Gilded Age & Westward Expansion

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Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated --

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Promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

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Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States? Options: Social and economic class divisions began to disappear, Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations, Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions, Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

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Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

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Which answer choice goes into the middle circle? Options: Irish families immigrated to the United States, The Bracero program was introduced, Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States, The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.

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Irish families immigrated to the United States

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Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s? Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies, Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants, Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction, Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading

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Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading

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How did the Dawes Act change the relationship between the federal government and Native Americans?

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It contributed to the policy of assimilation

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Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic attributed to a Captain of Industry? Providing soup kitchens and shelters to homeless immigrants, Donating a large sum of your personal wealth to homeless orphans, Using your own fortune to create a new university

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Lowering wages and increasing the amount of hours your workers are required to work

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What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century? The rapid influx of immigrants provided for a ready voter base for the Political Bosses

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The rapid influx of immigrants provided for a ready voter base for the Political Bosses

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What led to having a large workforce in the U.S? Options: Larger Families, Inventions, Immigrants, Former Slaves and Immigrants

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Immigrants

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Which of the following best summarizes the image depicted? Options: Native Americans gained new lands, Americans moved west for new opportunities, Americans moved from rural to urban areas, Immigrants moved west to work in factories

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Americans moved west for new opportunities

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In the United States, organized labor made its greatest membership gains when?

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Labor unions formed and collective bargaining began.