Westward Expansion and Economic Transformation

What does the term gilded mean?

• Full of riches and opportunities

• Gaining new land

• Covered in a thin layer of gold

• Made of solid gold

What was Ellis Island?

• A settlement house for immigrants

• A check-in-station for immigrants coming to America

• A court case that allowed segregation in public facilities

• A theory that the rich are rich because they're better, and the poor are poor because they are worse

What were tenement houses?

• Large public buildings designed for the rich

• Community centers to help poor people

• Small, cramped apartments for poor people

• Check-in-stations for immigrants coming to America

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

• Increased the number of Chinese immigrants

• Prohibited work-seeking Chinese from entering the U.S.

• Prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving the U.S.

• Prohibited immigrants from entering the U.S.

During the Great Migration, many African Americans moved from the _______ to __________.

• North to the South

• East to the West

• South to the North

• West to the East

Which of the following is the best definition of Social Darwinism?

• A theory that the rich are rich because they’re better, and the poor are poor because they’re worse

• The belief that helping the poor will help society

• A theory that the government should help out the economy in a time of crisis

• The idea of the government should stay "hands-off" in the economy

An increase in political corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization took place during the-

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Roaring 20's

• Great Depression

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

• Bootlegger

• Monopolies

• Communists

• Nativists

This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies-

• Monopolies

• Nativism

• Laissez-faire (hands off)

• New Deal

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

• Work and Infrastructure

• Corruption and Laissez-Faire

• Urbanization and Immigration

• Monopolies and Political Bosses