USHA Ch. 6 and 8 Quiz 2017

Where did half of all immigrants come from by the 1890s?

What broke tasks into smaller parts and used standardized tools?

What union was formed to fight Chinese immigration?

What state received the most immigration from China

What movement gave voters more control of government?

Socialists believe in...

Author who wrote novels in local dialect with a sense of humor

Laws that enforced segregation

What laws limited the amount railroads could charge?

Author who wrote "rags to riches" novels

Launched a crusade against lynching

Where did Asian immigrants arrive in America

supported public libraries and education

William Jennings Bryan's main supporters were...

direct election of senators

What says that people can rise as far as their talents will take them?

What helped farmers produce more and lowered crop prices?

Founder of Tuskegee Institute

Established "separate but equal" doctrine

Government jobs would be given to people who performed well on written examinations

What lets all party members vote for a candidate to run for general election?

allows proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval

What organization gave practical aid and religious counseling?

Allows citizens to introduce legislation that requires the legislature to vote on it.

What did political machines want in exchange for jobs, housing and police protection?

The Supreme Court set the stage for legalized segregation by overturning what?

guaranteed women the right to vote

People are killed without proper proceedings

Progressivism was a direct reaction against what economic policy?

What were crusading journalists like Jacob Riis called?

Insurance fund financed by employers

Populist Democratic Nominee in 1896

What were developed to alleviate congestion on city streets?

Made it legal for the federal government to tax income of individuals.

banned the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol

What was the Gospel of Wealth?

What did Nativists want to do?

What is the belief that people failed due to circumstances beyond their control?

Passes in response to The Jungle

moderation or elimination of alcohol

Opened Hull House in Chicago

Why did labor unions oppose immigration?

What does the commission plan do?