AMSCO APUSH Period 6
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?
Advocates of a New South
Which of the following best demonstrates Henry Grady's vision for the South?
Birmingham, Alabama became one of the nation's leading steel producers
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?
"In the tenements all the influences make for evil"
Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt?
American Federation of Labor
The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
Charles Darwin's On the Origins of Species
This excerpt was written to most directly support which o the following?
Collective bargaining
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt?
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Anthony targeted the states as 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.
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that?
Facilities could be segregated by race if they were "separate but equal"
The Ocala Platform proved an important link between which of the following groups?
Farmer organizations and the Populist movement
Which of the following groups during the period from 1865 to 1895 most actively campaigned to increase the money supply?
Farmers and debtors
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the 1870s and 1890s to the United States?
Financial panics and depressions
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. To whom of the following were her actions most similar?
Henry David Thoreau
Which individual would be most likely to argue that the government should not intervene to improve the tenements?
Herbert Spencer
A decline in the amount of money in circulation in proportion to the population would most likely result in a(n)
Increase in interest rates and a decline in prices
The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that?
Increasing the money supply would increase prices and incomes
Which idea would Sumner most likely support?
Laissez-faire
Based on this excerpt, which of the following groups or pieces of legislation would McElroy most likely support?
Pendleton Act of 1881
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the poverty described by Riis?
Political machines
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 James Garfield was assassinated
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 to 1900?
Republicans believed that high tariffs would protect American business from foreign competition
The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily involved?
Small farmers
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the United States from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of?
The Reconstruction amendments
The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes?
The South needed to industrialize
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the following?
The breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?
The concentration of corporate wealth and power
Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the United States in the 19th century?
The election of Lincoln ushered in a period of high tariffs
Which of the following most likely explains the change in the amount of currency in circulation between 1865 and 1870?
The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the?
Writer W.E.B. Du Bois
