Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800s by

pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration

Which set the doctrine of "separate but equal", establishing a legal basis for segregation that lasted more than 50 yrs?

the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Starting in the 1800s, Southern states used a loophole in the wording of the 15th Amendment to impose restrictions that

barred African Americans from voting in elections

in Boston, Chicago, and New York City, elevated railroads and subway systems were developed to

relieve congestion on city streets

Passed by Congress in response to the assassination of President James A. Garfield, the Pendleton Act

marked the beginning of a professional civil service

Why did many labor unions in the late nineteenth century oppose immigration?

Businesses used immigrants as strike breakers.

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1
believed wealthy Americans should use their wealth to help people help themselves
W.E.B. Du Bois
Herbert Spencer
Jane Addams
Andrew Carnegie
2
The People's Party, also known as the ____, was formed to elect candidates who would fight for the interests of farmers.
Populists
Cross of Gold
Grange
Farmers' Alliance
3
Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800s by
seeking to convert Catholic immigrants to Protestantism
grouping immigrants into their own sections of cities
pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration
urging immigrants to assimilate into American society
4
Political machines helped new city dwellers with necessities like jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for
graft
wages
votes
kickbacks
5
Which set the doctrine of "separate but equal", establishing a legal basis for segregation that lasted more than 50 yrs?
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the Supreme Court's decision in Wabash v. Illinois
the Pendleton Act
the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
6
wrote that "color discrimination is barbarism"
Booker T. Washington
Scott Joplin
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ida B. Wells
7
founder of Tuskegee Institute
Scott Joplin
James A. Garfield
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
8
In one of the major economic debates of the late 1800s, Republicans in Congress blocked Democratic efforts to
own houses with more amenities
lower tariffs
regulate the railroad industry
buy mass-produced clothing
9
Starting in the 1800s, Southern states used a loophole in the wording of the 15th Amendment to impose restrictions that
prevented African Americans from owning their own farms
allowed private groups to discriminate against African Americans
barred African Americans from voting in elections
required African Americans to use separate facilities
10
journalist who launched a crusade against lynching
Ida B. Wells
Jane Addams
Scott Joplin
Booker T. Washington
11
Industrialization improved the standard of living for many people in the 1800s, enabling them to
spend money on entertainment
own houses with more amenities
buy mass-produced clothing
travel across the country
12
opened Hull House in Chicago
Jane Addams
Ida B. Wells
William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Thomas
13
argued that society progressed because only the fittest people survived
Thomas Eakins
William Jennings Bryan
Ida B. Wells
Herbert Spencer
14
in Boston, Chicago, and New York City, elevated railroads and subway systems were developed to
transport people away from cities
relieve congestion on city streets
eliminate polluted air in the cities
carry people from one city to another
15
composer who was called the "King of Ragtime"
Booker T. Washington
Jane Addams
Scott Joplin
W.E.B. Du Bois
16
Passed by Congress in response to the assassination of President James A. Garfield, the Pendleton Act
began the patronage and the spoils system
increased tariffs on textiles and many other goods
attempted to regulate rates charged by railroads
marked the beginning of a professional civil service
17
perhaps the best-known American realist painter
Thomas Eakins
James A. Garfield
W.E.B. Du Bois
Andrew Carnegie
18
a Republican president who opposed patronage
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Eakins
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
19
Populist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1896
Thomas Eakins
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
Herbert Spencer
20
Why did many labor unions in the late nineteenth century oppose immigration?
Society was shifting quickly towards immigrants' religions.
Businesses used immigrants as strike breakers.
Many immigrants started small businesses.
Workers were treated poorly in immigrants' home countries.

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