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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
