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Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages?

• Nativists

• Political Bosses

• Miners

• Labor Leaders

Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Stamp Act

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes

• Nativists

• Labor Unions

• Political Machines

• Robber Barons

TRUE OR FALSE: Robber Barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor

• True

• False

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across the country

• Travel across the country was possible

• Populations in the west increased

• Railroads reduced the size of the United States

Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrant coming to the US?

• Opportunity

• Oppression

• Cultural Ties

• Freedom

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as

• Educated professionals

• Farm workers

• Factory/sweatshop workers

• Scientists

In the late 1800's, which was NOT a reason Congress passed restrictions on Chinese immigrants?

• Chinese immigrants took jobs

• Nativists hate

• Chinese immigrants were moving east

• Chinese workers took lower pay

Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• Social Darwinism

• Anglo-Saxonism

• Nationalism

• Socialism

_________ wrote "Southern Horrors" and exposed the horrors of lynching in the American South. Was also a co-founder of the NAACP.