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Read the quotation from Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery.“No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government. Having once got its tentacles fastened on to the economic and social life of the Republic, it was no easy matter for the country to relieve itself of the institution.” On which point would Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agree?

A
American society is able to easily overcome the negative effects of slavery.
B
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that the only way to achieve equality is through activism.
C
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that achieving equality for all will take patience.
D
Slavery has lasting and extensive effects on every aspect of American society.
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During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, how did the US government protect businesses?

A
by breaking up a railroad trust
B
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
C
by ending child labor
D
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
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In which area did Theodore Roosevelt fail to enact reforms?

A
business
B
food and drugs
C
child labor
D
conservation
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Which progressive political reform did Taft support during his presidency?

A
the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
B
the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
C
the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
D
the passage of legislation against trust-busting
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Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:

A
it did little to lower taxes.
B
it raised taxes.
C
it was not progressive enough.
D
it did not help business.
6

Look at the graphic organizer.Which word best fits in the center area?

Question illustration
A
Equality
B
Activism
C
Integration
D
Accommodation
7

Read the quote from President Wilson’s letter to the National Child Labor Committee.“As the labor situation created by the war develops I am more interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children.” The “labor situation” Wilson refers to most likely concerned him because:

A
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
B
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
C
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
D
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
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Which of the following did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826?

A
She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women.
B
She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception.
C
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
D
She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.
9

Which of the following is a legacy of Roosevelt’s environmental policies?

A
clean air and water
B
national parks and forests
C
bans on deforestation
D
bans on hunting
10

Which of the following best explains which Progressive reforms were most successful?

A
The financial reforms were most successful because they removed the high tariffs imposed on imports in the 1800s.
B
The financial reforms were most successful because they established lasting methods to protect free enterprise.
C
The labor reforms were most successful because they established lasting protections for all working Americans.
D
The labor reforms were most successful because they supported the rights of workers to organize in unions.
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Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the abolition movement
B
the temperance movement
C
the suffrage movement
D
the property rights movement
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle?

A
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
B
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth
C
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
D
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
13

An important environmental debate in the United States in 1900 was

A
whether to use wilderness resources.
B
whether to ban factories in cities.
C
whether to drill for oil offshore.
D
whether to use coal.
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Read the quotation by Marcus Garvey.“The only wise thing for us as ambitious Negroes to do, is to…build up for the race a mighty nation of our own in Africa. And this race of ours that cannot get recognition and respect in the country where we were slaves, by using our own ability, power and genius, would develop for ourselves in another country in our habitat a nation of our own.” Based on the quotation, which best describes Garvey’s view on the best way for African Americans to gain “respect and recognition”?

A
to form their own communities in the US
B
to take pride in their American heritage
C
to use their ability, power, and genius to fight for equality in the US
D
to return to Africa and form a new country
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
D
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.

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