AP®︎ US History: Topic 6.13 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.13 of AP US History – Politics in the Gilded Age.
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Topic 6.13
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-6.3.II.A
Which party was known for 'waving the bloody shirt' during the Gilded Age?
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Topic 6.13: Politics in the Gilded Age
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective K
Explain the similarities and differences between the political parties during the Gilded Age.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.III.C
Economic instability inspired agrarian activists to create the People’s (Populist) Party, which called for a stronger governmental role in regulating the American economic system.
Historical Developments: KC-6.3.II.A
The major political parties appealed to lingering divisions from the Civil War and contended over tariffs and currency issues, even as reformers argued that economic greed and self-interest had corrupted all levels of government.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.I.D
In an urban atmosphere where the access to power was unequally distributed, political machines thrived, in part by providing immigrants and the poor with social services.
