Quiz on APUSH Unit 6 (1865-1898)

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Populist party

Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pendleton Act

Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

International migration society

Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values. Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard

Populist party Anti-Saloon league Labor unions Debates over money

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Populist party

Pendleton Act

International migration society

Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard

former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights

Section 2: True/false questions

Ida B. Wells

Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her

The new south

Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.

Women's Christian Temperance Union

Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants

Jim Crow laws

Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her

Anti-Saloon league

A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living

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