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What was the period between 1865-1900 in United States history known as?
What was the period between 1865-1900 in United States history known as?
- The Agrarian Era
- The Gilded Age (correct)
- The Age of Immigration
- The Industrial Revolution
Who were the 'nativists' in the context of the text?
Who were the 'nativists' in the context of the text?
- Supporters of industrial growth
- People born in America who wanted to limit immigration (correct)
- Advocates for social reform
- Recent immigrants seeking freedom in the United States
What was a notable achievement during the Gilded Age?
What was a notable achievement during the Gilded Age?
- The discovery of penicillin
- The invention of the telephone
- The development of the internet
- The transcontinental railroad (correct)
Why did some Americans want to limit the influx of new immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?
Why did some Americans want to limit the influx of new immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?
What change did America experience in the kind of immigrants arriving during the Industrial Revolution?
What change did America experience in the kind of immigrants arriving during the Industrial Revolution?
What was the main concern of the Know Nothing Party regarding the new wave of immigrants?
What was the main concern of the Know Nothing Party regarding the new wave of immigrants?
What was the philosophy of Communism's impact on East Asian immigration to the United States at the dawn of the 20th Century?
What was the philosophy of Communism's impact on East Asian immigration to the United States at the dawn of the 20th Century?
Why did the Know Nothing Party eventually join the Republican party?
Why did the Know Nothing Party eventually join the Republican party?
What was the main theory promoted by businessmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
What was the main theory promoted by businessmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Who were some of the most distrusted groups coming to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Who were some of the most distrusted groups coming to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
What was the primary demographic shift in immigration between 1870 and 1900?
What was the primary demographic shift in immigration between 1870 and 1900?
What was one of the key factors leading to nativism in the Gilded Age?
What was one of the key factors leading to nativism in the Gilded Age?
What was the purpose of Angel Island in San Francisco?
What was the purpose of Angel Island in San Francisco?
What did the Immigration Act of 1924 establish?
What did the Immigration Act of 1924 establish?
What was the primary concern of nativists in the Gilded Age?
What was the primary concern of nativists in the Gilded Age?
Study Notes
Immigration and Nativism in the Gilded Age
- Shift in immigrant demographics between 1870 and 1900 towards unskilled labor and people of poorer means
- Arrival of immigrants from Eastern European nations who did not speak English and were not Protestant
- Nativism in the Gilded Age rooted in distrust towards the new immigrants
- New immigrants tasked with dangerous manual labor jobs such as canal building and excavation projects
- Varying attitudes of immigrants towards retaining cultural heritage and integrating into American society
- Rigorous vetting process for new immigrants including tests for diseases, disabilities, and criminal history
- Angel Island in San Francisco as an immigration station for immigrants from Japan and China
- US government amendments to immigration policy in late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Nativism defined as favoring established inhabitants over immigrants from Eastern European and Asian nations
- Anti-immigration laws such as The Page Act of 1875 and The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
- Immigration Act of 1924 establishing quotas and restrictions on immigration
- Nativists' belief that new surge of immigrants would undermine American society, leading to imposition of quotas and restrictions
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Test your knowledge of immigration and nativism in the Gilded Age with this quiz. Explore the shift in immigrant demographics, the arrival of new immigrants, nativist attitudes, immigrant labor, and US government amendments to immigration policy. Learn about Angel Island, anti-immigration laws, and the Immigration Act of 1924.
