STAAR Gilded Age 19/21/22

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Which factor contributed MOST to these changes? Options: The rising costs of national defense, Threats posed by immigrant radicals, Abuses of the spoils system by political machines, The inefficiency of large corporations.

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Abuses of the spoils system by political machines.

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Which action is best described by this excerpt? Options: Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States. Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities. Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States. Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities.

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Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities.

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What was one effect of the event described in this headline?

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Increased federal government involvement in labor union activities.

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What was one DIRECT effect of the business practice discussed in this excerpt?

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There was decreased competition among producers.

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Which result completes this diagram? Options: Ratification of a suffrage amendment, Building of the transcontinental railroad, Passage of prohibition legislation, Expansion of labor unions.

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Expansion of labor unions.

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Which issue was discussed in the writings of Jacob Riis? Options: Discrimination against African Americans in U.S. cities., Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities., Growing conflict between rural regions and U.S. cities., Increasing efforts to reduce Chinese immigration to U.S. cities.

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Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities.

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Why were people like those shown in this image hopeful about their future?

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There were many jobs and business opportunities in America.

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What is the best title for this list? Options: How Sharecroppers Lived in the Deep South., Ways Migrant Workers Lived in the Southwest., How Miners Took Advantage of Gold Rush Opportunities., Ways Settlers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains.

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Ways Settlers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains.

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Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question mark in this cause-and-effect diagram? Options: The number of immigrants from Europe declined., The government passed laissez-faire laws., People moved from rural to urban areas., Settlement houses lost federal funding.

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People moved from rural to urban areas.

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The demographic structure of the United States changed in the late nineteenth century with the arrival of?

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Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe seeking industrial jobs.