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Practice Questions
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1.

This speech by Tecumseh is in response to

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the Indian Removal Act which resulted in the Trail of Tears

new settlements across the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War

an increase in westward migration to the Ohio River Valley in the first decade of the 19th century

the Plains Indian wars with the U.S. Army

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2.

President Andrew Jacksons response to the increased tension between Indians and white settlers was to

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set up areas in Georgia and Alabama as Indian lands

demand the removal of Indians in the American southeast to the trans-Mississippi west

insist on whites paying for the purchase of Indian lands

support Chief Justice John Marshalls decision in Worcester v. Georgia that Georgia could not seize Indian lands.
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3.

Anti-immigrant attitudes resulted in laws such as the 1883 Chinese Exclusion Act. Which of the following was not another
example of resentment against immigrant groups?

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The 1924 National Origins Act which set quotas

The bracero program following World War II that brought Mexican agricultural workers to the Southwest United States

The rise of the Know-Nothing Party of the 1840s

The Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles during World War II

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4.

Chinese laborers had been encouraged to emigrate to the United States in the 1868 Burlingame Treaty to assist with which
activity?

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Building the transcontinental railroad

Gold mining

Working in agriculture

Shipbuilding
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5.

Which of the following would have most welcomed the new immigrants to the U.S. that arrived in the last third of the 19th
century?

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American labor union leaders

Farmers

Settlement house workers, such as Jane Addams of Hull House

Irish Americans
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6.

The increase in immigrants in the period 1880-1920 led to new laws and a rise in anti-immigrant attitudes. What does the
cartoon recommend as the best approach for the United States to deal with increasing immigration?

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An immediate halt to all immigration

A quota system to regulate the large number of prospective European immigrants

A lessening of governmental restrictions on immigration

Economic penalties on nations sending immigrants to the United States

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7.

Which of the following regions witnessed the greatest increase in immigration to the United States in the period from 1880 to
1930?

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China and Japan

Latin America

Southern and Eastern Europe

Northern and Western Europe

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8.

Which of the following is not a historical example of the type of thinking expressed in the cartoon?

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The actions and teaching of those advocating the Social Gospel in American cities in the 1890s

Protests against the increased influx of illegal immigrants into the U.S. since the 1980s

Job advertisements in the 1840s including the words No Irish Need Apply

The quota system established in the 1920s to restrict the number of Jews in Ivy League universities
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9.

The observations of the priest Bartolome de las Casas criticize the Spaniards for all but which of the following?

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Treating the Indians as worse than animals

Murdering Indians

Converting them to Christianity and not respecting the Indian religions

Robbing the Indians of their lands

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10. The Spanish colonial rulers used the encomienda system to govern the settlements in the New World. Features of this system

included

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respecting the native Indian religions

moving Indians to missions

rewarding conquistadors by granting them authority over tracts of land and Indians

strictly protecting the rights of Indians

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Answers & Explanations

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1.

Answer (C) is correct.

an increase in westward migration to the Ohio River Valley in the first decade of the 19th century
Tecumseh was alarmed at the increase in conflict as U.S. citizens migrated west and set up new settlements in the Ohio River
Valley. He warns the tribes that they will face loss of land as the whites continue to desire to establish farms and homes on
Indian lands.
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2.

Answer (B) is correct.

demand the removal of Indians in the American southeast to the trans-Mississippi west
The 1830 Indian Removal Act began the process of moving all the Indians east of the Mississippi River to federal lands in the
West. In what became a brutal and deadly campaign, thousands of Indians died on the march west in what became known as
the Trail of Tears.
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3.

Answer (B) is correct.

The bracero program following World War II that brought Mexican agricultural workers to the Southwest United States
The Chinese Exclusion Act, the Know-Nothing Party, and the Zoot Suit riots are all examples of anti-immigrant attitudes in the
United States. The bracero program was hailed for its role in bringing Mexican agricultural workers to the Southwest and
helping meet increasing labor demands.
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4.

Answer (A) is correct.

Building the transcontinental railroad
The tremendous labor demand for the construction of the transcontinental railroad led Congress to approve the Burlingame
Treaty, which encouraged Chinese immigration.
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5.

Answer (C) is correct.

Settlement house workers, such as Jane Addams of Hull House
The settlement houses that were established in American cities were designed to assist the new immigrants in their
acculturation to the United States. In addition to job training and English classes, the immigrants received a variety of social
service assistance.
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6.

Answer (B) is correct.

A quota system to regulate the large number of prospective European immigrants
Immigration laws were modified in the 1920s to establish quotas for immigrants entering the United States. This favored
nations, such as those from western and northern Europe, which already had a significant number of individuals emigrating to
the United States. It made it more difficult for individuals to immigrate from southern and eastern Europe.
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7.

Answer (C) is correct.

Southern and Eastern Europe
The increased demand for labor that accompanied the growth of industry in the last quarter of the 19th century led to the New
Immigration of 1880-1930, in which immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe came to the U.S. in unprecedented
numbers.
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8.

Answer (A) is correct.

The actions and teaching of those advocating the Social Gospel in American cities in the 1890s
The anti-immigrant nativism attitudes that have been expressed at various times in American history have a common thread of
resentment and discrimination. The Social Gospel attempted to apply the teachings of Jesus to assist the urban poor, including
immigrants.
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9.

Answer (C) is correct.

Converting them to Christianity and not respecting the Indian religions
De las Casas was highly critical of the Spanish conquistadors and colonial officials who treated the Indians of the Western
Hemisphere in a horribly brutal fashion.
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10. Answer (C) is correct.

rewarding conquistadors by granting them authority over tracts of land and Indians
The encomienda system was established by the Spaniards as they conquered Indian groups in the Americas. Conquistadors
and others were rewarded with control over a section of land and the Indians on it. This situation that was little better than
slavery, though officially the Indians were to be paid for working.
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