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The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

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decrease Chinese immigration

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Tammany Hall was the name of

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A New York City political machine

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An example of patronage would be

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Appointing a friend to a political position

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Which of the following is an example of graft?

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Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself

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The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called

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Angel Island

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The main goal of the Americanization movement was to

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Assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture

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Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by

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Social reformers

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The illegal uses of political influence for personal gain is called

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Graft

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The Stalwarts were strong supporters of

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The Spoils System

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act required

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Applicants for government jobs to pass examinations

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Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to

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Keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so

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Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following except

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Airplanes

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All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except

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European literature

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Jim Crow laws were laws that

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Separated the races

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All of the following were trends in education around 1900 except

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Most African Americans attending highschool

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

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Racial segregation in public facilities was legal

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Which development lowered the price of newspapers to a penny a copy?

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A printing press that simultaneously printed both sides of the paper

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Which of the following was not true of public education around 1900?

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The number of blacks attending public school was rapidly catching up with whites

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Who expressed the belief that racism would end as blacks acquired practical work skills and proved their economic value to society?

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Booker T. Washington

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The popularity of bicycling and amusement parks reflected which trend of the 1900s?

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An interest in leisure activities

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Which effect can be traced directly to the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Racial segregation was permitted for nearly 60 years

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How did George Eastman contribute to an explosion in the popularity of photography?

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By inventing a camera that used roll film instead of heavy glass plates

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

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Which term refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the U.S in exchange for the repeal of the Sana Francisco segregation order?

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Gentlemen's Agreement

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

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Nativism

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

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Melting Pot

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Through which place did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass before gaining entry into the U.S?

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Ellis Island

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Through which place did immigrants arriving on the West Coast pass before gaining entry in the U.S?

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Angel Island

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Which term is the name of a restriction on emigration worked out between the U.S and another government?

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Gentlemen's Agreement

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Through which place were 19th-century eastern European immigrants more likely to pass before gaining entry into the U.S?

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Ellis Island

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This term is used to refer to any system of separating people on the basis of race.

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Segregation

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This African American journalist began crusading for racial justice after the lynching of three friends.

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Ida B. Wells

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These laws were passed in the South to prevent white and black people from intermixing and to prevent blacks from achieving equality.

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Jim Crow laws

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This had to be paid to gain access to the voting booth in many Southern states. It effectively kept both poor blacks and poor whites from voting.

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Poll tax

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This was added to the constitution of several Southern States to enable white people to vote who may have been kept from doing so by other restrictions.

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Grandfather clause

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This was given in the South African Americans by voter registration officials. Some versions were in foreign languages; others were more difficult than the versions given to white voters.

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Literacy test

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This is a system of involuntary labor. After slavery was abolished, Mexicans and African Americans living in the West and Southwest were often forced into this system.

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Debt peonage

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This Supreme Court decision ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal and did not violate the 14th Amendment.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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

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Stalwarts

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

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Pendleton Act

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This president surprised everyone by turning reformer. His efforts to persuade Congress to reform the civil service resulted in the Pendleton Act.

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Chester A. Arthur

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This President was a strong supporter of civil service reform. Although he did not succeed in getting Congress to go along with his plans for reform, he was able to clean up the nation's customhouses

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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

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Graft

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

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Political machines

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