Question 17

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Question 18
A)
Why did American colonists argue against the Townshend Acts?
(1 point)
They taxed goods produced within the colonies.
They granted Parliament new powers to tax trade.
They strengthened the non-importation movement.
They reduced colonial influence over royal governors.
A)
What was Thomas Paine's main argument in the pamphlet Common Sense?
(1 point)
The colonies should seek reconciliation with the British.
Colonial boycotts following the Intolerable Acts must continue indefinitely.
The Virginia Plan was the only way to ensure ratification of the Constitution.
The colonies needed to reject the monarchy and declare independence.
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Question 19
A)
Why was the Continental Army's time at Valley Forge a low point during the
Revolutionary War?
(1 point)
The army suffered devastating losses during a long siege.
The army lost many soldiers to cold, hunger, and sickness.
The army failed to drive British forces from an important port.
The army failed to break a blockade to obtain needed provisions.
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Question 20
A)
“If this wild project succeeds, under the auspices of Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United States, and three hundred thousand slaves are set
free in Virginia, farewell to the safety, prosperity, the importance, perhaps the
very existence of the Southern States.”
—Anonymous Southern Planter, 1796
Which post-Revolutionary War trend does the passage best illustrate?
(1 point)
changes in state constitutions outlawing slavery
strong resistance to abolition
the rise of manumissions
African American contribution to the war effort
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Question 21
Did Have Did Not Have
A)
Did the Articles of Confederation include each factor? Drag each factor into
the correct category.
(2 points)
 executive branch  power to make laws  power to tax
 unicameral legislature
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Question 22
Federalist Anti-Federalist
A)
Federalists and Anti-Federalists made different arguments about the new
government. Drag each argument to the correct group.
(2 points)
 The nation needs the new Constitution in order to survive.
The national government should not be too powerful; the states should have
more power.

A stronger national government is needed after the weak Articles of
Confederation.

 The new Constitution gives too much power to the national government.
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Question 23
A)
How were Chinese immigrants in America treated in the late 1800s?
(1 point)
American soldiers often murdered Chinese citizens so white settlers could
take their land.
Laws did not allow the Chinese immigrants to become American citizens.
The Chinese were often forced into taking low-paying jobs as cartmen and
cattle herders.
Reformers pushed the Chinese to integrate into American culture and give
up their Chinese heritage.
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Question 24
A)
What is attributed to boosting college enrollment numbers from 50,000
students in 1870 to over 600,000 students by 1920?
(1 point)
the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890
the creation of women’s colleges
the publication of Good Housekeeping magazine
the tripling of public school enrollments in this time period
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Question 25
First Wave of Immigrants Second Wave of Immigrants
A)
Drag the characteristics of immigrants to the U.S. into the correct category.
(2 points)
 arrived from northern and western Europe
 worked as unskilled laborers  worked as farmers
 arrived from southern and eastern Europe
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Question 26
Question 27
A)
What ruling reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
(1 point)
poll tax
Compromise of 1877
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
A)
Identify a problem reformers tried to solve during the Progressive Era.
(1 point)
excessive pollution
political corruption
dwindling birth rates
increased natural disasters
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Question 28
Question 29
A)
Supporters of the temperance movement believed that drinking alcohol led to
which social problem?
(1 point)
criminal activity
infectious disease
political corruption
racial discrimination
A)
What topic did Ida B. Wells write about?
(1 point)
lynchings in the South
unfair hiring practices
legal reform measures
unsafe working conditions
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Question 30
Question 31
A)
What is a monopoly?
(1 point)
A monopoly is a free market economic system.
A monopoly encourages free trade between nations.
A monopoly controls the supply within a specific market.
A monopoly establishes laws for buying goods and services.
A)
Which of the following was a result of the election of 1912?
(1 point)
The Progressive Party was formed
The election ended progressive reforms in America.
The election resulted in a republican victory at the polls.
The election was a tie between Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.
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Question 32
A)
What is Thomas Edison credited with inventing or improving? Select the two
correct answers.
(1 point)
the typewriter
the vacuum cleaner
the flush toilet
the light bulb
the phonograph
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Question 33
A)
How were trusts and holding companies treated under the law?
(1 point)
Both were subject to anti-monopoly laws.
Both were exempt from anti-monopoly laws.
A trust was subject to anti-monopoly laws, while a holding company was
not.
A holding company was subject to anti-monopoly laws, while a trust was
not.
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Question 34
American Federation of Labor Knights of Labor
A)
Drag and drop each description to the correct group. Some choices will be
used more than once.
(1 point)
 fought for women’s and minorities' rights
 championed an eight-hour workday
 did not oppose wealthy industrialists
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Question 35
A)
How did the invention of hydraulic mining allow for larger mining operations?
(1 point)
Air blown at high pressure could remove unwanted materials from steel.
Water released at high pressure could move large rocks out of the way.
New tools were better able to cut through shallow grass and rocks in the
soil.
Wind power could be used to pump water and produce electricity

