Department CA #1

1) Which statement best completes this list?

• Congress passed legislation on the passage of tariffs on imported beef.
• Most of the cowboys on the cattle drives were European immigrants.
• The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture.
• The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry.

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US.3B

2) In the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they -

• Favored free trade.
• Eliminated competition using ruthless methods.
• Opposed the formation of corporations.
• Provided workers with high wages.

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US.3B

3) Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs above?

• Immigration
• Assimilation
• Nullification
• Nativism

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US.3B

4) Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were enacted in Southern states as a means to -

• Provide an education for formerly enslaved persons.
• Protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons.
• Enforce racial segregation.
• Ensure equal protection under the law.

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US.3A, US.3C, US.6A

5) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a major goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was to -

• End restrictions of child labor.
• Admit women to the industrial workforce.
• Improve wages and working conditions.
• Join all workers into a single union.

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US.3B

6) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to –

• Increased U.S. presence in China.
• Competition for jobs on the West Coast.
• Rapid population growth in the Northeast.
• China’s actions during the Boxer Rebellion.

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US.3A, US.3B, US.5C

7) In the late 1800s, rapid industrial development resulted in -

• An increase in the rate of urbanization.
• A decrease in population growth.
• A decrease in tariff rates.
• An increase in the price of farm products.

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US.3C

8) How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West?

• By providing people with access to essential goods.
• By raising money to build factories along the routes.
• By giving funds to local leaders to build schools.
• By establishing military forts along the routes.

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US.3B

9) Which action is best described in this excerpt?

• Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States.
• Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities.
• Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States.
• Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities.

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US.3B, US.3C

10) The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to -

• Economic depressions that had led to high unemployment.
• Poor working conditions and low wages in many industries.
• Passage of federal laws that favored workers.
• Laws restricting immigration and naturalization.

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US.3A, US.3B, US.3C