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Impact of Reconstruction — Unit test Answers

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Which statement describes an effect of urbanization?

A
Living conditions improved in city centers.
B
The middle class grew in cities.
C
Cities became less segregated.
D
The unemployment rate increased in cities.
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Millions of people from Africa were forcibly brought to the Americas

A
in the early 1600s through the late 1800s.
B
in the early 1800s only.
C
in the early 1600s through the late 1600s.
D
in the early 1700s only.
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What is one similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island?

A
Both served immigrants of mostly European descent.
B
Both served immigrants of mostly Asian descent.
C
Both often detained immigrants for weeks or months.
D
Both required that immigrants pass health inspections.
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Almost half of the “new” immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s

A
eventually returned to their home countries.
B
were drawn to the abundant land available.
C
lived in Chinatowns in large cities.
D
never learned how to speak English.
5

What happened to most immigrants when they arrived at Ellis Island?

A
They were detained for days or even months.
B
They were released into the United States within hours.
C
They were imprisoned, quarantined, or both.
D
They were returned to the countries they had left.
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During the late 1800s, the Chinese immigration rate

A
decreased as a result of US government legislation.
B
decreased as a result of improved living conditions in China.
C
increased as a result of the California Gold Rush.
D
increased as a result of job opportunities in the US.
7

Which of the following groups became the main residents of the inner city during the Gilded Age?

A
clerks and teachers
B
doctors and lawyers
C
the wealthy
D
the working poor
8

The majority of people who immigrated to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s

A
adopted America’s established religions.
B
started businesses with their own resources.
C
bought land and became farmers.
D
worked at challenging jobs in the cities.
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In the 1800s, one of the most important pull factors for new immigrants was

A
religion persecution.
B
freedom of speech.
C
factory work.
D
farm work.
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Which of these statements best describes why it was difficult for many immigrants to find employment in the US in the late 1800s?

A
They had specific training that was not useful in the US job market.
B
They were discriminated against by potential employers.
C
They were not interested in the jobs that were available in factories and mills.
D
They generally lived in rural areas where there were very few jobs available.
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A direct result of landlords not maintaining their tenements during the early 1900s was that

A
people only lived in them for short periods.
B
people were injured in unsafe living spaces.
C
rooms were overcrowded despite regulations.
D
elevators were frequently out of order.
13

Which is a set of push and pull factors tied to immigration that are most directly related?

A
famine and jobs
B
war and peace
C
poverty and religious freedom
D
famine and peace
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The explosion of European immigration into the United States in the late 1800s can best be explained by

A
a wide variety of entry points into the United States.
B
an increase of Asian immigration through Angel Island.
C
pull factors in Europe and push factors in America.
D
push factors in Europe and pull factors in America.
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According to the United States' 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan,

A
the Japanese government would stop issuing passports to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.
B
the Japanese government would only issue 5,000 passports per year to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.
C
the US government could revoke the citizenship of Japanese immigrants already settled in the US.
D
the US government could refuse to grant passports to American citizens intending to immigrate to Japan.
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Which of the following best describes nativists' views on Chinatowns?

A
They believed Chinatowns were unlike other parts of a city and should not exist.
B
The believed Chinatowns were dangerous but necessary to promote assimilation into American culture.
C
They believed Chinatowns were strange, but they added rich culture to a city.
D
They believed Chinatowns were necessary because they segregated immigrants from other parts of the city.
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Which of the following best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Immigrants usually lived on the outskirts of cities far from the places where they worked.
B
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of cities.
C
Factory owners preferred to live on the outskirts of cities in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
D
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
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Which of the following was a provision of the Chinese Exclusion Act that affected Chinese immigrants who were already in the United States?

A
The act forced Chinese immigrants to return to China.
B
The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from becoming American citizens.
C
The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from entering the United States.
D
The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from forming Chinatowns.
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What was the most common reason why a large number of Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s?

A
They were looking for jobs as skilled laborers.
B
They wanted to escape a potato famine.
C
They wanted to live in less crowded conditions.
D
They were trying to escape oppression.

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