Chapter 4 History Study Guide

45. __________________________, a leader of a new generation of African American activists born after the Civil War, argued that African Americans had to demand their rights.

WEB Du bois

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Angel Island b. Little Italy c. American Protective Association d. nativism e. Taiping Rebellion 8. factor that caused an increase in Chinese immigration

Taiping Rebellion

34. Which of the following did the People's Party—also known as the Populists—call for in 1892? a. tax breaks for businesses b. a new tariff law c. a graduated income tax d. gold-based currency

a graduated income tax

46. In the mid-1870s, a former slave named Benjamin "Pap" Singleton helped set in motion a. the spread of vocational education for African Americans. b. a nationwide campaign for civil rights. c. the establishment of the Colored Farmers' National Alliance. d. a mass migration of African Americans.

a mass migration of African Americans

2. Many immigrants came to the United States in part to escape from poverty and a. Europe's class system. b. the social ladder. c. Europe's labor laws. d. urban political machines.

a. Europes class system

1. By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were a. European and Russian Jews. b. Eastern and Southern Europeans. c. Chinese. d. Japanese.

b. eastern and southern Europeans

3. The vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast spent about a day at a processing center located where? a. Angel Island b. Ellis Island c. Staten Island d. Long Island

b. ellis island

16. In the late 1800s, many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of a. better-paying jobs. b. political power. c. high society. d. shorter work hours.

better-paying jobs

5. At the end of the nineteenth century, immigrants made up a significant percentage of some of the country's largest a. plantations. b. farms. c. cities. d. suburbs.

cities

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. cooperatives b. People's Party c. Mugwumps d. Populism e. the Grange 39. marketing organizations that worked for the benefit of their members

cooperatives

32. In the late 1800s, new technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to a. lower prices. b. raise prices. c. raise quality. d. lower quality.

lower prices

50. Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist who launched a campaign against a. voting restrictions. b. segregation. c. poverty. d. lynching.

lynching

19. America's industrialization made some people wealthy and created a growing a. federal government. b. political machine. c. middle class. d. agricultural system.

middle class

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. cooperatives b. People's Party c. Mugwumps d. Populism e. the Grange 38. Republicans that supported Cleveland against Blaine

mugwumps

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Angel Island b. Little Italy c. American Protective Association d. nativism e. Taiping Rebellion 10. an extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people

nativism

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. cooperatives b. People's Party c. Mugwumps d. Populism e. the Grange 36. campaigned for the free coinage of silver in the 1896 election

peoples party

42. In 1892 an African American named Homer ___________________ challenged a Louisiana law that forced him to ride in a separate railroad car from whites.

plessy

47. Mississippi took the first step to prohibit African Americans from voting when it required that all citizens registering to vote pay a a. literacy fee. b. poll tax. c. head tax. d. voting fee.

poll tax

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. cooperatives b. People's Party c. Mugwumps d. Populism e. the Grange 40. a movement to increase the political power of farmers

populism

29. Formed in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings were the nation's first a. sports team affiliated with a city. b. professional baseball team. c. World Series champion. d. college football team.

professional baseball team

23. Scott Joplin was one of the most important African American ____________________ composers.

ragtime

22. American artists and writers of the 1800s who tried to capture the world as they saw it were known as ____________________.

realists

25. The _________________________ was a reform-minded organization that tried to help the urban poor by offering practical aid and religious counseling.

salvation army

24. Jane Addams established a _________________________ called Hull House in Chicago.

settlement house

41. After Reconstruction, most African Americans in the rural South lived in poverty and chronic debt as ____________________, landless farmers who gave their landlords a large portion of their crops as rent.

sharecroppers

27. The application of the theory of evolution and natural selection to human society was known as a. Naturalism. b. Social Darwinism. c. Dynamic Sociology. d. the Social Gospel.

social darwinism

18. In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York City built the first a. tunnels. b. trolley cars. c. overpasses. d. subway systems.

subway systems

17. Most urban working-class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called a. suburbs. b. skyscrapers. c. tenements. d. work houses.

tenements

48. The stage was set for legalized segregation in 1883, when the Supreme Court overturned which of the following? a. the Civil Rights Act of 1875 b. the Fourteenth Amendment c. Reconstruction d. the Fifteenth Amendment

the civil rights act of 1875

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. cooperatives b. People's Party c. Mugwumps d. Populism e. the Grange 37. popular name for the Patrons of Animal Husbandry

the grange

11. The rising value of land in some cities encouraged the building of tall, steel framed buildings called skyscrapers. T F

true

13. Threats from crime and violence, fire, disease, and pollution were part of city life in the late 1800s—especially for the working poor. T F

true

15. The famous New York City Democratic political machine was known as Tammany Hall. T F

true

44. The most prominent African American leader of the late 1800s was Booker T. ____________________.

washington

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Angel Island b. Little Italy c. American Protective Association d. nativism e. Taiping Rebellion 7. an anti-immigrant organization

American Protective Association

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Angel Island b. Little Italy c. American Protective Association d. nativism e. Taiping Rebellion 9. location of a barracks in California to accommodate immigrants from Asia

Angel Island

4. What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens? a. Workingmen's Act b. Chinese Immigration Act c. Taiping Act d. Chinese Exclusion Act

Chinese exclusion act

20. Who rose to become one of New York City's most powerful party bosses? a. Thomas Pendergast b. George Plunkitt c. Cornelius Vanderbilt d. Zalmen Yoffeh

George Plunkitt

Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Angel Island b. Little Italy c. American Protective Association d. nativism e. Taiping Rebellion 6. ethnic neighborhood in New York City

Little Italy

35. The Populist Party declined after the election of 1896, when a. pro-silver Democrats did not vote with the Populists. b. Populists supported losing candidate William Jennings Bryan. c. many Democrats promised to support Populist programs. d. Populists won control of several state legislatures.

Populists supported losing candidate William Jennings Bryan.

26. By calling their era the "Gilded Age," authors Mark Twain and Charles Warner were a. praising industrial advances. b. warning against realism. c. criticizing corruption. d. pleading for individualism.

criticizing corruption

33. Farmers were hurt economically by high tariffs, high shipping rates, and a. falling interest rates. b. inflation. c. increased regulation. d. deflation.

deflation

49. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established a legal basis for a. discrimination against African Americans. b. African American voting rights. c. full equality for African Americans. d. African American migration to Kansas.

discrimination against African Americans

30. Which of the following social reformers believed that the best way to help the urban poor was to redeem their souls and reform their character? a. Dwight L. Moody b. Lester Frank Ward c. Lillian Wald d. Henry George

dwight L. moody

28. The Gospel of Wealth was a philosophy that wealthy Americans had a responsibility to a. build their wealth through investment. b. help high culture grow in America. c. support laissez-faire policies. d. engage in philanthropy.

engage in philanthropy

12. During the last half of the 1800s, the wealthiest families established fashionable districts in "streetcar suburbs." T F

false,- During the last half of the 1800s, the wealthiest families established fashionable districts in THE HEART OF A CITY

14. In the late 1800s, drinking water in American cities was often contaminated because of the lack of flush toilets. T F

false- In the late 1800s, drinking water in American cities was often contaminated because of IMPROPER SEWAGE DISPOSAL.

21. The belief that people can rise as far as their talents will take them, no matter how humble their origins, was called ____________________.

individualism

43. The statutes enforcing segregation in the South were known as __________________laws

jim crow

31. Under the Pendleton Act of 1883, some government jobs were filled by a. appointments made by members of Congress. b. people who raised money for a political party's election campaign. c. job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinations. d. a quota system that balanced the number of jobs going to each party's supporters.

job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinations.