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The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 prompted the formation of two major suffrage organizations because

A
it marked a great success for the abolition movement, which many feminists opposed.
B
it granted formerly enslaved men the right to vote, while women were still denied this right.
C
it put a halt to Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” and set back the cause of women’s suffrage.
D
it granted women the right to vote in Western states but not in Eastern states.
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Which of these is an example of muckraking disguised as a work of fiction?

A
A Century of Dishonor and Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson
B
The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell
C
The Octopus by Frank Norris
D
The Red Record by Ida B. Wells
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In 1833, Oberlin College became the first US college to

A
admit women on equal terms with men.
B
educate only women and not men.
C
elect a woman as college president.
D
join women’s fight for temperance.
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A muckraker was a reporter who wrote

A
about corruption and crime in industry and government.
B
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.
C
about the importance of the First Amendment.
D
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.
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In the early 1800s, society considered temperance to be an acceptable cause for female reformers because this issue related to

A
equality between men and women.
B
community welfare and family.
C
a woman's ability to provide for her family.
D
access to education.
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Which of these was a corrupt business practice that Frank Norris exposed in The Octopus?

A
railroad companies selling land to farmers and secretly keeping legal ownership of the land
B
railroad companies receiving land grants from the government and attempting to sell the land
C
railroad companies charging farmers and ranchers to transport goods and livestock to their land
D
railroad companies purchasing land from the government and improving the land
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Which of the following did the five reformers who organized the Seneca Falls Convention have in common?

A
They came from states where women had gained suffrage.
B
They had gained political support by being jurors on important cases.
C
They were experienced at effectively organizing women’s rights conventions.
D
They were active in the abolition movement.
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Which of these writers helped bring about the breakup of the Standard Oil monopoly?

A
Lincoln Steffens
B
Jacob Riis
C
Frank Norris
D
Ida Tarbell
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Which of the following best describes the causes women reformers and activists focused on before the suffragist movement?

A
the temperance movement only
B
temperance, abolition of slavery, and education for women and girls
C
women's right to vote
D
women's right to vote and abolition of slavery
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What did Ida B. Wells work to end through her muckraking articles?

A
the Standard Oil monopoly
B
corrupt railroad business practices
C
problems in the meatpacking industry
D
lynching of and discrimination against African Americans

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