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The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

decrease number of immigrants from china

When Congress justifies an action by saying the action is "necessary and proper" it is using the

elastic clause

What allow manufactures to build factories where they wanted?

electricity

What was the primary goal of the NAACP?

equality among races

Why is the late 1800s called the "Gilded Age"?

glamour hid corruption

What is discouraged by Social Darwinism?

government regulation

What did Samuel Gompers do?

head of American federation of labour

Assimilation of the Plains Indians was mainly intended to do what?

help them adapt to white culture

What did Frederick Jackson Turner promote?

importance of frontier democracy

Prior to 1880, why weren't there many restrictions on immigration?

industry owners wanted cheap labour

What didn't settlement houses do?

instruct socialism

Who are muckrakers?

journalist who exposed corruption

One of George Washington's greatest contribution is

keeping the nation out of foreign wars

What did the Union and Central Pacific Railroads received if they built the transcontinental railroad?

land grants of more than 170 million acres

All of the following are trends in education around 1900s EXCEPT?

most African Americans attended high school

Which of the following was not a requirement of an immigrant being processed at Ellis Island?

ability to speak English

What would be an example of patronage?

appointing a friend to a political position

Why were our standardized time zones introduced?

assist railroad companies and travelers

Shays' Rebellion contributed to the belief among many political leaders that

nation needed stronger central government

The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere

Who did the Kansas-Nebraska Act say should decide the decision about slavery?

people of Kansas and Nebraska

Which is not essential to the life of Plains Indians?

permanent homes and villiages

Why did plains farmers support bimetallism in 1800s?

place more money in circulation

Who was Thomas Nast?

political cartoonist exposed corruption

What did the Pendleton Act do?

require officials to take an exam

What's not true about Pullman, Illinois?

residents elected town officials

What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessey v. Fergusion?

separate but equal facilities where constitutional

From where did the new immigrants to US during 1890-1915 come?

southern and Eastern Europe

Nullification promoted the ideas of

state's rights

The Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Hall and the Morgan Library illustrate various ways that entrepreneurs and their descendents have

supported philanthropic activities

What ended the Populist movement?

the election of William McKinley

Who did Radical Republicans believe should be in charge of Reconstruction policy

the legislative branch

During the 1800s the Populist Party supported all of the following except

tight control on inflation

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most immigrants settle in the U.S.?

urban centers in the northeast

Which of the following statements concerning Jacksonian Democracy is accurate?

vitrually all adult, white males could vote and held equal status before the law

What did the Homestead Act require?

work land for 5 years

What did Jacob Riss accomplish?

authored a book with publicized the poor living conditions in NYC

What does vertical integration do?

buy out material, producers and distributors

The legal codes which established the system of segregation were

called Jim Crow law

Tammany Hall was the name of

NYC political machine

What is a "business monopoly"?

a company that controls an industry

Which incident led to the death of 146 workers?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Who promoted the view point of the Talented Tenth?

W.E.B Dubois