gilded age

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle?

• urban centers of the Northeast

• plantations of the New South

• mining areas of the Far West

• farming regions of the Great Plains

Between 1881 and 1921, one major cause of the increasing number of immigrants to the United States was the

• availability of free land in the Southeast

• increased job opportunities in industry

• increased need for military personnel

• federal aid to pay the housing costs of new arrivals

Rapid industrialization during the late 1800s contributed to

• a decline in the membership of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• a reduction in government regulation of railroads

• a rise in the number of family farms

• an increase in immigration to the United States

One purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was to

• speed construction of the western railroads

• encourage settlement of the Pacific Coast

• expand the civil rights of immigrants

• protect the jobs of American workers

Few restrictions were placed on immigration to the United States in the late 19th century primarily because immigrants

• would work for low wages

• provided a rich source of investment capital

• would add to the diversity of the population

• faced little opposition from citizens

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

During the late 1800s, an open immigration policy was most strongly supported by

• abolitionists

• yellow journalists

• conservationists

• industrialists

In the 1890s, calls for limiting immigration were largely the result of

• nativist reactions toward southern and eastern Europeans

• a desire to achieve cultural pluralism

• the influence of industrialists

Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”

• “The streets are paved with gold.”

• “All immigrants strengthen America.”

• “America is for Americans.”

A major purpose of both the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan (1907) was to

• limit immigration of certain ethnic groups

• enrich America’s cultural diversity

• treat all Asian and European immigrants equally

• relocate Asians displaced by war