Gilded Age/ Progressive Review

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Which of the following was a disadvantage of the laissez faire policies practiced by state and federal governments during the Gilded Age? A) Business owners were frequently forced to give in to unreasonable union demands. B) Some businesses sold unhealthy or mislabeled products to consumers. C) Business owners were unable to compete with overseas producers. D) Without government support, many businesses were unable to sell their goods.

Back

Some businesses sold unhealthy or mislabeled products to consumers.

Front

Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century?

Back

Government leaders received support from business owners and believed in laissez faire.

Front

What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900s?

Back

Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization.

Front

Which group MOST favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882? Options: Nativists on the West Coast, Imperialists in the U.S. Senate, Progressives in Midwestern state legislatures, Anarchists immigrating from Europe

Back

Nativists on the West Coast

Front

How did the activities of farmers on the Great Plains contribute to the creation of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

Back

Their steel plows and deep furrows loosened the soil so that it blew away in strong winds.

Front

In this Joint Resolution, Congress proposed the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. What was the impact of this amendment?

Back

Congress was able to enact a graduated income tax.

Front

Andrew Carnegie

Back

Steel

Front

The growth of factories and manufacturing led to what?

Back

People moved to cities for jobs

Front

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

Back

13th Amendment

Front

What was the primary purpose of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Back

To grant women the right to vote