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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff had the direct effect of

A
providing loans to help banks and businesses.
B
shantytowns being built across the country.
C
Bonus Army demonstrations in Washington, DC.
D
foreign countries refusing to buy American goods.
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Why did Southern and Northern delegates disagree over whether the new Congress should have the commerce power?

A
Southerners feared it would lead to the end of slavery.
B
Northerners feared it would lead to the expansion of slavery.
C
Northerners feared it would lead to the end of slavery.
D
Southerners feared it would lead to slavery in the North.
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Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms sparked an ongoing national debate on

A
the proper role of government.
B
the legitimacy of Roosevelt’s election.
C
the necessity of private business.
D
the need to end the Great Depression.
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The Homestead Act greatly impacted the Indigenous People of the Great Plains by

A
encouraging homesteaders to take over the Indigenous People’s farms.
B
creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of Indigenous People.
C
making new technologies available to Indigenous People.
D
bringing new schools to Indigenous settlements.
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The circle graph shows US population incomes in 1890.US Population Incomes, 1890What does the graph show about the distribution of income during the late 1800s?

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A
Most people were in the low income bracket and only a few earned large incomes.
B
Most people were in the high income bracket and only a few had low incomes.
C
The entire population earned low incomes.
D
The entire population earned high incomes.
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Many African Americans during World War I

A
could not find work at all.
B
could not move to find work.
C
found work in rural areas.
D
found work in northern cities.
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When the Lowell Mill Girls went on strike in 1836, which tactic did the mill owners use to break the strike?

A
They fired all the employees.
B
They engaged in negotiations with the employees.
C
They hired a new set of employees.
D
They refused to negotiate with the employees.
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Look at the idea web. American Society in the Late 1800sHow would a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union most likely fill in the center of this web?

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A
Problems Caused by Government
B
Problems Caused by Alcohol
C
Problems of Religious Persecution
D
Problems of the Reform Movement
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Which two developments caused industrialization and the economy to grow during the Gilded Age?

A
new technology and workers’ unemployment benefits
B
new technology and a system of railroads
C
a system of railroads and social change
D
unemployment benefits and social change
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Despite the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, southern states implemented Jim Crow laws, which were designed to

A
prevent African Americans from gaining equality.
B
support the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
C
uphold the Fifteenth Amendment.
D
abolish the "separate but equal" doctrine.

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