Taft's Reforms — Unit test Answers

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How did the federal government use land grants in the West in the 1860s?

The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.

The government used land grants to relocate Indigenous People onto reservations.

The government slowed settlement of the West by withholding land grants until the Civil War was over.

The government offered land grants to free African Americans after the end of the Civil War.

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How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.

Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.

Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

to stop American Indians from buying land

to stop American Indians from resisting assimilation

to divide and distribute land to American Indians

to divide and distribute land to white settlers

Which of the following best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association

the first two American women to hold national elected office

two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement

the first two American women to vote legally in a national election

What was one way Progressives wanted to regulate railroads?

by limiting the fees railroads could charge for carrying freight

by limiting the number of states through which railroads could travel

by determining the wages paid to railroad workers

by determining the amount of taxes the railroads had to pay

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