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on the historical context provided:

Question 18 A) Why did American colonists argue against the Townshend Acts?

• Answer: They granted Parliament new powers to tax trade.

Question 19 A) What was Thomas Paine's main argument in the pamphlet Common Sense?

• Answer: The colonies needed to reject the monarchy and declare independence.

Question 20 A) Why was the Continental Army's time at Valley Forge a low point during the Revolutionary War?

• Answer: The army lost many soldiers to cold, hunger, and sickness.

Question 21 A) Which post-Revolutionary War trend does the passage best illustrate?

• Answer: strong resistance to abolition

Question 21 A) Did the Articles of Confederation include each factor? Drag each factor into the correct category.

• Did Have: power to make laws, unicameral legislature
• Did Not Have: executive branch, power to tax

Question 22 A) Federalists and Anti-Federalists made different arguments about the new government. Drag each argument to the correct group.

• Federalist: The nation needs the new Constitution in order to survive. A stronger national government is needed after the weak Articles of Confederation.
• Anti-Federalist: The national government should not be too powerful; the states should have more power. The new Constitution gives too much power to the national government.

Question 23 A) How were Chinese immigrants in America treated in the late 1800s?

• Answer: Laws did not allow the Chinese immigrants to become American citizens.

Question 24 A) What is attributed to boosting college enrollment numbers from 50,000 students in 1870 to over 600,000 students by 1920?

• Answer: the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890

Question 25 A) Drag the characteristics of immigrants to the U.S. into the correct category.

• First Wave of Immigrants: arrived from northern and western Europe, worked as farmers
• Second Wave of Immigrants: arrived from southern and eastern Europe, worked as unskilled laborers

Question 26 A) What ruling reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Answer: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Question 27 A) Identify a problem reformers tried to solve during the Progressive Era.

• Answer: political corruption

Question 28 A) Supporters of the temperance movement believed that drinking alcohol led to which social problem?

• Answer: criminal activity

Question 29 A) What topic did Ida B. Wells write about?

• Answer: lynchings in the South

Question 30 A) What is a monopoly?

• Answer: A monopoly controls the supply within a specific market.

Question 31 A) Which of the following was a result of the election of 1912?

• Answer: The Progressive Party was formed.

Question 32 A) What is Thomas Edison credited with inventing or improving? Select the two correct answers.

• Answer: the light bulb, the phonograph

Question 33 A) How were trusts and holding companies treated under the law?

• Answer: Both were subject to anti-monopoly laws.

Question 34 A) Drag and drop each description to the correct group.

• American Federation of Labor: championed an eight-hour workday, did not oppose wealthy industrialists
• Knights of Labor: fought for women’s and minorities' rights, championed an eight-hour workday

Question 35 A) How did the invention of hydraulic mining allow for larger mining operations?

• Answer: Water released at high pressure could move large rocks out of the way.

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