Ap Us History Midterm Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

The goal of the Sherman anti-trust act was to: A.) encourage the creation of labor unions B.) encourage the growth of trusts C.) create greater fairness in industry D.) increase tax review on large businesses {Ans: C}What group of immigrants was most responsible for building the Union Pacific? {Ans: german and Irish}What was the primary motivation for the Kansas Exodus for many African Americans to the West following the Civil War?: A.) finding employment as sharecroppers B.) establishing bonanza farms C.) escaping the racial tensions of the South D.) finding employment in railroad construction {Ans: C}Andrew Carnegie engaged in the practice of vertical integration by: A.) monopolizing a single product by eliminating all competition B.) controlling all aspects of the production process from beginning to end C.) artificially inflating the value of his companies' stock to attract investors D.) fixing railroad rates and rebates to decrease costs {Ans: B}The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson: A.) ended segregation in the US B.) upheld the doctrine of separate but equal C.) allowed African Americans to serve in the armed forces D.) stated that separate but equal applied only to private businesses {Ans: B}Which government action