quiz 2 Flashcards
Which of the following were the Chinese not noted for bringing to the culture of San Francisco?
a. ) Newspapers
b. ) Entertainment
c. ) Laundries
a.) Newspapers
True or False: The Chinese were the only racial group to have been denied access to the U.S. in our history?
a. ) True
b. ) False
a.) True
True or False: The word Campanilismo refers to the Italians tendencies to stay in communities distinct to the region of Italy that they came from?
a. ) True
b. ) False
a.) True
Which of the following is not a reason that the Central Pacific Railroad employed thousands of Chinese workers?
a. ) Chinese were stronger workers
b. ) Few whites wanted those jobs
c. ) Low wages and dangerous conditions
a.) Chinese were stronger workers
Which of the following was not a way that Immigrants were persuaded to cross the sea and to mine coal?
a. ) Deceptive labor agents
b. ) An attraction to the work
c. ) Family connections
b.) An attraction to the work
True or False: Mining camps chose to hire diverse ethnicities, because of the benefits of a melting pot atmosphere?
a. ) True
b. ) False
b.) False
In what region does the term “melting pot” best fit, during the waves of immigration, around the turn of the 19th/20th centuries?
a. ) Eastern Cities
b. ) Rural South
c. ) Old west
c.) Old West
Which of the following was not a reason that immigrants flocked to ethnic enclaves, after first making their journey to America?
a. ) Similar Religion
b. ) Familiar Recreation
c. ) Similar Occupational Backgrounds
c.) Similar Occupational Backgrounds
Which of these institutions was considered the “center” of life in the enclave?
a. ) Restaurant
b. ) Church
c. ) Town Hall
b.) Church
Which of the following was not a way that Yellow Fever was spread?
a. ) Mosquitos
b. ) Fleas
c. ) Human Interaction
b.) Fleas
Who was left behind, in Memphis, due to their low status?
a. ) Blacks
b. ) Hispanics
c. ) Women
a.) Blacks
Who was the disease typhoid associated with?
a. ) Rich
b. ) Middle Class
c. ) Poor
c.) Poor
Fill in the blank: Concerning the Presidency, the people were generally more comfortable with the devil they…..?
a. ) Did know
b. ) Seldom knew
c. ) Didn’t know
c.) Didn’t know
The practice of the president repaying political favors is called?
a. ) Patronage
b. ) Hedging a Bet
c. ) Veto
a.) Patronage
True or False: Democrats were the party that generally were more amenable to different religious beliefs than theirs?
a. ) True
b. ) False
a.) False
The chief player in our story about Gold was?
a. ) Cornelius Vanderbilt
b. ) George Pullman
c. ) Jay Gould
c.) Jay Gould
What was not a key to keeping the price of gold high?
a. ) Using Official Brokers
b. ) Keeping the Government’s supply from being released
c. ) Buying up gold
a.) Using official brokers
Which of the following did the “Gold Ring” not recruit them to help their bidding?
a. ) A Brother-In-Law
b. ) A Ship Captain
c. ) A General
b.) A Ship Captain
Why were so many people mad at Carnegie for giving away his money?
a. ) He still had many years left to work
b. ) He wasn’t distributing his wealth properly
c. ) He was giving to unworthy causes
b.) He wasn’t distributing his wealth properly
Why wouldn’t Carnegie give his money to workers?
a. ) He hated organized labor
b. ) He paid his managers so much
c. ) They would waste the money
c.) They would waste the money
Which of the following was not a way that big business was helped by the government?
a. ) High Tariffs
b. ) Unconstitutional Income Tax
c. ) Low Unemployment
c.) Low Unemployment
Which of the following groups did not support the “Free Silver Movement?”
a. ) Bankers
b. ) Farmers
c. ) Miners
a.) Bankers
Which political party saw success from its rejection of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act?
a. ) Republicans
b. ) Democrats
c. ) Populists
a.) Republicans
What were the results of both the California Gold Rush and the western Silver Rush?
a. ) American financial stability
b. ) Increase in circulated coinage
c. ) Reduction in circulated coinage
c.) Reduction in circulated coinage
