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In the mid to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. What is another way that railroad companies used the land?

A
They created land preservations in order to protect the environment.
B
They sold the land to farmers and ranchers.
C
They mined the land for coal and other natural resources.
D
They built factories along the rail lines.
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One of the main problems with the reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
C
dealt dishonestly with American Indian chiefs.
D
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
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Which invention allowed the greatest personal freedom of travel?

A
the transcontinental railroad
B
the automobile
C
the horse-drawn trolley
D
the elevated train
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How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation?

A
by using horses and carriages to commute
B
by making the automobile unnecessary
C
by transporting commuters without crowding city streets
D
by delivering fresh food to people in cities
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Which of these men created a monopoly in the oil industry?

A
John D. Rockefeller
B
Henry Ford
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
J. P. Morgan
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Which of these innovations was made possible by Alexander Graham Bell?

A
instant communication between trains
B
instant communication through speech
C
instant communication using a special code
D
instant communication through the written word
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What was the main reason that Carnegie invested in the Frick Coke Company?

A
He was interested in the coal business.
B
He wanted to make sure he could always get fuel for his steel plant.
C
He wanted to invest in new technology.
D
He thought he could help the company become profitable.
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Population growth during the Gilded Age was due in large part to

A
better health care.
B
immigration to the United States.
C
unemployment among workers.
D
an improved food supply.
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Which of these inventors most directly contributed to changing the way people functioned during the evening?

A
Alexander Graham Bell
B
Madam C. J. Walker
C
Thomas Alva Edison
D
Samuel Morse
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Which of these ideas would supporters of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling most likely have agreed with?

A
that “separate but equal” was a valid legal doctrine
B
that the Constitution should be interpreted without regard to race
C
that "separate but equal" did not justify racial segregation
D
that “social rights” were a part of “civil rights”
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Which three factors transformed industry during the Gilded Age?

A
new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads
B
immigration, government investments in business, and the expansion of railroads
C
new technology, government investments in business, and new business practices
D
the expansion of railroads, new technology, and the government’s repeal of taxes
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The government’s changing of American Indian policy caused

A
trust of the federal government among American Indian tribes.
B
all American Indian tribes to accept federal government policies.
C
all American Indian tribes to resist federal government policies.
D
distrust of the federal government among American Indians.
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Why did the development of time zones make train schedules more reliable?

A
Time zones created a standard of time that all trains followed.
B
Time zones set the entire country to the same time.
C
Time zones measured time locally instead of country-wide.
D
Time zones made sure that each state was in only one zone.
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How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

A
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
B
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
C
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
D
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
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Which best explains how railroad companies were able to standardize their timetables in 1883?

A
by unionizing their labor forces
B
by combining into a single railway company
C
by working together voluntarily
D
by complying with federal legislation
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Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 when the Supreme Court decided that

A
segregation was necessary for "public peace and good order."
B
the "separate but equal" doctrine applied to education.
C
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
D
the government could not legislate equality.
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The growth of business led to the development of a new type of business organization called the corporation. Which of these was a characteristic of a corporation?

A
Only the owner of the company was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
B
Each of the company’s stockholders was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
C
None of the company’s stockholders was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
D
The federal government was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
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Read the quotation from Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, recalling his childhood under Jim Crow. “Even on our way to school some days, men would come by and throw oranges at us, sometimes rock perhaps. We [also] were very much aware of police brutality in that city at that time. We were conscious of the Ku Klux Klan riding around the town to keep everybody in check.” In this quotation, Dr. Bronson is describing

A
conflicts between the police and the Ku Klux Klan that caused violence in the city in which he lived.
B
intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the Ku Klux Klan against African American citizens.
C
how the police protected African American citizens from intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan.
D
how residents protected each other from the Ku Klux Klan and the police in the city in which he lived.
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What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?

A
Railroads provided fast transportation of raw materials to ports for overseas shipments.
B
Railroads provided cheap and fast transportation for both raw materials and products.
C
Railroads provided expensive but fast transportation of raw materials and products.
D
Railroads provided transportation for products to markets in rural areas of the South.
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Which best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for American Indians and to provide protection from white settlers.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from American Indians and to move them to reservations.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to make American Indians property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to give American Indian families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.

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