STAAR EOC REVIEW-WEST, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND GILDED AGE

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The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by

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providing free land to settlers

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Passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 affected Native American Indians by

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attempting to assimilate them into American culture

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A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to

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help western farmers fight unjust economic practices

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What major trend related to population occurred during industrialization in the late 1800s? Options: Immigration decreased, Suburbanization decreased, Urbanization increased, Migration to rural areas increased

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Urbanization increased

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The "new" immigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from

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southern and eastern Europe

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The growth of big business in the late 1800s resulted in

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the widening of the economic gap between rich and poor

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Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon? Options: supply and demand, mercantilism, monopoly, trade

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monopoly

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During the late 1800s, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported

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laissez-faire capitalism

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Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United States the "Gilded Age" to describe the extremes of wealth and poverty.

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extremes of wealth and poverty

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In the late 19th century, Congress tried to limit the power of monopolies by

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passing the Sherman Antitrust Act