Question

1.
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The Treaty of Washington settled boundary, shipping, and fishing issues between the United States and _____.

Great Britain

Canada

Spain

Cuba
2.
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The ___ prevents the sale of unsafe edible items.

Interstate Commerce Act of 1909

Food Processing Bill

Pure Food and Drug Act

Truth in Packaging Act
3.
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Congress annexed ______ in 1898 out of fear of Japanese expansion.

Hawaii

Puerto Rico

Cuba

the Philippines
4.
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Progressives interpreted the Constitution as a(n) ____ document.

strict

outdated

living
5.
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What was a positive result of the Great Chicago Fire?

buildings spaced further apart

destroyed area converted into a park

improved building codes and materials

invention of fire hydrant
6.
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Which of the following was NOT a government responsibility according to Progressives?

defend rights of all citizens

provide education

tax each citizen the same

protect the environment
7.
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Social Progressives believe the ___ of wealth will help the lower class achieve a higher standard of living.

prevention

redistribution

protection

empowerment
8.
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When completed in 1883, the ____ Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge.

New York

Brooklyn

Golden Gate
9.
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Many states passed "separate but equal" laws ____ Blacks and Whites.

segregating

slavery

integrating
10.
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Great Britain settled the _______ claims regarding a Confederate raider that terrorized Union shipping.

New York

Georgia

Alabama

Mississippi
11.
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The Sixteenth Amendment provided for the creation of a national ____ tax.

luxury

sales

income
12.
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Journalist ___ spent 10 days in an asylum to expose mistreatment of the mentally ill.

Elizabeth Cochran

Lincoln Steffens

Ida Tarbell

Mark Twain

Answer 1

1. Great Britain
2. Pure Food and Drug Act
3. Hawaii
4. living
5. improved building codes and materials
6. tax each citizen the same
7. redistribution
8. Brooklyn
9. segregating
10. Alabama
11. income
12. Elizabeth Cochran