APUSH Bridwell Period 6 Quiz
The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of
which of the following?
(D) Charles Darwin's On the Origins of Species
Which idea would Sumner most likely support
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the
beliefs expressed in the excerpt?
(A) Consolidation of wealth by an elite
. Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments
behind this cartoon?
(B) Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to
which of the following?
(B) The breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies
This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following ?
(B) Collective bargaining
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage
earners to organize?
(C) The concentration of corporate wealth and power
Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt?
(D) American Federation of Labor
The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes
(D) the South needed to industrialize
Which of the following best demonstrates Henry Grady 's vision for the South?
(A) Birmingham, Alabama, became one of the nation's leading steel
producers
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group
of people?
(A) Advocates of a New South
The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily
involved
The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that
(D) increasing the money supply would increase prices and incomes
The Ocala Platform proved an important link between which of the
following groups?
(B) Farmer organizations and the Populist movement
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme
Court that
(D) facilities could be segregated
by race if they were "separate
but equal
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the
(D) supporters of poll taxes
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the United States from
(B) southern and eastern Europe
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of
immigration during the 1870s and 1890s to
the United States?
(C) Financial panics and depressions
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the
problems he sees?
(B) "In the tenements all the influences make for evil
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited
from the poverty described by Riis?
Which group would be most likely to oppose government intervention to
improve
the tenements?
(A) Social scientists who used the scientific method to research poverty
and urban problems
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?
(B) The jailing of Henry David Thoreau for not paying taxes for what he
considered an immoral war
Susan
B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be
understood in the context of
(C) The Reconstruction amendments
Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women primarily for which of the following reasons?
(A) Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the power to the states to determine who could vote
McElroy's letter uses
humor to make a point. Which of the following
statements reflects McElroy's true criticism?
(D) Politics was primarily about holding office for personal gain
Voters demanded patronage reform in politics after
(A) President James Garfield was assassinated
Which of the following would the author, as a critic of the politics of the era, most likely oppose?
(B) Rules reducing the number of
patronage jobs controlled by
politicians (not sure if this one is right pretty sure)
Which of the following best explains the tariff rates during the period
from 1865 to 1900?
(B) Republicans believed that high tariffs would protect American
business from foreign competition
Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the United States in
the 19th century?
(B) 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?
(B) The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
Which of the following groups during the period from 1865 to 1895
most actively campaigned to increase the money supply?
A decline in the amount of money in circulation in proportion to
the
population would most likely result in a(n)
(C) increase in interest rates and a decline in prices
Reform minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt