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WorksheetsUrbanization, Immigration, Corruption and Progressive Era
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
During what era was there an in increase in corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization?
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Cold War
Great Depression
During the Gilded Age, there was an increase in ________________ and _________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Immigration / urbanization
capitalism / imperialism
communism / free enterprise
reform movements / civil rights
During the Gilded Age, the expansion of _________________________led to corruption in the government but also improvements in basic services and urban infrastructure.
the railroad
suffrage
slavery
political machines
Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a ______________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.
populist
philanthropist
muckraker
imperialist
Which group of immigrants came to the U.S. as a result of famine and were discriminated against for being Catholic?
Irish
Chinese
Germans
Spanish
The government encourage Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ____________.
cultural diffusion / globalization
acculturation / industrialization
assimilation / americanization
overspeculation / urbanization
This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West coast because it prohibited immigration from China?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Homestead Act
Americans who were anti-immigration due to fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called -
muckrakers
nativists
imperialists
industrialists
This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies.
Communism
Socialism
Laissez-Faire
Mercantilism
What legislation allowed the government to regulate big business like railroads and prohibited monopolies?
Dawes Act & Homestead Act
Sherman Anti-Trust & Interstate Commerce Act
Pure Food & Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965
What organization did W.E.B. DuBois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?
NAACP
Black Panthers
Muckrakers
SNCC
Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer's safety as a response to Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle?
Natural Park Service
NAACP
Pure Food & Drug Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?
Women's Suffrage
Temperance
Muckraker
Harlem Renaissance
What amendment did the members of the Temperance movement work to achieve?
16th
17th
18th
19th
The ratification of this amendment granted suffrage to all genders.
15th
17th
18th
19th
People like Upton Sinclair were _____________ because they investigated and exposed abuse and corruption.
supporters of political machines
industrialists
nativists
muckrakers
These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.
16th and 18th amendments
19th and 22nd amendments
referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendments
Pendleton Act & Homestead Act
New _________________ like the light bulb made manufacturing processes more efficient.
innovations
urbanization
reforms
legislation
What civil service reform legislation helped decrease corruption in the government?
Pendleton Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Pure Food & Drug Act
Teapot Dome Scandal
By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were
European Jews.
eastern and southern Europeans.
Chinese.
Japanese.
Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
had no marketable skills.
would work for low wages.
would not join a union.
did not understand English.
New technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to
lower prices.
raise prices.
raise quality.
lower quality.
William M. Tweed was
the inventor of the electric trolley
car.
the leader of the Workingman’s Party.
the designer of the first skyscraper.
the party boss of a political machine.
__________________was the philosophy that Americans with a great deal of money should use it for social progress.
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
Realism
Marxism
Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for
kickbacks.
graft.
votes.
wages.
Under the Pendleton Act, people would gain government jobs according to
a quota system that balanced the number of jobs going to each party’s supporters.
the amount of money they raised for the party’s election
campaign.
their performance on competitive written examinations.
how many members of Congress voted in favor of hiring them.
The processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast was
Long
Island
Staten
Island.
Angel
Island.
Ellis
Island.
Nativism in the late 1800s was focused on Asians, Jews, and
Scandinavians
eastern
Europeans.
the
British.
Canadians.
What was the process in which immigrant children became knowledgeable about American culture at public schools?
Americanization
Social darwinism
nativism
individualism
Where did working class people residing in the cities usually live?
a.
c.
b.
d.
streetcar suburbs
tenements
fashionable downtown district
away from the central city
The ruling from Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was based on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of which of the following?
necessary and proper clause from Article
I, section 8 of the Constitution
equal protection clause in the 14th
Amendment
free provision of the First Amendment
voting rights provision in the 15th
Amendment
Which early 1900s group is BEST characterized by this list?
• Overcrowded tenement apartments
• Dangerous working conditions
• Segregated ethnic neighborhoods
migrant laborers in mining towns
inner-city political machines
immigrants in urban areas
labor union leaders
What was one purpose of the Settlement House movement in the United States?
to increase immigrant participation in
labor unions
to facilitate the assimilation of
immigrants
to improve relations between religious
and political groups
to maintain the balance of religious
freedom and political rights
Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
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. . . .
—Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Which factor led to the passage of this act?
