What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• A law that encouraged Chinese immigration

• A ban on skilled and unskilled Chinese workers for decades

• A law that provided citizenship to Chinese immigrants

• A law that allowed only skilled Chinese workers

By the 1800s, what did developers do to the Everglades?

• Built cities

• Dug canals to drain the wetlands and converted land to agriculture

• Planted forests

• Built railroads

What was the Gentleman's Agreement of 1907?

• An agreement to allow more Japanese workers

• The Japanese Government agreed to prevent further immigration of Japanese workers to the U.S.

• An agreement to build railroads

• An agreement to lower tariffs

What was the impact of the Haymarket Riot (1886)?

• Labor unions were seen as peaceful

• Labor unions were seen as violent

• Workers received higher pay

• The strike was successful

Who founded the Florida East Coast Railroad Railway that stretched from Daytona to Key West and helped with the development of Florida's economy?

• Ida Tarbell

• Henry Flagler

• Elisha Otis

• Andrew Carnegie

Government regulation ______ during this time.

• increased

• decreased

• remained the same

• was abolished

The Great Migration refers to when African Americans moved from the South to the North & West for job opportunities and to leave the ______ laws.

• Jim Crow

• Civil Rights

• Emancipation

• Reconstruction

What happened during the Homestead Strike (1892)?

• Workers at the Carnegie Steel plant blockaded the plant, and Pinkerton police officers killed some workers

• Workers received higher wages

• The strike was peaceful

• The plant was closed permanently

Who was Ida Tarbell?

• A labor union leader

• A muckraker journalist who wrote an expose on Standard Oil Co.

• An inventor

• A railroad tycoon

Which of the following was an invention during this time?

• Safety Elevator (Elisha Otis)

• Steam Engine

• Airplane

• Light Bulb