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 Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years. Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army. Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pendleton Act

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. Worked to secure voting rights for women Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

Government support for railroads Laissez-faire economics Debates over money International migration society

#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

Pendleton Act John D. Rockefeller Debates over money American federation of labor

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Homestead act Government support for railroads Booker T. Washington Pendleton Act

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Ida B. Wells

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

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

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.

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Women's Christian Temperance Union

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

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Jim Crow laws

There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Anti-Saloon league

Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Populist party

Pendleton Act

Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

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

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

Jim Crow laws

There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time

Anti-Saloon league

Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women

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