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In the 1930s, populations in the American West began to increase significantly due toA. the rapid growth of manufacturing in
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What trend contributed significantly to the Great Depression in the United States?A. increasing income inequality B. decreasing
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What was a major contributing factor to the stock market crash of 1929?A. the overregulation of the economy B. the buying of
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Multiple Choice QuestionWhich BEST explains how the expansion of industrial productive capacity in the United States contributed
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How did stock market speculation contribute to the Great Depression?A. It deflated stock prices, forcing the government to buy
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Which THREE factors contributed to the Great Depression?A. Farmers produced more crops than people were able to buy. B. People
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What country gained considerable amounts of land in the 1763 Treaty of Paris?A. Britain B. Spain C. Prussia D. Portugal
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Which answer BEST explains why the Mid-Atlantic Colonies were so diverse?A. A diversity of laborers, each specializing to
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Which colonies were the MOST culturally diverse during the colonial period?A. the Mid-Atlantic Colonies B. the New England
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Describe one of the geographic factors that aided General Washington's forces in their attack on the Hessians at the Battle of
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The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object
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Which answer BEST explains how geography influenced the outcome of the Battle of Trenton?A. The Hessians thought the thick
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What was the MOST significant contribution of the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution?A. He helped identify
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Which argument of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was MOST effective in persuading undecided colonists to support independence
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What MOST motivated many free Black men to join Patriot militias?A. They agreed with the argument presented in Thomas Paine’s
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Which of the following provides an example of how colonial women were MOST useful to both the Continental and British armies?A.
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Which term of the Treaty of Paris 1783 was a direct response to an unpopular British law which helped begin the American
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What was the MOST significant impact of the Committees of Correspondence in the late colonial period?A. They allowed colonial
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Why were the British soldiers unable to escape from Continental forces at the Siege of Yorktown?A. Warships were patrolling the
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How did the geography of the area contribute to Lord Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown?A. Cornwallis and his forces camped on
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Which action BEST explains how the French and Indian War laid the groundwork for the American Revolution?A. The British united
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plant/vegetables that can grow thorough out the fall and winter seasons eassy
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The Progressive Movement was largely a reaction toA. the end of the United States isolationist foreign policy during World War
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How did the Spanish-American War contribute to concerns that the United States might become an imperialistic power?A. The
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How did Jane Addams’ involvement in the Settlement House Movement lead to her involvement in national politics?A. Addams
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What was the main reason that the United States sought to build a canal in Central America in the early twentieth century?A. to
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What happened in the Philippines after the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War?A.
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The deplorable working conditions that many American laborers were forced to endure led to the rise of muckrakers, such as Upton
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Why did the Progressives campaign for increased government regulation of business?A. The Progressives wanted to decrease the
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Which of the following BEST describes the roles of women in reform movements during the Progressive Era?A. After the success of
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The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson declared that segregation was legal in America.Why did the National Association for the
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Why were some Latin Americans angry about the Roosevelt Corollary?A. They did not want the United States intervening in their
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Which reason for the construction of the Panama Canal was MOST relevant to the creation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
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How did supporters of US imperialism justify the nation's actions in the South Pacific during the the twentieth century?A. They
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Why did anti-imperialists in the United States oppose the US annexation of the Philippines after the Spanish–American War?A.
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What is the subject of the cartoon "The Gap in the Bridge"?A. US imperialism B. US capitalism C. US isolationism D. US
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President Woodrow Wilson and the Senate disagreed over whether the United States should ratify the Treaty of Versailles. What
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What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts that President Woodrow Wilson signed into law?A. to limit public
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Multiple Choice QuestionThe arrest and prosecution of Eugene Debs in the early 1900s was representative of A. challenges to the
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What was the immediate reaction to this event in the United States?A. The United States called for a summit meeting of the
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The United States' decision to join the fight during World War I represented a break from what
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What THREE events caused the United States to enter World War I?A. the formation of the Triple Alliance B. the discovery of the
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Multiple Choice QuestionIn an effort to control their slaves, colonial slave owners attempted to strip away the cultural
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How did the geography of the region affect the development of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?A. The colonies’ numerous natural
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How did geography contribute to the growth of representative government during the colonial period?A. The vast distance between
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Multiple Choice QuestionWhat factor helped the dominant industries in the New England Colonies grow and develop? A. extensive
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Which statement BEST explains why the Southern Colonies were developed?A. The land was uninhabited. B. The climate was perfect
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A.The region lacks fertile land. B. The region consists of coastal plains. C. The growing season is only 5 to 7 months long. D.
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A.The region lacks fertile land. B. The region consists of coastal plains. C. The growing season is only 5 to 7 months long. D.
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Which THREE aspects of the Great Awakening help explain how it affected politics in colonial America?A. People began to move
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Why were colonial economies successful during the period of Salutary Neglect?A. Colonies had established independent trade with
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Why would some people feel that Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, had an unintended impact?A. The novel only led to food
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How did muckrakers affect the public’s perception of social problems in the Progressive Era?A. The muckrakers’ gloomy
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Which social change in the late nineteenth century MOST contributed to the ability of women to lead and participate in social
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Which BEST describes the relationship between the decision of Plessy v. Fergusonand the formation of the National Association
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The Progressive Movement was largely a reaction toA. the end of the United States isolationist foreign policy during World War
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Multiple Choice QuestionRead the quotation from a 1908 speech by Theodore Roosevelt and answer the question. We have become
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Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following legislative actions could be considered a triumph for progressive reformers? A.
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What did the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 decide about this situation?A. It was prohibited because all
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Why did women become increasingly involved in reform movements during the Progressive Era?A. Denied the right to vote, women
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Which BEST summarizes the central purpose of Jane Addams's Hull House in the early 1900s?A. to offer a gymnasium and a community
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The deplorable working conditions that many American laborers were forced to endure led to the rise of muckrakers, such as Upton
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How was the United States federal government affected by Progressive Era reforms?A. It took on a larger role in regulating
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Multiple Choice QuestionWhich law was passed, in part, due to the public outrage caused by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle? A. the
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What did Ida Tarbell criticize in The History of the Standard Oil Company?A. the oil industry's influence on the decision to
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Multiple Choice QuestionRead the excerpt from How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and answer the question. Long ago it was
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Multiple Choice QuestionWhy did the government order the military to eliminate the buffalo population in the 1800s? A. to
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How did the violation of the Treaty of Fort Laramie lead to the Great Sioux War?A. Settlers violated the treaty by hunting the
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Multiple Choice QuestionRead the text and answer the question. The Ghost Dance movement finally reached Lakota Sioux in 1890.
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Multiple Choice QuestionRead the excerpt from an important US law. [A]ny person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived
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What effect did the introduction of barbed wire have on the Plains Indians?A. It interfered with their nomadic lifestyle. B. It
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Which of the following BEST describes the federal government's attitude toward American Indians and western expansion?A. The
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Read the quotation attributed to Santana, a Kiowa war chief, from 1867 and answer the question.A long time ago this land
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Multiple Choice QuestionWith which US policy or principle was the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad MOST associated?
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What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?A. to improve trade between Mexico and the United States B. to link the
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Which statement about the groups that contributed to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad is correct?A. American
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Why was there a BIG congressional debate concerning the end of the Spanish American War?whether we should keep Cuba or give it
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Which is NOT a result of the Spanish American War?Cuba became independent. The US became recognized as a world power. We gained
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What is Yellow Journalism?when newspaper journalists expose social problems in society exaggerated stories used to make stories
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Which is NOT a reasons for the Spanish American War?Americans were angered by Spain's attempt to get Mexico to attack the U.S.
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Who became president after Herbert Hoover?
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What construction projects did Hoover begin in an attempt to help the economy?
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How did high unemployment impact families? (Mark the 2 BEST answers)Causes hunger and starvation for those affected. People
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What did many sharecroppers do when the Dust Bowl hit the nation? What were they called?
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What were some causes of the Dust Bowl? (Mark all correct answers)Drought Overproduction of manufactured goods. Stock Market
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What are some causes of the Great Depression? (Mark all correct answers)Underconsumption Stock Market speculation Overfarming
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During prohibition, organized crime increased with bootlegging and speakeasies. true or false
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Nativism during the 1920s led to immigration restriction with the passage of the ______.
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A series of deportations of suspected communists resulted from the Palmer Raids. true or faluse
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Communism calls for a worldwide overthrow of capitalism true or false
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3 precedents that President Washington established during his term:
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Which of the following was NOT one of the prominent abolitionists during the Age of Jackson?Grimke Sisters Henry Clay William
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This White Abolitionist sought immediate emancipation by any means necessary
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A person who wants to end slavery is a(n)abolitionist carpetbagger teetotaler emancipator
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Second Great Awakening reform movements include all of the following EXCEPTpublic education temperance climate change women's
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The Second Great Awakening is a series of religious revivals which increased Americans' desire to
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What was the religious revival that occurred during the Age of Jackson?
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Henry Clay's American System DID NOT included which of the following?Federally funded internal improvements Industrial quotas
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Henry Clay's economic plan was called the
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The Whigs believed who should fund internal improvements?
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