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AP US History-Oster APUSH multiple-choice practice test #2 (55 minutes)

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This question refers to the following passage: “Formerly the individual was the pioneer of civilization; now, 
the railroad is the pioneer, and the individual follows, or is
 only slightly in advance. . . . The wild roses are
 blooming today, and the sod is yet unturned . . . where, in a year or two will be heard the screech of the locomotive and the tramp of the approaching legions, another year will bring the beginning of the change; towns and cities will spring into 
existence, and the steam whistle and the noise of saws and hammers, and the click and clatter of machinery, the sound of industry will be heard. The prairies will be golden with the ripening harvest, and the field and the forest, the mine and the river, will all yield their abundance to the ever growing 
multitude.” George A. Batchelder, A Sketch of the History and Resources of Dakota Territory, 1870   Which of the following contributed most to the process described in the excerpt?

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Contextualizing the excerpt, the passage describes a shift in national development where the railroad and industrial activity lead the pace of change in Dakota Territory, replacing the earlier primacy of individual pioneers. This kind of transformation is deeply tied to policies that opened and organized western settlement. Option: 'Legislation that facilitated the distribution of western land.' This choice aligns with the historical mechanism that accelerated westward ex......Login to view full explanation

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