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American History P1

Multiple choice 1-32

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construction of skyscrapers was made possible during 1800's because of? New methods of steel
Which of the following is true about the Chinese exclusion act? It resulted in a segregated classrooms
The head of Tammany Hall in NYC, considered one of the earliest and most powerful political bosses William Tweed
A organized group that controlled activities of a political party in a city and offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political/financial favors support and votes Political machine
The typical supporter of a political machine included all of the following except: Urban community
Urbanization is Movement from country to city
An example of patronage would be: Appointing a friend to a political position
What used the power of the presidency to clean up the New York customs house but was unable to get any legislative support for civil service reform? Rutherford B. Hayes
Stalwarts were strong supporters of which of the following The spoil system
Which of the following issues prompted the assassination of president Garfield Civil service reform
Overt favoritism to "native" born American Nativism
This act passed by congress slammed the door on Chinese immigration for ten years Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigrants at Ellis Island were expected to be all of the following except: English speaking
In the late 1800's nativism was most popular among witch group of people? These born in America
This giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected Spoil system
Which of the following i not a way in which President Hayes attempted to launch the civil service reform movement to end corruption in politics Fired NY senator for corruption
Authorized a civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system on the basis of performance and examination Pendleton Act of 1883
Single family dwellings that shared sidewalls with other similar hoses usually very unclean Row houses
A mixture of people of a different cultures/race who blended by abandoning their native language and cultures Melting pot
Event that occurred in NYC as a result of President Lincoln's call for soldiers Draft riots
All of the following became popular right around the turn of the century except: Driving
In the late 1800s children who faced the greatest difficulty in enrolling in public high schools were African Americans
In 1892 election ____ ran and was elected again and became the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms Grover Cleveland
This act was passed by President Benjamin Harrison and raised tariffs to their highest level ever in 1890 Wilson Gorman Act
In 1888 Election who was the republican candidate that was financed by large corporations that wanted tariffs to be higher than they were and although he lost the popular vote by some 100,000 votes, he won the majority of the electoral votes an president Grover Cleveland
Which of the following statements about the pedleton act is FALSE The pedleton act is nor important and unsuccessful
Because James Garfield had ties to reformers, the republican party nominated ______ as Garfield's vice-presidential running mate because he had ties to Roscoe Clonking, the political Boss in NY Chester Aurthur
Which one of the following was NOT one of the six urban problem we discussed in class Unemployment
Which of the following statements about urbanization and city life is FALSE Scavengers, or trash collectors kept the city streets clean
Which of the following statements is FALSE about life during the beginning of the 20th Century Jim Crow laws were established and blacks and whites were segregated
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