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WorksheetsUnit 1 US History Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following are characteristics of Old immigrants?
speaks English
from Eastern and Southern Europe
from Northern and Western Europe
were often Jewish or Catholic
spoke little to no English
Which of the following are characteristics of New immigrants?
speaks English
from Eastern and Southern Europe
from Northern and Western Europe
were usually Jewish or Catcholic
spoke little to no English
What kind of immigrants did not blend well with society? (Old or New?)
(a)
Conflict between the interests of workers and business owners such as pay and working hours caused workers to go on (a) .
What type of integration is pictured here?
(a)
What type of integration is pictured here?
(a)
Terrible living conditions in the cities were in run down buildings called _________________
ethnic enclaves
apartments
tenements
shacks
Counting votes and rigging elections was mainly done by _______________________.
tenements
ethnic enclaves
immigrants
political machines
What social change in America made it easier for political machines to rig elections?
Pendleton Act
Growth of cities
Industrial Revolution
Gilded Age
Who was the senator who gained control of the New York City government through granting favors to immigrants.
William "Boss" Tweed
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Teddy Roosevelt
Who tended to have more power in the US than the government?
immigrants
monopolists
industrialists
labor unions
The Credit Mobilier Scandal revealed that the railroad company had...?
worked with Boss Tweed
made honest business deals
betrayed the trust of the people
reformed the slums
What event was the cause of poor working conditions in America?
Gilded Age
Industrial Revolution
The Pendleton Act
Agricultural Revolution
Critics of labor unions would label them as...?
Communists
Dictators
Socialists
Anarchists
The Knights of Labor failed because they...?
supported too many workers
abandoned the independent worker
did not fight for workers' rights
got involved in too many riots
What is an example of an ethnic enclave?
Hopkinsville
New York City
Little Italy
Boston
Why did America limit Chinese immigration the Chinese Exclusion Act?
competition over jobs
they didn't speak English
their culture threatened America
they were stealing money from banks
When someone believes that immigrants should be restricted because they take away jobs they are a _________________.
communist
nativist
socialist
anarchist
________________ caused farm labor to decrease.
Farm machinery/factory production
Bad harvests
use of pesticides
famine
What is the name of the philosophy of what Andrew Carnegie believe a rich man should do with his wealth before he dies?
Gospel of Wealth
Pendleton Act
Haymarket Square
Spoils system
Check the boxes that fill in the blanks below: America changing into an industrial societywould lead to an (increase or decrease) in immigrants because (_____)?
increase
decrease
jobs/opportunity for a better life
poor working conditions
True or False: Wealth was mainly in the hands of the few during the Gilded Age.
True
False
Why did workers join labor unions during the Gilded Age?
to have a voice in their job
to fight for better working conditions
to fight for higher wages
all of the above
True or False: Knights of Labor supported skilled and unskilled workers while the American Federation of Labor only supported skilled workers.
True
False
