1.6 Quiz

Which group had an easier path into America

• European immigrants at Ellis Island

• Asian Immigrants at Angel Island

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
• Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
• Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
• Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they...

• were better educated than native-born Americans
• had a higher standard of living than most Americans
• adapted easily to American culture
• competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers

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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

This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act
• The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
• The Asian Immigration Act
• The Chinese Labor Law

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Which is the best example of a political machine?

• A group of immigrants gather together and demand rights, and better pay
• The government breaks apart big businesess
• A political organization that uses corruption to buy and cheat votes
• A politician asks for donations for his campaign 

Why did immigrants support Tammany Hall? 

• They provided them with shelter, food, and jobs in return for votes
• They would use Tammany Hall to learn English
• Many women supported them because they supported women's rights
• Tammany Hall members were also immigrants

William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 

• Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
• Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
• A Republican political machine
• A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 

What government change occurred because of The Jungle?

• Regulation of cash crops used for food for cattle

• Unionization of meat industry

• Creation of a federal health department

• Federal Meat Inspection Act

Wrote "How the other half lives" exposing conditions in the slums

• Susan B. Anthony
• Boss Tweed
• Jacob Riis
• Jane Addams