CTHS Campus Assessment 1- Laying Found, Last West ,Gilded Ag

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This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and immigration in the United States.

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Gilded age

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Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed by the United States Government?

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because of the fear of job competition by other immigrant groups

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Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like American farmers. This was an attempt to assimilate the Natives.

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Dawes Act

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True or False? The railroad industry destroyed the national economy and contributed to the loss of thousands of jobs.

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False

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During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?

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political bosses like Boss Tweed

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Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. What was this called?

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philanthropy

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Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

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Urbanzied cities

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Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these groups of people mostly restricted new immigrants from entering the country. They did not like foreign born immigrants.

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Nativists

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This is when a group of companies work together to control a certain industry.

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trust

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What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (government jobs in exchange for money) called?

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political machine