Final Practice — Flash Cards

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The separation and distribution of powers in the U.S. government was established by —

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U.S. Constitution

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By the 1880s, American exports of grain, steel, and textiles dominated international markets. What major factor contributed to this?

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America's vast railroad network that made it possible to quickly transport raw materials and goods

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Which idea is most closely associated with the belief that wealth measures a person's strength and value to society?

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Social Darwinism

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Go into any of the ‘respectable’ tenement neighborhoods . . . you shall come away agreeing [that] . . . life there does not seem worth living. . . . [T]he airshaft. . . . seems always so busy letting out foul stenches . . . that it has no time to earn its name by bringing down fresh air. . . . — Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives. The author of the excerpt above is describing —

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The housing where many immigrants lived

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The photograph above best represents the —

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government's efforts to assimilate Native Americans

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How did the Homestead Act contribute to the closing of the frontier?

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By offering farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for five years, dig a well, and build a road.

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Which of the following best explains why four out of five Mexican Americans in New Mexico lost their land after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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Mexican Americans had difficulty proving land claims because land was often held communally, not individually.

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When did the trend toward fiat money in the United States begin?

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The government issued greenbacks during the Civil War.

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Which of the following culminated with the formation of the Populist Party?

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The spread of the Farmers' Alliances

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Which option below best describes the impact of the Seventeenth Amendment?

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The amendment placed the selection of senatorial candidates directly into the hands of the voters.