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WorksheetsReview: Unit 2 Circa 1800-1900 Immigration Urban America and the Gilded Age
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called
Ellis Island
Tammany Hall
Angel Island
Hull House
The statement “God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used for the good of mankind,” was probably said by –
Terrence Powderly
John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Gompers
Thomas Edison
Tammany Hall was the name of
A famous settlement house
A New York political machine
The federal courthouse in New York City
A New York Customs House
In the late nineteenth century, the “bosses” of urban political machines often –
Wasted money on military spending
Denied voting rights to the poor
Discriminated against migrant workers
Accepted bribes in return for favors
The settlement house leader best known for establishing Chicago’s Hull House was –
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones
Jane Addams
Edwin L. Drake
Henry Bessemer
The head of Tammany Hall, New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine, was –
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William “Boss” Tweed
Christopher Sholes
An example of patronage would be –
Appointing a friend to a political position
Saying one thing and doing another
Assassinating a public official
Bribing a government official
Our time zones were created mainly to help what industry?
oil
steel
coal
railroad
Which goal was shared by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?
To promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia to Europe
To organize workers to demand better conditions from employers
To introduce new and innovative techniques to factories
To help large corporations to increase their production
During the period from 1865-1900, disputes between labor and business owners were sometimes marked by
The use of violence on both sides
Government support for striking workers
Cooperative efforts to resolve differences
Negotiations by the federal government
Why was Pullman, Illinois unique?
everything in the town was owned by the Pullman Company
because of its abundance of natural resources
it had very rich farmland
it had a wide variety of industries
The Gilded Age is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT –
Lavish lifestyles for the wealthy
The rise of political machines
The growth of cities
Cleaning up corruption in government
The Pendleton Civil Service act required
Applicants for government jobs to pass examinations
Cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents
Native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
Government workers to renounce all party loyalties
Which was a successful example of “Americanization”?
The Homestead Act made federal land available to white settlers
The children of New Immigrants learned to speak English in public schools
The Dawes Act led Native Americans to sell their lands
Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers
What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?
Migration to rural areas increased
Urbanization increased
Immigration decreased
Farm population increased
All of the following were social issues affecting minorities/immigrants EXCEPT –
Some groups were excluded from housing and employment
They were mainly women who lacked education and skills
Assimilation into American culture was expected
Nativist sentiments opposed many immigrant groups
Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the –
Assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture
Continuation of the contract labor system
Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because –
Factory and workshop jobs were available there
Most immigrants came from large cities in Europe
Little available farmland remained in the Midwest
City laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants
One positive result of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was that –
Congress passed legislation outlawing labor unions
All dangerous factories were shut down by the political machines
The Pendleton Act was passed, setting up the Civil Service System
Laws were passed requiring improved factory safety standards
Which groups of immigrants comprised much of the workforce for building the transcontinental railroad?
Mexican & Chinese
Japanese & Irish
Italian & Mexican
Chinese & Irish
What was one of the main problems the farmers had with the railroads?
the railroads refused to serve the farmers
farmers worried the railroads would destroy their crops
railroads sold land grants to businesses instead of families
railroads didn’t like to do business with farmers
In the late nineteenth century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies in the United States harmed the economy by –
Decreasing the urban growth rate
Failing to keep pace with European industries
Unfairly limiting competition
Preventing technological innovation
In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?
Government regulation
Employee ownership
New production techniques
The formation of labor unions
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the growth of the railroad industry?
travel became more expensive
increase in trade
increase in industry
travel was easier
Multi-family housing in the cities that was often rundown and unsanitary is an acceptable definition for –
Row houses
Settlement Houses
Mass transit
Tenements
During the last part of the nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United States found work as –
Educated professionals
Skilled craftsmen
Unskilled factory and sweatshop workers
Scientists and technicians
Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by
New immigrants
Social reformers
Political machines
Industrial workers
Which motivation brought many immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?
A desire to purchase cheap goods
A longing to pursue the American dream
A hope for better climate
An eagerness to use new technologies
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
Settle a disagreement between China and the United States
Stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States
Decrease Chinese immigration
Create segregated classrooms
After 1880, where did the majority of “New Immigrants” to the United States come from?
Southern & Eastern Europe
China & Southeast Asia
Northern & Western Europe
Canada & Latin America
The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by
Rising ten or more stories high
Combining air vents with trash disposal areas
Sharing side walls with other buildings
Enclosing a park shared by several buildings
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
Nativism
Civil service
Graft
Gentlemen’s agreement
