Name_____________
Hour_____
Date_____
*Match the letter to the number that most correctly matches the description* (1 point each)
A. Grover Cleveland B. Chester A. Arthur C. James A. Garfield D. Rutherford B. Hayes
E. Chinese Exclusion Act F. Pendleton Act G. Gentlemans Agreement H. Ellis Island
I. Angel Island J. Culture Shock
____ 1. Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?
____ 2. Which term is the name of a restriction on emigration worked out between the United States
and another government?
____ 3. Which term refers to the confusion and anxiety that newly arrived immigrants often
experienced?
____ 4. Through which place did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass before gaining entry into the
United States?
____ 5. Through which place did immigrants arriving on the West Coast pass before gaining entry into
the United States?
____ 6. This authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments
based on the merit system.
____ 7. This president surprised everyone by turning reformer. His efforts to persuade Congress to
reform the civil service resulted in the Pendleton Act.
____ 8. 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 nations
customshouses.
____ 9. This president was nominated by the Republicans because he was considered an independent
on the issue of civil service reform. Within a year of his election, he died, the victim of an assassin.
____ 10. This president is the only one to have served two nonconsecutive terms. During his first term,
he supported low tariffs, although he was unable to gain Congresss support.
*Write out the most correct answer* (1 point each)
____ 11. Which of the following is true of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a. It decreased Chinese immigration
b. It resulted in segregated classrooms
c. It was agreed to by China and the United States
d. It prohibited Chinese Americans from working in industrial jobs.
Name_____________
Hour_____
Date_____
____ 12. Which of the following is true of the Gentlemans Agreement?
a. It decreased Japanese immigration
b. It resulted in segregated classrooms
c. It caused anti-American rioting in Japan
d. It prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs
____ 13. Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by
a. new immigrants
b. social reformers
c. political machines
d. industrial workers
____ 14. The typical supporter of a political machine was all of the following except
a. poor
b. urban
c. a factory worker
d. opposed to immigration
____ 15. Tammany Hall was the name of
a. a famous settlement house
b. the New York Customs House
c. the New York political machine
d. the federal courthouse in Chicago
____ 16. An example of patronage would be
a. bribing a government official
b. assassinating a public official
c. saying one thing and doing another
d. appointing a friend to a political position
____ 17. The Stalwarts were strong supporters of
a. low tariffs
b. civil service reform
c. the spoils system
d. high tariffs
____ 18. Which of the following was the main interest of the social gospel movement?
a. political reform
b. religious reform
c. social reform
d. economic reform
Name_____________
Hour_____
Date_____
____ 19. Tammany Hall was run by a
a. judge
b. industrialist
c. political boss
d. social reformer
____ 20. Which president changed his ideas on civil service reform when he gained the presidency?
a. Chester A. Arthur
b. Grover Cleveland
c. Benjamin Harrison
d. Rutherford B. Hayes
*Briefly answer two of the following three questions in a few sentences* (5 points each)
21. Why were political machines so successful in the late 1800s?
22. What attracted immigrants, farmers and African Americans to the cities of the Northeast and
Midwest in the late 1800s and early 1900s? What are some of the problems they faced as city
dwellers?
23. Do you think the Social Gospel reformers and those who started settlement houses had realistic
goals? Why or why not?
Name_____________
Hour_____
Date_____
*Essay- Answer in no less than 2 paragraphs* (10 points)
24. Do you agree or disagree with the United States government passing The Chinese Exclusion Act
and the Gentlemans Agreement? Why or why not? Be specific and give examples.
OR
Which group of immigrants faced the greatest challenges in the United States? Why? Name some
hardships they would have encountered.