Reforming Business and Government — Unit test

Question 1

In the decades after the Civil War, a major challenge facing American farmers was the combination of

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rising costs and shrinking incomes.

Question 2

Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to American Indians was sold

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to white settlers and railroad companies.

Question 3

The final battle in the American Indian Wars occurred at

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Wounded Knee.

Question 4

How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

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Addams worked to establish settlement houses for immigrants; Steffens worked to expose government corruption.

Question 5

What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

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harsh weather conditions

Question 6

How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s?

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Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.

Question 7

How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

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by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad

Question 8

In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

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1874

Question 9

Which area was covered under the 1862 Homestead Act?

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the Great Plains

Question 10

Read the quotation from William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech.“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” Which of the following best describes Bryan’s opinion about currency?

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The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.

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