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Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Enlightenment thinkers of the 1700s generally believed that
A. everything good and reasonable is created by society.
B. truth can be discovered through faith alone.
C. happiness cannot come to those who are rich.
D. it is possible for society to progress and improve.
____ 2. Which statement best describes one way that Enlightenment ideas affected many Europeans during
the late 18th century?
A. They began to question some traditional authority, such as the Church.
B. They were inspired to affirm their loyalty to the Church.
C. They easily recognized the natural rights of the government.
D. They volunteered to give up their natural rights for the social good.
____ 3. According to the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke, if a government doesn't protect people's
"natural rights," then the people
A. must realize that a government is entitled to absolute power.
B. should follow the counsel of the Church.
C. have the right to rebel or abolish the government.
D. must be patient and pray for guidance.
____ 4. By 1775, belief in Enlightenment ideas influenced many American colonists' desire to
A. renew their loyalty to the British crown.
B. consider supporting another European power.
C. promote rebellion against British rule.
D. suppress challenging ideas.
Use the quotation to answer this question.
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth . . . and what no just
government should refuse. - Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 1787
____ 5. This quotation shows Jefferson's belief in
A. the unalienable rights of every individual.
B. the abolition of slavery and the slave trade.
C. the need for a strong federal government.
D. the importance of checks and balances.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 6. During the Constitutional Convention, the debate between slave states and free states about fair
representation in government was resolved ultimately by
A. the Virginia plan.
B. the New Jersey plan.
C. the Three Fifths Compromise.
D. the Great Compromise.
____ 7. The Constitution limits the power of the federal government by
A. requiring the executive branch to include two elected leaders.
B. allowing states to have the power to negotiate foreign affairs.
C. ensuring checks and balances for three branches of government.
D. giving both large and small states equal representation.
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____ 8. Antifederalists opposed ratifying the Constitution because they
A. thought there was not enough protection of individual rights.
B. thought the federal government did not have enough power.
C. did not believe in a system of checks and balances.
D. wanted large states to be more powerful in Congress.
____ 9. In the U.S. government, the supreme law of the land is
A. a state law.
B. the Constitution.
C. a federal law.
D. executive orders.
____ 10. The Nullification Crisis involved a conflict over whether
A. the election results of 1832 were fair and legal.
B. the federal government had the right to regulate trade.
C. the Supreme Court could overrule the Constitution.
D. a state could declare a federal law invalid.
____ 11. The immediate conflict that sparked the Civil War involved states' rights to
A. set tariffs.
B. abolish slavery.
C. limit voting rights.
D. secede from the Union.
____ 12. The Civil War's effect on U.S. industry was that
A. Southern industry rapidly caught up to industry in the North.
B. Northern industry grew because of the demands of the war.
C. many industries moved west to avoid the dangers of war.
D. Southern industry produced a surplus, or excess of goods.
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____ 13. What does the graph show about the African-American population after the Civil War?
A. African Americans continued to move to cities after the war, but in smaller numbers than
before.
B. After the war, many African Americans moved from rural areas to cities in the South.
C. African Americans began to have larger families after slavery was abolished.
D. African Americans took high-paying jobs in industrial centers after the war.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 14. After the Civil War, Southern states helped poor, uneducated whites to vote by using
