APUSH LO 6.2-3 Concept Check

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African Americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880 to start anew in Kansas were known as

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exodusters

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Which immigrant groups were most prominent in the construction of the first transcontinental railroad? Options: Chinese and Irish, Chinese and Japanese, Italians and Irish, Chinese and Italians

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Chinese and Irish

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The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to

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assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture

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Which of the following was true of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887? It created American Indian reservations for the first time., It was intended to recognize the contributions of American Indian peoples., It eliminated most tribal land ownership in favor of ownership by individuals., It indicated that the federal government had abandoned the goal of American Indian assimilation.

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It eliminated most tribal land ownership in favor of ownership by individuals.

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During the closing decades of the nineteenth century, farmers complained about all of the following EXCEPT: high interest charges, high freight rates, high storage costs.

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rising commodity prices

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From the 1880's to the beginning of the New Deal, the dominant American Indian policy of the United States government sought to

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break up tribal landholdings

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The Ghost Dance was an American Indian religious movement associated with

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distress over loss of tribal autonomy

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In its report for 1890, the United States Census Bureau indicated that the American frontier could no longer be distinguished from settled areas.

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the American frontier could no longer be distinguished from settled areas

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All of the following are true of railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that it

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was financed by private corporations without government assistance

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From the 1880s to the New Deal, the dominant United States government policy toward American Indians was to try to

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assimilate them into White culture