Chapter 7 Immigrants and Urbanization

Which of the following is true of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• It decreased Chinese immigration

• It resulted in segregated classrooms

• It was agreed to by China and the United States.

• It prevented Chinese Americans from working industrial jobs.

Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800's by

• social reformers.

• new immigrants.

• political machines.

• industrial workers.

Tammany Hall was the name of

• a famous settlement house.

• the New York Custom House.

• the New York Orchestra.

• the federal courthouse in New York City.

Which of the following prompted the assassination of President Garfield?

• Tariffs.

• Unsafe working conditions.

• Housing shortages.

• Civil Service Reform.

The purpose of patronage is to

• increase profits.

• increase efficiency.

• reward one's supporters.

• prevent power from being in one individual or groups control.

The Stalwarts were strongly in favor of

• Nativism.

• the spoils system.

• civil service reform.

• harsh anti-graft measures.

Which of the following is true of the Gentlemen's Agreement?

• It decreased Japanese immigration.

• It resulted in segregated classrooms.

• It decreased Chinese immigration.

• It prohibited aliens from working industrial jobs.

The term Gilded Age is used to refer to the late 1800's because it was a period in which

• luxury was frowned upon and hard work was encouraged.

• glamour hid corruption.

• the future seemed bright.

• the gold standard was adopted.

An immigrant who went through Ellis Island was least likely to have come from

• Asia.

• Northern Europe

• western Europe.

• Eastern Europe

Who was Thomas Nast?

• The assassin of President Garfield.

• The boss of a political machine.

• The founder of a settlement house.

• A political cartoonist.