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The purpose of Lincoln's ad Johnson's plan for Reconstruction was to

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encourage rapid readmission of ex-Confederate states into the Union.

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In 1865 a number of souther states passed Black Codes in Order to

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Control movement and provide a stable workforce for the plantations.

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The Freedmen's Bureau provided all of the following except

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Protection from sharecropping agreements.

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Which of the following was NOT provided for African Americans by congressional Reconstruction

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Distribution of confiscated confederate farmlands.

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President Andrew Johnson was impeached for

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removing a radical republican from his cabinet.

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An analysis of the election of 1868 best supports the conclusion that

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republican victory depended on the votes of african americans.

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The republican reconstruction governments in the south accomplished all of the following except

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reducing waste and corruption in local and state governments.

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By the end of reconstruction most blacks in the south

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worked on farms as renters and sharecroppers.

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The "redeemers" in the South supported

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states' rights and white supremacy.

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Congressional Reconstruction ended in 1877 because

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it was part of a compromise to resolve the disputed election of 1876.

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Which of the following characterized agriculture in BOTH the west and the south in the period 1870-1900

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increased production

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The outbreak of the Indian wars of 1870s was caused by all of the following except

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the division of tribal lands into individual farms for tribal members.

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The goals of the assimilationists were most in conflict with which of the following

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terms of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

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The chief cause of farm protest in the late 19th century was

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middlemen, trusts and railroads.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is most closely associated with

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hostility to foreigners in western states.

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According to the Turner thesis, the frontier encouraged all of the following except

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growth of class division.

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After the grander laws ran into legal problems and were overturned in the case of wabash vs illinois, congress attempted to provide relief through the

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interstate commerce act.

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the main result of the crop lien system in the south in the late 19th century was

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a cycle of debt for tenant farmers

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the new south movement promoted all of the following except

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social integration of the races

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The supreme court upheld "seperate but equal" accomodations for public transportation in the case of

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plessy v. ferguson

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During the railroad expansion from 1860 to `900 all of the following were true except

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no laws were passed to regulate the railroads.

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In the 19th century railroads formed pools in order to

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fix prices and divide business for greater profit

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Which of the following was NOT considered a proper function of government in the late 19th century

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protection of workers from unfair labor practices.

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The U.S. economy in the late 19th century was characterized by all of the following except

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acceptance of unions and collective bargaining.

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The decisions of the supreme court in the late 19th century most often

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favored corporations

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Social Darwinists would most likely support which of the following

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nonregulation of business

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The concept of the gospel of welath is reflected in all of the following statements except

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money should be distributed to the poor and the homeless

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which of the following accurately describes a trend in American society in the late 1880s and 1890s

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the workplace became more tightly organized and structured.

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the most effective and enduring labor union in the post-civil war era

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focused on such goals as higher wages and shorter hours for skilled workers

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Which of the following was NOT true of the AMerican labor movement in the late 19th century

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labor rights were protected by laws of congress

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Which of the following is a correct statement about immigration from 1890-1914

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most of the immigrants came from southern and eastern europe

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which of the following groups were NOT included among the new immigrants of the late 19th century

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Scandinavian farmers

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All of the following characterized america's large cities in the last decades of the 19th century except

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transportation limited to the central business district

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which of the following were most likely to help immigrants adjust to city life in the late 19th century

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politicians from tammany hall

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Settlement houses were characterized by all of the following except

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took little interest in legislative reforms

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which of the following did NOT contributed to the development of suburbs in teh UNited STates

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European suburban development patterns

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This association of poverty with progress is the great enigma of our times... so long as all the increased wealth which mdoern progress brings goes but to build up great fortunes progress is not real and cannot be permanent.

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Henry George

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Changes in education between 1865 and 1900 included all of the following except

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increased emphasis on classical curriculum

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which of the following were both examples of realism in the 19th century realism and art

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jack london novel and ashcan school

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all of the following contributed to the growth of sports and entertainment in the late 19th century america except

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puritan ethic and victorian values

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Which of the following is a correct statement about national politics in the gilded age?

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The two major parties avoided taking strong positions on the issues

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the issue of patronage was least involved in which of the following

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the nomination of James B. Weaver as a presidential candidate

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What two issues dominated national politics in the late 19th century

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the money suppy and the protective tariff

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In the late 19th century inflationary money policies did NOT appeal to

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bankers

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The Republican billion-dollar congress did all of the following except

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enact a law regulating interstate commerce

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transportation being a means of exchange and a pubkic necessity the government should

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the platform of the populist party

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in the election of 1896 the major issue was

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the free and unlimited coinage of silver

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all of the following were reasons for the decline of the populist party except

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waning popularity of grover cleveland.

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which of the following conclusions is supported by date in the table

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the republcians broke the divided control of congress in elections of the late 1890s

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the date in the table would be most relevant in an investigation of which of the following historical topics

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political dominance in congress from garfield mckinley

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By the end of the 19th century, jingoism in the united states was encouraged by all of the following except

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new immigrants

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which of the following statements best defines the Open Door policy

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all nations should have equal trading rights in China

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which of the following DOES NOT correctly describe how a territory was added to the united states

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cuba annexed by congress

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all of the following concerned U.S. japanese relations except the

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teller amendment

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which of the following was an immediate cause of the spanish-american war

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the sinking of the maine

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which of the following best explains the influence of yellow journalism on u.s. foreign policy in the 1890s

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sensational news stories stirred the anger of the american public

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the roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctrine called for

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intervening in latin american nations that could not pay their debts to european creditors

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which statement accurately summarizes theodore roosevelts policy on the panama canal

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roosevelt gave military support to panama's revolt against colombia

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woodrow wilson's foreign policy differed from that of theodore roosevelt and william howard taft by its emphasis on

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the application of moral principles to foreign affairs

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in 1917 countries shaded on the above map were

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subject to U.s. military intervention

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