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6.8, 6.9, 6.10 Immigration, Urbanization, Middle Class

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt.  For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.
a)
Daley
b)
Grant
c)
Tilden
d)
Tweed
2.
Many immigrants were forced to live in __________, or run-down, dirty, and cramped apartment-like buildings.
a)
Tenements
b)
Ghettos
c)
Townhouses
d)
Plantations
3.
Which of the following is a Pull Factor?
a)
Moving to a country because of something good it has
b)
Leaving your country because of war
c)
Leaving your country because of drought
d)
Leaving your country due to famine
4.
The photo demonstrates one of the problems with
a)
overcrowding urban tenements.
b)
labor union activism in urban areas.
c)
the overproduction of consumer goods.
d)
the growth of political machines.
5.
Assimilation can be defined as
a)
when one becomes more like the dominant culture.
b)
when a person refuses to learn the dominant culture
c)
when a culture is practice all over the world
d)
when a culture is similar to another culture
6.

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

7.

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Industrial Capitalists

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Labor Leaders

8.
In the late 1800's, which was NOT a reason Congress passed restrictions on Chinese immigrants?
a)
Chinese immigrants took jobs
b)
Nativist & racial hate
c)
Chinese immigrants were moving east
d)
Chinese workers took lower pay
9.

Americans who were against all immigration

a)

America First Party

b)

Emigrants

c)

Nativists

d)

Round Heads

10.

Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Imperial America

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Gilded Age

11.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
12.
William Graham Sumner, a researcher during the Gilded Age,  believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because people had a certain place that could not be changed.  This philosophy was called...
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
13.
Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Spreading sickness and disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of the above
14.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
15.

Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

a)

Rural farms

b)

Urbanzied cities

c)

Suburb cities

d)

El rancho

16.

What New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt? For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.

a)

Daley

b)

Grant

c)

Tilden

d)

Tweed

17.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

18.

Declining wages and a rise unemployment on the west coast led to what piece of legislation?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Pendleton Act of 1883

19.

How did Political Machines use Infrastructure to gain power and manipulate Immigrants?

a)

Got them to work on those projects in exchange for votes

b)

Got them to work on those projects in exchange for money

c)

Kept them from getting those jobs

20.

Old immigrants were which of the following?

a)

arrived in the United States before the 1880s from northern Europe

b)

arrived in the United States starting after the 1880s from southern and eastern Europe

21.

To adjust to a new life immigrants

a)

didn't learn to speak English and spoke their native language

b)

moved into neighborhoods with people from different countries

c)

moved into neighborhoods with others from the same country

d)

wanted to go back to their home countries

22.

The main goal of Hull House was to

a)

provide jobs for wealthy women

b)

pass the Tenement House Act of 1901

c)

help poor immigrants

d)

oppose the Chinese Exclusion Act

23.

Anti-immigrant feeling resulted in

a)

benevolent societies

b)

the Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

tenements

d)

the Tenement House Act

24.

Poorly built overcrowded apartment buildings were

a)

settlement houses

b)

skyscrapers

c)

tenements

d)

benevolent societies

25.

Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started the _____ in Chicago in 1889.

a)

settlement house

b)

school

c)

hull house

d)

library

26.

Describe life in a tenement apartment building

a)

overcrowding

b)

unsafe buildings

c)

disease

d)

all of the above

27.

When you leave your homeland, you are _____________ from there.

a)

emigrating

b)

immigrating

c)

isolating

d)

urbanizing

28.

The Chinese were ________________________ to help build the Transcontinental Railroad.

a)

recruited

b)

rejected

c)

turned down

d)

fired

29.

This group of people was against immigration.

a)

patriots

b)

railroad barons

c)

nativists

d)

company owners

30.

In New York State the Tenement House Act passed

a)

Cut working hours to eight hours

b)

Required new buildings to have better ventilation in bathrooms and running water

c)

Prevented child labor

d)

Created sanitation codes

31.

Which time period was known as a time of business expansion, corruption, and unlimited power?

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Immigration Era

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Revolutionary Period

32.

