USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would be considered a Pull Factor that attracted Immigrants to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
A
The Dawes Act
B
The Reservation System
C
Nativism
D
The Homestead Act of 1862
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Immigrants were pushed out of their home countries by economic factors (famine, unemployment, poverty) and political factors (political oppression, war). They were drawn to America, and New Hampshire, by the promise of jobs, freedom, and greater opportunities.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gilded Age was a period of economic growth as the United States jumped to the lead in industrialization ahead of Britain. The nation was rapidly expanding its economy into new areas, especially heavy industry like factories, railroads, and coal mining.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nativism in the Gilded Age. minorities which they considered dangerous to the public interest and health. Nativism is defined as a socio-political policy in the 1800s favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants from Eastern European and Asian nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The Gilded Age” is the term used to describe the tumultuous years between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today was a famous satirical novel by Mark Twain set in the late 1800s, and was its namesake.

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