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US History Practice STAAR EOC US History Test Review Questions & Answers. Rated A Main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔Announce the colonist reasons for separations from G.B... . What document contains the following excerpt: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.." - ✔✔Declaration of Independence What was the main purpose of adopting the U.S. constitution? - ✔✔Create strong central Government What was the main purpose of the Bill of Rights? - ✔✔Guaranteed independent freedoms against abuses of power What are the main characteristics associated with the Great Depression? - ✔✔Widespread business and bank failures and high unemployment and homelessness What is the Roaring Twenties? - ✔✔Americans experience prosperity from the expansion of automoble ownership and the rise of new values. Why is the Spanish-American War of 1898 considered a historical turning point? - ✔✔Showed U.S. had become a world power How were American influenced by the growth of the railroads after the Civil War? - ✔✔Encouraged the growth of cities, settlements of the west and creation of national market. What is the significance of the Interstate Commerce Act (1877) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)? - ✔✔Established the principle that congress would regulate some business practice. What did John D. Rockefeller do? - ✔✔Steel Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century? - ✔✔Received support from business owners and believed in laissez fair. What were the goals of the Populist Party identified in their 1892 platform? - ✔✔unlimited coinage of silver What was a major legacy of the Social Gospel Movement? - ✔✔Greater attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society. How did the "New Immigrant" differ from the "Old Immigrants"? - ✔✔Most spoke very little English What was the Primary purpose of Ellis Island? - ✔✔Process immigrants who mainly came from southern and eastern Europe. Why were many immigrants optimistic about life in the U.S.? - ✔✔Enjoyed more opportunities then in Native lands. How did labor union members react to the rapid influx of immigrants between 1870 and 1900? - ✔✔Feared immigrants might take jobs for lower wages. Before 1898, most Americans opposed imperialism. Why did imperialism become more popular afterward. - ✔✔Americans wanted to sell goods to new markets and buy raw materials for new industries. What was the Platt Amendment? - ✔✔Platt preserved Cuban Independence, but claimed right to interfere with Cuban affairs. How did the Spanish American War help to make the U.S. a world power? - ✔✔U.S. no longer depended on European power and annexed over seas territories--increased trade with Latin America and Asia How did the actions of Stanford B. Dole help move the U.S. into a position of a world power? - ✔✔led the Americans sugar and plantation owners, who seized power in Hawaii and asked to be annexed into U.S. Who is Henry Cabot Lodge? - ✔✔Led Senators who favored overseas expansion during the debates in the U.S. Senate in the 1890's. He also was against the Treaty of Versailles. This document provides for a strong central government....different from the Articles of Confederation - ✔✔U.S. Constitution Civil Rights protesters demanded which rights? - ✔✔1st Amendment What are the Bill of Rights - ✔✔The 1st Ten Amendments Which NYC political machine ripped off millions of dollars from taxpayers? - ✔✔Tammany Hall Who led the Tammany Hall political machine? - ✔✔Boss Tweed What does "economies of scale" mean? - ✔✔Cost of manufacturing is decreased by producing goods in large quantities Who were members of the Knights of Labor? - ✔✔skilled and unskilled workers, including women and African Americans Why did farmers and laborers move to the cities? - ✔✔job opportunities in industry Who wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" and played a major role in pushing the U.S. to become an imperial power? - ✔✔Alfred T. Mahan Why did Alfred T. Mahan support the U.S. stategy of building a canal through Panama? - ✔✔Access to Asia and Latin American Countries for trade Panama was colonized by what country? - ✔✔Colombia Which senator favored overseas expansion during the debates in the U.S. senate in the 1890s? - ✔✔Henry Cabot Lodge Who organized American sugar and plantation own [Show More]

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