Gilded Age America

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Agricultural technology led to fewer farm jobs, so people went to cities for work

New industrial economy created new job opportunities

Heightened levels of immigration

Municipal authorities cannot meet demand for essential services

Cramped and unsanitary living conditions

Growth of political machines

Separate the causes and the effects of urbanization during the Gilded Age.

Causes

Effects

Open Ended

Describe either (A) one reason why an immigrant would want to leave his/her home country OR (B) one thing in a new country that would make them want to move there.

Multiple Choice

“The question presented by the record is whether a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States by virtue of the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ‘All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.’”

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• United States v. Wong Kim Ark

• Pendleton Act

• Omaha Platform of the Populist Party

Multiple Choice

“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: Therefore, [b]e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be, and the same is hereby, suspended; and during such suspension it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come after the expiration of said ninety days to remain within the United States.”

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• United States v. Wong Kim Ark

• Pendleton Act

• Omaha Platform of the Populist Party

Poll

Which scenario would make you more upset?

• A

• B

Drag and Drop

Whoever supports hiring someone based on political connections and party loyalty would approve of ​

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, while someone who believes more in hiring someone based on their qualifications or abilities would support ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

the "spoils system"

civil service reform

unlimited silver coinage

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Multiple Choice

“And, among other things, said rules shall provide and declare, as nearly as the conditions of good administration will warrant, as follows: First, for open, competitive examinations for testing the fitness of applicants for the public service now classified or to be classified here- under. Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and so far as may be shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity and fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the service into which they seek to be appointed… Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligations to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so. Sixth, that no person in said service has any right to use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body.”

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• United States v. Wong Kim Ark

• Pendleton Act

• Omaha Platform of the Populist Party

Multiple Choice

“The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind… From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes — tramps and millionaires… We have witnessed for more than a quarter of a century the struggles of the two great political parties for power and plunder, while grievous wrongs have been inflicted upon the suffering people… we seek to restore the government of the Republic to the hands of ‘the plain people,’… We believe that the power of government—in other words, of the people—should be expanded… to the end that oppression, injustice, and poverty shall eventually cease in the land.”

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• United States v. Wong Kim Ark

• Pendleton Act

• Omaha Platform of the Populist Party