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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow did the United States economy change after the Civil War?the economy changed from farming to herdingthe economy changed from trade to farmingthe economy changed from farming and trade to manufacturing goodsthe economy changed from manufacturing goods to trade and farming
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a way in which the light bulb and electricity contributed to the economic growth of the United States?growth of transportationenabled people to communicate by phonenew way of powering manufacturing plantsdevelopment of factories in many locations
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Samuel Morse invent the telegraph?to help the wealthy communicateto help businesses communicateto help airlines communicateto help railroads communicate
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of the Jim Crow laws?to keep the native americans under controlto keep the african americans under controlto help with the integration of all races in public placesto help with the integration of african americans in public places
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat two things were put into place by a series of laws to keep African Americans from voting?a required literacy test and a joba required literacy test and a poll taxa required literacy test and a fitness testa required literacy test and a high school diploma
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson?separate facilities were legalseparate facilities were illegalseparate facilities were legal for schools onlyseparate facilities were legal as long as they were equal
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT a reason immigrants came to the United States?religious freedomeconomic opportunitiesfarming and agriculturepolitical and social equality
- 8. Multiple ChoiceImmigrants found all the following opportunities in the United States EXCEPTfree foodpublic schoolsthe right to votejobs in factories
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a major contribution that immigrants made to the growth and development of the United States?the invention of the telegraphthe invention of the cotton ginthe establishment of the first collegethe building of the Transcontinental Railroad
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn 1920, where did the majority of the people in the United States live?in citieson farmsin Californiain the mountains
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat were Progressives most concerned about with factories?supporting labor unions' actionsthe cost of the upkeep of factoriesthe unsafe conditions and long working hoursthe benefits and high wages paid to the workers
- 12. Multiple ChoicePresident Theodore Roosevelt did all of the following EXCEPT...promoted segregationearned the name "trust-buster"regulated the railroadspushed for the Meat Inspection Act
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe United States gained territory after the Spanish-American War. Which of the following territories were gained?Panama, Guam, and Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, Panama, and Costa RicaGuam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippinesthe Philippines, Columbia, and the Bahamas
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe decision of the United States to declare war on Spain was based on all the following EXCEPT...economic involvement in Cubawanting to take over and rule Spainhumanitarian concerns for the Cuban peoplea desire to demonstrate American power in the world
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?the Rio Grandethe Snake Riverthe Gulf of Mexicothe Panama Canal
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was NOT a main factor in the United States entering World War I?wartime propagandathe sinking of a series of neutral shipsthe death of the heir to the Italian thronethe unrestricted submarine warfare by Germans
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy didn't the United States approve the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I?they were afraid Hitler would become presidentthey thought it would give the president too much powersenate refused because they would not have as much territorysenate refused because they thought it would compromise the right to declare war
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho was the United States allied with during World War I?Great Britain and FranceHungary and GermanyGermany and AustriaGermany and Sweden
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