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Which of the following best describes a reason behind passage of the Dawes Act?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to change the customs of Indigenous peoples.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for Indigenous peoples.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to move Indigenous peoples to reservations.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to end homesteading by White settlers.
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In the Gilded age, how did monopolies affect many small businesses?

A
Monopolies helped small businesses grow.
B
Monopolies forced small businesses to shut down.
C
Monopolies had no effect on small businesses.
D
Monopolies provided customers for small businesses.
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How did John D. Rockefeller horizontally integrate his monopoly in 1882?

A
He created a trust that controlled ninety percent of the nation's oil refineries.
B
He created a trust that controlled oil wells, refineries, and distribution networks.
C
He purchased coal plants around the country to add to his business.
D
He purchased iron mines around the country to add to his business.
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Opposition to Asian immigrants led to the 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan. This informal agreement stated that

A
Japan would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
B
Japan would issue only five thousand passports per year to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
C
the United States could take away the citizenship of Japanese immigrants who lived in the United States.
D
the United States would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to Japan.
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How did the Bessemer process contribute to industrial growth in the Gilded Age?

A
The Bessemer process made it possible to mass-produce steel, which was used to build factories.
B
The Bessemer process made it possible to construct combustion engines, which were used in cars.
C
The Bessemer process led to the invention of electricity, which was used to power urban areas.
D
The Bessemer process led to the invention of the telegraph, which helped businesses communicate.
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What was one result of landlords not taking care of tenements in the early 1900s?

A
People only lived in them for short periods of time.
B
People got sick due to unsafe living conditions.
C
Rooms were overcrowded despite regulations.
D
Elevators were usually broken and out of order.
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Which of the following was a typical tactic of nativists in the early 1900s?

A
registering immigrants to vote
B
campaigning for pro-immigration laws
C
bullying and intimidating immigrants
D
paying immigrants to move out of cities
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In the 1800s, the federal policy of assimilation encouraged Indigenous peoples

A
to give up getting an education.
B
to maintain their traditional customs.
C
to practice their traditional religions.
D
to practice Christianity.
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Where did large numbers of Asian immigrants settle between 1890 and 1910?

A
in the South
B
in the Midwest
C
on the East Coast
D
on the West Coast
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The two major immigration stations in the United States were located

A
in San Francisco in the West and New York in the East.
B
in Philadelphia in the East and Chicago in the Midwest.
C
in New York in the North and Charleston in the South.
D
in San Francisco in the West and Philadelphia in the East.
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
B
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
C
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
D
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
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How did railroad companies profit from the building of the transcontinental railroad?

A
by selling railroad lines back to the federal government at a profit
B
by renting land to White settlers who moved in after construction was done
C
by selling advance tickets to White settlers who planned to move west
D
by selling their own government-granted land to farmers
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In the West, the completion of the transcontinental railroad greatly benefited

A
the ranching industry.
B
the banking industry.
C
the cotton industry.
D
the fishing industry.
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How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

A
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.
B
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.
C
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
D
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
isolating them from American citizens.
B
separating them from their family members.
C
teaching them how to speak English.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

A
racially segregated facilities.
B
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.
C
racially segregated housing.
D
“separate but equal” schools.

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