Wednesday, October 26, 2005

STUDY GUIDE Chs. 14-15

STUDY GUIDE Chs. 14-15
N.B.: The graphics do not appear here but if included on the actual test you will have the illustrations.

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description.

A. Edwin L. Drake

B. Henry Bessemer

C. Christopher Sholes

D. Thomas Alva Edison

E. Alexander Graham Bell

____ 1. invented the typewriter

____ 2. invented the telephone

____ 3. developed an efficient technique for transforming iron into steel

____ 4. introduced an efficient means of retrieving oil from beneath the earth's surface

____ 5. perfected the incandescent light bulb at his research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey

If the statement is true, answer "A" on the Scantron. If it is false, answer "B."

__________ 6. At Promontory Point, Utah, where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met on May 10, 1869, a golden spike marked the linking of the nation by the first transcontinental railroad.

__________ 7. J.P. Morgan was an industrialist whose company produced standard railroad cars and elegant sleeping cars. His company town, which he hoped would ensure a stable workforce, was criticized as "un-American."

__________ 8. The stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad used the Pullman Company to make huge, unearned profits for themselves.

__________ 9. In Munn v. Illinois, the states won the right to regulate the railroads for the benefit of farmers and other consumers.

__________ 10. The Interstate Commerce Act reestablished the right of the railroad companies to supervise railroad activities and set up the Interstate Commerce Commission for that purpose.

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description.

A. monopoly

B. Industrial Workers of the World

C. holding company

D. Andrew Carnegie

E. vertical integration

____ 11. process by which a company buys out all of its suppliers

____ 12. millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the steel industry

____ 13. a corporation that does nothing but buy out the stock of other companies

____ 14. organized in Chicago, 1905, by a group of radical unionists and socialists

A. Edwin L. Drake

B. Eugene V. Debs

C. Christopher Sholes

D. John D. Rockefeller

E. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

____ 15. invented the typewriter

____ 16. first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface

____ 17. ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist

____ 18. organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions

____ 19. created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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____ 20. Into how many time zones is the continental United States divided?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

____ 21. How many hours separate Central and Eastern time?

A. one

B. three

C. four

D. five

____ 22. In 1870, how many railroads reached the West Coast?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

____ 23. Which railway connected Butte and Minneapolis?

A. Great Northern

B. Northern Pacific

C. Union Pacific

D. Illinois Central

____ 24. Which two cities were connected by the Pennsylvania Railway?

A. Los Angeles and Tucson

B. Salt Lake City and Omaha

C. Atlanta and Pittsburgh

D. Pittsburgh and St. Louis

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____ 25. What is the setting of this cartoon?

A. the boardroom of a large corporation

B. the United States Senate

C. a railway station in a major city

D. a theater with a sold-out show

____ 26. What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?

A. labor organizers

B. wealthy monopolists

C. very powerful senators

D. typical American citizens

____ 27. Who are the smaller men in the picture?

A. U.S. senators

B. industrialists

C. mayors

D. railroad magnates

____ 28. Which entrance to the Senate is closed?

A. the monopolists'

B. the senators'

C. the president's

D. the people's

____ 29. What is the main idea of this cartoon?

A. The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests.

B. Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.

C. Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.

D. Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.

Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 30.
Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers?

A. electricity

B. steel beams

C. railroads

D. the telephone

____ 31. Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?

A. It had one main industry.

B. It specialized in a regional product.

C. It owed its prosperity to the railroads.

D. It was built by a company to house its workers.

____ 32. Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?

A. hard work

B. Industrialization

C. government regulation

D. the accumulation of wealth

____ 33. In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?

A. Haymarket Square

B. the Pullman factory

C. the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

D. Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant

____ 34. Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?

A. They were socialists.

B. They were federal troops.

C. They were part of management.

D. They were workers used to break strikes.

____ 35. What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?

A. cheap electric power

B. fire safety standards

C. the invention of the elevator

D. new methods of making steel

____ 36. What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?

A. corruption

B. Monopolies

C. competition

D. interstate commerce

____ 37. Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?

A. radical unionists and socialists

B. female workers in the dressmaking trade

C. railroad workers, both skilled and unskilled

D. African-American workers, both skilled and unskilled

____ 38. Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?

A. the imprisonment of company officials

B. the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act

C. the adoption of equal wages for men and women

D. changes in local labor laws for women and children

____ 39. What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?

A. to build new railroads

B. to destroy the railroad industry

C. to lower excessive railroad rates

D. to increase the power of railroads

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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____ 40. What is the time difference between Pacific and Eastern time?

