Turn of the Century Review

The U.S. government attempted to culturally absorb American Indians with Americans by opening schools and offering land.  This is also known as

• Intimidation
• Assimilation
• Segregation
• Apartheid

The main goal of the Dawes General Allotment Act was to

• Force American Indians to farm
• Break up reservations and assimilate American Indians
• Offer free land to immigrants
• Offer free land to ranchers

This massacre on Chief Black Kettle’s people was one of the first.

• Sand Creek
• Ghost Dance
• Antietam
•   Wounded Knee

The U.S. government offered free land to many groups and industries to

• Encourage growth out west.
• Use up land before other countries expressed interest in it.
• Regulate industry.
• a.  Displace American Indians.

The majority of new immigrants came from

• African countries.
• a.  North and South America.
• a.  Northern and Western Europe.
• South and east Europe.

Well-organized political parties which dominated state and local governments  in the late 1800s were called

• Populists.
•  Progressives.
• Political Parties.
• Political Machines.

Which of the following is most likely to support a political machine?

• Businessman
• Railroad Owner
• Upper-Class man
• Immigrant

Tammany Hall was the name of

• a famous settlement house.
• a New York customs house.
• A New York political machine.
• the federal courthouse in New York.

Which of the following is NOT an example of graft?

• Using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud.
• Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself.
• Choosing your friends for political offices.
• Using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate.

The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called

• Ellis Island.
• Tammany Hall.
• Angel Island.
• Hull House.