Module 17 - An Age of Democracy and Progress

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Why did Queen Victoria of Britain stay out of public life for the rest of her years?

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A. Her husband, Prince Albert, died.

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Why did many Jewish people from Eastern Europe move to the United States in the late 1800s?

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D. Their home countries treated them badly because of their religion.

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Who were the first white settlers sent to Australia?

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A. Prisoners

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What caused many people to move to Australia quickly?

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D. Gold was discovered

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Fill in the blanks: The idea of Manifest Destiny was used to explain why the U.S. forced the Cherokee Indians to leave their land in __________ and move to __________, on what became known as the Trail of Tears because many died during the journey.

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First blank: B. Georgia, Second blank: D. Oklahoma

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What amendment gave Black men the right to vote in the U.S.?

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C. 15th Amendment

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Match each invention to the person who created or improved it: Telegraph, Telephone, Electric Motor, Electric Light Bulb.

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Telegraph → B. Samuel Morse, Telephone → D. Alexander Graham Bell, Electric Motor → C. Michael Faraday, Light Bulb → A. Thomas Edison

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What event was brought back in 1896 and watched by people around the world?

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D. The Olympic Games