Gilded Age

Which statement describes the 1st and 2nd revolution?

• Both occurred in the 1700's

• Both are revolutions

• Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity

• Both relied on steel and oil

Which useful function was served by the political machines of the late 1800s?

• They served as role models for city bosses

• •They assisted in the social and political assimilation of immigrants into the community

• They assisted in getting votes for city bosses

• They prevented corruption in local government

Which group most favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• •Nativists in the west

• •Southern Immigrants

• •Protestants

• •Congress

What is Nativism

• Individuals who are born from immigrants

• Individuals born in the U.S.

• An Extreme dislike for immigrants by native born people

• Natives who like immigrants

How did the "New Immigrants" differ from the "Old Immigrants"?

• They were younger.

• They came alone

• They had more money

• •Most of them spoke very little English.

Why were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists?

• •The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.

• They spoke more English

• The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine

How did many nativists feel about the rapid influx of immigrants between 1870 and 1900?

• They feared they would take away concerts and parks

• •They feared the immigrants might take their jobs for lower wages.

• They were excited to get new neighbors

• They welcomed the arrival of diverse peoples with different foods and traditions

What is this a criticism of in the 19th century

• monopolization

• industrialism

• horizontal integration

• laissez-faire capitalism

How did experiences of Chinese immigrants differ from those of the "New Immigrants" from Southern Europe

• They could own property, testify in some states or become citizens

• They could vote

• They could not own property, testify in some states or become citizens

• They could not vote

Who invented a new steel making technique?

• Henry Bessemer

• Sarah Goode

• Thaddeus Lowe

• Samuel Morse