True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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America’s rapid rise to industrial leadership in the world was made
possible by a superior workforce.
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2.
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Tariffs helped American consumers by reducing prices.
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3.
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By the end of the nineteenth century, the United States exported more goods than
it imported.
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4.
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The Redeemers were also known as Bourbons.
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5.
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Wade Hampton III tried to control the black vote by giving them fair
treatment.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was the first really big business to develop in the United States?
a. | meat packing | b. | railroads | c. | textiles | d. | timber |
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What railroad ran from the Pacific Coast to New England?
a. | B&O | b. | CSX | c. | Norfork
Southern | d. | Transcontinental |
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What did the U.S. government offer immigrants in the late 1800s to get them to
come to America?
a. | jobs | b. | free land | c. | reduced
quotas | d. | religious freedom |
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Why did South Carolina NOT invest in crop diversity?
a. | It was risky. | b. | Cotton was king. | c. | The soil was
poor. | d. | The farms were small. |
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What crop suffered the most due to the lack of slave labor?
a. | cotton | b. | rice | c. | sugar
cane | d. | tobacco |
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What statment best explains the advantage a depot on a railroad line would give
a city.
a. | It would attract many visitors. | b. | It would increase its
commerce. | c. | It would allow its residents easy travel. | d. | It would connect the
community to a larger world. |
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What was the goal of the Redeemers?
a. | to redeem S.C. from the control of Democrats | b. | to redeem S.C. from
the control of African Americans | c. | to redeem S.C. from the control of former
Confederates | d. | to redeem S.C. from the control of the federal
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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______________________ invented the telegraph.
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The United States got _____________________ in the Caribbean from Spain after
the Spanish-American War.
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By the end of the nineteenth century, the United States began a policy of
__________________________ by gaining power over other countries.
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In 1892, Benjamin Tillman created the ________________________, a state monopoly
of the sale of liquor.
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Matching
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Match the term with its definition. a. | agrarian | h. | prohibition | b. | capitalists | i. | sanatorium | c. | deflation | j. | segregation | d. | demagoguery | k. | subsidized | e. | disfranchise | l. | textiles | f. | laissez-faire | m. | virtuous | g. | populism | n. | yellow journalism |
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17.
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period of time when prices fall
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18.
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pitting common people against the politically and economically elite
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19.
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people who make business investments for profit
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20.
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take away someone’s right to vote
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