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According to this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” who is on the road to liberty, equality, and justice?

A
the Populist Party
B
the Progressive Party
C
the Democratic Party
D
the Republican Party
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In this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” the people symbolize

A
improvements brought about by urbanization.
B
wealthy citizens of that era.
C
urban problems of that time.
D
types of people causing social injustices.
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When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
B
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
C
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
D
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to Indigenous people.
B
dealt dishonestly with Indigenous people families.
C
gave land to settlers who removed Indigenous people.
D
did not understand the power structure of Indigenous people tribes.
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In the Muller v. Oregon case of 1908, the Supreme Court

A
ruled against government regulations.
B
overturned a state law regarding unsafe products.
C
ruled in favor of government regulations.
D
overturned a state law regarding child safety.
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What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
B
to divide and distribute land to Indigenous people
C
to stop Indigenous people from buying land
D
to stop Indigenous people from resisting assimilation
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The government’s continuous changing of Indigenous people policy caused

A
all Indigenous people tribes to rise up against federal government policies.
B
all Indigenous people tribes to accept federal government policies.
C
trust of the federal government among Indigenous people.
D
distrust of the federal government among Indigenous people.
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What hardship did both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers face?

A
extreme weather conditions
B
attacks from Indigenous peoples
C
blasting through the Sierra Nevada
D
losing workers to the gold rush
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In the West, the completion of the transcontinental railroad greatly benefited

A
the banking industry.
B
the fishing industry.
C
the cotton industry.
D
the ranching industry.
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Which of these was a reason that Roosevelt sued the Northern Securities Company?

A
Northern Securities controlled all rail service between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.
B
Northern Securities controlled all freight service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
C
Northern Securities controlled all mail delivery between Chicago and New York.
D
Northern Securities controlled all meat packing between Chicago and Detroit.
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Which best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
B
the first two American women to hold national elected office
C
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
D
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
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How did railroad companies profit from the building of the transcontinental railroad?

A
by selling advance tickets to White settlers who planned to move west
B
by selling railroad lines back to the federal government at a profit
C
by selling their own government-granted land to farmers
D
by renting land to White settlers who moved in after construction was done
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What was one provision of the Homestead Act of 1862?

A
It gave an extra eighty acres to anyone who could buy it.
B
It gave one hundred sixty acres of land to participants for a small fee.
C
It gave participants as much land as they could farm.
D
It gave anyone the right to rent land from the government.
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Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
reformers like Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens
B
members of the middle-class people who needed a place to live
C
immigrants who had recently come to America
D
young women from wealthy families
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How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

A
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.
B
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
C
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.
D
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.
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In the early 1800s, female reformers focused on the issue(s) of:

A
women's right to vote.
B
temperance, abolition, and women's access to education.
C
women's access to health care and health education.
D
temperance only.
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

A
racially segregated facilities.
B
racially segregated housing.
C
“separate but equal” schools.
D
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.

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