U.S. History Semester Exam #1 Review

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What are some of the principles or freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment?

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Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly

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Which is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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Did Not Provide Funds for a White House

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The phrase “We the People…” in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, signifies that…

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The power of the government comes from the people

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What impact did industrialization have on urbanization in the United States?

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Increase movement of people into the cities

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What is the purpose of anti-trust legislation?

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To break up large companies that control an entire market

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Name some significant anti-trust legislation enacted during and shortly after the Gilded Age: Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Anti-Trust Act, Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

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All of Them!

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What were some reasons for the rise in nativism & the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Complaints of immigrants taking jobs away from Americans, The rise of the Ku Klux Klan, The Border Patrol was established, All of Them!

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Complaints of immigrants taking jobs away from Americans

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What were some impacts of the Homestead Act? Options: Increase settlement of the American West, The rise of the cattle industry, Conflicts with Native Americans, All of Them!

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All of Them!

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Which is NOT an impact of the Dawes Act upon the Native Americans? Options: Forced them to become farmers, instead of hunters; Gave them reservations to live on; Made their children attend American schools.

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Left the Native Americans alone, to live in peace

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Describe life for frontier settlers and Native Americans on the Great Plains: They made their homes of adobe and animal skins, They had to dig wells for water, They were in conflict with each other.

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All of Them!