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Gilded Age Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the location where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met and the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, with a Golden Spike Ceremony held on May 10, 1869, to celebrate the event?

a)

Promontory Point

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Alcatraz Island

d)

Plymouth Rock

2.

What is the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants?

a)

Nativism

b)

Federalism

c)

Globalism

d)

Multiculturalism

3.

What was the immigration station that opened in 1892, located at the mouth of the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, and closed in 1954?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Liberty Island

d)

Governor's Island

4.

What is the federal law signed by President Chester Arthur in 1882 prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Immigration Act of 1924

c)

Gentlemen's Agreement

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

5.

What term describes immigrants primarily from Northern and Western Europe: England, Ireland, and Germany coming to America in the mid-1800s?

a)

Old Immigration

b)

New Immigration

c)

Ellis Island Migration

d)

Great Migration

6.

What is the informal agreement in 1907 between the United States and the Empire of Japan whereby the United States would not impose restrictions on Japanese immigration, and Japan would not allow further emigration to the United States?

a)

Gentlemen's Agreement

b)

Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

Root-Takahira Agreement

d)

Immigration Act of 1924

7.

What term describes immigrants primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe: Italy, Asia, China, and Poland coming to America in the late 1800s?

a)

New Immigration

b)

Old Immigration

c)

Ellis Island Migration

d)

Great Migration

8.

What are tall dwellings divided into multiple living spaces to accommodate the new growth of population in the United States, often poorly lit, cramped, and lacking plumbing and good ventilation?

a)

Tenements

b)

Mansions

c)

Cottages

d)

Villas

9.

What is a place where different people, styles, and theories are mixed together, and America is considered this due to the large number of immigrants in the country?

a)

Melting Pot

b)

Salad Bowl

c)

Pressure Cooker

d)

Soup Kitchen

10.

What is the term for the population shift from rural areas to urban areas?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desertification

d)

Globalization