Chapter 7 Study Guide

name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• nativism

• melting pot

refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the US in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• nativism

• melting pot

idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Nativism

• melting pot

refers to a mixture of diverse cultures whose people blended together by abandoning their native language and customs?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Nativism

• Melting Pot

which place did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass before gaining entry into the US?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

which place did immigrants on the West Coast pass before gaining entry into the US?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

name of a restriction on emigration worked out between the US and another government?

• Nativism

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Melting Pot

which place were 19th-century eastern European immigrants more likely to pass before gaining entry into the US?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

Republican supporters of NY City boss Roscoe Conkling were strongly opposed to civil-service reform

• Stalwarts

• graft

• political machines

• spoils system

this authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system

• Pendleton Act

• spoils system

• graft

• stalwarts