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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
isolating them from American citizens.
B
separating them from their family members.
C
teaching them how to speak English.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
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In both the sharecropping system and crop-lien system, many farmers in the late 1800s

A
earned high profits.
B
stayed out of debt.
C
usually broke even.
D
eventually fell into debt.
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Which statement best describes how the Grange tried to help farmers financially in the late 1800s?

A
The Grange pressured state legislatures to regulate child labor.
B
The Grange organized the Populist Party to run their own candidates.
C
The Grange organized the Farmers’ Alliances to influence national policy.
D
The Grange established cooperative stores and crop storage facilities.
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As part of the Omaha Platform, the People’s Party demanded that

A
people who made more money pay a lower percentage in taxes.
B
companies and corporations should not have to pay any taxes at all.
C
a graduated income tax system be implemented to benefit the wealthy.
D
people who made more money pay a higher percentage in taxes.
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In 1887, Congress passed which of the following pieces of legislation to regulate railroads?

A
the Sherman Antitrust Act
B
the Eighteenth Amendment
C
the Interstate Commerce Act
D
the Seventeenth Amendment
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How did the federal government use land grants in the West in the 1860s?

A
The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.
B
The government used land grants to relocate Indigenous People onto reservations.
C
The government slowed settlement of the West by withholding land grants until the Civil War was over.
D
The government offered land grants to free African Americans after the end of the Civil War.
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How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

A
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
B
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
C
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
did not understand the power structure of American Indian tribes.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
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Which of the following best describes why the Farmers’ Alliances formed the Populist Party?

A
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in changing the crop-lien system and needed to form a national political party as a result.
B
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in maintaining cooperative businesses and needed to form a national political party as a result.
C
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in influencing national farm policy in favor of farmers and needed to form a national political party as a result.
D
The Farmers’ Alliances were not successful in reforming the sharecropping system and needed to form a national political party as a result.
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The government’s continuous changing of American Indian policy caused

A
distrust of the federal government among American Indians.
B
trust of the federal government among American Indians.
C
all American Indian tribes to rise up against federal government policies.
D
all American Indian tribes to accept federal government policies.
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Populists believed that bankers, landowners, and political parties

A
were in constant conflict at the expense of important issues.
B
had taken over the Knights of Labor along with other labor unions.
C
supported collective action to achieve prosperity for all.
D
worked together to keep control of the US in the hands of the wealthy.
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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political experience?

A
Bryan served as the governor of Nebraska and as secretary of state.
B
Bryan served as a congressman and as the attorney general.
C
Bryan served as secretary of state and a congressman.
D
Bryan served as vice president.
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In 1867, one way many American farmers responded to the difficulties they faced was to

A
join the National Grange.
B
form regional alliances.
C
protest against railroad rates.
D
pressure state legislators.
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

A
The courts often ruled against the commission.
B
The commission had no power to ban rate discrimination.
C
The commission members supported laissez-faire policies.
D
The courts would not hear cases on interstate commerce.
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How could William Jennings Bryan oppose the gold standard and also support bimetallism?

A
Bryan took each position at a different point in his career, with his support for bimetallism coming later in life.
B
Bimetallism called for a fixed value for gold, which was the opposite of the gold standard.
C
Bryan spoke in favor of the gold standard when addressing the wealthy and in favor of bimetallism when speaking to the poor.
D
Bryan opposed the idea of a fixed value for gold while supporting the concept of a currency based on two metals.
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Read the quotation from the Omaha Platform.“The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes—tramps and millionaires.” What sentence best summarizes the above quotation?

A
The “common people” often take advantage of the wealthy class.
B
The wealthy often profit from the hard work of the lower class.
C
The wealthy succeed because they are stronger than the lower class.
D
There are three economic classes: the rich, the poor, and the middle class.
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Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
young women from wealthy families
B
immigrants who had recently come to America
C
reformers like Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens
D
members of the middle-class people who needed a place to live
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Which reform measure could voters use if they wanted to change a law about taxes?

A
a direct election
B
an initiative
C
a recall
D
an impeachment
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How did speculators take advantage of the Homestead Act?

A
by catering to new markets
B
by promising homesteaders a reliable link to the East
C
by creating phony claims
D
by preparing the land for planting

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