Chinese workers establishing ethnic
neighborhoods
school districts refusing to establish
segregated schools for Chinese students
Chinese immigrants supporting socialist
groups
native-born citizens resenting Chinese
immigrants for accepting lower wages
Which BEST describes the Social Gospel movement?
belief that certain cultures will be
unable to sustain existence
emphasis on the Christianization of
native peoples
emphasis on Christian principles to
solve societal problems
belief that capitalism helps the lower
class
The American "melting pot" refers to
the process of assimilation experienced
by immigrants
the method used by Henry Bessemer to
strengthen steel
the massive industrial output of the
American nation
the active volcanoes located on the
continental United States
What did Jane Addams mean when she described public schools as “Americanizing agencies”?
Thus through civic instruction in the public schools, the [immigrant] slowly became urbanized . . . and thus the habits of her entire family were modified. The public schools . . . deserve all the praise as Americanizing agencies which can be bestowed upon them. . . .
—Twenty Years at Hull House, Jane Addams
Public school curriculum incorporated
multicultural studies of America.
American public schools provided
vocational training required for skilled labor.
Public schools helped immigrants
assimilate into mainstream American culture.
Immigrants came to America in order to
attend public schools
Which amendment implemented a gradual federal income tax?
16
17
18
19
What are the goals of the Progressive Movement? Select all that apply
protect social welfare
foster efficiency
promote moral improvement
suffrage (right to vote) for all
create economic reforms
a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned the 1890s to the 1920s; sought to eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.
Progressive Movement
Industrial Revolution
Urbanization
Westward Expansion
Which amendment allowed citizens, not state legislatures, to elect senators?
16
17
18
19
Segregation based on law like the Jim Crow laws in the South
De jure segregation
De facto segregation
Segregation based on tradition or custom
De jure segregation
De Facto segregation
What helped the political machines gain immigrant loyalty and support? Select two
establishment of tenement housing for the immigrants
many bosses were second generation immigrants who spoke the language
advocating for a 8 hour workday
offering jobs/services
establishing settlement houses where the immigrants could learn english
Book written by Upton Sinclar
The Jungle
The Octopus
History of Standard Oil
How the Other Half Lives
Subject of The Jungle
Problems such as poverty faced by people in the cities
Abuses of the railroad company on farmers
Horrible practices in Chicago Meat packing plants, such as rats on meat
Political corruption in major cities
Book written by Lincoln Steffans
The Jungle
How the Other Half Lives
Shame of the Cities
History of Standard Oil
Subject of Shame of the Cities
Political corruption in big cities
Haphazard practices in Chicago meat packing plants
Abuses of the railroad company on farmers
Problems faced by people living in the cities such as poverty
Book written by Jacob Riis
How the Other Half Lives
The Jungle
History of Standard Oil
McClure's Magazine
Subject of How the Other Half Lives
Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions
Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat
Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics
Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company
Book written by Ida Tarbell
History of the Standard Oil Company
How the Other Half Lives
The Octopus
The Jungle
Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company
Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory
Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand
Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers
Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas
Legislation enacted as a result of the "The Jungle"
Pure Food & Drug Act
Tenement Housing Act
17th Amendment
21st Amendment
Legislation enacted as a result of "How the Other Half Lives
Pure Food & Drug Act
Tenement Housing Act
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
The Temperance movement was a movement to end
domestic violence
anger issues in men
the consumption of alcohol
slavery
To put an end to something wrong of immoral. To make an existing situation better by helping certain groups of people.
Reform
Reshape
Remould
Rebound
Which muckraker used this and other cartoons to create change?
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Thomas Nast
Ida Tarbell
What issue of the Gilded Age was being addressed in this cartoon?
Political corruption
Workplace safety
Income inequality
Child labor
What issue was brought to the public's attention with this photograph?
Monopolies and trusts
Tenement living
Political corruption
Child labor
Muckrakers tried to create changes in all of the following areas EXCEPT
Social
Economic
Political
Sports
What kind of workers did the factory employ mostly?
mostly young women
mostly male immigrants
highly skilled tradesmen
skilled female seamstresses
Conditions were hazardous at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
True
False
What happened to the owners of the Factory because of the locked door that caused many deaths?
they had to pay a fine
they were acquitted of all charges
they were banned from never opening up a factory ever again
they were deported from the United States
How many people died as a result of the fire?
141
146
148
151
In 1913 in a civil suit, families of the deceased were paid
75 dollars for their deceased family member
85 dollars for their deceased family member
125 dollars for their deceased family member
250 dollars for their deceased family member
