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Question 1

What factor contributed most to a shift from wet to dry states in the American West between 1904 and 1917?
 
  A) growing problems with alcohol abuse by American Indians
  B) women's acquisition of suffrage in the West before passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
  C) the rise in violent crime and prostitution in Western cities due to alcohol
  D) the increase in domestic violence resulting from the use of alcohol

Question 2

What factors led to Zachary Taylor's election as president in 1848?
 
  A) His strong support for popular sovereignty made him a popular candidate in both Southern
  and Western states, particularly those that had recently been admitted to the Union.
  B) With the Democrats split over the issue of slavery and the Free-Soil Party running a lackluster
  campaign, Taylor was able to capture an overwhelming majority of votes in the South.
  C) His status as a Mexican War hero enabled Taylor to appeal to a wide range of voters,
  including those who had opposed the war, and his clearly articulated positions on a variety of
  issues other than slavery won over those who had doubts about him as a slaveholder.
  D) The Whigs' running separate campaigns in the North and South enabled Taylor to appeal to
  many voters in a nation divided over the issue of slavery, and the inclusion of a third-party
  candidate drew votes away from his Democratic rival.

Question 3

How can the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 best be described?
 
  A) as a serious blow to the labor movement
  B) as establishing such supports as the minimum wage
  C) as an extension of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal vision
  D) as initiating an era of governmental regulation of business

Question 4

This cartoon depicting the bribery of voters outside of a tavern reinforced the Whig vision of __________.
 
  A) creating a voter constituency that could not be controlled by corrupt politicians
  B) reducing the number of elections to curb the influence of unscrupulous candidates
  C) increasing the number of candidates running for political office
  D) extending voting rights to men and women who did not own property

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Answer 1

B

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

A

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