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What was distinctive about the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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It marked the Native American peoples' largest victory over US military forces.

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What was so significant about the transcontinental railroad?

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It served to unite the nation by connecting eastern and western railways

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Which of the following MOST accurately describes the impact of white settlements on Native American tribes in the 1800s? It empowered these tribes who suddenly found themselves able to use land and gold as bargaining chips in their negotiations with the US government, It was detrimental to Native Americans because it meant that they were forcibly relocated and sometimes killed so that white settlers could acquire land and gold, It enriched many Native American tribes who were compensated financially for the land that was taken for US settlement, It had little effect because tribes were allotted large areas of land called reservations, on which they could continue to live and practice their way of life

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It was detrimental to Native Americans because it meant that they were forcibly relocated and sometimes killed so that white settlers could acquire land and gold.

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What was the significance of a golden spike driven in Utah in 1869?

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It marked completion of a transcontinental railroad uniting East and West.

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The above quote is referring to which act in Congress?

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Dawes Act

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Which factors led to rapid population growth in urbanized areas? Options: Increased profits by farmers led many to seek jobs in urban areas, The arrival of immigrants and people leaving rural areas for cities, After the Civil War, northern cities strongly encouraged freed slaves to move north, Nativists encouraged immigration which increased the population quickly

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The arrival of immigrants and people leaving rural areas for cities

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A Jewish family from Poland immigrates to the United States in 1899 primarily to escape religious persecution. The religious freedom this family expects to find in the United States is

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a pull factor

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What industry was impacted by the Bessemer process?

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steel

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Which of the following scenarios is the BEST example of cultural pluralism?
Italian immigrants arrive in the US and immediately begin to learn English so that they can assimilate to US society,
Polish immigrants stay within their own ethnic ghetto because they prefer to be with people who speak the same language,
A Russian woman says hello to her Irish friend in front of a Jewish synagogue, while on her way to an orthodox church,
A Hispanic man leaves his homeland to come to the US

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A Russian woman says hello to her Irish friend in front of a Jewish synagogue, while on her way to an orthodox church

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Which of the following MOST accurately describes the plight of immigrant factory workers in the late 19th century?

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They often lived in overcrowded apartments, worked long hours, with dangerous working conditions