WorksheetsNativism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
A potato famine in the 1840s and job opportunity brought an influx of _________________ immigrants to the U.S
Mexican
Chinese
Irish
Jewish
Job opportunities and political freedoms are all __________________________ for immigrating to the U.S.
Political Boss
Political Machines
Pull Factors
Push Factors
A __________________________ would use his position in the city to collect bribes from companies doing business with the city.
Political Boss
Political Machines
The ______________________________ gave jobs and other favors to the immigrants in exchange for votes.
Political Boss
Political Machine
The U.S. official motto __________________________ was adopted in the 1950s to distinguish themselves from the Soviet Union who discouraged the practice of religion.
E Pluribus Unum
And Justice for All
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
In God We Trust
The Gilded Age __________________________ were unsafe, long hours, low pay and lacked security.
Bessemer Process
Work conditions
Light Bulb
Railroad
______________________________ was a wealthy entrepreneur who built a steel monopoly in the U.S.
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
Theodore Roosevelt
A significant technological innovation of the Gilded Age was the _________________________ because it led to the rapid growth of industrialization.
Light Bulb
Railroad
Bessemer Process
Automobile
The stock market crash is to the Great Depression Era
As monopolies and political corruption is to the ________
Gilded Age
90s & Today Era
Cold War Era
Progressive Era
The idea that immigration to America should be limited or stopped completely is called -
capitalism
patriotism
nativism
Americanism
Some Americans wanted to limit immigration because they feared immigrants would -
corrupt America’s unique culture
prevent Americans from getting jobs
lead to foreign countries having spies in our country
not pay taxes like other citizens in America
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed due to fear that Chinese immigrants would -
try to annex California if enough their population grew enough
not assimilate to American culture
take job opportunities away from those in the West
spy on the American government
The Chinese Exclusion Act was celebrated by -
the Federalist Party
nativists
all Americans
Businessmen in the West
Whose suspended from entering the U.S.?
What is the consequence for the master of any vessel bringing such a person?
What will the U.S. government do if such an individual is found unlawfully in the U.S.?
What law do you think the text is referencing?
Why would many Americans support this law?
What part of the country likely supported this law?
Wars, famines, and political oppression are __________________ for people to leave their country.
Push Factors
Pull Factors
