AnswersRS AZ-US History AReforming Business and Government

Reforming Business and Government — Unit test Answers

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Critics thought that many officials appointed by political machines were

A
qualified and honest.
B
experienced and trustworthy.
C
unqualified and corrupt.
D
inexperienced and honest.
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The results of the 1892 presidential election showed that

A
support for the Democratic Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
B
support for the Populist Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
C
support for the Republican Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
D
support for the Populist Party was as widespread as support for the other political parties.
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During which decades did the US government pass all of the Indian Appropriation Acts?

A
1800-1830s
B
1830-1860s
C
1850-1880s
D
1870-1900s
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What was the main reason why the Grange started pressuring state governments about farming issues?

A
The railroads charged small farms lower rates than large operations.
B
The Grange was not allowed to open up cooperative farm businesses.
C
Life for farmers was not improving as they continued to go into debt.
D
Farming was becoming less important to the nation’s food supply.
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In the decades after the Civil War, a major challenge facing American farmers was the combination of

A
shrinking costs and shrinking incomes.
B
shrinking costs and rising incomes.
C
rising costs and rising incomes.
D
rising costs and shrinking incomes.
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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?

A
Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy.
B
Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States.
C
The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.
D
Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.
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What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

A
attacks from Indigenous People on the plains
B
danger from blasting through the Sierra Nevada
C
harsh weather conditions
D
loss of workers to the Gold Rush
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Which area was covered under the 1862 Homestead Act?

A
the East Coast
B
the West Coast
C
the Great Plains
D
the South
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In the 1870s, the US government began an American Indian policy of

A
providing allotments of land.
B
encouraging assimilation.
C
confining tribes on reservations.
D
forcing tribes to relocate.

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