A. the Fifteenth Amendment.
B. literacy tests.
C. poll taxes.
D. the grandfather clause.
____ 15. The industrial revolution encouraged more Americans to settle
A. in the Northeast and Midwest.
B. on the Great Plains.
C. on the East and West coasts.
D. in the Southeast and Southwest.
____ 16. The ideas of the Second Great Awakening were similar to the ideas of Jacksonian democracy
because both
A. emphasized the importance of the individual.
B. supported the power of large institutions.
C. supported the abolition movement.
D. encouraged people to follow the directions of their leaders.
____ 17. During Reconstruction, African Americans were able to obtain educational and other services from
A. Radical Republicans.
B. African-American churches.
C. Andrew Johnson's administration.
D. the Ten Percent plan.
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____ 18. Churches gave the Progressive movement strong support in its efforts to
A. promote moral improvement and create economic reform.
B. create economic reform and foster efficiency.
C. foster efficiency and protect social welfare.
D. protect social welfare and promote moral improvement.
____ 19. Which statement describes one reason why the Great Awakening began?
A. The Catholic Church was converting many people away from Puritan beliefs.
B. Puritans needed to collect money to ensure government influence.
C. Colonial governments began encouraging revival meetings.
D. Puritans were losing political power and influence over their members.
____ 20. The revival meetings of the Great Awakening and Second Great Awakening were
A. held outside, lasted for days, and included emotional sermons.
B. held in churches on Sundays only and included emotional sermons.
C. led only by local ministers who preached to their own congregations.
D. focused on the use of rational thinking and a scientific approach to religion.
____ 21. The reformers who proposed and supported the Social Gospel
A. helped inspire people to establish settlement houses.
B. were inspired by people who had established settlement houses.
C. were mainly upper class men.
D. were mainly Catholics rather than Protestants.
____ 22. The Second Great Awakening promoted
A. the idea that slavery was a choice made by each individual.
B. an optimistic message that inspired people to try to reform society.
C. expansion to the West as part of Manifest Destiny.
D. a return to agriculture rather than increased industrialization.
____ 23. The Mormon community moved from New York to Utah because
A. they could buy large amounts of farm land in Utah.
B. they had suffered persecution in New York, Ohio, and Illinois.
C. slavery was outlawed in Utah.
D. the climate in Utah favored their crops more than it did in New York.
____ 24. Which best describes the Irish immigrants who were persecuted in cities between 1830 and 1860?
A. Their religious background varied widely.
B. These immigrants were mainly Catholic.
C. Most were wealthy.
D. Most refused to work in factories.
____ 25. At the turn of the 20th century, American nativists
A. supported increased immigration.
B. attacked saloons and distilleries.
C. organized labor unions in factories.
D. attacked Catholics and other immigrants.
____ 26. Many immigrants were attacked in the 1800s because others were afraid of their religion and
because the immigrants
A. were members of labor unions.
B. favored women's rights.
C. might compete for low-paying jobs.
D. were fighting an underground war.
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____ 27. The First Amendment was added to the Constitution because delegates at the Constitutional
Convention wanted
A. to prevent publication of information harmful to the government.
B. to ensure the government did not have too much power over citizens.
C. citizens to hold the power to vote on any declaration of war.
D. to ensure that the government would not be overthrown.
____ 28. The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment
A. establishes requirements for government support of any religion.
B. establishes the tax rates for various churches.
C. prohibits the government from establishing a state religion.
D. specifies the requirements for churches to be established.
____ 29. Which would be a violation by the government of the Free Exercise Clause?
A. requiring churches to give the government a list of their members
B. requiring libraries to offer books in all religions
C. making all churches pay the same amount of taxes
D. preventing people who believe in certain religions from holding office
____ 30. How does the Free Exercise Clause affect public schools?
A. Government funding can be used for religious books.
B. Religion may not be dicussed on school property.
C. Students cannot be forced to say a prayer.
D. Students cannot bring religious books to school.
____ 31. Increases in production related to the Industrial Revolution prompted the United States to
A. advertise for immigrants to increase the consumer market.
B. increase foreign trade to develop new markets.
C. plan its production to match its current population.
D. limit the number of people who could purchase farmland.
____ 32. In the late 1800s, some cities could specialize in one product because
A. railroads could distribute goods to a national market.
B. each city could get raw materials from overseas.
C. production costs, taxes, and tariffs were lowered.
D. customers had more money for specialty products.
____ 33. Before 1920, most immigrants to the United States came from
A. Asia.
B. South America.
C. Europe.
D. the West Indies.
____ 34. Suburbs were able to grow during the early 20th century because
A. skyscrapers and other urban dwellings housed more people.
B. improved transportation allowed people to commute.
C. factories no longer needed to be located along rivers.
D. most industries moved out from cities to smaller towns.
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____ 35. According to the map, in the 1890s, the greatest concentration of cities with a population of fifty
thousand and over was located in which region of the country?
