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An example of a push factor would be

A
job opportunities.
B
religious freedom.
C
educational opportunities.
D
poverty.
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In the mid-1800s, which hardships did pioneers encounter on the trails to the West? Choose four correct answers.

A
lack of food and water
B
government roadblocks
C
harsh weather
D
rugged landscape
E
attacks by Spanish soldiers
F
threat of disease
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In an argumentative essay, where should the writer’s claim first be stated?

A
in the summary in the conclusion
B
in a thesis statement in the introduction
C
in the first sentence of the second body paragraph
D
in the first sentence of the first body paragraph
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What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
tenant contracts
B
minstrel shows
C
poll taxes
D
subsistence farms
5

During the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, the Union army

A
prevented supplies from entering or leaving.
B
ran out of ammunition.
C
lost more troops than the Confederacy.
D
suffered from hunger and thirst.
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Which of these was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the temperance movement
B
the abolition movement
C
the suffrage movement
D
the property rights movement
7

Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Henry Winter Davis.
B
Robert E. Lee.
C
Benjamin Wade.
D
Edwin Stanton.
8

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
B
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
C
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
D
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
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What led British soldiers to fire on Boston’s townspeople on March 5, 1770?

A
The townspeople had thrown objects at the soldiers.
B
The townspeople had fired at the soldiers.
C
The soldiers were enforcing the Quartering Act.
D
The soldiers were enforcing the Townshend Acts.
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed

A
enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.
B
most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.
C
all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.
D
most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.
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Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to Indigenous people was sold

A
to specific tribes as reservation land.
B
to Indigenous people who wanted more.
C
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.
D
to white settlers and railroad companies.
12

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
B
segregation was unconstitutional.
C
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
D
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
13

Which best describes Daniel Webster’s views?

A
He worked to create a system to improve the economy.
B
He disagreed with slavery, but supported compromise.
C
He supported slavery, sectionalism, and states’ rights.
D
He regarded nullification as a form of treason.
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President Andrew Jackson believed that American Indians should

A
assimilate into white American culture.
B
not live among white Americans.
C
not give up their lands for white expansion.
D
move onto reservations in the Southeast.
16

In Common Sense , Thomas Paine argued that

A
America should have its own monarchy.
B
America should reconcile with Britain.
C
America should submit to British regulations.
D
America should be an independent nation.
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A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
divided the country.
B
preserved the Union.
C
enhanced trade with Europe.
D
reinvented the Northern economy.
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How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

A
by selling railroad lines back to the government at a profit
B
by building railroad monopolies and continually raising prices
C
by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad
D
by owning businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad
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Which of these is the best example of popular sovereignty as referred to in the Constitution?

A
voting for representatives
B
having checks and balances
C
having a three-branch government
D
serving on a jury
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What was a major push factor that increased immigration to the United States between 1830 and 1850?

A
economic hardship
B
factory employment
C
religious freedom
D
abundant land

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