The Gilded Age - Part 4

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Before 1890, the majority of immigrants were coming from the ____________. After 1890, the majority of immigrants were coming from the _____________.

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West & Northern Europe South & Eastern Europe

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What was the name of the Act that restricted Chinese immigration to the United States at the request of laborers due to job competition?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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This group of people controlled jobs, business licenses, the court system and voting. People would vote for those who helped them find jobs and housing. Who were they?

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Political Machines

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The term "Exodusters" refers to a mass migration of which group of people following the Civil War?

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African Americans

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What developed as concerned citizens organized into civic groups in the late 19th century? This involved the middle class who did not want to pay taxes to corrupt city governments. They wanted better city services and political reform.

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Progressive Movement

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What group of people was responsible for exposing poor living and working conditions? They exposed problems such as: corrupt political machines, immigrants, Natives, workers and monopolist control.

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Muckrackers

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What describes the historical movement advocating for and achieving the right to vote for women?

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Women's Suffrage Movement

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Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were known for _________________.

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leading the women's suffrage movement

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Which Constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote? Options: 26th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 24th Amendment, 19th Amendment

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19th Amendment

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Which act was the first federal law to restrict child labor by prohibiting the interstate shipment of goods produced by children under a certain age?

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Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916