Use the quote to answer the question.
Which statement best expresses the meaning of the metaphor “Judge Lynch” in the text from the preface to Southern Horrors?
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Responses
African American mobs were committing many murders.
African American mobs were committing many murders.
African Americans were frequently sent to jail by corrupt judges.
African Americans were frequently sent to jail by corrupt judges.
Many African Americans were being murdered by mobs.
Many African Americans were being murdered by mobs.
Judges often approved the death penalty for African Americans.
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Many African Americans were being murdered by mobs.
alists wanted to make people aware of the costs of industrial growth. Which action was hastened largely because public opinion was aroused by a contemporary novel?
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Responses
ratification of the 19th Amendment
ratification of the 19th Amendment
establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission
establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission
approval of federal income tax
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Responses
ratification of the 19th Amendment
ratification of the 19th Amendment
establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission
establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission
approval of federal income tax
establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Why did cartoonist Thomas Nast portray Boss William Tweed as a vulture feeding on the city of New York?
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because Tweed had controlled labor in the city
because Tweed had controlled labor in the city
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
because Tweed gave loans to the immigrants of the city but not others
because Tweed gave loans to the immigrants of the city but not others
because Tweed managed to avoid jail despite his crimes
because Tweed managed to avoid jail despite his crimes
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Responses
because Tweed had controlled labor in the city
because Tweed had controlled labor in the city
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
because Tweed gave loans to the immigrants of the city but not others
because Tweed gave loans to the immigrants of the city but not others
because Tweed managed to avoid jail despite his crimes
because Tweed managed to avoid jail despite his crimes
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
Which statement best explains the population growth in the five cities shown on the graph between 1870 and 1920?
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Responses
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.
Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.
African Americans sought a better life in the South.
African Americans sought a better life in the South.
Many people migrated to the Midwest to become farmers.
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Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.
Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.
African Americans sought a better life in the South.
African Americans sought a better life in the South.
Many people migrated to the Midwest to become farmers.
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Use the graphic organizer to answer the question.
Based on your reading, which statement best completes the flow chart?
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Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.
Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.
Many Chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.
Many Chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.
Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.
Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.
Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.
Based on your reading, which statement best completes the flow chart?
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Responses
Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.
Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.
Many Chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.
Many Chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.
Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.
Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.
Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.
Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.
Why does the term “gilded age” accurately describe the period of the late 1800s?
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Responses
It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.
It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.
It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.
It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
It was a time when corruption fell to one of its lowest points in U.S. history.
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It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.
It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.
It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.
It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
It was a time when corruption fell to one of its lowest points in U.S. history.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
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