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Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 13 Test (A)
Test Description: Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 13 Test (A)
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1) The wave of immigrants that arrived in the late nineteenth century changed American society by
A
changing the face and size of American cities.
B
forming ethnic neighborhoods in many communities.
C
bringing new ideas to American industries.
D
rapidly assimilating into mainstream American culture.
2) Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
A
had no marketable skills.
B
would work for low wages.
C
would not join a union.
D
did not understand English.
3) In the late nineteenth century, southern states passed Jim Crow laws in order to
A
enforce discrimination.
B
ban the Populist Party.
C
put limits on voting rights.
D
protect African Americans.
4) In 1883, the Supreme Court set the stage for legalized segregation when it overturned
A
Wabash v. Illinois.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
D
Plessy v. Ferguson.
5) Many immigrants left Europe to escape poverty, the restrictions of social class, forced military service, high food prices, population pressure, and
A
the lack of industrial jobs.
B
civil war.
C
religious persecution.
D
urban problems such as crime.
6) William M. Tweed was
A
the party boss of a political machine.
B
the inventor of the electric trolley car.
C
the designer of the first skyscraper.
D
the leader of the Workingman’s Party.
7) During the presidential campaign of 1888, Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison, who supported high tariffs on imported goods, received large contributions from
A
immigrants.
B
realists.
C
labor unions.
D
industrialists.
8) .
A
wrong answer
B
right answer
9) To win the votes of poor whites during the 1890s, Democratic leaders in the South began appealing to
A
Northerners.
B
diversity.
C
Populists.
D
racism
10) In 1896, the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of
A
“separate but equal.”
B
the right to vote.
C
civil rights.
D
“equal protection.”
11) During the late nineteenth century, which of the following states received the most immigration from China?
A
California
B
Florida
C
New York
D
Illinois
12) In the early 1860s, Chinese immigrants came to the United States to
A
escape religious persecution.
B
escape industrialization in China.
C
work in factories in Chicago.
D
work on the transcontinental railroad.
13) Nativism in the late 1800s was focused on Asian immigrants, Jewish immigrants, and
A
eastern European immigrants
B
Canadian immigrants.
C
British immigrants.
D
Scandinavian immigrants.
14) The Workingman’s Party of California was formed to
A
fight Chinese immigration.
B
establish a minimum wage.
C
improve working conditions.
D
help immigrants find jobs.
15) The world’s first skyscraper, built in 1885, was
A
20 stories tall.
B
10 stories tall.
C
40 stories tall.
D
25 stories tall.
16) In the late 1800s, the most common form of mass transit was the
A
subway.
B
trolley.
C
cable car.
D
horsecar.
17) In late nineteenth-century cities, doctors, lawyers, engineers, managers, social workers, architects, and teachers made up a growing
A
middle class.
B
working class.
C
wealthy society.
D
tenement class.
18) In late nineteenth-century urban America, most people who lived in “streetcar suburbs” were
A
rural poor.
B
working class.
C
very wealthy.
D
middle class.
19) Political machines provided city dwellers with many necessities, but many machine politicians grew rich as the result of
A
theft.
B
industrialization.
C
graft.
D
investments.
20) Tammany Hall was the name of a
A
political machine.
B
dance hall.
C
saloon.
D
theater.
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