quiz 4

Term used to describe the period 1865 through 1900 and which some Americans became richer and Flont and the personal wealth

• The progressive age

• The elitist age

• Gilded age

• Rich age

A majority of the new immigrants came from the following areas of the world to the United States, except

• Italy

• Russia

• China

• Mexico

The first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race and class, shutting the door to them for 10 years

• Jews

• Italians

• Chinese

• Irish

He was the corrupt political boss of Tammy Hall, who was brought down by Thomas Nast

• William tweed

• Richard corker

• George Cox

• Al smith

The Pendleton civil service act

• Was signed into law by James Garfield

• Based appointments to the government on Merritt, not political loyalty

• Gave badly needed raises to bureaucrats

• Made it illegal to give campaign contributions

Which was not a popular spectator sport of the working class in the late 19th century

• Baseball

• Football

• Basketball

• The America’s cup

All of the following were swing states from 1877 to 1900 except

• Ohio

• Indiana

• New York

• Florida

Which president believed that the federal government had a one-way relationship with its people and vetoed 400 acts of legislation

• Rutherford B Hayes

• Chestnut Author

• Grover Cleveland

• Benjamin Harrison

Which forbid contracts combinations, or conspiracies and restraint of trade to create monopolies

• The McKinley tariff act

• The Sherman antitrust act

• The Pendleton service act

• The interstate conference act

Election of 1896 included all the following except

• The populist nominated William McKinley

• It put an end to the populous party

• Republicans spent record amounts of money to defeat, William Jennings, Brian

• Bryan’s cross of gold speech