A. the Southwest
B. the Southeast
C. the Northeast
D. the Northwest
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 36. In many U.S. cities in the 1800s, political machines
A. were headed by officials elected by voters.
B. helped ensure free and fair elections.
C. pushed for reform in selecting judges.
D. controlled activities of political parties.
____ 37. American political parties in the Gilded Age often controlled local elections by
A. providing people with services and favors in exchange for their votes.
B. passing laws that prevented some people from voting.
C. donating money to help register new voters.
D. being sure the newspapers covered the candidates fairly.
____ 38. Immigrants in the late 1800s often supported political machines because that system
A. could offer help and services to immigrants.
B. protected immigrants from corrupt governments.
C. was unlike government in any part of Europe.
D. threatened immigrants with deportation if they did not cooperate.
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____ 39. Which reaction to the Americanization movement was most common among immigrants of the late
1800s and early 1900s?
A. accepted it without resistance, fearing punishment or deportation
B. resisted joining labor unions because they had to give up rights
C. resented the pressure to give up elements of traditional culture
D. children largely resisted, while most parents accepted
Use the cartoon to answer this question.
____ 40. The cartoon shows a politician from the Gilded Age taking money from a city's vault. The book that
forms his body says "Falsified Accounts." Which is the best statement of the cartoon's message?
A. City bosses are the only politicians who can be trusted with public money.
B. Without a strong leader, public funds are tied up in "red tape" and can't be used.
C. Dishonest politicians take advantage of their power to make a lot of money.
D. City bosses should be paid higher salaries so they won't need to steal public money.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 41. Companies in a trust agreement
A. turn over company stock to a group of trustees.
B. buy up all the products of their competitors.
C. buy goods only from trusted partners.
D. donate their profits to a group of trustees.
____ 42. In a monopoly, a company has
A. no choice except to sell its products as cheaply as possible.
B. an agreement with the government to set prices fairly.
C. trustees who make decisions by consulting with government.
D. control over an industry by squeezing out small competitors.
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____ 43. Some business leaders in the late 1800s were called "robber barons" because they
