The Muckrakers — Unit test Answers

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Look at the graphic below.Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

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A
wasted government money
B
gave citizens government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
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What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to stop American Indians from buying land
B
to stop American Indians from resisting assimilation
C
to divide and distribute land to American Indians
D
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
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Look at the political cartoon below. According to this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” who is on the road to liberty, equality, and justice?

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A
the Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Populist Party
D
the Progressive Party
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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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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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