Unit 1: Western Migrations & Industrialization Review

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Passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by

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providing free land to farmers

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Which factor aided the building of transcontinental railroads? Options: The railroads established fair rates for customers. The Supreme Court approved public ownership of the railroad industry. The federal government provided free land to the railroad companies.

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The federal government provided free land to the railroad companies.

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Which tactics were used by big business during the late 1800s to limit the power of labor unions?

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strikebreakers and lockouts

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A historian could best use this cartoon to study

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industrialism

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In the late 1800s, one reason labor unions struggled to gain support was because

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employers could easily replace striking employees

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Rapid industrialization during the late 1800s contributed to:

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an increase in immigration to the United States

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What is being criticized in this cartoon?

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business consolidation

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The Populists originally organized around the interests of which group?

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Farmers

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As part of the Populist Platform, they called for all but which of the following: Adoption of the Gold Standard, Adoption of the Silver Standard, Graduated Income Tax, Direct Election of Senators?

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Adoption of the Gold Standard

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Which is NOT an effect on the Native American society due to the Western migration? Options: the decline of the American Bison population, the Indian Wars of the late 1800s, the increase in reservations and homeland, the creation of Indian boarding schools.

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the increase in reservations and homeland