APUSH Final Exam| EXAM| UPDATED 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |100% PASS
The industrial revolution had all of the following consequences during the period up to 1890 EXCEPT ✔️real wages for workers declined
The idea of Social Darwinism was used to ✔️justify great concentrations of wealth
The election of 1876 ✔️Hayes defeated Tilden after making a backroom deal with Democrats
Which of the following best describes how the settling of the western frontier affected Americans? ✔️Though proud, Americans were troubled
about where the U.S was headed
The permanent labor system that replaced slavery in the South after the Civil War was called ✔️sharecropping
The Force Acts were passed in the early 1870s for the purpose of ✔️disbanding the Ku Klux Klan
The woman who wrote A Century of Dishonor detailing poor U.S government treatment of Indians was ✔️Helen H. Jackson
Probably the richest mine in American history was ✔️the Comstock Lode
In the push and pull of westward migration discussed in class, the Push refers to ✔️overcrowded east coast cities
One of the most important effects of the destruction of the buffalo in the late 1800s was ✔️the beginning of Indian Wars
The specific crime that President Johnson was impeached over was ✔️violating the Tenure of Office Act
A key technological development that led to the growth of cattle drives was ✔️railroads into Kansas
The name of Rockefeller's famous company was ✔️Standard Oil Company
In April of 1865, Lincoln was assassinated ✔️by John Wilkes Booth as part of a conspiracy
The basic purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to ✔️assimilate the Indian into white culture
Which of the following is a valid criticism of the idea that the federal government pursued a laissez-faire policy during the 19th century? ✔️It
gave grants to railroads
The Bessemer process was an important technological innovation in ✔️the manufacture of steel
Because of the economies of scale that grew during the latter 1900s, there was a period of ✔️deflation
The man who shipped 35,000 longhorn cattle to Chicago in 1867 was ✔️Joseph McCoy
Thomas Edison was a particularly important inventor because ✔️his inventions often began new industries
The Freedmen's Bureau can best be described as ✔️a social services agency that facilitated Reconstruction
Political Reconstruction came to an end in ✔️1877
In the year 1889, all of the following were admitted as states into the Union EXCEPT ✔️Arizona
In the end, the Reconstruction plan that was put into effect was ✔️Military Reconstruction
The terrorist organization known as the Ku Klux Klan used violence to ✔️keep blacks and white republicans from voting
The American frontier was essentially settled, at least according to the superintendent of the census, by ✔️1890
The main reason that agricultural surpluses were so important in the industrialization of America was ✔️they helped bring in foreign capital
Which of the following would most likely refer to the "New South"? ✔️increase in textile production
Between 1860 and 1900 the value of U.S Industrial products grew approximately from ✔️2 billion to 13 billion
In order to disenfranchise the African-Americans, Southerners used a number of tools including ✔️the poll tax
, Congress funded the transcontinental railroad by ✔️giving land to the railroad companies
The main economic opportunities that drew people to the American West in such large numbers included ✔️mining, ranching, and farming
The Congressional Plan for reconstruction which was actually implemented included all of the following EXCEPT ✔️the Black Codes
The life of the cowboyo and cattle drives came to an end in 1886 due, in part, to ✔️one of the worst blizzards in the U.S history
An important consequence of the Haymarket Square bombing of 1886 was that ✔️workers abandoned the Knights of Labor for the American
Federation of Labor
The consolidators who helped organize the U.S railway system included ✔️Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Supreme Court Case known as Plessy v. Ferguson ✔️made segregation legal
An important result of the mining craze in the 1800s was ✔️a dis-uniform frontier line
The main purpose of the Black Codes was ✔️to force freedmen to work on the old plantations
The I.W.W was a workers union that ✔️was a radical socialist union
The political machine used _____________ as its power base ✔️immigrant votes
The Triangle shirtwaist factory fire led very quickly to ✔️new inspection laws
The presidential candidate who lost, in part, because of his rumored dishonesty, was ✔️Blaine
Chester Arthur became president in 1881 when __________ was assassinated ✔️Garfield
The book exposing horrible conditions in New York City called How the Other Half Lives was written by ✔️Jacob Riis
One of the worst pollution problems in urban areas in the late 1800s came from ✔️horses
Before you can become a federal civil service worker, you must first ✔️pass a test
The Northern Securities case was important because ✔️it showed that government was stronger than business
In the latter 1800s, the city that grew at the fastest rate, relative to its beginning size was ✔️Chicago
Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis suggested that ✔️the frontier provided a "safety-valve" which kept American cities from being
overcrowded
The inventions that allowed the city to grow in size included ✔️trolley, bridges, and steel
The man known for uniting the Populist and Democratic parties was ✔️William J. Bryan
One element of Roosevelt's New Nationalism was ✔️to regulate big businesses rather than break them up
The Populist Party candidate in 1892 was ✔️James Weaver
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed largely because ✔️of racial prejudice directed toward Asians
In regard to the protective tariff ✔️farmers were against it because it hurt their income
Stakwarts and Half-Breeds were members of the ✔️Republican Party
Before he ran for president, Woodrow Wilson was ✔️a history professor
One of the early important members of the conservation movement was ✔️Gifford Pinchot
The Federal exerted control over the economy by ✔️controlling the amount of money in circulation
The first electric trolley system was set up in ✔️Richmond
One of the main reasons that so much was spent of Civil War Pensions was ✔️because of the U.S budget surplus
