USHC 4.8 Immigration and Urbanization

Which of the following was a MAIN reason the Chinese Exclusion Act was supported at both state and national levels?

• The United States government wanted to retaliate against Chinese attacks on the American Navy.

• Leaders wanted to stop Chinese religious influence in America.

• Political and economic leaders wanted to reduce competition from Chinese laborers.

• West Coast leaders wanted to reduce the amount of opium being smuggled into the United States.

In the 1890s, which of the following were results of increased industrialization in the United States?

(Choose 4 that apply)

• Exploitation of factory workers

• Development of urban tenement housing

• Increased immigration

• Rise of labor unions

• Federal attempts to close the western frontier

Which of the following would have most likely been used as a strikebreaker at the turn of the 20th century?

• Native Americans

• Muckrakers

• Political Machines

• Unskilled Labor

Nativism, economic problems on the West Coast, and controversy over lower wages all led to the passage of which law?

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• The Voting Rights Act

• The Homestead Act

Which of the following best describes the "New Immigrants" of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?

• Northern and Western Europeans

• Southern and Eastern Europeans

• Mediterranean Races from Europe, Africa, and Asia

• Asians and Latin Americans

Why did the new immigrants of the late 1800s experience more discrimination than those of the early 1800s?

• Most of them came from the Anglo-Saxon regions of Northern and Western Europe.

• They spoke unfamiliar languages, brought new cultural traditions, and lacked valuable labor skills.

• Most of them settled in rural areas, taking agricultural jobs away from American citizens.

• They easily adjusted to life in America and quickly took control of local political parties

In the late 19th Century, both American manufacturers and workers demanded high tariffs on goods imported into the United States. Why did they support this policy?

• They hoped to lower the price of imports because foreign goods were usually better quality.

• By making domestic goods more expensive, Americans would stand to make more money.

• They believed their jobs and goods would be protected from foreign competition.

• This government policy would improve trade relations with foreign countries.

 “Long ago it was said that "one half of the world does not know how the other half lives." That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles, and less for the fate of those who were underneath, so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat.

- Jacob Riis, How The Other Half Lives

 Which group of people is the above quote and image MOST LIKELY referring to?

• African American sharecroppers

• Immigrants living in urban tenements

• Chinese and Irish railroad workers living in tent villages

• Populist protestors camped outside the White House

Which term BEST describes the United States government's policies towards Big Business during the Gilded Age?

• Regulatory

• Mercantilist

• Laissez-faire

• Progressive

What impact did the increased use of electricity have on factory workers in America?

• Increased productivity and longer working hours

• Decreased productivity and safer working conditions

• Increased productivity and shorter working hours

• A decrease in the need of immigrant labor