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What was the main reason given for the creation of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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Reducing competition for U.S. jobs

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What is the main idea of this passage?

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Many immigrants face crowded conditions and despair in tenement housing

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Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in the picture? A. “Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies, ... and often there is friction between the employer and the employed.” B. “The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is...great.” C. “The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.” D. “This, then, is... the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious (not fancy) living, shunning display or extravagance.”

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“The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.”

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Which statement accurately describes the development of the Great Plains in the late nineteenth century? Options: Great profits were earned there in the steel industry. Railroads decreased in importance. Immigrants could not afford to farm these lands. Technological innovations made farming possible.

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Technological innovations made farming possible.

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Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age? Options: The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation., Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power., In the Deep South, a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry., Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

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Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.

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Which statement describes the role of laissez-faire practices involving businesses during the Industrial Revolution?

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The U.S. government did not regulate how private businesses operated.

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Why was this language included in the Preamble of the Constitution?

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To explain the purpose of government

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Alexis de Tocqueville's quote is based on the concept of _________ that directly contributed to the passage of the amendment that allowed women to vote, the 19th Amendment.

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populism

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In the late 1800s, which action taken by American workers was MOST successful in addressing the problems described in this excerpt? Options: Seizing the means of production from business owners, Joining the organized labor union movement, Organizing investigations into the use of child labor, Protesting to force the government to eliminate tariffs

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Joining the organized labor union movement

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What was one effect of the Homestead Act of 1862, which granted adult citizens 160 acres of public land, required improvements like building a home and farming, and allowed ownership after 5 years?

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The population of settlers in the American West increased.