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Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
young women from wealthy families
B
immigrants who had recently come to America
C
reformers like Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens
D
members of the middle-class people who needed a place to live
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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In the 1800s, the federal policy of assimilation encouraged Indigenous peoples

A
to give up getting an education.
B
to maintain their traditional customs.
C
to practice their traditional religions.
D
to practice Christianity.
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The conflict between the Sioux and the US military at Wounded Knee marked

A
the beginning of the American Indian Wars.
B
the final battle in the American Indian Wars.
C
the beginning of the Ghost Dance movement.
D
the end of the reservation system in the West.
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What hardship did both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers face?

A
attacks from Indigenous peoples
B
blasting through the Sierra Nevada
C
extreme weather conditions
D
losing workers to the gold rush
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What was one provision of the Homestead Act of 1862?

A
It gave participants as much land as they could farm.
B
It gave an extra eighty acres to anyone who could buy it.
C
It gave anyone the right to rent land from the government.
D
It gave one hundred sixty acres of land to participants for a small fee.
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In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

A
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
B
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
C
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
D
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.
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In the early 1800s, female reformers focused on the issue(s) of:

A
temperance only.
B
women's access to health care and health education.
C
temperance, abolition, and women's access to education.
D
women's right to vote.
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Look at the political cartoon below. According to this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” who is on the road to liberty, equality, and justice?

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A
the Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Populist Party
D
the Progressive Party
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Which of the following 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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When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
B
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
C
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
D
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
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Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Jeannette Rankin
B
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C
Carrie Chapman Catt
D
Margaret Sanger
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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 and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.
C
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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 West, the completion of the transcontinental railroad greatly benefited

A
the ranching industry.
B
the banking industry.
C
the cotton industry.
D
the fishing industry.
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

A
racially segregated facilities.
B
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.
C
racially segregated housing.
D
“separate but equal” schools.
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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 child safety.
C
ruled in favor of government regulations.
D
overturned a state law regarding unsafe products.
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Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
social Darwinists
B
wealthy people
C
immigrants
D
reformers
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How did railroad companies profit from the building of the transcontinental railroad?

A
by selling railroad lines back to the federal government at a profit
B
by renting land to White settlers who moved in after construction was done
C
by selling advance tickets to White settlers who planned to move west
D
by selling their own government-granted land to farmers
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Which of the following best describes a reason behind passage of the Dawes Act?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to change the customs of Indigenous peoples.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for Indigenous peoples.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to move Indigenous peoples to reservations.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to end homesteading by White settlers.
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Which of the following 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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