Unit 6 MCQ

Which of the following can most accurately be concluded about the broader economic conditions of the period described in the excerpt?

Businesses made use of new management structures to increase the production of goods.

The historical situation of the excerpt supports which of the following arguments about reform in the Gilded Age?

The position of women as prominent leaders in reform movements increased their public role in society.

Farmers generally responded to industrialization in the late nineteenth century in which of the following ways?

They backed political movements calling for limits on corporate power and government ownership of transportation.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments for many individuals who amassed great wealth during the period?

They came to believe that they had a moral obligation to help improve society to address the needs of the working and middle classes.

Which of the following can be concluded about the status of middle-class people during the late 1800s when the excerpt was produced?

They experienced a growth of access to leisure time.

The historical situation of the court ruling described in the excerpt could best be used to support which of the following claims about African Americans during the late 1800s?

They organized reform movements in order to fight for political equality.

Which of the following developments best explains a cause of the historical process described in the excerpt?

Government subsidies facilitated the construction of transportation and communication networks.

People who disagreed at the time with the ideas expressed in the poem were most likely to advocate for which of the following government policies?

The passage of legislation to ban immigration from eastern Asia

Unlike Commissioner Parker, Chief Joseph supports the claim that American Indians

sought to preserve their culture

Which of the following is a similarity between Bodnar's and Ewen's arguments in the excerpts about immigrant families in the late 1800s?

Both maintain that immigrant families provided members with economic support.

Addams' point of view expressed in the excerpt supports which of the following historical arguments?

Activists believed that political machines hindered immigrant adoption of American political norms.

Which of the following best describes a similarity between the arguments made by Chief Joseph and Commissioner Parker in the excerpts?

Both argued against the signing of treaties to take American Indian lands.

Which of the following describes a difference between the arguments made by Chief Joseph and Commissioner Parker in the excerpts?

Chief Joseph believed that Native American tribes had a right to sovereignty, while Commissioner Parker believed that Native American tribes were not sovereign nations.

Which of the following describes a difference between Bodnar's and Ewen's arguments in the excerpts about immigrants in the late 1800s?

Ewen asserts that some immigrants sought personal fulfilment, whereas Bodnar asserts that most immigrants focused on supporting their families over individualism.

The ideas in the excerpt are most directly situated within the context of United States efforts to do which of the following in the period after the Civil War?

Extend international influence through trade

The transportation development described in the excerpt had which of the following effects on agriculture in the United States?

Farmers developed cooperative organizations to limit the power of rail companies.

Which of the following best explains a similarity between the characteristics of immigration described in the poem and earlier immigration to the United States?

Immigrants compromised between the cultures they brought and the cultures they found in the United States.

Which of the following explains a connection between the ability of Americans to gain access to natural resources in the early 1800s and in the late 1800s?

In both periods, the expansion of power over western North America gave the United States control over more natural resources.

Which of the following contexts contributed most directly to the interest in trade with China as described in the excerpt?

Increased demand for resources and markets for goods

Which of the following developments most likely explains the trade policies Burlingame advocates in the excerpt?

Increasing support for laissez-faire economic policies

Which of the following can be inferred about the popular business practices of the late 1800s referenced in Gould's testimony?

Industry leaders increased profits and concentrated wealth through corporate consolidation into trusts and holding companies.

The opinion in the excerpt can best be used to support which of the following arguments about the Fourteenth Amendment?

It was necessary to protect the civil rights of African Americans.

The role of new technology in economic change in the late 1800s was most similar to the role of technology in which of the following earlier situations?

Manufacturing spread in the early 1800s, allowing more efficient production.

Gould's testimony best serves as evidence for which of the following situations during the late 1800s?

Many businesses owners argued that pro-growth government policies best facilitated economic growth.

Which of the following explains a similarity among reactions to the characteristics of immigration in the late 1800s described in the poem and reactions to earlier immigration to the United States?

Nativists advocated that the government should reduce the power of immigrant voters in elections.

The development of the railroads as described in the excerpt had which of the following effects on westward expansion in the late 1800s?

New commercial centers and communities emerged along rail lines.

Which of the following explains a continuity in the effect of technological innovation on the production of goods in the late 1800s?

New industrial machines increased the number of goods that factories could make.

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following historical situations in urban areas in the late 1800s?

New public spaces were designed to enhance urban environments.

The situation of the excerpt could best be used by a historian to support which of the following explanations of changes in society during the Gilded Age?

New scientific theories of race emerged to justify segregation.

Which of the following pieces of evidence would refute Postel's claim in the first paragraph of the excerpt about the "ethos of modernity and progress" and the Populists?

Populist speakers often used religious examples and metaphors to make moral arguments for their policies.

Which of the following pieces of evidence would refute Postel's claim in the last paragraph of the excerpt that the "corporate vision clashed with the Populist vision" for the United States economy in the late 1800s?

Populists sought new markets for United States agricultural goods overseas.

Addams' point of view in the excerpt can be used to support which of the following arguments about social reformers during the Gilded Age?

Social reformers explored connections between different social problems.

Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to support Addams' argument in the excerpt about politics in the late 1800s?

The allegiance of immigrant voters led to the creation of urban political machines.

Which of the following best explains a key reason for rapid economic development during the Gilded Age?

The consolidation of large industries facilitated mass production.

Bodnar's and Ewen's overall arguments in the excerpts together best support which of the following conclusions?

The economic needs and social ambitions of young immigrants could be in conflict.

Which of the following contexts best explains the increase in violent conflicts in the western United States in the late 1800s?

The increase in migration by White settlers