Midterm Review

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Which factor was most responsible for the Northern victory in the Civil War? Options: Southern slaves fought for the Union Army, Most of the nation’s railroads were in the North, The Confederate generals were poor military leaders, Civilian support of the war was greater in the North

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Most of the nation’s railroads were in the North

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An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800s led to

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an increase in urbanization.

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Mass production is a term that can best be defined as

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manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

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What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?

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expanding interstate commerce nationwide

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What is the main message of the poem by Emma Lazarus: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"?

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welcome new immigrants to the United States

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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants

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came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of Americans

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Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to

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regulate the power of big business

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The buffalo was the primary source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools for Native American Indians of the

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Great Plains

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The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to

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grant legal rights to African Americans

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During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to

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prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights