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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
B
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
C
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
D
Jazz music played only in the South.
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The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
B
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
C
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
D
segregation was unconstitutional.
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The New Deal could best be summarized as a program that

A
was highly successful for a short period of time.
B
still has an impact on American life and government today.
C
provided worthwhile programs in the 1930s that stopped after WWII.
D
left no lasting impression on the country.
4

Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Benjamin Wade.
B
Edwin Stanton.
C
Robert E. Lee.
D
Henry Winter Davis.
5

What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
poll taxes
B
subsistence farms
C
minstrel shows
D
tenant contracts
6

What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

A
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
B
food shortages and a rise in starvation
C
a drop in employment in weapons factories
D
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
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Which of these was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the temperance movement
B
the suffrage movement
C
the property rights movement
D
the abolition movement
8

A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
reinvented the Northern economy.
B
preserved the Union.
C
divided the country.
D
enhanced trade with Europe.
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Which best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to help them provide for their families
B
to follow the social gospel
C
to help them retain their native culture
D
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
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What was the Great Migration during World War I?

A
the saving of food and fuel to help provide supplies for the war effort
B
the movement of white women from rural areas to industrial cities
C
the recruitment of American men to fight in the war in Europe
D
the movement of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities
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The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

A
suspend habeas corpus.
B
grant voting rights.
C
violate property rights.
D
serve for a second term.
12

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

A
most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.
B
most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.
C
enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.
D
all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.
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When the construction of the transcontinental railroad was completed,

A
it was primarily used to ship raw materials and finished goods.
B
it made travel time shorter between the East and West.
C
it made long-distance travel too expensive for most Americans.
D
it helped make living on the Plains safer for White settlers.
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An example of a push factor would be

A
poverty.
B
educational opportunities.
C
job opportunities.
D
religious freedom.
15

The expansion of the rail networks led to

A
a growth in the textile industry.
B
a decline in the coal industry.
C
a decline in the meatpacking industry.
D
a growth in the steel industry.
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Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

A
John C. Breckinridge
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Stephen Douglas
D
Jefferson Davis
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How did Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal help the environment?

A
by preserving the nation’s forests
B
by limiting working hours
C
by ending federal irrigation projects
D
by clearing and developing land
18

Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
B
move employees to company towns.
C
report on and bust unions.
D
force scabs to cross picket lines.
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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
B
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
C
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
D
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
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In a famous speech at the beginning of World War I, President Wilson declared that the United States would

A
join the Triple Entente.
B
remain involved.
C
join the Triple Alliance.
D
remain neutral.

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