Question

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

Answer 1

C

Answer 2

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited Chinese immigrants from returning to their country of origin.
True
False

Answer 3

False, it prohibited them from entering the US for more than 60 years

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

I would choose the spoils system

Answer 6

A

Answer 7

A. C and D are not systems

Answer 8

But it's A

Answer 9

President Garfield was assassinated by a man who believed that Chester A. Arthur would be elected in his place. Why did this assassin want Arthur elected?
A. He thought Arthur was, unlike Garfield, an honest man who supported the common people
B. He thought Arthur would help the stalwart cause
C. He thought Arthur would make a better president.
D. He thought Arthur would support the creation of the Civil Service Commission

Answer 10

D

Answer 11

B

Answer 12

Rutherford B. Hayes was elected president as a result of the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883.
True
False

Answer 13

False

Answer 14

F

Answer 15

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

Answer 16

B

Answer 17

Of the following, which is not a reason why most late 19th century 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

Answer 18

D

Answer 19

The currency system that allowed exchange of paper money for a precious metal such as silver was termed which one of the following?
A. Gold standard
B. Monetary standard
C. Paper standard
D. Silver standard

Answer 20

D

Answer 21

In which year was the Chinese Exclusion Act repealed?
A. 1882
B. 1884
C. 1943
D. 1986

Answer 22

C

Answer 23

During the Gilded Age, America experienced a new flood of immigration. An immigration process was set up to deal with the influx of new arrivals to America. Study this outline of immigration into the United States during the Gilded Age.
Which of the following would best fit in place of the letter A?
Immigration During Gilded Age
Immigration process
arrive at immigration stations
A
check for criminal records
B
Urban Life
no money to travel; many stayed in big cities
jobs plentiful in big cities
C
Difficulties
difficulty assimilating into American culture
D
bad working conditions; low pay
America's Response
Racism and discrimination
E
F
G
A. Bussed to factories to work
B. Divided up and sent to various cities
C. Money and personal items taken away
D. Undergo medical inspections

Mark for Review?

Answer 24

B

Answer 25

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

Answer 26

B

Answer 27

Political machines, like labor unions, were concerned with improving working conditions for the masses.
True
False

Answer 28

True

Answer 29

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 30

D

Answer 31

Is that it?

Answer 32

True @Thad42