Immigration
Immigrants who came to America from 1840-1880 were called?
Old Immigrants
What is the movement to cities called?
Urbanization
He published the book "How the other half lives" which exposed horrible living conditions in NYC Testaments
Who is Jacob Riis
What is the name of the Law which affected Chinese Immigrants?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What did the Supreme Court Case Marbury V. Madison do?
Established Judicial Review
Name two areas where New Immigrants came from
Vanderbilt and others built thousands of miles of these, which helped boost industrialization
What is the name of Upton SinClair's book which exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry
What is "The Jungle"
A set limit on immigrants is called a
What is a Quota
What was the result of the Supreme Court Case Plessy V. Ferguson
Made segregation legal
Immigrants who arrived in New York City had to pass through which facility?
Ellis Island
What is the term for a business that controls the entire industry
What is a Monopoly
What is the name of a journalist who tries to expose corruption and wrongdoing?
What is a "Muckracker"
The quota system set limits on immigrants coming to america based on previous counts. Where did they get their counts from?
What is the US Cencus
Established that slaves were property and made the Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional
Which immigrant group settled predominantly on the West Coast?
Andrew Carnegie and J.P Morgan were both involved in which industry?
What is Steel
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th Amendment
The Immigration Law of 1965 allowed immigrants into America based on?
Acceptable Answers:
First Come First Serve
Merit Based
Qualifications
What are the three branches of government, who is in charge and what are their roles?
Executive Branch, Enforces Laws, the President
Legislative Branch, Makes Laws, Congress
Judicial Branch, Interprets Laws, Supreme Court
What is the term for an American who believed america should be closed off to immigrants
A rich person who gives to charity is called a
What is a Philanthropist
Who is the individual who believed that African Americans should get job's first and worry about politics later
Who is Booker T. Washington
The Chinese Exclusion Act was in place for how many years before it was made permanent?
Acceptable Answers:
20 years
Ten years and then extended another ten years
What is the difference between the Great Compromise and the 3/5ths Compromise
Great Compromise- established a bicameral (two house) legislature
3/5ths Compromise- every five enslaved persons would be counted as three towards population