Review 2

Many immigrants came to the United States in part to escape from poverty and what?

Europes class system

Formed in 1869 the Cincinnati red stockings were the nations first

Professional baseball team

The application of the theory of evolution and natural selection to human society was known as

Social Darwinism

In response to urban congestion Boston and New York City built the first

Subway systems

Most urban working class families lived in multi family apartment buildings called

Tenements

The stage was set for legalize segregation in 1883 when the Supreme Court overturned which of the following

The civil rights act of 1875

Which of the following did the People's party also known as the Populists call for an 1892?

A graduated income tax

In the mid 1870s a former slave name Benjamin "Pap" singleton help set in motion

A mass migration of African Americans

The vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast spend about a day at a processing center located where?

Angel Island

In the late 1800s many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of

Better paying jobs

What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens?

Chinese exclusion act

At the end of the 19th-century immigrants made up a significant percent of some of the country's largest

Cities

By calling their era of the gilded age authors mark twain and Charles warner were

Criticizing corruption

Farmers were hurt economically by high tariffs high shipping rates and

Deflation

The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy versus Ferguson established a legal basis for

Discrimination against African-Americans

By the 1890s more than half of all immigrants in the United States were from

Eastern and southern Europe

Who rose to become one of New York City's most powerful party bosses

George Plunkitt

The Gospel of wealth with the philosophy of the wealthy Americans had a responsibility to

Help high culture grow in America

Under the Pendleton act of 1883 some government jobs were filled by

Job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinations

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

Lester Frank Ward

In the late 1800s new technology help farmers produce more crops which tended to

Lower prices

America's industrialization made some people wealthy and created a growing

Middle class

Ida B Wells was an African American journalist who launched a campaign against

Mob lynching

Mississippi took the first step to prohibit African Americans from voting when it required that all citizens registering to vote pay a

Poll tax

The populist party declined after the election of 1896 when

Populist supported losing candidate William Jennings Bryan