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Goal 5 Test Test # _____

1. Which of the following was not a reason why immigrants came to America?

A. because of food shortages in their home countries

B. because of land shortages in their home countries

C. to escape religious or political persecution

D. to be protected by America’s huge army

2. How did most immigrants from Europe get to America?

A. ship

B. train

C. airplane

D. walked

3. Which of the following is not true of Ellis Island?

A. immigrants had to pass health inspections

B. the process of checking in could take hours or days

C. it was located on the west coast

D. immigrants had to prove they could work

4. Chinese immigrants are most closely associated with

A. farming

B. working as domestic servants

C. ranching

D. working on the railroads

5. Which of the following is not true of Angel Island?

A. the conditions were filthy

B. it was mostly Asians who came in through this immigration station

C. health inspections and interrogations were easier here than on Ellis Island

D. it was located in San Francisco Bay (West Coast)

6. Which statement best describes the phrase “melting pot?”

A. the idea that America would be diverse and have many different ethnic customs

B. the idea that immigrants would lose their native customs and become “Americanized”

C. rounding up immigrants and sending them back to their home countries

D. boiling marijuana leaves into soup for medicinal purposes

7. Which of the following is not a result of nativist thinking?

A. Chinese Exclusion Act

B. Immigration Restriction League

C. Know Nothing Party

D. helping immigrants find jobs in America

8. Which combination best represents what the two major immigrant groups were in NYC around 1900?

A. German and Irish

B. Chinese and Irish

C. German and English

D. French and Canadian

9. Which of the following were major problems in cities around 1900?

A. fires

B. sanitation

C. housing

D. all of the above

10. Which of the following describes the Gilded Age?

A. an era of prosperity and good feelings

B. an era of corruption among business leaders

C. an era of social equality for whites and blacks

D. an era of westward expansion

11. The practice of giving a government job to people who had helped a candidate was known as

A. Tammany Hall

B. Pendleton Civil Service Act

C. Boss Tweed

D. Spoils System

12. Which of the following is not associated with political machines?

A. Tammany Hall

B. Spoils System

C. Boss Tweed

D. Pendleton Civil Service Act

13. Which of the following is not true of political machines?

A. they helped immigrants obtain citizenship

B. they had neighborhood bosses and captains

C. they were in favor of the Pendleton Civil Service Act

D. they expected money and votes from those who they helped

14. Which of the following is not true of skyscrapers?

A. allowed more people to move into the cities

B. were able to be built because of the Bessemer process

C. were opposed by steel companies like U.S. Steel

D. were able to be used because of the invention of the elevator

15. Which sport was the most popular spectator sports around 1900?

A. baseball

B. tennis

C. football

D. golf

16. Which of the following was not a reason why the U.S. became a world leader in industry?

A. it had lots of natural resources like iron and coal

B. government supported big businesses

C. the urban population was on the rise

D. because the Populist Party wanted industry to expand

17. Which of the following best describes the Bessemer process?

A. cheaply turns raw iron into steel

B. a new farm tool that made farming more efficient

C. political tactic used to get officials elected

D. way mining for gold by used drills

18. Which city is most closely associated with the production of steel?

A. Pittsburgh

B. Atlanta

C. Boston

D. Winston-Salem

19. Who invented the light bulb and holds over 1,000 U.S. patents?

A. Edwin Drake

B. Alexander Graham Bell

C. Thomas Edison

D. Eugene Debs

20. Rags to riches American immigrant who made billions in steel and gave 90% of his fortune away

A. Andrew Carnegie

B. JP Morgan

C. John D. Rockefeller

D. Edwin Drake

21. Owner of Standard Oil and founded the University of Chicago

A. Andrew Carnegie

B. JP Morgan

C. John D. Rockefeller

D. Edwin Drake

22. What was the Gospel of Wealth?

A. get rich or die trying

B. those with money should help out society

C. if you can buy a company out, do it

D. survival of the fittest

23. Which of following is not true of unions?

A. they are organized by business owners

B. their main goal is to obtain better pay and working conditions

C. they use strikes to get what they want

D. Eugene Debs and Samuel Gompers were union leaders

24. Which of the following is not a tool of union?

A. strikes

B. collective bargaining

C. child labor contracts

D. all are tools of unions

25. What happened to unions because of all the strikes in the late 1800’s?

A. their memberships rose dramatically

B. their memberships dropped significantly

C. they gained more and more power

D. there was no change at all

26. Steel changed people lives by making possible the

A. invention of radio.

B. construction of skyscrapers.

C. development of electricity.

D. establishment of time zones.

27. Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work and play?

A. Bessemer process

B. telegraph technology

C. refrigeration

D. electricity

28. In which system does one company control the businesses make up all phases of a product’s development?

A. Horizontal integration

B. Cartel

C. Trust

D. Vertical integration

29. Corporations had the important advantage of

A. being run by an individual or a family.

B. Developing into monopolies.

C. Reducing the financial risk for individual investors.

D. Keeping prices high.

30. What was one result of the Haymarket Riot?

A. Steelworkers’ wages increased.

B. Public support for unions grew.

C. The AFL ceased to exist ever again.

D. Membership in the Knights of Labor dropped dramatically.

31. In what field did significant technological innovation occur in the late 1800s?

A. building materials

B. communications

C. transportation

D. all of the above

32. Traditionally, immigrants had come to America for economic opportunity and

A. social equality

B. religious freedom

C. superior education

D. police protection

33. Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the United States?

A. Lack of food

B. Religious persecution

C. Poor economic conditions

D. Potential employment

34. How did Ellis Island differ from Angel Island?

A. Chinese and Asian immigrants often were processed at Ellis Island.

B. Immigrants left Ellis Island within hours; they often remained at Angel Island for weeks.

C. Angel Island was welcoming to some, but Ellis Island was seeming designed to filter out Chinese immigrants.

D. Chinese travelers were never turned away at Angel Island.

35. What did political cartoonist Thomas Nast work to expose?

A. The conspiracy behind James Garfield’s assassination

B. The awarding of thousands of postal job in exchange for votes

C. The illegal activities of “Boss” Tweed

D. The secret deal behind the election of Rutherford B. Hayes

36. Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center, and Carnegie’s public libraries illustrate various ways that entrepreneurs

A. Suppressed the growth of labor unions.

B. Were captains of industry because they were also philanthropists.

C. Applied scientific discoveries to industry.

D. Attempted to undermine the United States economic system.

37. Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of social Darwinism to

A. Support the labor union movement.

B. Justify big businesses and the use of monopolies.

C. Promote legislation establishing a minimum wage.

D. Encourage charitable organizations to help the poor.

38. Which law created the Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and five associate justices?

A. the alien and sedition act C. the bill of rights

B. the fugitive slave act D. the judiciary act of 1789

39. Which of the following ended the “open range”?

A. Dawes Act C, Exodusters

B. Homestead Act D. Barbed Wire

40. Who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A. Helen Hunt Jackson C. Harriet Beecher Stowe

B. Mark Twain D. James Fennimore Cooper

41. Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

A. Washington , DC C. Fort Pillow

B. Fort Sumter D. Bull Run

42. What event ended the Indian Wars?

A. Battle at Wounded Knee C. Sand Creek Massacre

B. Battle of Little Big Horn D. Gettysburg

43. Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans?

A. Abraham Lincoln C. George McClellan

B. Thaddeus Stevens D. John Wilkes Booth

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