Gilded Age

Multiple Choice

What was one major reason Irish immigrants came to the United States before 1880?

• To escape the Potato Famine

• To find gold in California

• To join the military

• To start new businesses

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.

• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States.

• Irish families immigrated to the United States.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were effects of nativism in the late 1800s?

• Job and housing competition

• Negative stereotypes of immigrants

• Rise of anti-immigrant attitudes

• Increased government support for immigrants

Multiple Choice

Which term describes the idea of promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration?

• Nativism

• Assimilation

• Pluralism

• Industrialization

Multiple Choice

Which factor prompted the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• Denial of labor union membership for unskilled workers

• Increased nativism and anti-immigrant attitudes

• Wage increases for workers in manufacturing positions

• Expansion of voting rights for immigrants

Multiple Choice

How did the Chinese Exclusion Act impact industries and employers in California?

• Industries thrived due to more available workers.

• Industries struggled without Chinese workers, and employers turned to other immigrant groups or exploited minority laborers.

• Employers stopped hiring immigrants altogether.

• Industries became more ethnically diverse.