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Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life
Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life
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Hands off approach by government on business matters
Chinese Exclusion Act
quarantine
laissez-faire
blue laws
2
During the late 1800s the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Boston
3
Which of the following led to government regulation of businesses during the Gilded Age?
high tariffs
unfair business practices
increased factory and farm production
declining business profits
4
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
Political machines put powerful "bosses" out of business.
Political machines were free of corruption.
Political machines provided them with jobs.
Political machines fought against crime in the slums.
5
Which of the following best describes key positions held by the Democrats in the Gilded Age?
gold standard and strict limits on immigration
enforcement of blue laws and higher tariffs
increased money supply, lower tariffs, & higher farm prices
pensions for Union soldiers & more govt aid to railroads
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Large open area beneath a ship's deck in which most immigrants traveled
ports
carriage
steerage
quarantine
7
Which best describes the main goal of the social gospel and settlement movements?
to encourage immigration
to create jobs for the unemployed
to improve living conditions for the poor
to strengthen political machines
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Local regulations that prohibit activities such as drinking alcoholic beverages on Sundays
blue laws
graft
restrictive convenants
Jim Crow Laws
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Unofficial organization designed to keep a particular party or group in power
nativists
political machines
Democrats
purity crusaders
10
President Theodore Roosevelt reached the Gentlemen's Agreement in 1907 with the goal of
ending all Japanese immigration to the United States.
banning Asians from owning farmland.
slowing the immigration of Japanese laborers.
encouraging Chinese immigration to the United States.
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In the late 1800s, what resulted from immigration & the increased productivity of factory jobs?
mechanization of agriculture
overpopulation of the South
high wages for factory workers
the rapid expansion of urban areas
12
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced American politics by
importing more foreign goods.
offering to pay higher taxes.
giving money to government officials.
running for political office.
13
Prohibitionists and purity crusaders shared the goal of
making charity "scientific."
ending immigration from Asia.
improving the moral and personal behavior of individuals.
redistributing the nation's wealth.
14
What attracted many Asians to the United States in the late 1800s?
the desire for free land
the Gentlemen's Agreement
jobs with American railroad companies
repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act
15
The main objective of the nativists was to
restrict immigration.
repeal laws that restricted immigration.
build tenement apartments for immigrants.
help immigrants adjust to American culture.
16
The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed to
print money backed by silver rather than gold.
end the spoils system.
place additional regulation on the railroads.
end Japanese immigration to the United States.
17
Which of the following attracted many immigrants to the United States?
cheap, comfortable housing
free colleges
strong labor unions
job opportunities
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Residential communities near a city
ghettos
rural
urban
suburbs
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Which of the following best describes key positions held by the Republicans in the Gilded Age?
free silver and fewer blue laws
no government aid to railroads and no blue laws
gold standard, high tariffs, and limits on immigration
free silver, high immigration, and low tariffs
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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigration laws discriminated most against
agricultural workers
Asians
Europeans
Mexicans