Short Answer
Give an overview of the Credit Mobilier Scandal.
Basically, the government was overcharged for the building of the railroad.
Jacob Riis
Who was he?
What is he known for?
Why is it significant to history?
He was a photographer.
He published a book of photographs called How the Other Half Lives which showed how poor people actually lived. He showed the conditions inside tenements, which were unsafe, overcrowded apartment buildings.
As a result of the book, people wanted to help the poor. New York State passed the first laws to improve tenements.
Many reformers who opposed the laissez-faire attitude of the late 19th century argued that
a. national wealth could best be assured by the accumulation of gold.
b. the National Government should not interfere in the activities of big business.
c. the idea of rugged individualism is vital to the nation's economic growth.
d. government should protect society through the regulation of business.
government should protect society through the regulation of business.
At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in cities?
a. Jobs were readily available.
b. Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration.
c. Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland.
d. Government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities.
Jobs were readily available.
During the late 1800s, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was
a. Boston. c. New York City.
b. San Francisco. d. Philadelphia
New York City.
In 1881, a man named Charles Guiteau assassinated President James Garfield. Why did Guiteau shoot Garfield and what act was passed as a result?
-Guiteau was mad that he wasn't given a government job.
-Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed.
William "Boss" Tweed
Who was he?
What is known for?
Why is it significant to history?
He was a political boss who basically ran the Democratic Party in NYC. He controlled Tammany Hall.
Stole millions of dollars from the city through corruption.
Political Cartoonist Thomas Nast exposed Boss Tweed and Tweed was arrested.
Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by
a. hostility toward immigrant workers.
b. the need to reduce overcrowding in western states.
c. cultural conflicts with Native American Indians.
d. the migration of African Americans to northern cities.
hostility toward immigrant workers.
In the late 19th century, the pattern of United States immigration changed in that
a. increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.
b. far fewer immigrants arrived in the United States than in previous years.
c. most immigrants were political refugees.
d. most immigrants chose to settle in the rural, farming regions of the western United States.
increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
a. Political machines put powerful “bosses” out of business.
b. Political machines provided them with jobs.
c. Political machines were free of corruption.
d. Political machines fought against crime in the slums.
Political machines provided them with jobs.
List three specific reasons why immigrants came to the U.S.
-Free land from the Homestead Act
-Personal Freedoms like no mandatory army service, democracy, freedom of religion
-Jobs
Thomas Nast
Who was he?
What is he known for?
Why is it significant to history?
He was a political cartoonist.
He is known for his cartoons of Boss Tweed.
He exposed Boss Tweed's corruption through his cartoons. The cartoons reached poor New Yorkers who did not know how to read.
According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government
a. owns major industries.
b. regulates businesses for the good of the majority.
c. does not interfere in business.
d. subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide.
does not interfere in business.
Which statement about immigration to the United States is most accurate?
a. The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.
b. The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged.
c. Nearly all immigrants have easily assimilated into American culture.
d. The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of United States history.
The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.
Which best describes the main goal of the social gospel and settlement movements?
a. to strengthen political machines
b. to improve living conditions for the poor
c. to encourage immigration
d. to create jobs for the unemployed
to improve living conditions for the poor
Give a brief overview of the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act forbid Chinese immigrants from coming to the United States. Americans thought Chinese workers were taking their jobs.
Jane Addams
Who was she?
What is she known for?
Why is it significant to history?
She helped the poor through her organization "Hull House". This was a "settlement house" which provided education, help getting jobs, classes, food, clothing, gym, art, library to poor people, children and adults.
It started the social work movement.
The major reason the United States placed few restrictions on immigration during the 1800's was that
a. most immigrants spoke English and thus needed little or no education.
b. the growing economy needed a steady supply of cheap labor.
c. little opposition to immigration existed.
d. few Europeans wished to give up their economic security.
the growing economy needed a steady supply of cheap labor.
Between 1890 and 1915, the majority of immigrants to the United States were labeled "new immigrants” because they were
a. considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants.
b. forced to settle in the cities of the Midwest.
c. from China, Japan, and other Asian countries.
d. culturally different from most earlier immigrants.
culturally different from most earlier immigrants.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed to
a. end Japanese immigration of the U.S.
b. place additional regulation on the railroads.
c. print money backed by silver rather than gold.
d. end the spoils system.
end the spoils system.
Describe the Gentlemen's Agreement
The Gentlemen's Agreement was a compromise between Japan and US. Japan agreed to stop Japanese from immigrating to the US as long as Japanese kids were not segregated in schools.
In the United States during the late 19th century, much of the prejudice expressed toward immigrants was based on the belief that they would
a. refuse to become citizens.
b. cause overcrowding in farm areas.
c. fail to assimilate into American society.
d. support the enemies of the United States in wartime.
fail to assimilate into American society.
The period between 1865 and 1900 is sometimes called the Gilded Age because
a. many people supported the unlimited coining of silver.
b. money was based on the gold standard.
c. buildings were often trimmed in gold.
d. the great wealth of some people hid widespread corruption.
the great wealth of some people hid widespread corruption.
Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States?
a. in the South
b. in western railroad towns
c. near lakes
d. in their ports of entry
in their ports of entry