Gilded Age

Ellis Island served as an entrance point for

• immigrants coming into America from Asia (mainly China).

• immigrants coming into America by crossing the border from Mexico.

• immigrants coming into America from Europe.

• immigrants coming into America by crossing the border from Canada.

During the 2nd Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age, most immigrants traced their roots to

• Western Asia.

• Southern & Eastern Europe

• Central America (Mexico).

• Middle East.

Extreme feelings of dislike and hatred toward immigrants is known as

• racism

• Jim Crow

• imperialism

• nativism

When hatred toward immigrants became so strong on the American west coast, what happened?

• Congress passed a law prohibiting any Chinese from coming to America for 10 years

• Congress passed a law making it illegal to pass laws against Chinese immigrants

• Congress created a trade organization with China, leading to more Chinese immigration

• Congress repealed a treaty with China, but still allowed Chinese immigration to America

The conflicts between the America and the Native Americans in the late 1800s took place with the natives who made their living in and around the _________.

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Rockies

• Great Plains

How did the Homestead Act of 1862 lead to increased conflicts with Native Americans?

• It offered families free land if they served in the Army to help drive off the Native Americans.

• It provided land for Native Americans if they promised to assimilate into American society.

• It gave Americans up to 160 acres of land if they promised to live on the land for 5 years.

• It gave Native Americans up to 160 acres of land if they lived on it for at least 5 years.

1. The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled

• segregation is illegal, except in Southern states.

• separate is inherently unequal, and therefore segregation is illegal.

• separate but equal.

• segregation is legal only in private businesses.

Jim Crow laws were passed by state legislatures in the South in order to

• fight for the rights of African Americans

• enforce segregation

• counter the Black Codes.

• remove laws permitting segregation.

Economically speaking, if a company has “cornered the market,” what have they done?

• Eliminated their competition

• Helped other businesses reach their full potential

• Declared bankruptcy

• Established a new market for America

Purchasing companies at all levels of production from raw materials to finished product is called

• horizontal integration

• cornering the market

• vertical integration

• laissez-faire business