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Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the motion-picture machine
B
the phonograph
C
the multiplex telegraph
D
the telephone
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle ?

A
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
B
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
C
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth
D
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
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Thomas Jefferson believed that the federal government was limited to the powers explicitly listed in the Constitution. Which best describes Alexander Hamilton’s view of this issue?

A
Hamilton believed that the Constitution was unrelated to the nation’s political structure.
B
Hamilton felt that the Constitution should be interpreted more strictly than Jefferson.
C
Hamilton favored a looser interpretation of the Constitution than Jefferson.
D
Hamilton strongly supported Jefferson’s interpretation of the Constitution.
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What was one major teaching of the Second Great Awakening?

A
All enslaved people should be emancipated immediately.
B
All citizens should have the right to own enslaved people.
C
People should keep to traditions and not try to change society.
D
People should live proper, moral, and respectful lives.
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Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public?

A
so that different railroad companies would know what to charge
B
so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently
C
so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates
D
so that railroad companies couldn’t unfairly charge different rates
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In the 1850s, many Northerners thought John Brown was a

A
dangerous man.
B
fiery speaker.
C
strong politician.
D
noble hero.
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What happened in the first few years after Mexico won its independence in 1821?

A
Americans were not allowed to settle in Texas.
B
Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas.
C
Spain prohibited slavery in all of its territories.
D
Mexico gave Texas to the United States.
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Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
force scabs to cross picket lines.
B
report on and bust unions.
C
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
D
move employees to company towns.
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How did enslaved people escape to the North?

A
by taking part in insurrections
B
through military force
C
getting jobs in factories
D
on the Underground Railroad
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Why might people exercise their First Amendment right to petition the government?

A
to express dissatisfaction with the president
B
to express satisfaction with the government
C
to get the government to help fix a problem
D
to find a lawyer to represent them in court
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In 1858, Abraham Lincoln lost the Senate seat to Stephen Douglas because

A
he withdrew from the election.
B
he refused to debate him
C
Democrats won the majority in the legislature.
D
Republicans won the majority in the legislature.
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Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

A
Stephen Douglas
B
John C. Breckinridge
C
Jefferson Davis
D
Abraham Lincoln
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The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

A
to enjoy different cultural events.
B
to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.
C
to discover and create new technologies.
D
to enable their children to attend universities there.
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Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
John D. Rockefeller
B
J. P. Morgan
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
Henry Ford
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What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

A
a drop in employment in weapons factories
B
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
C
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
D
food shortages and a rise in starvation
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Which of these most accurately compares handmade products with mass-produced products?

A
Handmade products are made quickly by machines. Mass-produced products are made slowly by skilled workers.
B
Handmade products and mass-produced products are both made slowly by skilled workers.
C
Handmade products are made slowly by skilled workers. Mass-produced products are made quickly by machines.
D
Handmade products and mass-produced products are both made quickly by machines.
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During the earliest days of the American Revolution, General Washington believed that

A
financial support from other countries would guarantee a colonial victory.
B
soldiers’ short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory.
C
the war would be short and end in colonial independence.
D
the war would be long but would end in colonial independence.
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California finally joined the Union following the death of

A
President Millard Fillmore.
B
President Zachary Taylor.
C
Senator John C. Calhoun.
D
Senator William Seward.
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Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?

A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
John Adams
D
George Washington

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