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Which statement best explains what happened in the stock market from August to the end of October?

A
The market lost much of its value.
B
The market totally collapsed.
C
The market slowly inched upward.
D
The market increased its value.
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In this passage, Lincoln expresses concern about

A
Confederate troops firing on Fort Sumter.
B
the formation of a new state, West Virginia.
C
the splintering of the Democratic Party.
D
the secession of several Southern states.
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How would a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union most likely fill in the center of this web?

A
Problems of the Reform Movement
B
Problems of Religious Persecution
C
Problems Caused by Government
D
Problems Caused by Alcohol
5

What did President Lincoln risk if he chose not to resupply Fort Sumter?

A
the appearance of giving in to the Confederacy
B
abandonment of the fort by Confederate soldiers
C
armed conflict with the Southern soldiers
D
a takeover of the fort by Union soldiers
6

Most literature written during the Harlem Renaissance called for

A
equality for African Americans.
B
housing for African Americans.
C
jobs for African Americans.
D
health care for African Americans.
7

Emancipation meant that Southern landowners

A
could no longer hire formerly enslaved people.
B
could no longer rely on labor by enslaved people.
C
headed north to work in new industries.
D
lost their jobs to formerly enslaved people.
8

During Reconstruction, nearly 700 African American men

A
attended Virginia’s Constitutional Convention.
B
were delegates to state constitutional conventions.
C
served as members of Southern state legislatures.
D
were elected to Congress from Southern states.
9

Booker T. Washington believed that the best strategy to end racial segregation was for African Americans to

A
demand that it be gradually made illegal.
B
ignore it whenever it was encountered.
C
adapt to it as they worked to gain equality.
D
demand that it be made illegal immediately.
10

The 1935 Social Security Act paid retirees a stipend based on

A
the size of their bank accounts.
B
the amount contributed to the fund while working.
C
the amount of time dedicated to one job.
D
the size of their economic needs.
11

What helped immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s retain their cultures?

A
adopting American traditions
B
fleeing religious persecution
C
living in enclaves
D
avoiding discrimination
12

Which sentence best describes why European powers competed for new colonies in Africa and Asia in the early 1900s?

A
Europeans wanted to demonstrate their power.
B
Europeans wanted to make more accurate maps of the world.
C
Europeans wanted to help people in colonies become more European.
D
Europeans wanted more territory to prepare for the threat of war.
13

How did the US coastline provide an advantage for the South during the Civil War?

A
It allowed a quick escape from most cities in the South.
B
It allowed Southern factories to ship goods to Europe.
C
It allowed the South easy access to inland cities in the North.
D
It was long, which was difficult for the Union to blockade.
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Which best describes the aim of the Dawes Act?

A
to strongly encourage Indigenous people to become farmers
B
to strongly encourage Indigenous people to sell their land
C
to strongly encourage Indigenous people to speak English
D
to strongly encourage Indigenous people to change religions
15

What was Jacob Riis’s goal in the late 1800s?

A
to start settlement houses for the less fortunate
B
to expose corruption in city governments
C
to make Americans aware of problems in cities
D
to preach a gospel of social justice for the less fortunate
16

In Plessy v. Ferguson , Homer Plessy claimed that “separate but equal” violated his rights under the

A
Fourteenth Amendment.
B
Fifteenth Amendment.
C
Thirteenth Amendment.
D
First Amendment.
17

What changes did the invention of the radio bring to Americans?

A
It gave Americans a way to listen to sporting events instead of attending them.
B
It provided Americans with a way to hear the news as it happened.
C
It gave Americans new ways to communicate with friends and family.
D
It made Americans more isolated because they listened to the radio alone.
18

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff had the direct effect of

A
shantytowns being built across the country.
B
foreign countries refusing to buy American goods.
C
Bonus Army demonstrations in Washington, DC.
D
providing loans to help banks and businesses.
19

When did the “Age of Invention” begin?

A
the mid-1700s
B
the early 1800s
C
the mid-1800s
D
the early 1900s
21

In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

A
fewer goods for high prices.
B
a greater variety of goods for fair prices.
C
fewer goods for low prices.
D
a greater variety of goods for high prices.

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