What was the main response of the middle class to the challenges of city living? (1 point) Responses escape to the suburbs escape to the suburbs move to high-rise apartments move to high-rise apartments rent out tenement buildings rent out tenement buildings attend vaudeville shows attend vaudeville shows Question 2 Which of the following was the most compelling reason for people to leave rural farms for dangerous, difficult work in industrial cities?(1 point) Responses higher populations higher populations increased job opportunities increased job opportunities better living conditions better living conditions more equal social status more equal social status Question 3 What subjects did artists of the Ashcan school depict?(1 point) Responses active waterways with steamboats and ferries active waterways with steamboats and ferries busy street life and working-class leisure activities busy street life and working-class leisure activities middle-class women working in homes and factories middle-class women working in homes and factories contemporary waste removal and recycling systems contemporary waste removal and recycling systems Question 4 Why were nativists hostile to immigrants?(1 point) Responses They resented that labor unions were helping immigrants They resented that labor unions were helping immigrants They were concerned that immigrants were too Americanized. They were concerned that immigrants were too Americanized. They believed that immigrants were loyal to their home countries. They believed that immigrants were loyal to their home countries. They feared factories would close if immigrant populations declined. They feared factories would close if immigrant populations declined. Question 5 What was the purpose of a poll tax?(1 point) Responses to prevent African Americans from voting in elections to prevent African Americans from voting in elections to keep Republican governments out of southern states to keep Republican governments out of southern states to ensure that disenfranchised voters can vote in elections to ensure that disenfranchised voters can vote in elections to prevent sharecroppers from leaving their farms with unpaid debts to prevent sharecroppers from leaving their farms with unpaid debts Question 6 How did African Americans in the post-Civil War era respond to the hostile environment of the South?(1 point) Responses They confiscated land on abandoned plantations. They confiscated land on abandoned plantations. They disenfranchised voters who did not have residency. They disenfranchised voters who did not have residency. They supported legislation to bring industry to the South. They supported legislation to bring industry to the South. They migrated to the Northeast and Midwest to work in factories. They migrated to the Northeast and Midwest to work in factories. Question 7 Which of the following would most influence hiring in a merit-based civil service system? Select the two correct answers.(1 point) Responses family relationships family relationships personal friendships personal friendships prior job experience prior job experience political support political support relevant skills relevant skills Question 8 Use the political cartoon to answer the question. A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "blow over." "Let us prey." In this political cartoon, showing Boss Tweed and his associates as vultures perched on a corpse representing New York, what do the bones and skulls most likely represent? (1 point) Responses Boss Tweed's defeated rivals within the Democratic Party Boss Tweed's defeated rivals within the Democratic Party Boss Tweed's defeated political opponents in the Republican Party Boss Tweed's defeated political opponents in the Republican Party institutions and groups hurt by Boss Tweed's corrupt deal making institutions and groups hurt by Boss Tweed's corrupt deal making corrupt institutions and groups that Boss Tweed aided corrupt institutions and groups that Boss Tweed aided Question 9 What was an unexpected consequence of mechanized farming practices?(1 point) Responses As mechanization increased crop yields, farmers reduced how much they planted leading to crop shortages. As mechanization increased crop yields, farmers reduced how much they planted leading to crop shortages. As mechanization increased crop yields, overproduction caused crop values to decline. As mechanization increased crop yields, overproduction caused crop values to decline. Mechanization cost far more than animal labor, but it only slightly increased crop yields Mechanization cost far more than animal labor, but it only slightly increased crop yields Mechanization caused farmers to plant more than they could harvest leading to crop shortages. Mechanization caused farmers to plant more than they could harvest leading to crop shortages. Question 10 Which challenge faced by farmers in the late 1800s were state Granger Laws intended to address?(1 point) Responses high farm debt high farm debt high tariff rates high tariff rates high railroad fees high railroad fees high crop prices high crop prices Question 11 Which of the following was the first major farmers' movement to emerge after the Civil War?(1 point) Responses the Farmers' Alliance the Farmers' Alliance the Grange the Grange the Populist Party the Populist Party the Whig Party the Whig Party Question 12 Which statement best describes the Farmers' Alliance(1 point) Responses It was a regional organization that lacked broad national appeal It was a regional organization that lacked broad national appeal It was a diverse organization that included African Americans and women. It was a diverse organization that included African Americans and women. It was an organization that focused solely on the issue of railroad regulation. It was an organization that focused solely on the issue of railroad regulation. It was an organization that focused mostly on immigration policies.

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Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: The main response of the middle class to the challenges of city living?

• Answer: escape to the suburbs

Question 2: Which of the following was the most compelling reason for people to leave rural farms for dangerous, difficult work in industrial cities?

• Answer: increased job opportunities

Question 3: What subjects did artists of the Ashcan school depict?

• Answer: busy street life and working-class leisure activities

Question 4: Why were nativists hostile to immigrants?

• Answer: They believed that immigrants were loyal to their home countries.

Question 5: What was the purpose of a poll tax?

• Answer: to prevent African Americans from voting in elections

Question 6: How did African Americans in the post-Civil War era respond to the hostile environment of the South?

• Answer: They migrated to the Northeast and Midwest to work in factories.

Question 7: Which of the following would most influence hiring in a merit-based civil service system? Select the two correct answers.

• Answer: relevant skills and prior job experience

Question 8: In the political cartoon, what do the bones and skulls most likely represent?

• Answer: institutions and groups hurt by Boss Tweed's corrupt deal making

Question 9: What was an unexpected consequence of mechanized farming practices?

• Answer: As mechanization increased crop yields, overproduction caused crop values to decline.

Question 10: Which challenge faced by farmers in the late 1800s were state Granger Laws intended to address?

• Answer: high railroad fees

Question 11: Which of the following was the first major farmers' movement to emerge after the Civil War?

• Answer: the Grange

Question 12: Which statement best describes the Farmers' Alliance?

• Answer: It was a regional organization that lacked broad national appeal.