A. one hour

B. two hours

C. three hours

D. four hours

____ 41. Which West Coast city was connected to the East by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railways?

A. San Francisco

B. Los Angeles

C. Portland

D. Seattle

____ 42. In which time zones were railroads concentrated in 1870?

A. Pacific and Mountain

B. Mountain and Central

C. Central and Pacific

D. Central and Eastern

____ 43. What change does the map show between 1870 and 1890?

A. The Eastern time zone gained many more railroads.

B. Cleveland became a new center of rail transportation.

C. Railroads expanded greatly in the West.

D. Omaha, Nebraska, was finally connected by rail to the East.

____ 44. Which time zone had the largest concentration of railways in 1890?

A. Pacific

B. Mountain

C. Central

D. Eastern

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____ 45. What is the subject of this cartoon?

A. what the Senate chamber looks like

B. Standard Oil and the Senate

C. monopolists and the Senate

D. how senators treat voters

____ 46. What message is the cartoonist sending by portraying the monopolists as larger in size than the senators?

A. The monopolists have more power to influence the government.

B. The monopolists represent the majority of the population.

C. The monopolists work harder.

D. The monopolists voice the concerns of the people more effectively.

____ 47. What message is presented by the state of the two entrances to the Senate?

A. Common people and monopolists share equal rights to representation.

B. The monopolists need a larger door because they are larger people.

C. Common people's rights to government have been taken over by monopolists.

D. The Senate has been elected or appointed by wealthy people.

____ 48. Examine the clothing of the monopolists. How is each depicted?

A. as a short person

B. as a bag of money

C. as a cruel man

D. as a strong man

____ 49. To what does the sign in the center of the cartoon allude?

A. the Pledge of Allegiance

B. the Sherman Antitrust Act

C. the Gettysburg Address

D. the Constitution

Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 50. The main purpose of the company known as Crédit Mobilier was to

A. build the transcontinental railroad.

B. steal railroad money for its shareholders.

C. obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry.

D. obtain political positions for its shareholders.

____ 51. All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except

A. a wealth of natural resources.

B. government support for business.

C. a growing urban population.

D. the emergence of the middle class.

____ 52. Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except

A. buying out his suppliers.

B. cutting the quality of his products.

C. buying out his competitors.

D. underselling his competitors.

____ 53. The Sherman Antitrust Act

A. outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade.

B. was supported by millionaire industrialists.

C. was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights.

D. encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses.

____ 54. The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the

A. steel industry.

B. textile industry.

C. railroad industry.

D. coal mining industry.

____ 55. In the late 1800s, collective bargaining was a technique used to

A. expand industry.

B. win workers' rights.

C. restrict labor unions.

D. organize labor unions.

____ 56. The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit

A. telephone and telegraph operators.

B. railroad companies and train travelers.

C. manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade.

D. factory owners whose workers had set schedules.

____ 57. Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except

A. the existence of poverty.

B. the success of big business.

C. the power of millionaire industrialists.

D. government regulation of business.

____ 58. Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves

A. buying out raw material producers and distributors.

B. merging with companies producing similar products.

C. forming trusts.

D. using new methods to increase production.

____ 59. The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to

A. the federal government.

B. railroad company officials.

C. farmers' groups, such as the Grange.

D. a select committee of wealthy industrialists.

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description.

A. Ellis Island

B. melting pot

C. nativism

D. Chinese Exclusion Act

E. Gentlemen's Agreement

____ 60. Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?

____ 61. Which term refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order?

____ 62. Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

____ 63. Which term refers to the mixture of diverse cultures whose people blended together by abandoning their native language and customs?

____ 64. Through which place did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?

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65. Describe the "new" immigrants and where they came from.

a) New immigrants tended to come from southern and eastern Europe, China, Japan, the Caribbean, or Mexico.

b) New immigrants tended to come from western and northern Europe or Africa.

If the statement is true, answer "A" on the Scantron. If it is false, answer "B" on the Scantron.

__________ 66. Urbanization is a term that describes the growth of farming regions.

__________ 67. Many city dwellers crowded into multifamily, often unsanitary, settlement houses.

__________ 68. Tenements were community centers that provided assistance to the urban poor.

__________ 69. The Americanization movement was designed to assimilate diverse people into the dominant culture.

__________ 70. Jane Addams, one of the most influential members of the Social Gospel movement, founded Chicago's Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr.

