Level 1
Explain the background of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.
What are some pull factors that would most likely encourage an immigrant who wanted to raise and sell cattle in the United States?
inexpensive land
religious freedom
stable government
Why were the Midwest and East regions experiencing population growth?
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
What are some factors that pushed European immigrants to leave their home countries and move to the United States?
Land was scarce in Europe, and farmers had trouble growing enough food to support their families. In places, new farm machinery replaced farmworkers, leaving them without work. In addition, many Europeans faced religious and political persecution and sought refuge in the United States.
True or False: Gennaro Lombardi opened America's first pizzeria in Chicago.
False (New York City)
Describe a nativist and what are some of the acts/bills you think they would have supported?
Someone who wanted to exclude other races and religions from entering the United States
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
What are some of the reforms that President Taft passed to improve life for workers?
He supported new safety rules for workers in mines.
Describe some of the problems urban cities faced with population growth.
the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings
What relationship existed between the crowded conditions immigrants found on ships traveling to the United States and medical inspections on Ellis Island?
Many immigrants traveled across the Atlantic in crowded ships, where disease spread easily among passengers. Then, medical inspections were conducted on Ellis Island to ensure immigrants were healthy before entering the United States. The spread of disease on ships meant that some immigrants were denied entry to the United States until they recovered, and some were even sent back to the countries they had departed from.
True or False: Treadmills were a form of torture in prisons in the late 1800s.
True
Why does the term “Gilded Age” accurately describe the period of the late 1800s?
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
Why did cartoonist Thomas Nast portray Boss William Tweed as a vulture feeding on the city of New York?
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?
to fill federal jobs on the basis of merit rather than patronage
Contrast the homes of people living in poor, urban neighborhoods with the homes of the urban middle class.
Many of the poor lived in small, crowded apartments in buildings called tenements. Many tenements did not have heat, windows, or indoor bathrooms, and the crowded conditions encouraged the spread of disease. The middle class, on the other hand, lived in neighborhoods with rows of large houses and tree-lined streets. Disease was less frequent in these neighborhoods.
True or False: People's teeth began to explode in the late 1800's.
True
Describe the role of muckrakers.
They exposed corrupt business and political practices.
What trend inspired the need for skyscrapers?
increased migration to urban areas
What strategy did Florence Kelley use to fight against child labor?
She organized a boycott of goods produced by child labor.
Why did judges often rule in favor of trusts after the Sherman Antitrust Act was first passed?
Judges often ruled in favor of trusts after the Act was first passed because they thought the law interfered with the rights of businesses to control their own property.
True or False: Potato chips were accidentally discovered by an American in 1880.
False: 1853
Explain why President Roosevelt tried to soothe Japanese feelings through measures such as his condemnation of segregation in San Francisco?
Roosevelt was concerned about Japan's growing naval power.
Why were many Native Americans unhappy with the efforts of the Society of American Indians to improve their lives?
The Society encouraged American Indians to adopt mainstream American culture.
What underlying cause led states to pass laws in the late 1800s requiring children to attend school?
the need for an educated work force
In what way did President Roosevelt’s approach to public lands balance the needs of American businesses with the public’s right to enjoy open land?
Roosevelt knew American business needed natural resources such as lumber for the economy to grow, but he wanted to protect, or conserve, natural resources for the public to enjoy national parks as well. So, some lands were set aside for regulated mining and forestry, while other lands, such as national parks, were set aside as wilderness areas.
True or False: The "13 Club" was a club in the 1880's that met to dispute the superstition about 13 and had 2 presidents as club members.
False: The 13 club had 5 presidents (Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt)