Stage 3 Test Assessment Review

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A homesteader was

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a settler who farmed land given by the federal government.

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What was significant about linking the Union and Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point, Utah?

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It established the first transcontinental railroad.

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In the late 1800s, plains farmers tended to support bimetallism because that would

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put more money in circulation to help them out of debt.

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Railroads were responsible for all of the following EXCEPT: connected the East and West coasts, helped move cattle and crops from the plains to the cities, gave cheap prices to the farmers to ship their crops, took advantage of farmers and charged high prices to ship their crops.

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gave cheap prices to the farmers to ship their crops.

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According to Bryan’s words and picture, did he favor the U.S. being on the gold standard or was he against the gold standard?

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He was against the gold standard.

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The Sherman-Trust Act

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Made it illegal to form a trust/monopoly

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Reasons for labor unions include all of the following EXCEPT: Higher wages, The continuation of child labor, Shorter work days, Safer worker conditions

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The continuation of child labor

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Putting striking workers on a list to keep them from gaining employment elsewhere was called

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Yellow dog contracts

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Refusing to purchase or use a product

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Boycotts

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What does "Gilded" mean?

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Covered in a thin layer of gold