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| In the 1800's, the temperance and suffrage movements were both concerned with |
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| making social and political reforms |
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| Abraham Lincoln's statement "A house divided against itself cannot stand" referred to the conflict between |
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| "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,... Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door." -Emma Lazarus Inscription on the Statue of Liberty This quotation supports a policy of |
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| In the United States during the late 1800's, increased immigration, the expansion of industry, and improved transportation systems contributed to |
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| Monopolies, trusts, and holding companies were business organizations designed to |
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| Industrial Revolution led to |
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| a larger quantity of goods that were less expensive |
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| Which individual would have been called a muckraker? |
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| a writer who described problems of American society in the late 1800's |
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| In the late 1800's, the main reason that the United States Government became more interested in foreign affairs was |
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| Which statement is evidence that racist attitudes were common in the United States during the 1920's? |
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| Membership in the Ku Klux Klan reached its peak |
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| On controversial issues such as prayer in public schools, decisions of the United States Supreme Court are based on the Court's interpretation of the |
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| Throughout United States history, a major goal of tariffs has been to |
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| limit competition from foreign goods |
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| Which period is associated with Radical Republicans, carpetbaggers, and the passage of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution? |
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| The trials of Dred Scott, Homer Plessy, and Ernesto Miranda demonstrate the role of the courts in determining the |
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| A major task facing the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to create a government powerful enough to get things done but not so powerful that the government would |
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| threaten the rights of the people |
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| "...the American continents...are...not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers..." This passage is taken from the |
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| Between 1820 and 1860 when a territory applied for statehood, the most important issue before Congress was whether the territories |
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| Which event resulted in United States territory nearly doubling in size between 1800 and 1830? |
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| In United States history, the years between 1865 and 1914 could best be characterized as a period of |
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| immigration and industrialization |
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| "Breakfast was at 6:00 a.m., supper at 7:30 p.m. In between, man and machine were crammed into small spaces inviting an accident. Cloth fiber and dust filled the air, making breathing difficult, and mounds of cloth piled up to await the fatal spark." Conditions such as those |
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| Which area of the world was affected most by the Monroe Doctrine, the "Big Stick" policy, and the Good Neighbor policy? |
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| Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka were important Supreme Court cases that dealt with |
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| Thurgood Marshall achieved distinction in his role as the first African-American to |
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| serve on the United States Supreme Court |
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| A country in which political power is held by the citizens is known as |
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| An important accomplishment of the Iroquois Confederacy was the |
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| establishment of a political union of member nations |
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| During the period 1700 to 1770, the American colonial population increased from about 250,000 people to over 2,000,000. This growth of colonial society was mainly due to |
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| increased immigration from Europe |
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| "Many of the [colonial] storekeepers couldn't give away any of the British goods on the stores' shelves. It was as if the colonists had agreed to not buy any English products." Which economic idea is described in this passage? |
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| The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was called to focus attention on |
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| Which author's work gave support to the Abolitionist movement before the Civil War? |
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| Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
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