2013 Mini STAAR-US History (2-5)

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During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by —

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making improvements in urban infrastructure

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This cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States was beginning to change from —

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a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one

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During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for —

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the growth of big business

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Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon? Options: Union leaders, Philanthropists, Political bosses, Nativists

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Nativists

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Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s? Options: Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction., Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading., Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants., Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies.

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Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.

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How have major parties reacted to the scenario described above?

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By addressing the issues raised by the third parties.

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Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House movement in Chicago? Options: The founding of women’s colleges, The introduction of prison reform, The assimilation of immigrants, The establishment of public libraries

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The assimilation of immigrants

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How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

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Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

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The reform discussed by Governor Johnson in this excerpt —

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made elected officials more directly accountable to their constituents

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A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W. E. B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment? Options: The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens., The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens., The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market., The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement.

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The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.