1 | P a g e CSET SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBTEST 2 EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ What was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? A) To grant Native Americans equal rights B) To assimilate Native Americans into Western culture C) To relocate Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River D) To establish reservations within Native American ancestral lands - ANSWER- Correct Answer: C How did the Dawes Act of 1887 affect the land holdings of Native Americans? A) It increased the communal lands held by tribes B) It had no significant impact on land holdings C) It broke up communal lands into individual allotments D) It returned land to Native Americans that had previously been taken - ANSWER- C) It broke up communal lands into individual allotments 2 | P a g e What was the 1870 Naturalization Act - ANSWER- act to put limits on U.S. citizenship where only whites and African descent could have full citizenship Immigration Act of 1882 - ANSWER- taxed immigrants, charging 50 cents per person. Helped pay for administrative costs for regulating immigration Ellis Island start and do? - ANSWER- opened in 1892 as a processing center for those arriving in New York Major inventions from the 1800s (mainly patents between 1860-1900s) Alexander Graham Bell Orville and Wilbur Wright Richard Gatling Thomas Edison - ANSWER- Bell: telephone Orville and Wright: airplane Gatling: machine gun Edison: light bulbs, motion pictures What were the 19th century important agriculture changes? - ANSWERadvances in fertilizer, crop rotation, dense soil cultivated w steel plows... 1892 gasoline powered tractors 3 | P a g e The time period of the Gilded Age saw the rise of what? (1870s-1900s) - ANSWER- banks, department stores, chain stores, trusts, and cities What economic conditions gave rise to the Populist movement in the late 19th century? - ANSWER- Economic struggles of rural farmers, falling crop prices (leading to recession), high debt levels, and unfair railroad practices. goal: decrease elitism, formed Farmers Alliance, and Knights of Labor, and voice for common man First labor movement in 1892 and result - ANSWER- Homestead Strike: steel and iron workers fought against Carnegie Steel Company. gunfire ensued and Carnegie was able to eliminate the plants union What role did the railroad industry play in contributing to the Panic of 1893? - ANSWER- The railroad industry contributed to the Panic of 1893 through immense speculative investment, overbuilding, and rate wars, which led to unprofitable ventures and financial instability in the sector. What impact did agricultural conditions have on the financial stability of the United States before the Panic of 1893? - ANSWER- Falling prices due to overproduction and international competition placed financial pressure on farmers, leading to widespread defaults on loans and contributing to bank failures. 4 | P a g e What was one significant political reform proposed by the Populists? - ANSWER- The direct election of Senators, which later became law with the 17th Amendment. shifted the power to elect Senators from the state legislatures directly to the people, aiming to make Senators more responsive to the public What role did investigative journalism play in the Progressive era? (1890s-1920s) - ANSWER- It exposed corruption and injustices, galvanizing public support for reforms What was the name for aggressive journalists who put light on scandals, corruption, and many other wrongs in society during the progressive era in 1890? - ANSWER- Muckrackers Which amendments directly came out of the progressive era in 1913- 1920 - ANSWER- 16, 17, 18, 19 18- prohibited the sale of alcohol 19- gave women right to vote Name a key legislation influenced by the Progressive movement. - ANSWER- The establishment of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Which event is often cited as the immediate cause of the SpanishAmerican War? - ANSWER- The sinking of the USS Maine