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description.

A. Stalwarts

B. graft

C. political machines

D. spoils system

E. Pendleton Act

____ 71. These Republican supporters of New York City boss Roscoe Conkling were strongly opposed to civil-service reform.

____ 72. This authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system.

____ 73. This was any type of unethical or illegal use of political influence for personal gain.

____ 74. These were organized groups that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.

Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 75. The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called

A. Ellis Island.

B. Tammany Hall.

C. Angel Island.

D. Hull House.

____ 76. The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

A. decrease Chinese immigration.

B. create segregated classrooms.

C. settle a disagreement between China and the United States.

D. stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States.

____ 77. The main goal of the Americanization movement was to

A. limit the number of immigrants entering the country.

B. assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture.

C. improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.

D. encourage people to move from the country to the city.

____ 78. The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by

A. rising ten or more stories high.

B. combining air vents with trash disposal areas.

C. sharing side walls with other buildings.

D. enclosing a park shared by several buildings.

____ 79. Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by

A. new immigrants.

B. social reformers.

C. political machines.

D. industrial workers.

____ 80. The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called

A. nativism.

B. civil service.

C. gentlemen's agreement.

D. graft.

____ 81. Tammany Hall was the name of

A. a famous settlement house.

B. a New York Customs House.

C. a New York City political machine.

D. the federal courthouse in New York City.

____ 82. An example of patronage would be

A. bribing a government official.

B. assassinating a public official.

C. saying one thing and doing another.

D. appointing a friend to a political position.

____ 83. The Stalwarts were strong supporters of

A. low tariffs.

B. high tariffs.

C. the spoils system.

D. civil service reform.

____ 84. The Pendleton Civil Service Act required

A. applicants for government jobs to pass examinations.

B. native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy.

C. government workers to renounce all party loyalties.

D. cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents.

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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____ 85. Which city located on the East Coast had the most people living in or near it in 1870?

A. New York

B. Miami

C. Charleston

D. New Orleans

____ 86. In 1870, which region of the United States was most densely populated?

A. Southwest

B. Southeast

C. Northwest

D. Northeast

____ 87. In 1890, which region was least densely populated?

A. Northeast

B. West

C. South

D. Midwest

____ 88. By 1890, how many people had settled in Miami?

A. fewer than 100, 000

B. 100, 000-200, 000

C. 200, 000-500, 000

D. more than 500, 000

____ 89. What overall trend do these maps show?

A. decline in the population of rural areas

B. growth in population, concentrated in cities

C. decline in immigration, especially from Asia

D. movement of people from urban to rural areas

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____ 90. From which country did the most immigrants enter the United States in 1880?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Ireland

D. Italy

____ 91. Between which two years did Chinese immigration drop most sharply?

A. 1882 and 1883

B. 1881 and 1882

C. 1899 and 1900

D. 1886 and 1887

____ 92. Which country's immigration rate rose the most dramatically between 1900 and 1910?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Ireland

D. Italy

____ 93. In which year did the Japanese immigration rate first rise higher than the Chinese immigration rate?

A. 1885

B. 1891

C. 1895

D. 1899

____ 94. Which two countries sent about the same number of immigrants to the United States in 1890?

A. China and Japan

B. Japan and Ireland

C. Ireland and Italy

D. China and Italy

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95. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, millions of people immigrated to the United States. Identify and explain several reasons people left their homelands to move to the United States.

a) Many immigrants came to the United States seeking better employment opportunities than were available in their homelands. The United States was experiencing an industrial boom that seemed to promise work for everyone. Other immigrants came to escape religious or political persecution, famine, land shortages, and overpopulation.

b) Some migrants came to the United States fleeing worse employer disincentives than were available in their homelands. The United States was experiencing an agricultural slowdown that seemed to hinder work for everyone. Other migrants came to encourage religious or political persecution, famime, land shortages, and overpopulation.

If the statement is true, answer "A" on the Scantron. If it is false, answer "B" on your Scantron.

__________ 96. New immigrants arriving on the East Coast gained admission at Angel Island.

__________ 97. Nativism is an overt favoritism toward native-born Americans.

__________ 98. The Gentleman's Agreement limited the immigration of unskilled workers from Mexico.

__________ 99. Some American workers felt threatened by Chinese immigration because Chinese workers would work for higher wages.

__________ 100. Many of the Southern farmers who lost their jobs because of improvements in farming techniques were African Americans.

