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AP US History Flashcards: Responses To Immigration Gilded Age

Study Responses To Immigration Gilded Age in AP US History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What was the main goal of the Emergency Quota Act?

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ANSWER

To restrict the number of immigrants entering the U.S. First numerical caps on immigration by nationality.

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AP US History: Period 6: 1865–1898

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Secondary source excerpt (Gilded Age, 75–125 words): Recent historians emphasize that "assimilation" in the Gilded Age was often a one-way demand rather than a mutual exchange. Public schools taught English and civic loyalty, while settlement houses offered classes in hygiene, cooking, and citizenship. These efforts helped immigrants navigate city life but also framed old-world customs as obstacles to progress. Meanwhile, nativist writers used pseudoscientific racial categories to claim that some peoples could not be fully Americanized. The tension between uplift and exclusion shaped debates over whether the nation should reform immigrants or restrict their arrival. Which institution best exemplifies the assimilation efforts highlighted in the excerpt?
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