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WorksheetsUnit 4 Review HS
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does not correctly match an immigrant group with its major pattern of settlement?
Jews – New York City
Chinese – California
Italians – Texas
Scandinavians – Minnesota GO VIKINGS!!
The first wave of immigrants to the United States was largely from northern and central Europe.
Where did most of the second wave of immigrants come from?
Asia and Latin America southern
Europe and South Asia
southern and eastern Europe
South America and eastern Europe
Why was immigration through Angel Island more difficult than immigration through Ellis Island?
Angel Island was farther from the mainland so it was harder to find workers to process immigrants.
Asians immigrated through Angel Island and there was more prejudice against them.
Ellis Island received more funding and could operate more efficiently.
Angel Island was smaller and not as well-equipped.
What was the nativist response to immigration?
high regard as a way to enlarge the workforce
prejudice, legislation, and commissions questioning whether it should continue
enthusiastic assimilation and encouragement for citizenship
cautious optimism that immigrants would contribute quickly
Which statement about cities in the period between the Civil War and 1920 is true?
Cities grew rapidly as both immigrants and native-born citizens sought higher paying jobs.
Cities grew slowly because people wanted to stay on their farms and make money.
Cities grew rapidly because people were eager to enjoy the sophisticated entertainment they offered.
Cities remained about the same at that time because people were reluctant to make changes.
Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
on farms
in cities
in the suburbs
in the West
What had the greatest effect on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?
political changes
leadership from mayors
action by the federal government
transportation innovations
Which group in the box contains entertainment or amusements that developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Group A
Group B
What was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
ethnicity
race
class
gender
How were skyscrapers important to the growth and development of cities?
They took advantage of vertical expansion when land was at a premium.
They added interest to the skyline.
They showed that America was very powerful and important.
They created opportunities for better views across the city.
What did the construction of Central Park add to New York City?
It gave residents a meeting place to discuss social issues.
It offered immigrants a place to congregate while waiting for work.
It offered a venue for leisure and recreation within the city.
It eliminated the potential for urban pollution.
What was urban planner Daniel Burnham's greatest contribution to cities?
When the exposition was over, Chicago had many new buildings that others could copy.
His building designs were more practical and popular than any others.
His Plan of Chicago offered a blueprint for the orderly growth of the city.
He developed the transportation system that brought visitors to the exposition.
What was not an activity of political machines?
accepting bribes in exchange for favors
helping immigrants and others cope with life in the city
awarding jobs and contracts to friends
using almost all contributions for charity
What was the role of Tammany Hall in New York City?
a municipal building
a settlement house
the Democratic political machine
the home of the opera
Who is regarded as the leader of the settlement house movement?
Jane Addams
Ellen Starr
Mary Rozet Smith
Florence Kelley
What was one of the goals of the settlement house movement?
to provide housing for day-laborers
to assist the urban poor
to help people buy property
to create a setting for people to negotiate disputes
Which goal of the Populist Party led to its early popularity?
system of national banks
political power for the upper class
coinage of silver
laissez-faire government
Why is the Populist Party generally regarded as a failure by historians?
It advocated an income tax that became highly unpopular.
It looked to the future and was too far ahead of its time.
It did not address the realities of an industrial economy and could not endure.
It unrealistically wanted a laissez-faire economy and limited regulation of business.
Which party and leader did Populists support in hopes of having their agenda adopted?
Republicans and William Jennings Bryan
Republicans and William McKinley
Democrats and William Jennings Bryan
Democrats and William McKinley
Which progressive organization had a goal of providing food and shelter to the slum-dwelling poor?
the Social Gospel
the Salvation Army
the Sheldon Steps
the Booth Believers
What was one of the goals for some advocates of the progressive movement?
laissez-faire economy
welfare
establishment of a national bank
conservation
What is a muckraker?
a gossip columnist intent on finding the flaws in presidents
an investigative journalist who wanted to uncover the truth about corruption
a farmer able to raise crops despite the difficulties in obtaining credit a
crime boss able to take advantage of others by rigging government contracts
What are Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens known for doing?
exposing corruption in business or government
serving as mayors of Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia
founding progressive organizations in the late 1800s
forming alliances that helped farmers with their credit problems
Who investigated and reported John D. Rockefeller's corrupt business practices at Standard Oil?
Evangeline Booth
Florence Kelley
Ida M. Tarbell
May Anderson
What was one reform of the progressive movement?
conservation zones within cities
direct election of U.S. senators
election of mayors instead of hiring city managers
elimination of recall elections
Which proposal would Theodore Roosevelt and his "New Nationalism" oppose?
inheritance and income taxes
conservation and national parks
less restriction on corporations
workers' compensation laws
Which president advocated a "New Freedom" agenda that included a graduated income tax?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
What was Theodore Roosevelt's political party affiliation?
Free Soil
Democrat
Republican and Progressive
Progressive and Whig
Which midwestern governor served as a progressive model for other governors by implementing the "Wisconsin Way?"
Albert G. Porter
Tommy Thompson
Julius Heill
Robert La Follette
Which group helped immigrants and others cope with the challenges of life in the city while also lining their own pockets with bribes?
political machines
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party
the Grange
Who used the new technology of flash photography to expose the poverty and misery of Manhattan tenements in the Gilded Age?
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Jane Addams
What is the "Survival of the fittest" concept supported by?
the Social Gospel
social Darwinism
nativists
the Salvation Army
Which statement about the Social Gospel movement is true?
Leaders argued that Christians need to engage in community service.
Leaders argued for a completely laissez-faire economic and social policy.
Leaders argued that the poor were lazy or morally inferior.
Leaders opposed any attempt to change the natural laws of social development.
What was one effect of the Americanization movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Fewer immigrants chose to become U.S. citizens.
Many immigrant children attended public schools and assimilated quickly.
More immigrants were welcomed into traditionally white Protestant neighborhoods.
The debate over cultural pluralism ended.
