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The main goal of Jim Crow laws was to

A
protect and secure rights for African Americans.
B
limit the freedoms and rights of African Americans.
C
stimulate the Southern economy and help it grow.
D
prevent the Southern economy from growing too big.
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Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Henry Winter Davis.
B
Benjamin Wade.
C
Robert E. Lee.
D
Edwin Stanton.
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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
B
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
D
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
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How were the conflicts between homesteaders and American Indians resolved in the wake of the Homestead Act?

A
Homesteaders formed their own small armies and militias.
B
The American government used force against American Indians.
C
The American government used force against the homesteaders.
D
Congress repealed the Homestead Act to prevent further conflict.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in the civil rights cases of 1883 led to

A
the beginnings of the sharecropping system.
B
the passage of the 1875 Civil Rights Act.
C
the start of the Democratic Party.
D
the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South.
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How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s?

A
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited paper money.
B
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.
C
Populists wanted the government to keep the gold standard.
D
Populists wanted the government to limit the amount of paper money.
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Under the system of sharecropping, contracts usually favored

A
landowners.
B
laborers.
C
freedmen.
D
the government.
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What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
tenant contracts
B
subsistence farms
C
poll taxes
D
minstrel shows
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In the 1800s, how did farmers on the prairie handle the difficult soil?

A
They used methods American Indians had taught them.
B
They waited for fresh rains to soften the ground.
C
They moved to areas that had been previously farmed.
D
They used steel plows and other new forms of technology.
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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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Which of the following best describes how Homestead Act land parcels were divided?

A
The Homestead Act divided land based on latitude and longitude.
B
The Homestead Act granted one section of land to each homesteader.
C
The Homestead Act gave each homesteader a quarter-section of land.
D
The Homestead Act left the division of land up to each township.
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Who became president after the 1876 presidential election?

A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Rutherford B. Hayes
C
Horatio Seymour
D
Samuel J. Tilden
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How did the US government achieve its goal with the Indian Appropriations Act of 1885?

A
by encouraging Indigenous peoples to sell their lands
B
by encouraging Indigenous peoples to farm their lands
C
by forcing Indigenous peoples to sell their lands
D
by forcing Indigenous peoples to farm their lands
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Who created the Freedmen’s Bureau in the 1860s?

A
Congress
B
the president
C
the Supreme Court
D
Southern states

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