__________ 101. The Social Gospel movement contributed to the development of settlement houses.

__________ 102. Political machines gained some of their power from immigrants for whom they performed favors.

__________ 103. Fraud is any type of illegal use of political influence for personal gain.

__________ 104. Boss Tweed led Tammany Hall in defrauding New York City when building the New York County Courthouse.

__________ 105. The assassination of President Garfield showed how strongly some people resisted reform of immigration laws.

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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____ 106. Which area had the greatest population density in 1870?

A. the West Coast

B. the area around Dallas

C. the area around Charleston

D. the northeast Atlantic coast

____ 107. Which of the following is not true about changes in the U.S. population between 1870 and 1890?

A. Population density in the East increased.

B. Population density near major cities increased.

C. Total population stayed about the same but shifted to urban areas.

D. Some areas of the country attracted more new settlers than others.

____ 108. Which of the following do the majority of the cities shown on the map share in common?

A. Their surrounding areas contained more than 800, 000 people in 1870.

B. Their surrounding areas contained fewer than 80, 000 people in 1890.

C. They are located near large bodies of water.

D. Their population density decreased in the late 19th century.

____ 109. Which northern city had the most people living in or near it in 1890?

A. Dallas

B. New York

C. Portland

D. Detroit

____ 110. Based on your knowledge of the chapter, which of the following factors influenced the population change in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions?

A. increased immigration from Asia

B. inadequate means of transportation

C. decreased popularity in coastal living

D. lack of industrial growth

Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.

111. Based on what you know about U.S. immigration, why might the maps show such a heavy concentration of dots on the northeastern coast of the United States?

a) Around the turn of the century, Ellis Island in New York was the main processing station for European immigrants entering the United States. Many new immigrants probably settled in the northeast, near their New York port of entry.

b) Around the beginning of the century, Angel Island in San Francisco was the main processing station for European immigrants entering the United States. Many new immigrants probably settled in the southwest, far from their San Francisco port of entry.

112. How does the information on this map reflect the growth of railroads in the late 1800s?

a) The small population growth in the East reflects the building of railroads in those regions. The railroads acted as a barrier for people to travel to and leave this region.

b) The large population growth in the West reflects the building of railroads in those regions. The railroads made it possible for people to travel to and settle in this region.

Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.

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____ 113. Which of these countries sent the most immigrants to the United States in 1900?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Italy

D. Ireland

____ 114. Between which two years did the sharpest drop in Japanese immigration occur?

A. 1883 and 1884

B. 1890 and 1891

C. 1903 and 1904

D. 1908 and 1909

____ 115. What does the chart show about Italian immigration during this period?

A. It was carefully controlled by immigration laws.

B. It increased dramatically after 1900.

C. Very few Italians immigrated before 1900.

D. Italian immigrants tended to settle in urban areas.

____ 116. In which year did the rate of China's immigration to the United States exceed that of Italy?

A. 1800

B. 1882

C. 1888

D. 1893

____ 117. Which of the following might be associated with the sharp decline in Chinese immigration in 1883-1884?

A. the Chinese Exclusion Act

B. the building of U.S. railroads

C. the discovery of gold in the United States

D. the Gentlemen's Agreement

Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.

118. Compare immigration numbers from Italy and Ireland before and after 1890. What trend does the chart imply?

a) The chart shows a mushrooming number of Italian immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The number of immigrants from Ireland, by contrast, declines gradually from 1880 to 1910. Therefore, the chart implies a shift from northern to southern European immigration.

b) The chart shows a slowing number of Italian immigrants enterting the Unites States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The number of immigrants from Ireland, by contrast, increases sharply from 1880 to 1910. Therefore, the chart implies a shift from southern to northern European immigration.

119. How does the chart demonstrate the power of the U.S. government to control who is able to enter the country?

a) As a result of the Japanese agitation in 1907-1908, Chinese immigration dropped sharply. After the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1880, the number of Japanese migrants increased sharply. The chart shows that the government was effective in migrating immigrants from undefined countries.
b) As a result of the Gentleman's Agreement in 1907-1908, Chinese immigration dropped sharply. After the Chinese Exclusion Act in of 1889, the number of Japanese immigrants declined sharply. The chart shows that the government was ineffective in controlling immigration from particular countries.
c) As a result of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1883, Chinese immigration dropped sharply. After the Gentleman's Agreement of 1907-1908, the number of Japanese immigrants declined sharply. The chart shows that the government was effective in controlling immigration from particular countries.

