Study Questions for Chapter 7
1. What was the main immigration processing station in San Francisco? Angel Island
2. What was the main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Decrease Chinese immigration
3. What was the main goal of the Americanization movement? Assimilate people of various
cultures into the dominant culture
4. Who founded the settlement houses in the late 1800s? social reformers
5. What is graft? The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
6. What was Tammany hall? A NY city political machine
7. What is an example of patronage? Appointing a friend to a political position
8. What was the original purpose of the row house? To provide single family homes for working
class families
9. What was the main interest of the Social Gospel Movement? Social reform
10. What concept had the same goals as the Americanization movement? Settle houses
11. What describes a typical supporter of a political machine? Poor, urban, factory worker
12. What is the main purpose of patronage? To reward one’s supporters
13. What is an example of graft? Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference
for yourself
14. What issue prompted the assassination of President Garfield? Civil service reform
15. What president changed his ideas on civil service reform when he gain the presidency? Chester
A. Arthur