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1
People that tried to restrict immigration were usually...
Business Owners
Uncle Sam
Marxists
Nativists
2
People who did not appreciate what Rockefeller did for the country would refer to him as a...
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
Carpetbagger
Philanthropist
3
Legislation that created a merit-based civil service system for federal government jobs.
Clayton Antitrust Act
Pendleton Service Act
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
4
Andrew Carnegie had a monopoly of the _____ industry
Oil
Cattle
Railroad
Steel
5
Most immigrants that entered the United States through Angel Island were from...
Russia and Italy
Mexico and other Central American countries
China and Japan
France and Britain
6
Which of these was a new technology that improved urban life?
railroads and open range
overcrowding, vice, and crime
elevated railroads and electric lights
tenement housing
7
By assigning stock to a board and then combining the stocks into a new organization, companies form a
doctrine
corporation
trust
monopoly
8
What did the Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Homestead Strike of 1892 have in common?
The American public supported the strikers.
Government troops shut down both strikes.
The American Railway Union led both strikes.
The leaders of both strikes were jailed.
9
How did the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese immigration?
the act excluded rich Chinese people
the act banned any new Chinese laborers from entering the US
the act banned Chinese people from living in Virginia
the act forced all Asian people to leave
10
Over time, tensions arose between railroad owners and Western farmers and ranchers over...
train schedules
high freight costs
transportation of goods back west
tariffs
11
Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Ban on child labor
Antitrust Legislation
Worker compensation laws
The spread of settlement houses
12
Which of these was not a push factor of immigration?
Disease and Famine
Employment Opportunity
War
Religious Persecution
13
The growth of the middle class caused which of the following?
the movement of large number of people to the country
limits on immigration
the increase in the number of tenements
the expansion of higher education
14
How did the Haymarket Riot affect the labor movement?
Public believed union members were violent misfits.
Chicago's factories were destroyed.
Labor union leaders were injured.
Public started to support the unions
15
Which legislation "encouraged" Native Americans to assimilate into American culture
Exclusion Act
Homestead Act
Pendleton Service Act
Dawes Act
