Review Sheet for Social Studies Final Exam

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Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

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13th Amendment

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Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

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14th Amendment

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Which amendment prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (for men)?

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15th Amendment

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What were Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and Grandfather Clauses used for in the Southern states after the Civil War?

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To restrict African American voting rights.

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established which doctrine?

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The 'separate but equal' doctrine.

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What were Jim Crow Laws?

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Laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

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Who exposed living conditions of the urban poor during the Progressive Era?

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Jacob Riis

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Who exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry with his book 'The Jungle'?

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Upton Sinclair

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What was Theodore Roosevelt's policy regarding trusts?

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Differentiated between 'good' and 'bad' trusts; aimed to control good trusts and break up bad ones.

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Name key figures in the fight for women's rights mentioned in the review sheet.

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Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gloria Steinem