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Which of the following statements best characterizes the Gilded Age? a time of rapid economic growth with serious social problems that emerged as a result, a historical period of westward expansion and the closing of the frontier, a phase of massive immigration and assimilation in American history, an era of expanded rights and economic opportunity for all Americans and immigrants

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a time of rapid economic growth with serious social problems that emerged as a result

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Which law did the U.S. government pass to promote the settlement of the West?

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Homestead Act

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What was the main purpose of assimilation policies, such as allotting land to individual Native American families and boarding schools?

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to force Native Americans to change their cultural practices and adopt American culture and values

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How did farmers organize to meet the economic challenges and hardships of farm life?

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They formed groups such as the Grange and the Farmers' Alliances to support their way of life.

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Which policy reflects the way the Populist Party promised to help struggling farmers? Options: increasing the amount of money in circulation to give farmers more money to meet their obligations, establishing the price of each type of crop so farmers have a guaranteed income, forgiving the mortgage and loan debts held by farmers, setting limits to the size of farms so no farmer has an advantage over another

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increasing the amount of money in circulation to give farmers more money to meet their obligations

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Which innovation of the Second Industrial Revolution helped increase the number of railroads built in the country during this era? Options: the practice of scientific management, the development of oil refineries, the assembly line, the Bessemer process of steelmaking

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the Bessemer process of steelmaking

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Which group would most likely agree with the representation of the immigrants in this cartoon? Options: managers of industrial corporations, nativists, church leaders, members of political machines

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nativists

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From which country did the largest group of immigrants to the United States originate between 1880 and 1920? Options: Russia, Germany, Italy, Mexico

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Italy

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How did the city of New York respond to crowded and unsafe housing conditions?

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passed laws requiring running water, windows in each room, and fire safety measures

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the federal government's relationship with American corporations during the late nineteenth century? Options: Government officials imposed harsh restrictions on private business practices., Corporate officials voluntarily imposed restrictions on their business practices in order to avoid government regulations., The government tightly regulated the railroads but not other businesses., Government officials generally tried to avoid regulating their business practices.

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Government officials generally tried to avoid regulating their business practices.