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| settler who farmed land given by the federal government |
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| gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges |
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| massive single-crop farm owned by railroad companies and private investors |
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| the education of Plains Indians children traditionally did not include: |
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Most Native Americans responded to restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by: |
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| ignoring the restrictions |
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| The Dawes Act was designed to benefit: |
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| The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboy in all of the following areas except: |
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| Demand for beef in the East contributed to: |
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| the development of the Chisholm Trail |
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| used guns to protect their herds |
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| The intent of the Homestead Act was to |
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| encourage white families to develop the West |
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| The Grande did all of the following except: |
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| Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for: |
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| William McKinley won the election of 1896 because: |
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| he had the support of the East and Midwest |
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| Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town? |
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| it was built by a company to house it's workers |
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| Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage? |
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| In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire? |
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| the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
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| Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s? |
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They were workers used to break strikes |
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| What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s? |
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| Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World? |
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| radical unionists and socialists |
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| Which of the following from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire? |
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| changes in local labor laws for women and children |
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| What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act? |
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| to lower excessive railroad rates |
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| The main purpose of the company known as Credit Mobilier was to: |
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| steal railroad money for it's shareholders |
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| All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except: |
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| the emergence of the middle class |
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| Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except: |
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| cutting the quality of his products |
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| The Sherman Antitrust Act |
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| outlawed the formation of trust that interfered with free trade |
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| The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the: |
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