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APUSH Unit 5 Review

Quiz by Molly Bruins

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  • Q1
    Which corruption scandal is most associated with the administration of Ulysses S. Grant?
    Star Route Scandal
    Teapot Dome Scandal
    Whiskey Ring Scandal
    Whitewater Scandal
    30s
  • Q2
    The Pendleton Act was created in response to the
    Whiskey Ring Scandal.
    Battle of Wounded Knee.
    assassination of President Garfield.
    Colfax Massacre.
    30s
  • Q3
    The Civil Service Commission ended the spoils system by
    cutting the number of jobs within the federal government.
    requiring anyone applying for a government job to take a competitive exam.
    allowing the president to offer supporters government jobs.
    forbidding the government from hiring employees who belonged to the same party as the president.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following was NOT part of the Populist Party's platform?
    A graduated income tax
    Adherence to a gold standard
    Government ownership of the railroads
    Institution of a secret ballot
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following transformed the practice of post-Civil War agriculture?
    The use of machinery on farms increased.
    The size of the average farm decreased.
    The government ended all homestead acts.
    There was a lack of open land in the Great Plains.
    30s
  • Q6
    During the late 19th century, the reduction in price of American agricultural products led to
    more workers shifting to agricultural work.
    farmers being compelled to increase production.
    farmers facing less of a debt burden.
    farmers experiencing greater profit.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following factors played the largest role in increasing the settlement of the Great Plains?
    Increase in price of agricultural goods
    Extended period of economic inflation
    Increase in foreign demand for agricultural goods
    Construction of railroads
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following statements best describes the condition of western cattle ranching during the 1880s?
    Cattle ranching was extremely lucrative for cowboys.
    Cattle ranching continued to be highly lucrative for small farmers.
    Open-range grazing became standard practice.
    Cattle ranching was plagued with natural and man-made obstacles.
    30s
  • Q9
    During the late 19th century, a "robber baron" would be best defined as
    a large agricultural landowner.
    the leader of a large criminal organization.
    a powerful industrialist.
    a leader of a large labor union.
    30s
  • Q10
    The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to
    encourage the growth of trusts.
    encourage the creation of labor unions.
    create greater fairness in industry.
    allow for the creation of vertical monopolies.
    30s
  • Q11
    In response to the 1894 Pullman strike, the U.S. government
    tried the company owners under antitrust laws.
    used federal troops to subdue the workers.
    nationalized the company.
    forced the striking workers to collectively bargain.
    30s
  • Q12
    The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met at
    Independence, Missouri.
    Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    Promontory Point, Utah.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which author is credited with coining the term "Gilded Age"?
    Ida Tarbell
    Upton Sinclair
    Lincoln Steffens
    Mark Twain
    30s
  • Q14
    A monopoly is best defined as
    a market situation where there is only a single provider of a good or service.
    negotiation by workers as a group with business owners over compensation.
    an arrangement of similar businesses created to regulate production and control pricing.
    a group of investors who own shares of a business and receive a percentage of its profit.
    30s
  • Q15
    Andrew Carnegie engaged in the practice of vertical integration by
    monopolizing a single product by eliminating all competition.
    controlling all aspects of the production process from beginning to end.
    using private detective agencies to break strikes.
    artificially inflating the value of his companies' stock to attract investors.
    30s

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