APUSH Unit 6 AMSCO Multiple Choice
A decline in the amount of money in circulation in proportion to the population would most
likely result in a(n)...
[Chart of money in circulation in the US from 1865-1895] - ANS-increase in interest rates
and a decline in prices
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to
organize?
[Samuel Gompers, Letter to Judge Peter Grosscup, "Labor in Industrial Society" 1894] -
ANS-The concentration of corporate wealth and power
Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women
primarily for which of the following reasons?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873] -
ANS-Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the
power to the states to determine who could vote
Based on this excerpt, which of the following groups or pieces of legislation would McElroy
most likely support?
[William McElroy, journalist, "An Old War Horse to a Young Politician," published
anonymously in the "Atlantic Monthly" 1880] - ANS-Pendleton Act of 1881
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the the
poverty described by Riis?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890] - ANS-Political machines
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that...
[Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting opinion on "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
1896] - ANS-facilities could be segregated by race if they were "separate but equal"
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the...
[Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting opinion on "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
1896] - ANS-writer W.E.B. Du Bois
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?
[Henry Grady, Editor of the "Atlanta Constitution" 1889] - ANS-Advocates of a New South
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the United States
from...
[Chart of immigration from 1870-1920] - ANS-southern and eastern Europe
McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects
McElroy's true criticism?
[William McElroy, journalist, "An Old War Horse to a Young Politician," published
anonymously in the "Atlantic Monthly" 1880] - ANS-Politics was primarily about holding office
for personal gain
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential
election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. To whom of the following were her actions
most similar?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873] -
ANS-Henry David Thoreau
A decline in the amount of money in circulation in proportion to the population would most
likely result in a(n)...
[Chart of money in circulation in the US from 1865-1895] - ANS-increase in interest rates
and a decline in prices
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to
organize?
[Samuel Gompers, Letter to Judge Peter Grosscup, "Labor in Industrial Society" 1894] -
ANS-The concentration of corporate wealth and power
Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women
primarily for which of the following reasons?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873] -
ANS-Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the
power to the states to determine who could vote
Based on this excerpt, which of the following groups or pieces of legislation would McElroy
most likely support?
[William McElroy, journalist, "An Old War Horse to a Young Politician," published
anonymously in the "Atlantic Monthly" 1880] - ANS-Pendleton Act of 1881
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the the
poverty described by Riis?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890] - ANS-Political machines
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that...
[Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting opinion on "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
1896] - ANS-facilities could be segregated by race if they were "separate but equal"
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the...
[Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting opinion on "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
1896] - ANS-writer W.E.B. Du Bois
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?
[Henry Grady, Editor of the "Atlanta Constitution" 1889] - ANS-Advocates of a New South
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the United States
from...
[Chart of immigration from 1870-1920] - ANS-southern and eastern Europe
McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects
McElroy's true criticism?
[William McElroy, journalist, "An Old War Horse to a Young Politician," published
anonymously in the "Atlantic Monthly" 1880] - ANS-Politics was primarily about holding office
for personal gain
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential
election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. To whom of the following were her actions
most similar?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873] -
ANS-Henry David Thoreau