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120. Note the factors that led to a rise in urbanization during the last half of the 19th century.

a) the increase of railroads, the demise of the buffalo.
b) the Pendleton Act, civil rights reform; and tariffs.
c) the needs of new immigrants; inventions and their effects; conveniences offered by cities.

121. Do you think that the relationship between political machines and their constituents was equally beneficial to both?

a) yes; the political machines helped citizens
b) no; no one was helped by the political machines

Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 122. Which of the following is true of the Gentlemen's Agreement?

A. It decreased Japanese immigration.

B. It resulted in segregated classrooms.

C. It caused anti-American rioting in Japan.

D. It prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs.

____ 123. What was the original purpose of the row house?

A. to alleviate slum conditions

B. to integrate lower-class neighborhoods

C. to provide inner-city housing for wealthy families

D. to provide single-family homes for working-class families

____ 124. Which of the following was the main interest of the Social Gospel movement?

A. religious reform

B. political reform

C. social reform

D. economic reform

____ 125. Which of the following had some of the same goals as the Americanization movement?

A. settlement houses

B. graft

C. Chinese Exclusion Act

D. patronage

____ 126. Which of the following does not describe a typical supporter of a political machine?

A. poor

B. urban

C. factory worker

D. opposed to immigration

____ 127. What is the main purpose of patronage?

A. to increase government funds

B. to increase government efficiency

C. to reward one's supporters

D. to avoid concentrating power in one individual or group

____ 128. Which of the following is an example of graft?

A. using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud

B. saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself

C. choosing your friends for political offices

D. using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate

____ 129. Who used the power of the presidency to clean up the New York Customs House but was unable to get support from Congress for civil service reform?

A. Grover Cleveland

B. Chester A. Arthur

C. Benjamin Harrison

D. Rutherford B. Hayes

____ 130. Which of the following issues prompted the assassination of President Garfield?

A. tariffs

B. kickbacks

C. immigration

D. civil service reform

____ 131. Which president changed his ideas on civil service reform when he gained the presidency?

A. Grover Cleveland

B. Chester A. Arthur

C. Benjamin Harrison

D. Rutherford B. Hayes

Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.

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132. In 1870, where was the U.S. population concentrated? In what type of settlement?

a) Population was concentrated in the Soutwest and in rural areas, many of which were on the Pacific coast or around the Gulf of Mexico.
b) Population was concentrated in the Northeast and in urban areas, many of which were on the Atlantic coast or around the Great Lakes.

133. How do the maps show the trend toward industrialization between 1870 and 1890?

a) The rapid population growth of urban areas reflects the trend toward imprimatur,
as many people, settled in cities to work in factories.
b) The rapid population growth of urban areas reflects the trend toward identification, as many people settled in cities to work in factories.
c) The rapid population growth of urban areas reflects the trend toward insemination, as many people settled in cities to work in factories.
d) The rapid population growth of urban areas reflects the trend toward maturation, as many people settled in cities to work in factories.
e) The rapid population growth of urban areas reflects the trend toward industrialization, as many people settled in cities to work in factories.

134. Based on your knowledge of the chapter, how is Asian immigration in the late 1800s reflected in the maps?

a) Immigrants from the East entered the United States through New York. This city and the surrounding area saw substantial population in the late 1800s.
b) Immigrants from Asia entered the United States through San Francisco. This city and the surrounding area saw substantial population growth in the late 1800s.

135. How do the maps reflect the growth of transportation in the late 19th century?

a) The growth of Native emmigration in the East is shown by the increased population in that region.
b) The growth of Chinese immigration in the South is shown by the increased population in that region.
c) The growth of railroads in the West is shown by the increased population density in that region.
d) The growth of buffalo in the West is shown by the increased population in that region.

136. What region of the country saw a rapid growth in population growth between 1870 and 1890?

a) Southeast
b) Northwest
c) Northeast
d) Midwest

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137. Which country sent the most immigrants to the United States in the first decade covered by this chart?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Ireland
d) Brussels
e) Italy

138. Did more immigrants come from Asia or from Europe between 1880 and 1910?

a) Asia
b) Europe

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139. Which of the following is not a result of the rapid urbanization of the late 1800s?

a) housing and other everyday necessities; problems and challenges facing immigrants; social reformers and the Social Gospel movement.
b) rise of science and the fundamentalist movement; the election of 1896; Garfield's assassination; the increase in schooling.

1 comment:

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