Question 1

The Kansas-­‐Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

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The Kansas-­‐Nebraska Act was passed to allow for settlement in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. The act allowed for settlers to vote on whether or not the territory would have slavery. the expansion of slavery into new territories

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the sale of federal lands to slave owners

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The right of Northerners to own slaves

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the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

Question 2

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

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the extension of voting rights to African American men

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the addition of new states to the Union

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the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

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the disintegration of the Whig Party

Question 3

What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

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Preventing violence against African Americans in the South

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Securing protections for African Americans' voting rights

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Helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union

Question 4

What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?

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African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.

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African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs.

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African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts.

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African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.

Question 5

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

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to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

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to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

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to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

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to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

Question 6

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

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to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

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to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

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to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

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to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

Question 7

This quote is from Farmer's Alliance member Mary Elizabeth Lease in the late 1800s:
---------------"The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master. . . . The politicians said we suffered from overproduction. Overproduction, when 10,000 little children, so statistics tell us, starve to death every year in the United States. . . . We will stand by our homes and stay by our fireside by force if necessary, and we will not pay our debts to the loan-­‐shark companies until the government pays its debts to us." -------------

Based on this quote, with which statement would Lease agree?

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Greater control over large corporations will help agricultural workers reclaim their livelihood and regain their financial footing.

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Although slavery has been abolished in this country, African Americans still find themselves held in bondage.

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Although child labor is a severe problem in the country, government leaders have done nothing to prevent children from working.

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Farmers produce more food than the population can handle, but they are not permitted to sell their surpluses to other markets.

Question 8

The map shows routes taken by African Americans who participated in the Great Migration:

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the availability of good jobs in the North and West

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the construction of low-­‐cost government housing in growing cities

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the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

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the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

Question 9

Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?

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Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity.

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Both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas.

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Both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers.

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Both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.

Question 10

The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

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Japanese immigration to the United States

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tariffs between Japan and the United States

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Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

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U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

Question 11

The U.S. acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain’s influence in the Western Hemisphere?

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C.	Puerto Rico

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Samoa

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The Virgin Islands

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Hawaii

Question 12

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-­‐American war?

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Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

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Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain.

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Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

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Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders.

Question 13

Which statement explains one reason for the change in urban population in the Northeast from 1870 to 1900?

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Millions of immigrants arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe.

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Thousands of veterans returned home from the Civil War

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Thousands of immigrants arrived in the United States from China.

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Millions of people from the rural Midwest moved to cities.

Question 14

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

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Madame C.J. Walker

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Sojourner Truth

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Emily Dickinson

Question 15

The map below shows routes taken by African Americans who participated in the Great Migration.   What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?

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the availability of good jobs in the North and West

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the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

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the construction of low-­‐cost government housing in growing cities

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the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

Question 16

The diagram below shows the various goals of the Dawes Act of 1877. Which phrase best completes the diagram?

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Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

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Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

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Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

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Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

Question 17

The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment:

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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the passage of Black Codes throughout the South

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the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

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the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

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the rise of violence against emancipated slaves

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