Topic 11 Progressive Era

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

• "Boss" Tweed

• John Rockefeller

• Jane Adams

• Andrew Carnegie

6) Which if these describes Tenements?

• New prison cell structures

• Containment camps for newcomers

• Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in

• Reservation rooms for Native Americans

6) Which describes Nativism?

• The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

• The idea to selectively breed people by race

• To separate people based on race

• To separate people based on religion

6) Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?

• A response to China declaring war on the US

• A side effect of a war with Japan

• To satisfy Nativist ideas and "protect" American jobs

• To promote immigration from Mexico

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

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

Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?

• Galveston
• Long
• Ellis
• Angel

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Nativism

• Assimilation

Which population was growing during this time?

• Urban

• Rural

• Eastern

• Farmland

What led to the increase in number of people living in tenements?

• Rent prices were too high on agricultural land

• Large number of immigrants and industrial workers

• Apartments were unpopular

• Long travel times to cities

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

• Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

• 19th and 22nd Amendments

• Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

• 16th and 18th Amendments