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NAEP US History Grade 12 - Question List

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36. Which of the following best describes the British colonial policy called mercantilism?
  1. Encouraging colonists to sell manufactured goods to European countries
  2. Sending raw materials from Britain to the colonies
  3. Exercising British control over economic activities in the colonies
  4. Attempting to make the colonies economically self-sufficient
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37. What was the major cause of the shift from the use of White indentured servants to the use of Black slave labor in Virginia in the 1600's?
  1. Many White indentured servants escaped.
  2. African people had more experience farming than did White indentured servants.
  3. Economic recovery in England reduced the supply of White indentured servants.
  4. Most wealthy planters viewed indentured servitude as immoral.
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38. In which book did Upton Sinclair describe the terrible working and food-production conditions in the meat-packing industry?
  1. The Grapes of Wrath
  2. The Pit
  3. The Octopus
  4. The Jungle
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39. We will answer [the] demand for a gold standard by saying. . . you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold.-William Jennings Bryan, 1896What was Bryan arguing in his "Cross of Gold" speech?
  1. Free coinage of silver would cause a depression.
  2. The gold standard was needed to preserve economic stability.
  3. The gold standard harmed some groups in society.
  4. The government should stop buying silver immediately.
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40. We will answer [the] demand for a gold standard by saying. . . you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold.-William Jennings Bryan, 1896Which groups wanted the United States to stay on the gold standard?
  1. Western farmers and ranchers
  2. Eastern bankers and the Republican party
  3. Unionized workers and nonunionized farm laborers
  4. The Socialist party and the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies)
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