gilded age exam 2023 with complete solution
which group made up the majority of immigrants by the year 1900?
north western europeans
according to the chart, what was the trend in southern and eastern europe?
from 1880 to 1910 there was a drastic increase of immigrants coming to usa
in 1910, how many northern europeans came to the united states?
200,000
during the 1890s the united states witnesses a drastic change in immigration
patterns. where were most of the immigrants during this time coming from?
southeastern europe
what ethnic group did the immigration laws of the 1800s and early 1900s
discriminate against?
asians
Why was the Pendleton Act passed?
to end the spoils system
the settlement houses during the late 1800s offered solutions to poor city
dwellers through:
social services
nativists main objective during the gilded age was to:
restrict immigration
during the late 1800s, the united states rapidly became an urban nation. one
reason the transformation was:
farm machinery and factory production caused the necessity of farm labor to decrease
during the late 1800s, political machines gained tremendous power in the political
arena. what was one reason for this?
They provided jobs and assistance to many immigrants
lynching can BEST be described as:
being seized by a mob and executed
in 1896 the supreme court of the united states heard and ruled on plessy v
ferguson. this case stated:
established the separate but equal doctrine
Women during this period were:
All of the above
what was the difference in the amount of people living in urban areas in 1860 and
1920
47,941
what time period had the highest change in urban population
1900-1910
the ability to read and write is called
literacy
what ethnic group was affected during the gilded age by the terms listed above
african americans
which group made up the majority of immigrants by the year 1900?
north western europeans
according to the chart, what was the trend in southern and eastern europe?
from 1880 to 1910 there was a drastic increase of immigrants coming to usa
in 1910, how many northern europeans came to the united states?
200,000
during the 1890s the united states witnesses a drastic change in immigration
patterns. where were most of the immigrants during this time coming from?
southeastern europe
what ethnic group did the immigration laws of the 1800s and early 1900s
discriminate against?
asians
Why was the Pendleton Act passed?
to end the spoils system
the settlement houses during the late 1800s offered solutions to poor city
dwellers through:
social services
nativists main objective during the gilded age was to:
restrict immigration
during the late 1800s, the united states rapidly became an urban nation. one
reason the transformation was:
farm machinery and factory production caused the necessity of farm labor to decrease
during the late 1800s, political machines gained tremendous power in the political
arena. what was one reason for this?
They provided jobs and assistance to many immigrants
lynching can BEST be described as:
being seized by a mob and executed
in 1896 the supreme court of the united states heard and ruled on plessy v
ferguson. this case stated:
established the separate but equal doctrine
Women during this period were:
All of the above
what was the difference in the amount of people living in urban areas in 1860 and
1920
47,941
what time period had the highest change in urban population
1900-1910
the ability to read and write is called
literacy
what ethnic group was affected during the gilded age by the terms listed above
african americans
