Practice Test

Question 1

Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

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Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.

Question 2

Which phrase best describes New York City’s Little Italy?

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Little Italy is an example of segregation by culture.

Question 3

Read what President Garfield said when he called for an investigation of New York's political machine. “Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit.” The president was instructing the investigation team to:

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investigate people from both political parties.

Question 4

Republican President James Garfield was opposed to

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the spoils system.

Question 5

Which best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

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to encourage them to assimilate into American culture

Question 6

Regarding immigration and population, a sparsely-populated country that undergoes a large growth in industry is most likely to

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attract immigrants from other countries.

Question 7

During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

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competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.

Question 8

Which statement describes a cultural opportunity that became available as cities grew in the late 1800s?

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City dwellers could visit museums.

Question 9

The movement of poor Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1800s is an illustration of

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the push factor of famine and the pull factor of food availability.

Question 10

How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

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Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.

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