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Study the graph.According to the graph, Internet use in the United States since 1990 has

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A
declined.
B
remained the same.
C
increased slightly.
D
increased greatly.
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Why did many Americans seek a change in the election of 1980?

A
They were tired of conservative leadership and policies.
B
They wanted to bring a Democrat into the White House.
C
They felt that a bigger government would solve the country’s problems.
D
They disapproved of President Carter’s approach to handling issues.
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Common Sense influenced the Declaration of Independence by

A
using a similar type of easily understood language.
B
persuading the Continental Congress to meet.
C
preparing people for the new ideas in the Declaration.
D
suggesting who should write the Declaration.
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Which of the following arguments did Thomas Paine include in Common Sense?

A
Colonists should not have to pay taxes to the British.
B
All types of government are unreasonable.
C
A monarchy is a dangerous form of government.
D
The British should overthrow their king.
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Which group was a result of the sit-in movement?

A
the Congress of Racial Equality
B
the Montgomery Improvement Association
C
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
D
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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The position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s can be characterized as

A
aggressive.
B
colonial.
C
warlike.
D
protective.
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Which best describes the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
It was attended by only a few thousand people.
B
It was attended mostly by white Americans.
C
It was chaotic and violent.
D
It was organized and peaceful.
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Which of the following best explains why Chinese immigrants moved to the United States in the 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to start their own railroads.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in East Coast cities.
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The attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was led by

A
the United States.
B
Boris Yeltsin.
C
citizens angered by shortages.
D
Communist hardliners.
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People who journeyed to the West moved quickly through mountain passes to avoid traveling

A
through rainstorms, which made trails slick and wet.
B
in the dark, which made it difficult to follow the trail.
C
in large groups, which could attract attacks by Indigenous people.
D
through the first snows of winter, which could trap a party.

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