U.S. History STAAR REVIEW

Which amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

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The belief that the US should extend to the Pacific because it is part of GOD's plan is known as ___.

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To provide free land to settlers

• To abolish slavery

• To grant voting rights to African Americans

• To promote industrialization

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The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld which laws?

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Homestead Act

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The Transcontinental Railroad was primarily built by which group of laborers?

• Chinese laborers

• African American laborers

• Irish laborers

• Mexican laborers

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The Dawes Act of 1887 was intended to promote the cultural ___ of American Indians.

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Which economic policy argues that government should limit any interference in the economy?

• Laissez-faire Capitalism

• Keynesian Economics

• Monetarism

• Supply-side Economics

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