SJA APUSH Period 6 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
After the Civil War, which of the following became a symbol of a life of freedom on the open
range?
a. pioneers
b. buffalo
c. Indians
d. Pony Express riders
e. cowboys - CORRECT ANSWER - e. cowboys
The spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The Haymarket affair:
a. brought about the end of Reconstruction
b. was provoked by the 1886 bombing at a Chicago labor rally
c. began with the Great Strike of 1877
d. involved American farmers on strike
e. originated in New York City - CORRECT ANSWER - b. was provoked by the 1886
bombing at a Chicago labor rally
Who insisted that freedom and spiritual self-development required an equalization of wealth and
power and that unbridled competition mocked the Christian ideal of brotherhood?
a. William M. Tweed
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Walter Rauschenbusch
d. Andrew Carnegie
e. William G. Sumner - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Walter Rauschenbusch
, Republican economic policies strongly favored the interests of eastern industrialists. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The economy surged forward between 1870 and 1890, bringing prosperity and growth with only
minor disruptions. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller:
a. were both immigrants
b. built-up giant corporations that dominated their respective markets
c. faced no criticism for their business practices
d. advocated government regulation of business
e. led the way in social reform - CORRECT ANSWER - b. built-up giant corporations that
dominated their respective markets
The second industrial revolution was marked by:
a. a return to handmade goods
b. the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad
industries
c. a more equalized distribution of wealth
d. the rapid expansion of industry across the South
e. a decline in the growth of cities - CORRECT ANSWER - b. the acceleration of factory
production and increased activity in the mining and railroad
Credit Mobilier:
a. was involved in steel production
b. was an international corporation
c. was indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration
d. donated money to the poor
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
After the Civil War, which of the following became a symbol of a life of freedom on the open
range?
a. pioneers
b. buffalo
c. Indians
d. Pony Express riders
e. cowboys - CORRECT ANSWER - e. cowboys
The spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The Haymarket affair:
a. brought about the end of Reconstruction
b. was provoked by the 1886 bombing at a Chicago labor rally
c. began with the Great Strike of 1877
d. involved American farmers on strike
e. originated in New York City - CORRECT ANSWER - b. was provoked by the 1886
bombing at a Chicago labor rally
Who insisted that freedom and spiritual self-development required an equalization of wealth and
power and that unbridled competition mocked the Christian ideal of brotherhood?
a. William M. Tweed
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Walter Rauschenbusch
d. Andrew Carnegie
e. William G. Sumner - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Walter Rauschenbusch
, Republican economic policies strongly favored the interests of eastern industrialists. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The economy surged forward between 1870 and 1890, bringing prosperity and growth with only
minor disruptions. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller:
a. were both immigrants
b. built-up giant corporations that dominated their respective markets
c. faced no criticism for their business practices
d. advocated government regulation of business
e. led the way in social reform - CORRECT ANSWER - b. built-up giant corporations that
dominated their respective markets
The second industrial revolution was marked by:
a. a return to handmade goods
b. the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad
industries
c. a more equalized distribution of wealth
d. the rapid expansion of industry across the South
e. a decline in the growth of cities - CORRECT ANSWER - b. the acceleration of factory
production and increased activity in the mining and railroad
Credit Mobilier:
a. was involved in steel production
b. was an international corporation
c. was indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration
d. donated money to the poor
