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

A
Little Italy is an example of segregation by occupation.
B
Little Italy is an example of segregation by income.
C
Little Italy is an example of segregation by culture.
D
Little Italy is an example of segregation by class.
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Which of the following best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
B
to help them provide for their families
C
to follow the social gospel
D
to help them retain their native culture
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The majority of immigrants and rural migrants who moved to American cities at the turn of the twentieth century became part of the

A
middle class.
B
working poor.
C
wealthy class.
D
working rich.
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How was the rise of the civil service related to President Garfield’s assassination?

A
Civil service reform started because Garfield was assassinated for opposing political corruption.
B
Civil service reform started because Garfield was assassinated for supporting political corruption.
C
Civil service reform started because Garfield’s assassin was an official who had failed a civil service test.
D
Civil service reform started because Garfield called for it in his will.
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Read the sentences.Canal systems connected Eastern factories with Western markets.Two of these were the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain.The railroads followed similar routes.Which of the following best combines the sentences into one clear and engaging sentence?

A
Canal systems and railroads connected Eastern factories with Western markets, two of which were the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain.
B
Canal systems and railroads, like the Eerie and Pennsylvania chains, connected Eastern factories with Western markets.
C
The Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain are examples of types of transportation, like canals and railroads, that connected Eastern factories and Western markets.
D
Canal systems, like the Eerie system and the Pennsylvania chain, along with railroads, connected Eastern factories with Western markets.
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How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to expose slum conditions through journalism; Steffens worked to provide health care to immigrants.
B
Addams worked to promote temperance; Steffens worked to run settlement houses.
C
Addams worked to establish settlement houses for immigrants; Steffens worked to expose government corruption.
D
Addams worked to reform factory labor laws; Steffens worked to teach immigrants American culture.
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Which statement best summarizes the working lives of middle-class women by 1900?

A
No middle-class women worked outside the home.
B
Married, middle-class women worked outside the home.
C
All single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
D
Many single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
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Look at the chart.YearApproximate Number of Settlement Houses in the US19001001910400Which conclusion does the chart support?

A
Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910.
B
Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910.
C
Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.
D
Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.
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Look at the graphic below.Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

Question illustration
A
wasted government money
B
provided citizens with government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
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Which of the following is the most engaging text with the most varied sentence structures?

A
The experience of the new immigrants was different. By 1890, no more free land was available, so newcomers found jobs in city factories. They lived in crowded neighborhoods, where everyone shared a common language and culture.
B
The new immigrants had a different experience. They couldn’t find free land by 1890, so they found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke the same languages, and they practiced the same traditions.
C
The new immigrants had a different experience. The free land was gone by 1890. The new immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke their own languages. They practiced their own traditions.
D
By 1890, immigrants had a different experience. By then, the free land was gone, and immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. In the cities, they lived in crowded neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods, they spoke their own languages and practiced their own traditions.
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Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
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Read the excerpt from Emma Lazarus’s poem The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty. “ ‘Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!’ cries sheWith silent lips. ‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ ”Who are the “tired,” “poor,” “huddled masses” to which the poem refers?

A
Americans who were leaving the country
B
Americans who lived in New York City
C
immigrants passing through Ellis Island
D
immigrants passing through Angel Island
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Regarding immigration and population, a sparsely-populated country that undergoes a large growth in industry is most likely to

A
pass laws to restrict immigration.
B
experience a further decline in population.
C
attract immigrants from other countries.
D
repel immigrants from other countries.
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What helped immigrants retain the culture of their native lands?

A
passing through immigrant processing stations
B
working alongside Americans
C
joining nativist organizations
D
living in close proximity to others from their country
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As city populations increased in the early 1900s, cities

A
grew out only.
B
stayed the same size.
C
grew up only.
D
grew up and out.

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