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WorksheetsLessons 11.1, 11.2, & 11.3 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is a pull factor that brought European immigration to the US?
industrial jobs
land scarcity
political unrest
religious persecution
What monument symbolized hope and freedom for immigrants?
Washington Monument
Statue of Liberty
St. Louis Arch
Mt. Rushmore
Speaking a blend of English and another language is an example of _____________.
alienation
alliteration
assimilation
acculturation
Why did the US government bar (restrict) many Chinese immigrants from entering the country?
Chinese immigrants had better job opportunities in China
nativist support for immigration
growing anti-Chinese sentiment
the government did not bar Chinese immigration
Concern over cultural differences leading to more restrictive immigration laws is an example of the role _____________ played in federal policy.
nativism
desegregation
assimilation
inclusion
What role did class play in urban neighborhoods?
some urban neighborhoods were divided by race
many urban neighborhoods were divided based on wealth
some urban neighborhoods were divided by religion
many urban neighborhoods were divided by language
Community centers that offered services to the poor were called ______________.
orphanages
warming shelters
settlement houses
Freedmen's School
Look at the flowchart. Based on your reading, which statement best completes the flowchart?
Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.
Many chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.
Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.
Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.
Which statement best explains the population growth in the five cities shown on the graph between 1870 and 1920?
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.
African Americans sought a better life in the South.
Many people migrated to the Midwest to become farmers.
Which population or economic trend MOST directly led to the building of skyscrapers?
the growth of suburbs
job opportunities in rural areas
migration west due to the Homestead Act
increased migration to urban areas
Read the quotation. Which of the following was a major factor contributing to the problem addressed in the quotation?
“In 1860, after a tenement fire took 20 lives, New York City’s building laws were extensively revised and strengthened. At that time, the position of ‘Superintendent of Buildings’ was created within the Fire Department to enforce the new structural safety laws. An independent ‘Buildings Department’ in Manhattan was later founded in 1892.”
—City of New York Buildings Department
the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings
the sudden increase in property crimes
the problem of sanitation in cities
the problem of monitoring pollution from urban tenements
What was created to test applicants to make sure only the best qualified applicants got government jobs?
the ACT
the SAT
the LSAT
the civil service exam
Which of the following was a cause of political corruption in the Gilded Age?
Deals between politicians and supporters cheated cities out of millions of dollars
Politicians gave large business leaders payoffs in return for favors
Politicians became dependent on businesses and the wealthy to fund their campaigns
The spoils system offered government jobs and contracts in exchange for political support.
What term accurately describes the period of the late 1800s where a thing layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption?
"Progressive Era"
"Imperial Age"
"Gilded Age"
"Industrial Age"
What were the journalists who exposed corrupt business and political practices called?
Muckrackers
Yellow Journalists
Ghostbusters
Patriots
