

McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects McElroy's true criticism?

Politics was primarily about holding office for personal gain

Voters demanded patronage reform in politics after

President Garfield was assasinated

Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon?

Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation

Which of the following best explains the tariff rates during the period from 1865-1900?

Republicans believed high tariffs would protect American businesses from foreign competition

Susan B Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can be best understood in the context of

The Reconstruction amendments

Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of

The Reconstruction amendments

Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the US in the 19th century?

The election of Lincoln ushered in a period of tariffs

Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. Her protest was most similar to which of the following?

The jailing of Henry David Thoreau for not paying taxes for what he considered an immoral war

In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?

The states in white because they were slave states that remained in the Union

Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark gray?

They had a strong military tradition

Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium gray?

They included most of the countries population

Democrats agreed to accept Rutherford B. Hayes as president in 1876 in part if he agreed to which of the following?

To remove all federal troops from the south

The victor in the 1876 presidential election was decided by

a special electoral commission

The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes

the south needed to industrialize

This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following?

collective bargaining

Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that

facilities could be separated by race if they were "separate by equal"

Which of the following groups during the period 1865-1895 most actively campaigned to increase the money supply?

farmers and debtors

The Ocala platform proved an important link between which of the following groups?

farmers organizations and the populist movement

Which of the following most likely explains the reduction of immigration during the 1870s and 1890s to the US?

financial panics and depression

The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that

increasing the money supply would increase prices and incomes

Which of the following was most important in enabling the Democratic Party to regain political power in the South?

limiting the voting rights of the freedmen

During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefitted from the poverty described by Riis?

political machines

The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily involved

small farmers

In the charts above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the US from?

southern and eastern europe

According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?

the concentration of corporate wealth and power

Which of the following most likely explains the change in the amount of currency in circulation between 1865 and 1870

the withdraw of "greenbacks" from circulation

A major part of the Confederate strategy for winning independence was based on

winning recognition and support from Great Britain

Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the

writer W.E.B Dubois