How did the mechanization of farms change the lives of rural people in the 1800's and the early 1900's?
it led to larger farms that raised cash crops
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Which was NOT an example of how industry in the late 1800's gave people greater access to all kinds of goods?
b. people on farms and ranches made almost everything they needed by hand
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In what way did telephones affect life in the 1800's?
a. people were pleased to be able to communicate without having to travel.
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What was the main purpose of the Rural Electrification Act?
c. to create and improve electric service in rural areas
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Which of the following was NOT a factor in the growth of cities in the late 1800's?
a. agricultural depression
b. mechanization of farms
c. immigration
d. urbanization
a. agricultural depression
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What was one result of rapid industrialization and urbanization?
d. cities became overcrowded
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How did Jane Addams try to solve some of the problems faced by the city of Chicago?
b. she opened a settlement house to help immigrants and working families
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What was one thing that African Americans, Hispanic groups, Chinese immigrants, and Jews had in common in the late 1800's?
a. many faced prejudice and segregation in different areas of their lives
200
What effect did the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1880's have on the lives of African Americans?
b. it made reacial segregation legal in the South
200
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Great Migration?
d. total equality for African Americans in the North
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How did African American activist Booker T. Washington respond to discrimination and work toward equality?
c. he founded the Tuskegee Institute, a college for African Americans
300
What happened as a result of the women's suffrage movement?
b. Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote
300
Which is NOT an example of the new rights and educational opportunities gained for women in the 1800's?
a. women could work on farms
300
Explain how sharecropping often led to a life of poverty and debt.
Sharecroppers had to buy goods from the landowner and pay for them out of their crop. Often, the crop was not enough to pay debts, and the sharecropper fell deeper into debt.
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How did the roles of women in the 1800's differ depending on whether they lived in rural or urban areas?
In general, the roles of women in rural areas were not much different than the roles of men. In urban areas, women's roles were limited and very different from men's.
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What can you conclude from the fact that many African Americans in the South did not accept the idea of "seperate but equal"?
Seperate facilities and transportation were not considered equal by African Americans.