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The photo demonstrates one of the problems with

• overcrowding urban tenements.
• labor union activism in urban areas.
• the overproduction of consumer goods.
• the growth of political machines.

What gave 160 acres to people willing to settle the plains?

• Dawes Act
• National Grange
• Farmers' Alliances
• Homestead Act

What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families and led to assimilation of natives?

• Hayes Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Bland-Allison Act
• Dawes Act

Assimilation can be defined as

• when one becomes more like the dominant culture.
• when a person refuses to learn the dominant culture
• when a culture is practice all over the world
• when a culture is similar to another culture

The Great Plains can be found in what area?

• Area 1
• Area 2
• Area 3
• None of the above

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

In the late nineteenth century, the "bosses" of urban political machines often-

• accepted bribes in return for favors
• denied voting rights to the poor
• wasted money on military spending
• descrimated againts migrant workers

Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes

• Nativist
• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Robber Barons

TRUE OR FALSE: Robber Barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor

• True
• False

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists