Unit Test

Question 1

What was one way Progressives wanted to protect the rights of children?

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by restricting child labor

Question 2

The Progressive movement of the 1800s promoted

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social, economic, and political reforms.

Question 3

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 4

During which decades did the US government pass all of the Indian Appropriation Acts?

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1850-1880s

Question 5

Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

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the temperance movement

Question 6

Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

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After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.

Question 7

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

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segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.

Question 8

What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle?

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to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers

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