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U.S. History Unit 4

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  • What was a row house?
    Housing that shared side walls with other buildings
  • Which president changed his ideas on civil service reform when he gained the presidency?
    Chester A. Arthur
  • What prompted the assasination of President Garfield?
    Civil service reform
  • Who used the power of the presidency to clean up the New York Customs House but was unable to get support from Congress for civil service reform?
    Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Who would not support a political machine?
    Someone opposed to immigration
  • What group of people founded settlement houses?
    Social reformers, educated women
  • What was the purpose of the row house?
    To provide single-family homes for working-class families
  • What was the purpose of the Social Gospel movement?
    Social reform
  • What was the immigration station in San Fancisco?
    Angel Island
  • What was the Gentlemen's Agreement?
    It decreased Japanese immigration
  • What is patronage?
    Appointing a friend to a political position
  • What is graft?
    The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
  • What was the main goal of the Americanization movement?
    Assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture
  • What was Tammany Hall?
    A New York City political machine
  • What was the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
    Decrease Chinese immigration
  • How were settlement houses similar to the Americanization movement?
    Tried to help immigrants
  • What did the Pendleton Civil Service Act say?
    Applicants for government jobs to pass examinations
  • What did the Stalwarts support?
    Patronage/the spoils system
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