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Where were the majority of the “new”
immigrants from who were coming to
the United States in the late 1800s?
A 100
Southern and eastern Europe, as well
as the Asian nations of China and
Japan.
A 100
What was the experience of most of
the new immigrants coming into the
United States in the late 1800s and
early 1900s?
A 200
They lived in urban areas and most
held low-paying factory jobs.
A 200
Between 1890 and 1915, the majority of
immigrants to the United States were labeled
“new immigrants” because they were
(1) considered physically and mentally
superior to earlier immigrants
(2) forced to settle in the cities of the Midwest
(3) from China, Japan, and other Asian
countries
(4) culturally different from most earlier
immigrants
A 300
(4) culturally different from most
earlier immigrants
A 300
Why did labor union leaders argue
against immigration in the late 19th
century?
A 400
They felt new immigrants, who
worked for less money, took jobs
from United States citizens.
A 400
During the late 1800s, which group
strongly supported an open
immigration policy?
(1) conservationists
(2) nativists
(3) factory owners
(4) southern farmers
A 500
(3) factory owners
A 500
What was a major goal of the Dawes Act (1887)?
(1) To provide a tribal legislature to govern all
reservations
(2) To remove the Cherokees from the southeastern
United States
(3) To strengthen Native American Indian tribal
unity
(4) To encourage assimilation of Native American
Indians
B 100
(4) To encourage assimilation of Native
American Indians
B 100
What political party thought the federal
government should own and operate the
railroads because they were a public
necessity?
B 200
The Populist Party
B 200
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, why did many
members of Congress support legislation requiring
literacy tests for immigrants?
(1) To stop illegal immigration from Latin America
(2) To provide highly skilled workers for industry
3) To limit the power of urban political machines
(4) To restrict immigration from southern and
eastern Europe
B 300
(4) To restrict immigration from southern and
eastern Europe
B 300
What was Congress trying to restrict
with the Gentlemen’s Agreement,
literacy tests, and the quota system?
B 400
Immigration
B 400
What were the Chinese Exclusion
Act, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, and
the National Origins Act all examples
of?
B 500
nativism
B 500
During the late 1800s, where were
most Native American tribes’
reservations located?
C 100
In sparsely populated regions of the
West.
C 100
The passage of the Dawes Act of 1887
affected Native American Indians by
(1) supporting their cultural traditions
(2) attempting to assimilate them into
mainstream American culture
(3) forcing their removal from areas east of
the Mississippi River
(4) starting a series of Indian wars on the
Great Plains
C 200
(2) attempting to assimilate them
into mainstream American
culture
C 200
The Indian Wars that occurred between
1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of
(1) disputes over the spread of slavery
(2) conflict with Mexico over Texas and
California
(3) the search for gold in California
(4) the movement of settlers onto the Great
Plains
C 300
(4) the movement of settlers onto the
Great Plains
C 300
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C 400
In what year did Congress pass a law that
granted all Native American Indians full
United States citizenship?
C 400
1924
C 400
What was the name of the imaginary line
that continued to shift westward across the
United States from the Colonial Period to the
early 20th century?
C 500
The frontier
C 500
What were members of Congress, and the
labor unions that supported them, trying to
protect for American workers by enacting
laws restricting immigration in the 1920s?
D 100
Jobs
D 100
In the late 19th century, owners of big business
generally embraced Social Darwinism because it
reinforced their belief that
(1) economic success demonstrates fitness to
lead
(2) business monopolies are contrary to the
social order
(3) all wealth should be returned to society
(4) economic competition should be regulated
D 200
(1) economic success demonstrates fitness to lead
D 200
Which statement best expresses the melting pot
theory as it relates to American society?
(1) Only European immigrants will be allowed
into the United States.
(2) All immigrant groups will maintain their
separate cultures.
(3) Different cultures will blend to form a
uniquely American culture.
(4) Immigrant ghettos will develop in urban areas.
D 300
(3) Different cultures will blend to form a
uniquely American culture.
D 300
Society advances when its fittest members are
allowed to assert themselves with the least
hindrance. The idea expressed in this statement is
most consistent with the
(1) principles of Social Darwinism
(2) concept of assimilation
(3) goals of the Progressive movement
(4) melting pot theory of American culture
D 400
(1) principles of Social Darwinism
D 400
What theory is being expressed in the following
statement?
“Our nation has grown and prospered from the
ideas and labor of immigrants. The nation has
been enriched by immigrants from different
nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles,
which have become part of American culture.”
D 500
The melting pot theory
D 500
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Immigration and the Industrial
Revolution
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What was a major reason most
western states granted women
suffrage prior to the adoption of
the 19th amendment?
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The important roles played by
frontier women promoted
equality.
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