A. required their workers to address them as royalty.
B. spent time in Europe buying up art treasures.
C. stole from the rich to give to the poor.
D. used ruthless business tactics to get rich.
____ 44. Although it was intended to break up monopolies, business leaders used the Sherman Antitrust Act
to
A. gather more stock in railroads and other utilities.
B. limit labor union activities by claiming they interfered with trade.
C. discourage international trade that threatened them.
D. increase their horizontal integration.
____ 45. The U.S. government supported business after the Civil War by
A. keeping tariffs low so foreign products were not a threat.
B. passing laws to prevent vertical integration.
C. taking over the oil refining industry.
D. giving land grants to railroads.
____ 46. U.S. industry needed international trade during the late 1800s and early 1900s to
A. obtain spare parts for railroad cars and steamships.
B. obtain raw materials and sell more goods to new markets.
C. keep the United States dollar on the gold standard.
D. provide American consumers with a choice of products.
____ 47. What statement might likely be made by an opponent of Social Darwinism?
A. The wealthiest people have worked the hardest.
B. The poor have created their own economic problems.
C. Businesses succeed or fail because of natural laws.
D. Species adapt differently than society or business.
____ 48. Social Darwinism explained the success of industrial tycoons by saying that these business
owners
A. had succeeded by way of government regulation.
B. had been born into wealthy or privileged families.
C. had overcome and eliminated weaker competitors.
D. supported labor reform and other Progressive goals.
____ 49. Social Darwinism and the Social Gospel movement are linked because
A. both tried to address the social conditions of an industrial society.
B. most of their support came from the laborers and immigrants.
C. both preached that the poor were not responsible for that condition.
D. Social Darwinism started as a response to the Social Gospel movement.
____ 50. Which group or groups helped spark the organization of the Populist Party?
A. bankers and businessmen who wanted tax relief
B. African Americans seeking the right to vote
C. women and children needing protection in the workplace
D. farmers and workers who wanted less debt and more power
____ 51. William Jennings Bryan opposed switching to the gold standard because it would
A. eliminate paper money and switch the country to gold coins.
B. allow bankers and businessmen to use either gold or paper money.
C. limit supply and access to money for workers and farmers.
D. increase the supply of paper money, making it almost worthless.
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____ 52. The organization and success of the Populist Party showed that
A. the economy is the most important issue in elections.
B. the country was still divided between North and South.
C. the poor and disadvantaged could gain power in government.
D. more African Americans could move to Northern cities.
Use the chart to answer this question.
____ 53. Which is the most likely reason for the change in the total percentage of Christians between 1900
and 2000, as shown in the chart?
A. Millions of Christians emigrated from the United States during the 20th century.
B. The number of immigrants of other religions increased greatly during this time.
C. By the year 2000, most Americans did not think religion was very important.
D. The percentage of Protestants declined steeply between 1900 and 2000.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 54. One reason religious groups during the early 1900s strongly resisted the Americanization
movement was that
A. religious immigrants had little patriotic feeling toward America.
B. Americanization would have meant deportation for immigrants.
C. religious immigrants were intolerant toward American customs and religions.
D. Americanization included giving up many religious traditions.
____ 55. The ideas of "unalienable rights" and the people's right to "alter or abolish" a government are most
closely associated with which Enlightenment thinker?
A. Voltaire
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. John Locke
D. Jean Jacques Rousseau
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____ 56. During the debate at the Constitutional Convention, what promise allowed the Constitution to be
ratified?
A. Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights to protect the rights of citizens.
B. Antifederalists promised that the Supreme Court would be appointed, not elected.
C. Antifederalists promised to support George Washington for president.
D. Federalists promised to allow states to control their own taxes and tariffs.
____ 57. As farming methods became more efficient and mechanized after the Civil War,
A. property values declined in the South.
B. many rural Americans migrated to cities.
C. farmers were able to erase debt and buy land.
D. immigrant laborers moved to American farms.
____ 58. At the end of the 1800s, most factory jobs offered
A. union membership as a matter of course.
B. rapidly improving Progressive reforms.
C. difficult, dangerous, and low-paying work.
D. easy work but low wages and long hours.
____ 59. Most children who worked in factories
A. were able to work their way to top jobs after years of experience.
B. excelled in sports because they grew strong from so much labor.
C. suffered injuries and other disabilities because of the hard work.
D. became independent at a young age and lived on their own.
____ 60. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some factory owners preferred to hire women rather than men
because
A. women had more training for skilled jobs.
B. business owners supported women's rights.
C. women missed less work than men.
D. women earned lower wages than men.
____ 61. Which goal best exemplifies the Progressive movement?
A. to make it easier for business and the government to work together
B. for government to be more efficient and responsive to public need
C. to increase services such as housing and health care to immigrants
D. to increase immigrant participation in politics and government
____ 62. American Progressives at the turn of the 20th century believed that
A. immigrants should not be hired for factory jobs.
B. corporate taxes should be eliminated.
C. the power of large corporations should be limited.
D. the steel industry should strengthen the economy.
____ 63. The Progressive movement achieved many reforms but later lost power because
A. problems in Europe became more urgent than domestic issues.
B. Theodore Roosevelt withdrew his support of the Progressives.
C. women shifted their support to the fight for woman suffrage.
D. the economy became weaker and unemployment increased.
____ 64. In the early 1900s, trade with China was important to the United States because
A. the United States needed an ally in the fight against Japan.
B. China had become a strong military power and could pose a threat.
C. businesses wanted to export goods to China, a huge market.
D. China was an important source of raw materials for U.S. factories.
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____ 65. What was the mainpurpose of Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door policy?
