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SS Semester Exam

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In late summer of 1781, Washington's troops trapped Cornwallis's army at
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Yorktown
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The United States Constitution provides for
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checks and balances, federalism, and separation of powers
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which of the following arguments would have been used by a Federalist?
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A strong, central government will be able to handle the problems that face the new nation.
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The goal of William Lloyd Garrison's "The Liberator" was to...
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Build public support for the abolition of slavery
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That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?" —African American minister's post-slavery response The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing?
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whom freedmen should look to for leadership
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The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between the North and South because...
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Northerners were no longer able to ignore slavery and its effects
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Why was the capture of Vicksburg important to the North?
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Vicksburg was the key to the Anaconda Plan's goal of gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the South in half.
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What was one effect of Reconstruction?
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It gave African American men the right to vote
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To maximize profits, early corporations
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Paid their workers the lowest possible wage
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Which of the following characterized the spoils system?
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Elected officials rewarded their supporters with jobs
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When rural Americans moved to urban areas in the late 1800s, which one of the following conditions did they face?
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Higher cost of living
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To combat high costs, the Populist Party demanded
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Government ownership of the railroads
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Why do you think that the Anti-Imperialist League Platform authors refer to the "might makes right" idea as an ancient heresy?
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To emphasize that the democratic traditions of the US do not support imperialism
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With his Square Deal, Theodore Roosevelt hoped to
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Keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor
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At the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, the US
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Had gained an empire and new stature in world affairs
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Imperialism refers to the policy in which strong nations
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extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territiories
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The US was drawn into World War I because of
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Germany's invasion of Belgium, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmermann vote.
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Which of the following describes Loyalists?
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They supported British taxation
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During Prohibition the "wets" argued for
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the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
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At issue in the Scopes Trial of 1925 was whether a public school teacher could
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each about Darwin's theory of evolution.
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With its original sound created from a variety of musical styles, jazz became
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a demonstration of the depth and richness of African American culture.
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Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s?
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farmers
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Poverty-stricken Americans living in the Tennessee River valley benefited from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which
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built a series of dams to control floods and generate electricity.
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Which statement is true about World War I?
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The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggered the war.
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Which is an impact of World War I?
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The United States became the largest creditor nation.
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What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?
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To control protests against taxes imposed by Parliament
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One British principle of government valued by the American colonists was the
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right to pay not tax unless it was levied by their own government
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HOw did the New Deal affect women, African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities? How did these groups of people benefit from the New Deal?
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-National Recovery Administration (NRA) set wage codes lowering minimum wage for women -NRA, CCC, TVA discriminated against African Americans by giving them lower wages Benefited= Mexican Americans-Those who didn't have permanent addresses (as many farmers were migrants) were disqualified from receiving benefits from the programs Native Americans received strong government support from the New Deal Increase in overall percentage of women working