US History Final Exam Review Semester 1

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What offered people 160 acres of free land if they would live on and improve it?

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The Homestead Act

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How did Western ranchers and farmers get their products to Eastern markets? Canals, Cattle drives, Railroads, Wagon trains

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Railroads

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How did the Southern states get back into the Union after the Civil War?

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Through the Reconstruction process

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What were the Reconstruction Amendments?

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Constitutional amendments giving citizenship rights to African Americans

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How were African Americans given citizenship rights after the Civil War? Options: Through the Emancipation Proclamation, Through the Enforcement Acts, With the Black Codes, With the Reconstruction Amendments

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With the Reconstruction Amendments

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What was one goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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To provide food, clothing, and medical care to former slaves.

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What was the goal of nativists?

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To stop most immigration

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What is cronyism?

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Giving government jobs to close friends

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What is patronage?

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Giving government jobs to political supporters

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What is nepotism?

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Giving government jobs to relatives