A. to allow China the benefits of a greater market
B. to give the United States access to new markets such as China
C. to promote Chinese immigration to the United States
D. to protect the trade relationships that China traditionally preferred.
____ 66. One lasting effect of the U.S. Open Door policy in China was that
A. it set the stage for continuing U.S. influence in Asia.
B. China and the United States enjoyed a history of good relations.
C. Asian countries were forced to allow U.S. military bases there.
D. the United States became reluctant to trade with other Asian countries.
____ 67. Before 1898, Cuba was
A. an independent country, threatened and attacked by Spain.
B. a colony of the United States, attacked by Spain.
C. a Spanish colony that had tried to gain freedom.
D. an independent country that prohibited U.S. investments.
____ 68. The fighting in the Spanish-American War
A. lasted for only about sixteen weeks.
B. occurred between Cuban guerrillas and the U.S. navy.
C. took place in the Philippines and Australia.
D. was won solely by America's land force.
____ 69. The Philippines fought the United States just after the Spanish-American War because the United
States
A. refused to protect the Philippines in a war with Japan.
B. would not allow international trade in Philippine ports.
C. tried to force the Filipinos to accept a constitution they did not want.
D. had kept the Philippines as a colony, and it wanted independence.
____ 70. In the late 1800s, many Americans thought building a canal across Central America would help the
United States to
A. prevent the British from gaining power by building the canal.
B. improve America's worldwide trade and military abilities.
C. prevent greater involvement in Latin America by Spain.
D. establish a new colony in Central America.
____ 71. President Theodore Roosevelt was involved in the Panama Revolution by
A. working with a French official to organize it, and then asking Congress to send troops.
B. negotiating canal rights with Colombia rather than Panama.
C. pressuring the French to send ships and troops, and then criticizing them for doing so.
D. responding to Panamanian revolutionaries who had sought his help.
____ 72. For many years after the United States had obtained the land to build the Panama Canal, Latin
American countries
A. became friendly toward the United States because of the canal.
B. refused to use the canal and refused to trade with the United States.
C. were angry at the United States for its role in the Panama Revolution.
D. received regular payments to help provide security for the canal.
____ 73. President Roosevelt's Latin American policy is known as Big Stick Diplomacy because
A. he waved a cane while making a speech to Congress.
B. he felt that the United States had been badly beaten in Latin America.
C. he quoted a West African proverb about carrying a big stick.
D. a Latin American diplomat had presented him with a ceremonial staff.
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____ 74. To protect U.S. interests in Latin America and elsewhere, President Theodore Roosevelt
announced that the United States could act as
A. "a banker for the world."
B. "an international police power."
C. "the protector of freedom."
D. "the moral leader of the world."
____ 75. Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy were all intended to
A. provide U.S. support for countries that were democracies.
B. prevent the use of U.S. troops in Latin America.
C. stop U.S. banks from making too many foreign loans.
D. protect U.S. business interests in Latin America.
____ 76. At the beginning of World War I in 1914, most Americans
A. debated how much the United States should be involved in a European conflict.
B. believed that the United States should act as peacemaker in Europe.
C. wanted the United States to act as a strong military force to avoid threats.
D. wanted the United States to avoid involvement in a European conflict.
Use the graph to answer this question.
____ 77. The Consumer Price Index measures changes in the prices of goods and services bought by
consumers. Based on the graph, what effect did World War I have on the U.S. economy?
A. The war had very little effect on the prices of goods and services.
B. Prices dropped after the United States entered the war in 1917.
C. Prices rose during the war and continued to rise after it ended.
D. The war caused prices to rise, but they dropped again after the war.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 78. Which group was involved in the Great Migration?
A. Asian Americans moving from the West Coast to the East Coast
B. immigrants from Europe moving to cities in the South
C. women entering the work force during World War I
D. African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities
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____ 79. In 1896, the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson
A. allowed African Americans to sue in federal court.
B. established that separate but equal facilities were legal.
C. forced states in the South to end poll taxes.
D. overturned Jim Crow laws, thus allowing integration.
____ 80. Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were best known for their work to
A. pass safety and health laws to protect women at work.
B. promote women's rights, particularly voting rights.
C. prevent the United States from entering World War I.
D. fight for a legal ban on alcohol sales, known as Prohibition.
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1. D. it is possible for society to progress and improve.
