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SS.912.A.3.6-3.8

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement explains one reason for the change in urban population in the Northeast from 1870 to 1900?

a)

Thousands of veterans returned home from the Civil War

b)

Millions of people from the rural Midwest moved to cities.

c)

Millions of immigrants arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe.

d)

Thousands of immigrants arrived in the United States from China.

2.

The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

a)

Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

b)

Japanese immigration to the United States

c)

tariffs between Japan and the United States

d)

U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

3.

Which group would be more likely to support Social Darwinism?

a)

the poor

b)

the business owners

c)

the very religious

d)

the workers

4.

One main difference between Social Darwinists and the Social Gospel is:

a)

Social darwinism is motivated by religious belief

b)

Social Gospel doesn't care about the poor

c)

Social Darwinists are supported by the poor

d)

Social Gospel is motivated by religious beliefs

5.

What was one of the main premises of the movement known as Reform Darwinism?

a)

The wealthy of the country had an obligation to help those less fortunate.

b)

Equal distribution of wealth was the key to equality in American society.

c)

Government could cure the problems of society better than capitalism.

d)

A capitalist economy replaced by a planned economy would improve society.

6.

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

a)

30 day waiting period for immigration

b)

Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Immigration Reduction Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

7.
Theory of immigration which shaped a unique American culture.
a)
Melting Pot Theory
b)
Nativism
c)
Pluralism
d)
Know Nothing Party
8.

Based on the map, what statement about cities in 1890 is true?

a)

Cincinnati was larger than Chicago.

b)

New York was the largest eastern city.

c)

Most Southern cities had a population

of 200,000.

d)

Saint Louis was about the same size as

Philadelphia.