Standards US.7 - US.13

(US.7) The U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prevent immigrants from that country entering the U.S. during the

• mid 1900s

• late 1700s

• early 1800s

• late 1800s

(US.7) Critics of the “New Immigration” of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries opposed a minimum wage because

• factories would refuse to hire immigrant laborers

• the immigrants were generally wealthier than American citizens

• they believed immigrants took farmland from native-born Americans

• immigrants generally would work for less money than American citizens

(US.7) ____________ _____________ started the Hull House in Chicago, IL. Also tried to bring together the poor, the rich, the immigrant and the native-born citizens under a single roof.

• Jane Addams

• Abigail Adams

• Jacob Riis

• Teddy Roosevelt

(US.7) The author of this book used striking photos and descriptions of inner city life to bring about social reforms in many cities.

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

• Jane Addams

(US.7) Ellis Island

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

(US.7) Angel Island

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

(US.8) The “Social Gospel” of the late 19^th century America held that

• only the most holy of people become rich

• the United States is God’s “chosen country.”

• the poor are wicked and are lesser in God’s sight

• Christian principles should be applied to society’s problems

(US.8) Social Darwinists believed that

• religious and scientific worlds should be kept separate

• powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies

• the teaching of evolution theories in American public schools was unconstitutional

• human beings had reached the point where competition among nations was no longer necessary.

(US.8) The Social Gospel Movement

• Large businesses in one sector of the economy and controlled one area of the market

• Preached a philosophy of self-help, racial solidarity, and accommodation

• used Christian principles for the resolution of urban problems

• Began the NAACP and pushed for black education in schools

(US.9) Booker T. Washington

• Large businesses in one sector of the economy and controlled one area of the market

• Preached a philosophy of self-help, racial solidarity, and accommodation

• used Christian principles for the resolution of urban problems

• Began the NAACP and pushed for black education in schools