2. A. They began to question some traditional authority, such as the Church.
3. C. have the right to rebel or abolish the government.
4. C. promote rebellion against British rule.
5. A. the unalienable rights of every individual.
6. C. the Three Fifths Compromise.
7. C. ensuring checks and balances for three branches of government.
8. A. thought there was not enough protection of individual rights.
9. B. the Constitution.
10.
D. a state could declare a federal law invalid.
11.
D. secede from the Union.
12.
B. Northern industry grew because of the demands of the war.
13.
B. After the war, many African Americans moved from rural areas to cities in the South.
14.
D. the grandfather clause.
15.
A. in the Northeast and Midwest.
16.
A. emphasized the importance of the individual.
17.
B. African-American churches.
18.
D. protect social welfare and promote moral improvement.
19.
D. Puritans were losing political power and influence over their members.
20.
A. held outside, lasted for days, and included emotional sermons.
21.
A. helped inspire people to establish settlement houses.
22.
B. an optimistic message that inspired people to try to reform society.
23.
B. they had suffered persecution in New York, Ohio, and Illinois.
24.
B. These immigrants were mainly Catholic.
25.
D. attacked Catholics and other immigrants.
26.
C. might compete for low-paying jobs.
27.
B. to ensure the government did not have too much power over citizens.
28.
C. prohibits the government from establishing a state religion.
29.
D. preventing people who believe in certain religions from holding office
30.
C. Students cannot be forced to say a prayer.
31.
B. increase foreign trade to develop new markets.
32.
A. railroads could distribute goods to a national market.
33.
C. Europe.
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B. improved transportation allowed people to commute.
35.
C. the Northeast
36.
D. controlled activities of political parties.
37.
A. providing people with services and favors in exchange for their votes.
38.
A. could offer help and services to immigrants.
39.
C. resented the pressure to give up elements of traditional culture
40.
C. Dishonest politicians take advantage of their power to make a lot of money.
41.
A. turn over company stock to a group of trustees.
42.
D. control over an industry by squeezing out small competitors.
43.
D. used ruthless business tactics to get rich.
44.
B. limit labor union activities by claiming they interfered with trade.
45.
D. giving land grants to railroads.
46.
B. obtain raw materials and sell more goods to new markets.
47.
D. Species adapt differently than society or business.
48.
C. had overcome and eliminated weaker competitors.
49.
A. both tried to address the social conditions of an industrial society.
50.
D. farmers and workers who wanted less debt and more power
51.
C. limit supply and access to money for workers and farmers.
52.
C. the poor and disadvantaged could gain power in government.
53.
B. The number of immigrants of other religions increased greatly during this time.
54.
D. Americanization included giving up many religious traditions.
55.
C. John Locke
56.
A. Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights to protect the rights of citizens.
57.
B. many rural Americans migrated to cities.
58.
C. difficult, dangerous, and low-paying work.
59.
C. suffered injuries and other disabilities because of the hard work.
60.
D. women earned lower wages than men.
61.
B. for government to be more efficient and responsive to public need
62.
C. the power of large corporations should be limited.
63.
A. problems in Europe became more urgent than domestic issues.
64.
C. businesses wanted to export goods to China, a huge market.
65.
B. to give the United States access to new markets such as China
66.
A. it set the stage for continuing U.S. influence in Asia.
67.
C. a Spanish colony that had tried to gain freedom.
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A. lasted for only about sixteen weeks.
69.
D. had kept the Philippines as a colony, and it wanted independence.
70.
B. improve America's worldwide trade and military abilities.
71.
A. working with a French official to organize it, and then asking Congress to send troops.
72.
C. were angry at the United States for its role in the Panama Revolution.
73.
C. he quoted a West African proverb about carrying a big stick.
74.
B. "an international police power."
75.