Where did many impoverished/immigrant families go to receive services like child care or counseling?

a)

Cultural Neighborhoods

b)

Settlement Houses

c)

Hospitals

d)

Immigrant Houses

33.

Where did most of the "new immigrants" from the late 1800s/early 1900s come from?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Southern and Eastern Asia

c)

Northern Asia

d)

Southern and Eastern Europe

34.

Political machines were created in cities in an effort to gain the votes of___________

a)

immigrants

b)

women

c)

men

d)

industrial workers

35.

How did political machines get the support of immigrants?

a)

they promised to stop illegal immigration from Latin America

b)

They wasted money on military spending

c)

They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes

d)

They developed a system to make becoming a citizen easier

36.

The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-

a)

Bill the Butcher

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

William "Boss" Tweed

d)

John D Rockefeller

37.

What part of the country did political machines control?

a)

Urban (city) governments

b)

Rural (country) governments

c)

The U.S. federal government

38.

After 1880 many of those who moved to the US came from countries such as

a)

Germany and Scandanavia

b)

Britain and Ireland

c)

Italy and Poland

d)

Mexico and Canada

39.

What led to the availability of consumer goods to a mass market for the first time?

a)

Rising incomes

b)

Technological innovations

c)

All of the above

d)

New merchandising techniques

40.

Who developed the philosophy known as the Gospel of Wealth?

a)

Marshall Field

b)

F.W. Woolworth

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

41.

What did Andrew Carnegie argue in his essay 'The Gospel of Wealth'?

a)

The wealthy have an obligation to give money away

b)

Wealth is a direct result of God's will

c)

The contrast between the millionaire and the laborer measures societal progress

d)

All of the above

42.

Donating to charities and education is to ​ (a)  

    As opened up new markets to farmers is to


(b)  

Choose from the below words
philanthropy
Transcontinental Railroad
Civic Responsibilities
Declaration of Independence
Progressive Era
43.

I established the first settlement house in Chicago ​ (a)  

 I helped found the NAACP and demanded complete equality for African Americans as granted by the 14th Amendment. ​​ (b)  

 I am at odds with the ideas of DuBois. I believe African Americans should focus on making their own money first. ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Jane Addams
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
44.

What role did the invention of the typewriter play in the expansion of the middle class?

a)

It reduced the number of white-collar workers

b)

It made manual labor more prevalent

c)

It expanded clerical roles, particularly for women

d)

It decreased the need for clerical roles

45.

What was a significant effect of the middle class having disposable income and more free time?

a)

Decrease in leisure time activities

b)

Rise in leisure time activities

c)

Decrease in the construction of amusement parks

d)

Reduction in the popularity of spectator sports

46.

What did Carnegie believe was the duty of the rich?

a)

To keep their wealth to themselves

b)

To reinvest their money into society for the benefit of the less fortunate

c)

To increase their wealth through investments

d)

To create more jobs for the middle class

47.

What type of institutions did Carnegie invest in?

a)

Private luxury resorts

b)

Public libraries, universities, and concert halls

c)

Banks for financial stability

d)

Factories for more jobs

48.

What was the new layer that developed in large corporations during the Gilded Age?

a)

Pink-collar workers

b)

Green-collar workers

c)

White-collar workers

d)

Blue-collar workers

49.

What new skill did many women learn during the late 1800s that allowed them to earn wages in the industrial economy?

a)

Gardening

b)

Typing

c)

Sewing

d)

Cooking

50.

What are did philanthropists like Carnegie and Rockefeller believe was the most worthy cause for their philanthropy?

a)

Healthcare

b)

Education

c)

Housing

d)

Food security

51.

What did the Gospel of Wealth actually create the opportunity for some folks to rise into?

a)

Middle class

b)

Working class

c)

Upper class

d)

Lower class

52.

(a)   provided immigrants with jobs and housing in exchange for votes.

Choose from the below words
Nativist
Labor Unions
Political Machines
Robber Barons
53.

Match the following about Political Machines

a)

Helped Immigrants find work and housing. Provided community services.

1.

Pros of Political Machines

b)

Controlled local government and corrupt

2.

Cons of Political Machines

c)

Gain votes in order to retain power

3.

Purpose of Political Machines

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