In the late 1800s, the Granger movement tried to improve conditions for farmers by
A. lowering the rate of inflation
B. strengthening the gold standard
C. forcing railroads to lower their rates
D. making labor unions stronger
Ans: C. forcing railroads to lower their rates
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In the 1860 presidential election, the Republican party adopted an economic program that included all of the following features except
A) Federal aid for internal improvements B) A protective tariff. C) Free homesteads for settlers in the west. D) a national income tax. E) providing land to immigrants who were not yet citizens.
Eastern Indian tribes from the South and Old Northwest, whom the American government forcibly relocated in the West,
A) received permanent protection of their new lands. B) served ironically as agents of white civilization. C) strengthened Native American resistance to further white expansion. D) converted the Plains Indians to agricultural enterprises.
Teapot Dome Scandal • Harlem Renaissance • Scopes trial During which decade did these events occur?
a. 1920s b. 1930s c. 1940s d. 1950s