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TEKS US History High School - H.3.A: Political Issues
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High School - U.S. History
Social Studies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by -providing public assistance for former slavesadvocating the use of poll taxesmaking improvements in urban infrastructurecampaigning for women's suffrage60sH.3.A: Political Issues
- Q2What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services.30sH.3.A: Political Issues
- Q3Which issue is this cartoon addressing?TemperanceSegregationPolitical corruptionCivil-service reform60sH.3.A: Political Issues
- Q4The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to -promote American Indian investment in private industryturn American Indian reservations into corporate farmlandpromote cultural assimilation of American Indiansend warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military60sH.3.A: Political Issues
- Q5These demands most reflected the concerns of -immigrant workers seeking economic justicerobber barons pursuing higher profitssmall farmers in need of affordable creditprominent bankers who controlled the money supply60sH.3.A: Political Issues
- Q6This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be -based on the approval of lawmakersbased on the political party affiliation of the applicantdetermined by a merit system based on civil service examinationsset aside for business executives of large corporations30sH.3.A: Political Issues