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What happened within the Republican Party surrounding issues raised by Andrew Garfield's assassination? a. The party lost support in the west due to their support of big business b. Members of the party who wanted reform split off in 1884 and voted in the first Democrat since the Civil War c. Due t...
APUSH EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS NEW LATEST
VERSION UPDATE 2024-2025 GRADED
A.
What happened within the Republican Party surrounding issues raised by Andrew
Garfield's assassination?
a. The party lost support in the west due to their support of big business
b. Members of the party who wanted reform split off in 1884 and voted in the first
Democrat since the Civil War
c. Due to not supporting reform, the Republicans lost successive elections in the late
1800s
d. Due to not getting their candidates nominated, the reform-minded Republicans
formed a third party
- Ans - B
The Interstate Commerce Act impacted the nation in what ways?
a. The law effectively regulated the railroads
b. The decision of the Supreme Court dictated changes in the law to make it effective
c. Like many of the reform efforts of the government during the late 1800s, it lacked the
power to be enforced
d. Democrats enforced the law strictly while Republicans weakened the law
- Ans - C
Which of the following laws demonstrated another example of a law which Congress
passed which proved to lack the ability to be enforced?
a. The Chinese Exclusion Act
b. Laws which outlawed child labor
c. Lower tariff rates
d. Sherman Anti-trust Act
- Ans - D
Southern states used decisions of the Supreme Court, such as the one above, to justify
their use of which of the following?
a. Passage of new voting laws which increased the number of voters
b. Southern states nullified federal laws to raise tariffs
c. Passage of segregation laws which limited the rights of African-Americans
d. Used federal funds to create internal transportation improvements
- Ans - C
Which political party tended to lean towards their beliefs in the 1890s as in the American
Protective Association?
a. Democrats
,b. Republicans
c. Populists
d. Progressive Party
- Ans - B
Nativist belief impacted the 1896 election in which of the following ways?
a. The Republican candidate was anti-Catholic
b. The Democratic candidate won due to Catholic vote
c. The Populist Party platform called for limits on immigration
d. The Republicans won the election due to Catholic vote
- Ans - C
The construction of the transcontinental railroad impacted the nation in which of the
following ways?
a. Slavery spread to the West
b. The number of settlers in the West increased
c. The federal government assumed control over the railroads
d. It ignited a belief in assuming control over the continent
- Ans - B
What two groups of people played a key role in the building of the Pacific Railway in the
Pacific Railway Act?
a. German + Irish immigrants
b. Slaves and Native Americans
c. Irish + Chinese immigrants
d. Chinese immigrants and slaves
- Ans - C
Besides the building of the Pacific Railway, the federal government took what other
steps to attract settlers to the West?
a. Cleared out Native Americans from the prime territory in the West
b. Created programs to give away land to settlers, if they agreed to improve it for a
period of time
c. Initiated an assimilation policy to control the Native Americans
d. Created a policy so that citizens purchased federal land only with gold or silver
- Ans - B
Which war in US history began due to similar ideas as those expressed by Alfred T.
Mahan in "Influence of Sea Power on History?"
a. The United States war with Mexico in the 1840s
b. The United States Civil War in the 1860s
c. The United States war with Spain in the 1890s
d. World War I in the 1910s
- Ans - C
What caused the United States to desire control over Cuba?
,a. The US navy wished to build a base there
b. Southern plantation owners wished to expand
c. The US wanted to destroy Cuban industries to protect domestic industries from
competition
d. The US wanted greater control over Cuba's sugar production
- Ans - D
What fact made the declaration of war against Spain possibly unnecessary?
a. Cuban freedom fighters committed many of the atrocities in Cuba
b. General Valeriano "The Butcher" Weyler acted without permission of the Spanish
government
c. Newspapers used yellow journalism to exaggerate Spanish atrocities in the
newspapers
d. US war hawks pushed for the occupation of Cuba and looked for an excuse to invade
- Ans - C
The ideas expressed in the image "Close the Gate" most directly reflect which of the
following continuities in American history?
a. Debates about how immigration changes the concept of American identity over time
b. Debates over whether Congress or the President controlled immigration policy in the
US
c. The rapid demographic change from a predominantly rural America to an urban
America
d. Social tensions created by increased internal migrations in the US
- Ans - A
Which of the following people most likely agreed with the sentiments Josiah Strong
expressed concerning immigrants in "Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present
Crisis?"
a. The "boss" of a Democratic political machine
b. A business owner
c. A farmer in the Midwest
d. A labor union leader
- Ans - D
In the late 1800s, nativism grew in the nation's cities. Political machines used
immigrants, once they were able to vote, to maintain political power in cities. They
provided access to basic necessities to immigrants in exchange for loyalty. The farmer
had his own concerns, and often many farmers once lived as immigrants that migrated
west. Labor leaders advocated for anti-immigration, due to trying to keep wages up for
their workers.
In order to assimilate into society, immigrants turned to what source of help?
a. Joined labor unions to get a job
b. Applied to the government for assistance
c. Sought out community centers and settlement houses
d. Philanthropic endeavors created by big businesses
, - Ans - C
Immigrants also battled nativism and sentiments, such as "Irish Need Not Apply." To
find help, immigrants possessed three sources of help. Some fell under the influence of
political machines, which provided access to basic necessities, such as a room to rent,
in exchange for political loyalty.
The Columbian Exchange pattern had which of the following effects after 1492?
a. developing agricultural-based economies that remained limited to particular regions
b. contributing to demographic changes and the global exchange of animal, plant,
cultural, and microbial life
c. promoting culturally homogeneous societies that relied exclusively upon single crops
d. supporting exchanges of goods that resulted in greater sensitivity and tolerance for
social diversity
- Ans - B
The description by Coronado suggests that the Querecho's culture was most directly
shaped by:
a. the over-reliance on domesticated animal life
b. animist spiritual beliefs that drew inspiration from nature
c. the scarcity of natural resources
d. cultural values that promoted inefficient use of animal life
- Ans - C
The engraving of the Algonquin village circa 1585 by Englishman John White would be
most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?
a. Specific religious rituals practiced by the Algonquin in Secotan
b. Significant English interest in settling the New World
c. A depiction of social relationships within Secotan
d. A European perspective of Algonquin village life
- Ans - D
Conditions like the sickened people shown in the image contributed most significantly to
what broader impact?
a. The mass death of Native American and Spanish populations in the New World
b. The advantage of the Spanish and Portuguese in conquering Native American
populations
c. The strengthening of Native American alliances through the Caribbean
d. The rapid development of immunity to future epidemics
- Ans - B
Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support Bailey's argument in the
excerpt, "African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade?"
a. Narratives from European traders describing the critical role of African groups in the
larger Atlantic Slave Trade
b. Diplomatic correspondence illustrating the established relationship between
European powers and African kingdoms
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