Chapter 8 Hour 7th American History

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1.

1. What is Gilded Age?
- A.
  
  A law that was made in 1883.
- B.
  
  A payment made by the government to encourage the development of certain key industries.
- C.
  
  Term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era.
- D.
  
  The governments non elected workers.
2.

2. Which sentence best describes immigration from eastern Europe from 1870 to 1920?
- A.
  
  The number of immigrants increased steadily every decade.
- B.
  
  The number of immigrants stayed constant.
- C.
  
  Immigration increased steadily and then fell to near zero.
- D.
  
  The number of immigrants declined steadily.
3.

3. Which one of these statements most briefly describes Political Divisions?
- A.
  
  The city raised taxes and set up offices to deal with peoples needs.
- B.
  
  People made up the population of the cities.
- C.
  
  Competition among groups for control and immigrants moving in to new places.
- D.
  
  Fast growing cities.
4.

4. What statement best describes the living conditions in a tenement apartment?
- A.
  
  No food to eat and no houses to live in.
- B.
  
  Big areas of land and great amounts of farmlands.
- C.
  
  Very rich houses holds a lot of people.
- D.
  
  Low cost apartment buildings designed to house as many families as the owner could pack in.
5.

5. In 1886 what did France accept as a gift?
- A.
  
  Statue of Liberty
- B.
  
  Liberty Bell
- C.
  
  A bunch of money
- D.
  
  More slaves
6.

6. Many immigrants supported political machines because political machines?
- A.
  
  Helped many immigrants find work
- B.
  
  Were free of corruption
- C.
  
  Fought against all discrimination
- D.
  
  Opposed the sale of alcohol
7.

7. Navist groups supported?
- A.
  
  Favoring the unions over big business
- B.
  
  Favoring native born Americans over immigrants
- C.
  
  Increased immigration from Europe and Asia
- D.
  
  Policies favoring Native Americans
8.

8. A quarter of a million Chinese immigrants come to the United States to work for what?
- A.
  
  For American railroad companies
- B.
  
  On western farms
- C.
  
  On cotton plantations
- D.
  
  In Midwestern factories
9.

9. The interstate commerce Act was designed to?
- A.
  
  Force railroad companies to keep their rates secret
- B.
  
  Eliminate unfair practices by powerful railroad companies
- C.
  
  Allow railroad workers to form their own unions
- D.
  
  Make railroads rise wages for their workers
10.

10. What court case allowed states to regulate businesses with in their borders?
- A.
  
  Chinese Exclusion Act
- B.
  
  Mulbery vs. Madison
- C.
  
  Imigration Restriction Act
- D.
  
  Munn vs. Illinois