STAAR Review - Labor, Immigration, & Progressives

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the:

• increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear

• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations

• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

During the late 19th century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being:

• opposed to machine politics

• loyal to the UK

• conscientious objectors

• Roman Catholics

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

• Galveston

• Long

• Ellis

• Angel

In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. Who founded Hull House?

• Margaret Sanger

• Jane Addams

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from entering the country.

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Robber barons

• Nativists

During the 19th and early 20th century, these men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?

• political parties

• democratic party

• political bosses

• republican party

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

• the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

• a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

• more sources of revenue for state governments

Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment?

• Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits

• The growing political influence of women

• Politicians campaigning for education reform

• The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions

Journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s.

• Senators
• Muckrakers
• Abolitionists
• None of the above