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1
_____ was the preference for American born citizens, and the desire to limit immigration.
Anglo-Saxonism
Racism
Social Darwinism
Nativism
2
Which of the following is NOT a reason Chinese immigrants migrated to America?
Overpopulation
transcontinental railroad
religious persecution
California gold rush
3
Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans came to America in the late 1800s?
To avoid religious persecution
Employment
California gold rush
To avoid forced military service
4
____ is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
5
Those that opposed patronage were called _____.
Halfbreeds
Pendletons
Mugwumps
Stalwarts
6
Which of the following IS a popular ethnic neighborhood in New York City?
Little Lithuania
Cubantown
Lower East Side
Upper West Side
7
The American murder rate hit an all-time high in 1900 at ____ per million.
25
125
100
50
8
Which of the following was NOT an amusement park on Coney Island?
Luna
Steeplechase
Dreamland
Dollywood
9
_____ is seen as one of the most prominent leaders of the settlement house movement.
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Jane Addams
Rosa Parks
10
_____ owned the New York Herald and he institued several new tactics to gain new readers.
John Kemp Starley
Alexander Cartwright
Thomas Eakins
Joseph Pulitzer
11
The late 1800s has been dubbed the _____.
Gilded Age
Roaring 1890s
Progressive Era
Age of Innocence
12
The Immigration Act did NOT ban _____ from entering the United States in 1882.
paupers
mentally ill
convicts
Catholics
13
The Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese immigration for ____.
ever
5 years
10 years
1 year
14
____ is using one's political position for dishonest monetary gain.
Graft
Social Darwinism
Patronage
Fraud
15
____ was giving government jobs to supporters.
Steerage
Patronage
Graft
A kickback
16
____ were organized groups that controlled the political activities of the city.
Parties
The Mafia
Political machines
The Democrats
17
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about New York City's Central Park?
It includes a zoo.
It was designed by Charles Tilyou.
It covers over 700 acres.
It is the most filmed location in movie history.
18
____ exposed the problems of the tenements in his book,
How the Other Half Lives
.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jimmy Ellis
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
19
The legislative branch _____ the law.
eliminates
makes
interprets
enforces
20
Where did European immigrants unload at?
Staten Island
Liberty Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
21
At the top of the machine was the _____ who controlled all activities of the party in the city.
mayor
father
councilman
boss
22
Where did Asian immigrants unload at?
Angel Island
Alcatraz
Ellis Island
Oakland
23
_____ assassinated President Garfield over the patronage issue.
Charles Guiteau
Brad Pitt
Roscoe Conkling
Chester Arthur
24
Which of the following is NOT a check and balances given to Congress.
overriding a veto
declaring war
judicial review
approving presidential appointees
25
The most corrupt boss was Tammany Hall's _____ who stole millions from the city of New York.
Roscoe Conkling
Rutherford Hayes
Charles Guiteau
William Tweed
26
Federal judges serve for ______.
2 years
4 years
life
6 years
27
John Pemberton was an Atlanta pharmacist that develped _____.
Dr. Pepper
Coca-Cola
Pepsi
Mountain Dew
28
_____ had the first paid fire department.
Chicago
Cleveland
Buna
Cincinnati
29
The working class lived in _____.
tenements
steerage
the center of the city
the streetcar suburbs
30
James Naismith was a P.E. instructor who developed ______.
basketball
baseball
football
golf
31
The most famous fire of the 19th century was the Great ____ Fire that killed about 300 people.
Detroit
Boston
Houston
Chicago