US History: Semester 1 (EOC)

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What was a major purpose of the Progressive Movement (1900-1917)? Options: to stimulate the economy, to support government control of factory production, to encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe, to correct economic and social abuses of industrial society

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to correct economic and social abuses of industrial society

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Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War? Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain., The Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law., Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts., Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.

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Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.

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What was the impact of westward expansion on the Native American population during the late 1800s?

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Most Native Americans were relocated to lands west of the Mississippi River.

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Which of the following is the MOST accurate statement about the information on the graph? The number of patents awarded remained steady between 1880 and 1883., Overall, the number of patents awarded declined between 1875 and 1885., Between 1880 and 1885, the number of patents awarded nearly doubled., The number of patents awarded first topped 15,000 in 1877.

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Between 1880 and 1885, the number of patents awarded nearly doubled.

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How did the Dawes Act change the lives of Native Americans?

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It attempted to assimilate Native Americans.

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Why did the wave of immigrants that arrived in the late 1800s encounter more resistance than earlier immigrants?

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The new immigrants were physically and culturally different.

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Which term BEST describes this political cartoon? Options: The New Deal, The Panama Canal, The Rough Riders, The Roosevelt Corollary

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The Roosevelt Corollary

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During the Progressive Era, what was a major accomplishment of the muckrakers?

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Influencing regulation of the meatpacking industry

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Which policy did supporters of imperialism use to defend the belief that the US should intervene in Latin America? Options: The Northwest Ordinance, The Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, New Deal

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The Monroe Doctrine

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How did the Black Codes affect Southern society after the Civil War? Options: by encouraging African Americans to own land, by protecting African Americans from debt peonage, by providing educational opportunities for African Americans, by formalizing discrimination against African Americans

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by formalizing discrimination against African Americans