D. protect U.S. business interests in Latin America.
76.
A. debated how much the United States should be involved in a European conflict.
77.
C. Prices rose during the war and continued to rise after it ended.
78.
D. African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities
79.
B. established that separate but equal facilities were legal.
80.
B. promote women's rights, particularly voting rights.
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CA 11.1.1
Describe the Enlightenment and the rise of democratic ideas as the
context in which the nation was founded
CA 11.1.2
Analyze the ideological origins of the American Revolution, the
Founding Fathers' philosophy of divinely bestowed unalienable
natural rights, the debates on the drafting and ratification of the
Constitution, and the addition of the Bill of Rights
CA 11.1.3
Understand the history of the Constitution after 1787 with emphasis
on federal versus state authority and growing democratization
CA 11.1.4
Examine the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction and of the
industrial revolution, including demographic shifts and the
emergence in the late nineteenth century of the United States as a
world power
CA 11.10.2
Examine and analyze the key events, policies, and court cases in the
evolution of civil rights, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v.
Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke, and California Proposition 209
CA 11.10.7
Analyze the women's rights movement from the era of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the passage of the
Nineteenth Amendment to the movement launched in the 1960s,
including differing perspectives on the roles of women
CA 11.2.1
Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions,
including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton
Sinclair's The Jungle
CA 11.2.2
Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities
linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided
according to race, ethnicity, and class
CA 11.2.3
Trace the effect of the Americanization movement
CA 11.2.4
Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them
by immigrants and middle-class reformers
CA 11.2.5
Discuss corporate mergers that produced trusts and cartels and the
economic and political policies of industrial leaders
CA 11.2.6
Trace the economic development of the United States and its
emergence as a major industrial power, including its gains from trade
and the advantages of its physical geography
CA 11.2.7
Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of
Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., using biographies of
William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody)
CA 11.2.8
Examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists
CA 11.2.9
Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the
Progressives (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport, Children's
Bureau, the Sixteenth Amendment, Theodore Roosevelt, Hiram
Johnson)
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CA 11.3.1
Describe the contributions of various religious groups to American
civic principles and social reform movements (e.g., civil and human
rights, individual responsibility and the work ethic, antimonarchy and
self-rule, worker protection, family-centered communities)
CA 11.3.2
Analyze the great religious revivals and the leaders involved in them,
including the First Great Awakening, the Second Great Awakening,
the Civil War revivals, the Social Gospel Movement, the rise of
Christian liberal theology in the nineteenth century, the impact of the
Second Vatican Council, and the rise of Christian fundamentalism in
current times
CA 11.3.3
Cite incidences of religious intolerance in the United States (e.g.,
persecution of Mormons, anti-Catholic sentiment, anti-Semitism)
CA 11.3.4
Discuss the expanding religious pluralism in the United States and
California that resulted from large-scale immigration in the twentieth
century
CA 11.3.5
Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment
and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, including the
debate on the issue of separation of church and state
CA 11.4.1
List the purpose and the effects of the Open Door policy
CA 11.4.2
Describe the Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion in the South
Pacific
CA 11.4.3
Discuss America's role in the Panama Revolution and the building of
the Panama Canal
CA 11.4.4
Explain Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's
Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy, drawing
on relevant speeches
CA 11.4.5
Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World
War I on the home front
CA CST 1
Students explain how major events are related to one another in time.
CA CST 3
Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical
and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries
and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and
disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems.
CA HI 1
Students explain the central issues and problems from the past,
placing people and events in a matrix of time and place.
CA HI 2
Students understand and distinguish cause, effect, sequence, and
correlation in historical events, including the long- and short-term
causal relations.
CA HI 3
Students explain the sources of historical continuity and how the
combination of ideas and events explains the emergence of new
patterns.
CA HI 4
Students recognize the role of chance, oversight, and error in history.
CA HI 5
Students recognize that interpretations of history are subject to
change as new information is uncovered.
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Students interpret basic indicators of economic performance and
conduct cost-benefit analyses of economic and political issues.
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