AP U.S. History Unit 6: Period 6: 1865-1898 Practice Exam

1. The main purpose of Carnegie's text is to

2. The ideas expressed by Carnegie in the excerpt were most directly a response to which of the following developments?

3. The actions of which of the following individuals or groups would most directly challenge the arguments made in the excerpt?

4. The creator of this cartoon would most likely have supported which of the following?

5. The situation depicted in the cartoon was most directly shaped by which of the following historical contexts?

6. Which of the following developments contributed most directly to the economic trend that the cartoon criticizes?

7. Which of the following claims does Beecher use to support his argument about the "laboring man"?

8. Beecher's viewpoint is most consistent with the ideology of

9. The sermon was most likely delivered in the context of

10. The call for government ownership of railroads in the platform was a direct response to which of the following?

11. Which of the following statements makes a historically defensible claim about the Populist Party's platform?

12. The economic grievances outlined in the platform show the most similarity to the concerns of which other Gilded Age group?

13. The passage of the law excerpted above was a direct result of

14. The Interstate Commerce Act represents a significant turning point in the relationship between the government and the economy because it

15. The completion of the transcontinental railroads in the late 19th century led most directly to which of the following?

16. The federal government's policy toward Native Americans, as exemplified by the Dawes Act of 1887, was primarily intended to

17. The concept of the "New South" as promoted by figures like Henry Grady was largely a failure because

18. The widespread use of the Bessemer process was most evident in which of the following?

19. A key difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was that the Knights of Labor

20. The term "New Immigrants" in the period from 1880 to 1898 refers primarily to

21. The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was most directly a result of

22. The growth of a new middle class of managers, clerks, and professionals during the Gilded Age was a direct consequence of

23. Settlement houses, such as Jane Addams's Hull House, were established primarily to

24. The political machines that thrived in Gilded Age cities, such as New York's Tammany Hall, were most similar in function to

25. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was based on the claim that

26. The author's primary purpose in the excerpt is to

27. Which of the following pieces of evidence was used to support the policy advocated by Gates?

28. The policy described in the excerpt is most directly reflected in which of the following?

29. Which of the following provides the best evidence to support the argument that business leaders of the Gilded Age were "captains of industry"?

30. The rise of industrial capitalism in the United States in the late 19th century was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

31. The Haymarket Affair of 1886 had a significant impact on the labor movement by

32. Compared to the Democratic and Republican parties of the Gilded Age, the Populist Party placed a much greater emphasis on

33. The development of ethnic neighborhoods in cities, such as "Little Italy" or "Chinatown," was a result of

34. Which of the following best explains a continuity in the United States economy between 1865 and 1898?

35. Farmers in the late 19th century created organizations like the Grange and the Farmers' Alliances primarily to address their claim that