Urbanization---Labor Unions---Immigration

Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?

• East Asia

• Southern and Central Europe

• Mexico

• Middle East

Many immigrants flocked to the nation's cities because of:

• Shopping

• Entertainment

• Education

• Employment

Preached salvation through service to the poor?

• Nativism

• Social Gospel Movement

• Political Machine

• Americanization Movement

The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called:

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Tammany Hall

• Hull House

The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called:

• Nativism

• Civil Service

• Graft

• Gentlemen's agreement

The main goal of the Americanization movement was to:

• limit the number of immigrants entering the country

• assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture

• improve living conditions of the poor

• encourage people to move from rural areas to urban ones

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to:

• decrease Chinese immigration

• create segregated classrooms (Chinese/American)

• settle a disagreement of trade between China and America

• stop Chinese Americans from attending college in the United States

An example of a patronage would be:

• bribing a government official

• assassinating a public official

• saying one thing and doing another

• appointing a friend to a political position

Tammany Hall was the name of:

• a famous settlement house

• a New York Customs House

• a New York City political machine

• federal courthouse in New York City

The Pendleton Civil Service Act required:

• applicants for government jobs to pass examinations

• native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy

• government workers to renounce all party loyalties

• cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents