STATE TEST REVIEW: ACTS

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This law that outlawed illegal business practices that led to monopolies and trusts was finally enforced by Teddy Roosevelt.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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Which reform requires government jobs to be filled with qualified people who do well on exams?

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Civil Service Act

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What reform was brought about to end the spoils system?

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Pendelton Civil Service Act

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

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The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to: suppress Native American dissent for the policies of the U.S. government, resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement, cut off all future aid to Native Americans, relinquish all territorial claims to lands once controlled by Native Americans.

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resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

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What is this political cartoon referencing? Options: The Gentlemen's Agreement, The Chinese Exclusion Act, The Federal Meat Inspection Act, Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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What government change occurred because of The Jungle?

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Federal Meat Inspection Act

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This prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Civil Service Reform was a response to what?

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Political Machines and the Spoils System