A) class warfare and the growing power of concentrated capital.
B) increasing power of the executive branch of government and lack of checks and balances.
C) the rapid migration of African-Americans from the South to the industrial North, and their increased voting power.
D) the increased numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who brought dangerous socialist ideas to the masses.
E) the momentum gained by women in their efforts to win suffrage and other rights in the public realm.
G) C) and E)
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A) They focused on the new concept of stamping out "sinful" behavior using moral persuasion.
B) They formed national organizations and used politics to outlaw "sinful" behavior.
C) They promoted and celebrated the growth of cities, lamenting the "immorality" of rural areas in comparison.
D) They focused on better working conditions as the only way to tackle "sinful" activities head-on.
E) They spread information about Darwinism and relied on scientific advances to make their points
G) A) and B)
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A) Brigham Young had advocated for slavery in the trans-Mississippi West.
B) Mormons had slaughtered more than 100 settlers in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
C) Brigham Young was a known polygamist.
D) It became known that the work of federal judges in Utah was being obstructed.
E) Under Young, Utah had granted Native Americans equal citizenship.
G) A) and E)
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A) They represented the integration of the economy due to the expansion of the railroad network.
B) They were only found in big cities and were meant to modernize the habits of the urban population.
C) They were produced at home using shared recipes because national chains did not yet exist.
D) The factories that produced them had to close because the government lowered tariffs.
E) They were produced in factories fully operated by women.
G) None of the above
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A) The federal government played little to no role in helping to settle and develop the West because those powers rested solely with the states.
B) Territories in the West were admitted as states after relatively short periods of time, compared with the East.
C) Mormons and Latinos often accounted for a majority of western territories' populations at the time they attained statehood.
D) The West became known as a place that depended heavily on federal assistance and lacked individualism.
E) The federal government actively acquired Indian territories, distributed land to companies, and helped to open large areas to commercial farming.
G) A) and C)
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A) were small, self-sufficient farms.
B) were the sharecropping farms found in the South.
C) typically had thousands of acres of land or more.
D) were free homesteads in California.
E) were settled along the railroad lines of the Union Pacific.
G) C) and D)
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A) Congress had agreed to keep the long-standing treaty system with Native Americans.
B) The Fourteenth Amendment specifically said they could not be citizens.
C) The Dawes Act did not allow for citizenship.
D) Most Indians were unwilling to cede their tribal setting and assimilate into American society.
E) Service in the Confederacy during the Civil War resulted in blocking citizenship after the war.
G) A) and B)
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A) Skilled workers were less common, possessed technical skills, and enjoyed better wages depending on the industry.
B) Unskilled workers tended to have much more control over the production process than skilled workers did.
C) Skilled workers tended to live closer to the factories than semiskilled workers did and, thus, had worse conditions.
D) The designation of semiskilled workers referred only to child laborers, whereas skilled workers were any seasoned adults.
E) Skilled workers enjoyed rights, such as the eight-hour workday and paid vacations, that caused social divisions to become less visible throughout the Gilded Age.
G) B) and C)
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A) The Statue of Liberty is misleading as a symbol of freedom due to the discrimination that the Americans and the French have shown the Chinese.
B) The Statue of Liberty represents the endless opportunities afforded to immigrants to the United States from all over the world.
C) The Statue of Liberty revolutionized construction techniques and should be celebrated for the way it impacted urban centers across the United States.
D) The United States government spent far too much money on the Statue of Liberty and instead should have invested in public education.
E) The construction of the Statue of Liberty underscored the equality with men that most women enjoyed in the United States after the Civil War.
G) B) and C)
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A) Cotton became the dominant cash crop, and slavery persisted as the main form of labor.
B) The population significantly increased over four decades and included a diverse group of farmers.
C) Settlers received a large amount of help from Native Americans, who had farmed the region first.
D) Women's household chores became easier because growing crops was seen as strictly a male task.
E) Farmers from other countries were prohibited from moving to the area as part of the Homestead Act.
G) A) and D)
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A) American Catholics grew increasingly apart from their fellow believers in Europe.
B) The American Catholic Church saw a growing number of clergies advocate social justice and reform.
C) Afraid of a schism between wealthy and poor Catholics, the Church instead turned its attention to the defense of marriage and parental control.
D) Overwhelmed by the radicals of largely Catholic southern European labor organizers, the Church distanced itself from its traditional stand for social justice and equality.
E) Eager to ward off criticisms of "papal rule," the American Catholic Church denounced the Vatican.
G) A) and E)
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A) The majority of Americans owned land.
B) Two-thirds of Americans owned their houses.
C) A majority of Americans engaged in nonfarming jobs.
D) Immigration to the United States was nonexistent.
E) Out of all the regions in the United States, the South had the largest population.
G) A) and C)
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A) An official government inquiry led to the lifelong imprisonment of many soldiers.
B) The government eventually awarded the soldiers the Medal of Honor.
C) Custer and all of his soldiers died, fueling anti-Native American sentiment.
D) Various Indian tribes rallied and mounted a military counteroffensive.
E) The press unanimously condemned the actions of the soldiers there.
G) B) and E)
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A) were international corporations.
B) were the largest labor unions in the country.
C) introduced the gold standard.
D) focused on providing relief for the poor.
E) illustrated corruption under President Grant.
G) All of the above
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