Question

1. Of the following, which is not a reason why most immigrants stayed in the cities nearest immigration stations even though their living conditions likely would have improved if they had dispersed to other areas?
A. Companionship of other immigrants
B. Insufficient funds to travel anywhere else
C. Less discrimination in those cities
D. More jobs available in the city
2. The Populist party was a political organization established to support farmers and their needs.
True
False

Answer 1

3. Well-organized groups that controlled political elections and all decisions related to the workings of a city are known as which one of the following?
A. Labor unions
B. Old immigrants
C. Political machines
D. Tammany bosses
4. In which year was the Chinese Exclusion Act repealed?
A. 1882
B. 1884
C. 1943
D. 1986
5. Political bosses were able to persuade people to vote the ways they wanted them to by doing which of the following?
A. Bribing public officials
B. Changing the results of voting in the voting boxes
C. Making example out of those who didn't cooperate
D. Promising jobs and better living conditions to the voters
6. Appointing friends and relatives to various government positions was known as which one of the following?
A. Half breed system
B. Spoils system
C. Mugwump system
D. Pendleton system
7. What is the name of the act passed by Congress that created the commission responsible for establishing procedures for merit award of government jobs?
A. Grant Compromise Act
B. Interstate Commerce Act
C. Pendleton Civil Service Act
D. Stalwart Act
8. Which one of the following is the best explanation of how the assassination of President Garfield led to the beginning of the Civil Service Commission?
A. Because the Republican Party was so divided over who to support as the presidential candidate, reform-minded Republicans instead supported the Democratic Candidate, Grover Cleveland.
B. President Cleveland followed in President Grant's footsteps and supported the spoils system, which resulted in congress' passing the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
C. President Garfield believed in keeping Half Breeds from elected office, so when he was assassinated, a Half Breed was elected who then started the Civil Service Commission.
D. The Pendleton civil Service Act, initiated by President Hayes, was already being voted on in Congress when President Garfield was assassinated, so Congress passed it out of respect for the deceased president.

9. Tammany Hall was the most powerful of the political machines, and later, it was found to be one of the most corrupt.
True
False

10. Of the following, which one was not supported by the Populist Party?
A. Currency system that allowed redemption of printed paper money for gold and silver
B. Government ownership of railroad, telephone, and telegraph systems
C. Graduated tax structure that taxed people more the more money they earned
D. Less immigration allowed because most of the immigrants were poor and a drain on America's economy

11. The main difference between new immigrants and old immigrants was the average age of those who migrated to America.
True
False

12. What fueled the anti-immigrant feelings that led to the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
A. Escalating violence against Americans by Chinese immigrants
B. Labor unions' support of Chinese immigrants over American-born workers
C. Poverty in China
D. The belief that Chinese immigrants were responsible for California's economic downturn

13. Republicans who were dedicated to maintaining the spoils system were known as which of the following?
A. Half breeds
B. Mugwumps
C. Stalwarts
D. Traitors
14. Of what significance were Ellis Island and Angel Island to American immigrants?
A. They each held the Statue of Liberty, one temporarily and one permanently
B. They ensured immigrants could assimilate into American society and find jobs
C. They housed the worst sweat shops of any immigration area
D. They served as immigration stations where immigrants were checked before being admitted to America

Answer 2

What History Class did you get these questions from?

1.D 2.TRUE 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9TRUE 10A 11---? 12.D 13. C 14 D