Unit 3 – The Gilded Age

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the Gilded Age? a phase of massive immigration and assimilation in American history, a historical period of westward expansion and the closing of the frontier, an era of expanded rights and economic opportunity for all Americans and immigrants, a time of rapid economic growth with serious social problems that emerged as a result

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a time of rapid economic growth with serious social problems that emerged as a result

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Which law did the U.S. government pass to promote the settlement of the West?

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Homestead Act

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What was the main purpose of assimilation policies, such as allotting land to individual Native American families and boarding schools?

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to force Native Americans to change their cultural practices and adopt American culture and values

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How did farmers organize to meet the economic challenges and hardships of farm life?

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They formed groups such as the Grange and the Farmers' Alliances to support their way of life.

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Which policy reflects the way the Populist Party promised to help struggling farmers? Options: establishing the price of each type of crop so farmers have a guaranteed income, forgiving the mortgage and loan debts held by farmers, increasing the amount of money in circulation to give farmers more money to meet their obligations, setting limits to the size of farms so no farmer has an advantage over another

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increasing the amount of money in circulation to give farmers more money to meet their obligations

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Which innovation of the Second Industrial Revolution helped increase the number of railroads built in the country during this era? Options: the development of oil refineries, the Bessemer process of steelmaking, the assembly line, the practice of scientific management

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the Bessemer process of steelmaking

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Use the cartoon and the information in the caption to answer the following question: What is the cartoon about? Options: The cartoon is about a historical event., The cartoon is a fictional story., The cartoon is a scientific diagram., The cartoon is a political satire.

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The cartoon is a political satire.

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What does the Statue of Liberty say in the caption of the Judge magazine cover?

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"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

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What is the main theme depicted in the Judge magazine cover from March 22, 1890?

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Political satire

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Which group would most likely agree with the representation of the immigrants in this cartoon? Options: church leaders, members of political machines, nativists, managers of industrial corporations

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nativists