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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
In the period from 1840 to 1880, the vast majority of immigrants to the United States were mainly from:
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Probably at least 10 million people immigrated to the United States from 1840 to 1880, Most of them come from northern and western Europe. This immigration surge has been referred to as “old” immigration. The year 1882 marked the height of the old immigration scheme.
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Probably at least 10 million people immigrated to the United States from 1840 to 1880, Most of them come from northern and western Europe. This immigration surge has been referred to as “old” immigration. The year 1882 marked the height of the old immigration scheme.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Approximately 65 percent of the technological growth in the decades immediately preceding the Civil War the Northeast was in the United States. All of the following are justifications for this growth, except for
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In 1869, after the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad was completed. Although the railways travel helped the industrialization of the Northeast, and this development was not influenced by the transcontinental railroad.
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In 1869, after the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad was completed. Although the railways travel helped the industrialization of the Northeast, and this development was not influenced by the transcontinental railroad.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Which of the following defines the Indians of California precisely prior to European contact?
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The number of California Indians at the time of European contact was about 300,000.
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The number of California Indians at the time of European contact was about 300,000.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Which of the following was the Indians’ most important food occupying the foothill regions Prior to historical interaction with California?
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For most California Indians, including Indians from the foothills, the most important and only reliable food was the acorn Nuts.
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For most California Indians, including Indians from the foothills, the most important and only reliable food was the acorn Nuts.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
In California, the discovery of gold in 1848 and the subsequent statehood in 1850 altered the political United States landscape, largely because of:
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California’s discovery of gold shifted the political landscape.
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California’s discovery of gold shifted the political landscape.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
There were several native California tribes located regionally. The bulk of the indigenous Californians, however, lived in or near the:
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The coastal areas are densely populated today. Native peoples, however, were concentrated in the Central Valley and the slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains hundreds of years ago. The major tribes of this area were the Maids of the Sacramento Basin and the Miwoks of the Sierras.
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The coastal areas are densely populated today. Native peoples, however, were concentrated in the Central Valley and the slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains hundreds of years ago. The major tribes of this area were the Maids of the Sacramento Basin and the Miwoks of the Sierras.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
In which of the following fields is Cesar Chavez most closely connected with democratic reforms?
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First attempt to put Cesar Chavez in a historical period while answering the question Era, which is often enough to provide you with a historical perspective.
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First attempt to put Cesar Chavez in a historical period while answering the question Era, which is often enough to provide you with a historical perspective.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
With the election of Hiram Johnson as governor of California, in which of the following places did the Democratic Movement not accomplish reforms?
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In California, the Progressive Movement sought to protect the working class from the monopoly power of big business, especially the railroad industry.
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In California, the Progressive Movement sought to protect the working class from the monopoly power of big business, especially the railroad industry.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
California has created numerous national pioneers, counting three presidents. Which of the following California national political pioneers was a local Californian who got to be President of the Joined together States?
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Born in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Nixon was the 36th President of the United States.
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Born in Yorba Linda, California, Richard Nixon was the 36th President of the United States.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Frank Norris’s The Octopus: A California Tale (1901) vividly portrays the negative effects of Monopolies on the lives of many residents of California. The aim of one of the following industries was About The Octopus?
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The Octopus (1901) California Railroad Monopolies’ far-reaching and catastrophic methods. The tale chronicles the domination of the railway industry by the robber barons, who systematically destroyed tiny agricultural companies with unfair practices.
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The Octopus (1901) California Railroad Monopolies’ far-reaching and catastrophic methods. The tale chronicles the domination of the railway industry by the robber barons, who systematically destroyed tiny agricultural companies with unfair practices.