The industrial revolution had all of the following consequences during the period up to 1890 EXCEPT ✔️real wages for workers declined
The idea of Social Darwinism was used to ✔️justify great concentrations of wealth
The election of 1876 ✔️Hayes defeated Tilden after making a backroom deal with Democrats
Which of the following best describes how the settling of the western frontier affected Americans? ✔️Though proud, Americans were troubled
about where the U.S was headed
The permanent labor system that replaced slavery in the South after the Civil War was called ✔️sharecropping
The Force Acts were passed in the early 1870s for the purpose of ✔️disbanding the Ku Klux Klan
The woman who wrote A Century of Dishonor detailing poor U.S government treatment of Indians was ✔️Helen H. Jackson
Probably the richest mine in American history was ✔️the Comstock Lode
In the push and pull of westward migration discussed in class, the Push refers to ✔️overcrowded east coast cities
One of the most important effects of the destruction of the buffalo in the late 1800s was ✔️the beginning of Indian Wars
The specific crime that President Johnson was impeached over was ✔️violating the Tenure of Office Act
A key technological development that led to the growth of cattle drives was ✔️railroads into Kansas
The name of Rockefeller's famous company was ✔️Standard Oil Company
In April of 1865, Lincoln was assassinated ✔️by John Wilkes Booth as part of a conspiracy
The basic purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to ✔️assimilate the Indian into white culture
Which of the following is a valid criticism of the idea that the federal government pursued a laissez-faire policy during the 19th century? ✔️It
gave grants to railroads
The Bessemer process was an important technological innovation in ✔️the manufacture of steel
Because of the economies of scale that grew during the latter 1900s, there was a period of ✔️deflation
The man who shipped 35,000 longhorn cattle to Chicago in 1867 was ✔️Joseph McCoy
Thomas Edison was a particularly important inventor because ✔️his inventions often began new industries
The Freedmen's Bureau can best be described as ✔️a social services agency that facilitated Reconstruction
Political Reconstruction came to an end in ✔️1877
In the year 1889, all of the following were admitted as states into the Union EXCEPT ✔️Arizona
In the end, the Reconstruction plan that was put into effect was ✔️Military Reconstruction
The terrorist organization known as the Ku Klux Klan used violence to ✔️keep blacks and white republicans from voting
The American frontier was essentially settled, at least according to the superintendent of the census, by ✔️1890
The main reason that agricultural surpluses were so important in the industrialization of America was ✔️they helped bring in foreign capital
Which of the following would most likely refer to the "New South"? ✔️increase in textile production
Between 1860 and 1900 the value of U.S Industrial products grew approximately from ✔️2 billion to 13 billion
In order to disenfranchise the African-Americans, Southerners used a number of tools including ✔️the poll tax
, Congress funded the transcontinental railroad by ✔️giving land to the railroad companies
The main economic opportunities that drew people to the American West in such large numbers included ✔️mining, ranching, and farming
The Congressional Plan for reconstruction which was actually implemented included all of the following EXCEPT ✔️the Black Codes
The life of the cowboyo and cattle drives came to an end in 1886 due, in part, to ✔️one of the worst blizzards in the U.S history
An important consequence of the Haymarket Square bombing of 1886 was that ✔️workers abandoned the Knights of Labor for the American
Federation of Labor
The consolidators who helped organize the U.S railway system included ✔️Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Supreme Court Case known as Plessy v. Ferguson ✔️made segregation legal
An important result of the mining craze in the 1800s was ✔️a dis-uniform frontier line
The main purpose of the Black Codes was ✔️to force freedmen to work on the old plantations
The I.W.W was a workers union that ✔️was a radical socialist union
The political machine used _____________ as its power base ✔️immigrant votes
The Triangle shirtwaist factory fire led very quickly to ✔️new inspection laws
The presidential candidate who lost, in part, because of his rumored dishonesty, was ✔️Blaine
Chester Arthur became president in 1881 when __________ was assassinated ✔️Garfield
The book exposing horrible conditions in New York City called How the Other Half Lives was written by ✔️Jacob Riis
One of the worst pollution problems in urban areas in the late 1800s came from ✔️horses
Before you can become a federal civil service worker, you must first ✔️pass a test
The Northern Securities case was important because ✔️it showed that government was stronger than business
In the latter 1800s, the city that grew at the fastest rate, relative to its beginning size was ✔️Chicago
Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis suggested that ✔️the frontier provided a "safety-valve" which kept American cities from being
overcrowded
The inventions that allowed the city to grow in size included ✔️trolley, bridges, and steel
The man known for uniting the Populist and Democratic parties was ✔️William J. Bryan
One element of Roosevelt's New Nationalism was ✔️to regulate big businesses rather than break them up
The Populist Party candidate in 1892 was ✔️James Weaver
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed largely because ✔️of racial prejudice directed toward Asians
In regard to the protective tariff ✔️farmers were against it because it hurt their income
Stakwarts and Half-Breeds were members of the ✔️Republican Party
Before he ran for president, Woodrow Wilson was ✔️a history professor
One of the early important members of the conservation movement was ✔️Gifford Pinchot
The Federal exerted control over the economy by ✔️controlling the amount of money in circulation
The first electric trolley system was set up in ✔️Richmond
One of the main reasons that so much was spent of Civil War Pensions was ✔️because of the U.S budget surplus
