CCRA U.S. History Grade 11 Practice Questions - Oklahoma College- and Career-Readiness Assessment U.S. History Content, Grade 11 Exam - CCRA U.S. History Grade 11 Practice Questions - Oklahoma College- and Career-Readiness Assessment U.S. History Content, Grade 11 Exam

Question 1

Read the excerpt below from Andrew Carnegie's 'The Gospel of Wealth' (1889): 'This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of Wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and after doing so to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer... to produce the most beneficial result for the community.' Which philosophy of Gilded Age industrial leaders is best expressed in Carnegie's statement?

The obligation of wealthy industrialists to use their fortunes to advance public philanthropy and social causes The necessity of government regulation to redistribute wealth through mandatory corporate income taxes The belief that industrial workers should democratically control corporate manufacturing decisions The advocacy of total economic isolationism to prevent foreign investment in domestic corporations

Correct Answer:

The obligation of wealthy industrialists to use their fortunes to advance public philanthropy and social causes

Question 2

Read the excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887: 'All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property... shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.' What was the primary goal of Congress in passing this legislation?

To nationalize all private railway systems into a state-owned postal service To regulate unfair discriminatory freight rates charged by railroad monopolies against Western farmers To outlaw all organized labor strikes among railroad union workers To grant railroad corporations complete exemption from anti-monopoly judicial prosecution

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To regulate unfair discriminatory freight rates charged by railroad monopolies against Western farmers

Question 3

Read the passage from Jacob Riis's *How the Other Half Lives* (1890): 'Be a little careful, please! The hall is dark and you might stumble over the children pitching pennies back there. Not that it would hurt them; day and night, their home is the street... Here is a room twelve feet square; five people sleep in it, two on a filthy mattress on the floor.' Which problem of turn-of-the-century American society was Riis attempting to expose?

The economic decline of rural agrarian communities during Western homestead expansion The corruption of federal civil service appointments under the political spoils system The deplorable living conditions and overcrowding in urban tenement housing The environmental damage caused by open-pit coal mining in Appalachian states

Correct Answer:

The deplorable living conditions and overcrowding in urban tenement housing

Question 4

Read the excerpt from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: 'Whereas in the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory thereof: Be it enacted... That from and after the expiration of ninety days... the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be... suspended.' Which historical factor primarily drove the enactment of this law?

A military alliance signed between the United States and the Qing Empire The passage of constitutional amendments granting universal voting rights to foreign workers A desire by Congress to encourage unlimited skilled agricultural immigration from East Asia Nativist hostility and economic competition from West Coast labor groups targeting Chinese immigrants

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Nativist hostility and economic competition from West Coast labor groups targeting Chinese immigrants

Question 5

Read the excerpt from William Jennings Bryan's famous 'Cross of Gold' speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention: 'Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world... we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.' Which monetary policy was Bryan championing in this address?

Free coinage of silver (bimetallism) to expand the money supply and relieve agrarian debt Strict adherence to an exclusive gold standard to maintain high currency purchasing power Complete abolition of paper currency in favor of a barter-based agrarian economy Creation of an unregulated private central banking network owned by Wall Street financiers

Correct Answer:

Free coinage of silver (bimetallism) to expand the money supply and relieve agrarian debt

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