VUS Unit 6 Flashcard

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Which piece of legislation gave free public land in the western territories to settlers who would live on and farm the land?

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Homestead Act

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How did inventions such as this one picture help in encouraging westward movement?

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Increased how efficient farming was

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_________ is the process that immigrants went through where they learned English as a second language, adopted American customs and traditions, and gained citizen.

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Assimilation

Front

Which law was passed in 1882 that prohibited all Chinese workers from entering the U.S.?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Which law was passed in 1921 that set a limit on the maximum number of immigrants who could enter the country?

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Emergency Quota Act

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Which was NOT a reason for economic transformation? Laissez-faire capitalism, Increasing labor supply (immigrants and migration from farms), Natural resources and navigable rivers, Government intervention in all economic matters

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Government intervention in all economic matters

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What is a type of business structure that protects owners from personal responsibility for debts/liabilities?

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Limited liability corporation (LLC)