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james

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In 1880, after the Southern Pacific Railroad won its right to sell land at high prices, seven farmers died in the incident known as the Battle of
 
  a. the Southern Slough.
  b. Mussel Slough.
  c. Hetch-Hetchy.
  d. Hanford County.

Question 2

The decades between 1870 and 1890, known as the Gilded Age, are defined by
 
  a. materialism and corruption.
  b. massive industrial growth and cheap labor supplied by an upsurge of European immigrants.
  c. great contrasts between ostentatious wealth and urban poverty.
  d. all of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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