Unit 4 Review (1820-1877)

Why were railroads popping up so frequently during prior to the Civil War?

• US government was leasing land to railroad companies

• Industrialists were building them with foreign money

• Freed slaves were building them on their own accord

• Immigrants were building them to expand the continent

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• Prevent Native Americans from owning land

• Warn European powers that the Americas were not to be interfered with

• Warn the government to not invest in foreign countries

• Introduced Manifest Destiny to new territory

The Freedman's Bureau allowed many African Americans to...

• Fight former Confederates without fear of arrest

• Hold political office and exercise political rights

• Overturn Dred Scott v Sandford

• Return to former masters for work opportunities

What officially ended Reconstruction?

• The 15th Amendment

• Lincoln's election

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Panic of 1873

What part of the Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction?

• Hayes becomes president

• Federal troops are removed from the South

• Slaves are not able to run for political office

• Tilden wins the presidency

What are consequences of mass immigration in the United States?

• Job scarcity leads to economic decline

• Lack of available housing in rural areas

• European countries lost their workforce

• Elections became inefficient

Which Immigrants came from Eastern Europe?

• Irish

• German

• Chinese

• Hungarian

What was a legal result of increased immigration in the late 19th century?

• Laws were passed to aid immigrants land American jobs

• Businesses were required to hire a percentage of immigrant workers

• Restriction on city sizes were imposed

• Anti-Immigration Laws prevented many immigrants from entering the country

What was the goal of Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• protect the jobs of American workers

• 1. expand the civil rights of immigrants 

• 1. encourage settlement of the Pacific Coast 

• 1. speed construction of the western railroads 

What is Americanization?

• The process of adding states to the Union

• The process of training politicians to become better citizens

• The process of imposing culture on indigenous people

• The process of making industrialization the primary economy of America