Unit 2 Test Gilded age

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the – 

 

• Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

• Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• Continuation of the contract labor system

• Assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

In the late 1800, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

• Government regulation

• Employee ownership

• New production techniques

• The formation of labor unions

Which goal was shared by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

• To help large corporations to increased their production

• To introduce new innovative techniques

• To promote immigrants of skilled workers from Asia and Europe

• To Organize workers to demand better conditions from employers

What was the main purpose of the antitrust legislation passed by Congress?

• To promote corporate consolidation

• To restrict foreign access to American markets

• To reduce the average size of business

• To protect competition between private businesses

All of the following describe Andrew Carnegie EXCEPT

• Reformist

• Philanthropist

• Industrialist

• Entrepreneur

Which of the following is an example of the changing relationship between the federal government and private business

• Immigration Acts

• Anti-Trust Acts

• Homestead Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

After 1880, where did the majority of “New Immigrants” to the United States come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Canada and Latin America

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• China and Southeast Asia

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the –

• Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

• Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• Continuation of the contract labor system

• Assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

During the late nineteenth century, where were the reservations located that North American Indians tribes were sent?

• Along the major rivers of the Midwest

• Near large cities in the Northwest

• In sparsely populated areas of the West

• East of the Mississippi River

During the last part of the nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United States found work as –

• Unskilled factory and sweatshop workers

• Educated professionals

• Scientists and technicians

• Skilled craftsmen