Topic 3: 9th Grade US History- Challenges in the Late 1800's

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In this quote, Horace Greeley is: "If you strike off into the broad, free West, and make yourself a farm from Uncle Sam's generous domain, you will crowd nobody, starve nobody, and neither you nor your children need evermore beg. . . ."—Horace Greeley, New York Tribune, February 5, 1867

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ignoring the existence of Native Americans on the Great Plains.

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Which of the following can be determined from the information in the map? A. The northern states have more electoral votes than the southern and western states. B. William Jennings Bryan was a popular candidate with lower-class people. C. The Populist Party was no match for the major parties in 1892. D. The electoral vote can win an election for a candidate who loses the popular vote.

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The northern states have more electoral votes than the southern and western states.

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Which of the following can be determined from the information in the two charts? A. McKinley carried larger states, while Bryan carried smaller ones. B. A state's electoral votes are not entirely dependent on its population. C. McKinley carred states with large numbers of electoral votes. D. Bryan carried Southern states, while McKinley carried those in the North.

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McKinley carried states with large numbers of electoral votes.

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In the year 1890, approximately what percentage of the total U.S. population lived in the West?

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25 percent

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Based on the dates given in this timeline and information in the topic, which event was most likely influenced directly by the Homestead Act? Options: A. the Dawes Act, B. the Indian Reorganization Act, C. the creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, D. the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act

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the Dawes Act

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The people who lived in this sod house were most likely

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farmers who moved from the East.

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In this political cartoon, the large figures standing in the back of the room represent

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monopolies.

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What does this political cartoon suggest about William Jennings Bryan? A. He is a former Democrat who has betrayed the Democratic Party. B. He is a Populist who is trying to overwhelm and absorb the Democratic Party. C. He is trying to destroy the Democratic Party so that the Republican Party can advance. D. He is a corrupt politician who will do whatever it takes to advance the Democratic Party.

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He is a Populist who is trying to overwhelm and absorb the Democratic Party.

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Based on this image, which of the following is most likely true of the Native Americans shown? A. They were a roaming tribe who moved their camp often. B. They cherished the natural world more than most tribes did. C. They defended their own territory against intruders very ably. D. They often fought against the U.S. military.

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They were a roaming tribe who moved their camp often.

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What basic conflict was the Sand Creek Massacre a part of? A. U.S. businesses against the unions, B. U.S. settlers and soldiers against Native Americans, C. Americans born in the country against immigrants, D. U.S. soldiers against immigrant settlers

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U.S. settlers and soldiers against Native Americans