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How did business influence politicians during the gilded age
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Laissez-faire meant that businesses favored higher tariffs on imported goods in order to encourage people to buy american produced goods.
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What problems did the spoils system create
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The spoils systems created corruption and an unqualfied governent
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Why did so many people want to come to the united states between 1870 and 1915
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People were looking for jobs and money
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Starting in 1890s where did large numbers of immigrants come from
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Most people came from eastern europe or the middle east
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How did slums develop in cities
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The middle amd upper class moved to the suburbs, and cheap tenements were built
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What were advantages ans disadvantages of political machines for urban residents
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Polictical machines provided order and provided a strong bargaining position, however, it created corruption
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How did the settlement movement seek to help the needy
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The settlement movement offered social services. They energized the reform movement and improved urban poor people's lives
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What actions did nativists take to restrict immigration
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Created the chinese exclusion act. Made it so only the english language and american culture be taught in school
