USHC.3.CX & 3.E Gilded Age Demographics

A "nativist" of the late-1800s would have been MOST likely to support

• expanding American influence.
• the ending of all "Jim Crow" laws.
• a ban on immigration to the United States.
• wars against American Indians in the west.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: A "nativist" of the late-1800s would have been MOST likely been in favor of

Correct answer: a ban on immigration to the United States.

Explansation: Nativiest viewed the native people of the U.S. to be white, northern Europeans, protestants. They would have been against the large amount of immigrants coming from catholic areas of Europe and Asians on the west coast.

How would Northern Republicans MOST LIKELY have viewed the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• They saw it as an opportunity for 49ers to build new mines and dig for gold.
• They saw it as an opportunity for Southern plantation owners to expand the institution of slavery.
• They saw it as an opportunity for families to own and operate farms without the use of slave labor.
• They saw it as an opportunity for large railroad companies to purchase cheap land to lay their tracks.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: How did Northern Republicans see the Homestead Act of 1862?

Correct Answer: They saw it as an opportunity for families to own and operate farms without the use of slave labor.

Explanation: Northern Republicans supported the Homestead Act of 1862 because it allowed families to get land and start their own farms. They liked that these farms would not use slave labor, which fit their goal of stopping the spread of slavery.

Nativism is the political position of demanding a favored status for certain established inhabitants of a nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants. Based on their beliefs, which legislation would have been supported by Nativists of the late 1800s?

• the Dawes Act of 1887
• the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
• the Southern Homestead Act of 1866
• the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: Which law would nativists of the late 1800s support?

Correct Answer: the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Explanation: Nativists in the late 1800s wanted to limit immigration and protect jobs for people who were already in the country. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a law that stopped Chinese people from coming to the United States, which fits what nativists wanted.

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The Chinese Question "Hands off, Gentlemen! America means Fair Play for All Men" The cartoon would have been MOST likely to have been published in

• the late 1700s.
• the late 1800s.
• the early 1800s.
• the early 1900s.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: When was this cartoon most likely published?

Correct Answer: the late 1800s.

Explanation: This cartoon, called "The Chinese Question," talks about issues with Chinese immigration. These issues were most important in the late 1800s, when many people in the United States were worried about Chinese immigrants. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a law from this time that stopped Chinese people from coming to the U.S.

Chinese Exclusion Act; May 6, 1882 An Act to Execute Certain Treaty Stipulations Relating to Chinese Whereas, in the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory thereof: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be, and the same is hereby, suspended; and during such suspension it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come after the expiration of said ninety days, to remain within the United States. This law states that the "Chinese laborers to this country endanger the good order of certain localities" in the United States. Which of these would represent a "locality" that would MOST LIKELY have wanted this law created and passed?

• Chicago
• Atlanta
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: Which city would most likely support the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Correct Answer: San Francisco

Explanation: San Francisco had a large number of Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s. Many people in the city were worried about losing their jobs to Chinese workers, so they would likely support a law that stopped Chinese immigration.

The Great Seal of the United States contains the phrase E Pluribus Unum. Which of these might best support the use of this motto?

• the United States is made up of people from every continent
• one of the principles of the Constitution is a separation of powers
• the structure of the U.S. government is based on European institutions
• the Amendments to the Constitution guarantees basic rights to all people

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: What does the motto "E Pluribus Unum" mean?

Correct Answer: the United States is made up of people from every continent

Explanation: "E Pluribus Unum" is a Latin phrase that means "Out of many, one." It shows that the United States is made of many different people who come together to form one country. The answer that best explains this idea is that the United States is made up of people from every continent.

It has often been argued that the United States is a "melting pot" of cultures. Which is the best explanation of what this means?

• European cultures are allowed to take precedence over other cultures.
• Cultures with undesirable traits have those aspects "melted" out of them.
• People and cultures combine to a degree in which a homogenous culture is created from many.
• While there is a distinctive basic set of cultures, component groups are distinguishable from one another.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: What does it mean when people say the U.S. is a "melting pot" of cultures?

Correct Answer: People and cultures combine to a degree in which a homogenous culture is created from many.

Explanation: When people say the United States is a "melting pot," they mean that people from different cultures come together and blend into a single, unified culture. This means that many different cultures mix to form one common culture.

The Homestead Act of 1862 has been interpreted to have been a "pull factor" in the period after the Civil War. Which answer explains why this is true?

• The lure of free land in the West caused many people to move there.
• Industries in the East closed their doors to workers who wanted to move.
• Slaves were forcibly taken from plantations into the Great Plains to work.
• People were taken from their jobs in the east and made to work in the West.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: Why did the Homestead Act of 1862 make people want to move West?

Correct Answer: The lure of free land in the West caused many people to move there.

Explanation: The Homestead Act of 1862 offered free land to people who were willing to move to the West and farm it. This promise of free land attracted many people, encouraging them to leave their homes and start new lives in the West.

Which describes a pull factor bringing immigrants to the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• The U.S. Homestead Act of 1862.
• The Irish Potato famine of 1846.
• Huge crop failures across Europe.
• Crowded factories and difficulty finding work.

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: What made immigrants want to come to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Correct Answer: The U.S. Homestead Act of 1862.

Explanation: The U.S. Homestead Act of 1862 offered free land to people willing to move to the United States and farm it. This opportunity attracted many immigrants who wanted a chance to own land and build a better life for themselves.

"Their places could and should be filled with worthier immigrants—Europeans, who would take the oath of allegiance to the country, work both for themselves and for the commonwealth, fraternize with us, and, finally, become a part of us. All things considered, I cannot perceive what more right or business these semi-barbarians have in California than flocks of blackbirds have in a wheat field; for, as the birds carry of the wheat without leaving any thing of value behind, so do the Confucians gather the gold, and take it away with them to China, without compensation to us who opened the way to it." - excerpt from "Land of Gold" by Hinton Rowan Helper, 1855, describing his views on immigration in the 1840's-1850's Using the prompt, what nativist law was passed in response to widespread immigration to the United States?

• Dawes Severalty Act
• Irish Exclusion Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Immigration Quota Act of 1924

Answer explanation

Simplified Question: Which law was made to limit immigration because of nativist ideas?

Correct Answer: Chinese Exclusion Act

Explanation: The excerpt talks about not wanting certain immigrants and preferring others. Nativists in the late 1800s didn't want many immigrants, especially from places like China. The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law made to stop Chinese people from coming to the U.S., which fits with the nativist ideas in the excerpt.