Gilded Age DOL

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Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement? Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English, Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there, The people in the poster were native-born Americans, Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.

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Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English

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In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —

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allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce

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Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation? Options: Increased property values in rural areas, Increased life expectancy in urban areas, Increased birth rates in rural areas, Increased migration to urban areas

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Increased migration to urban areas

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Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs? Options: Immigration, Assimilation, Nullification, Nativism

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Assimilation

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During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for --

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the growth of big business

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This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

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Gilded age

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Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

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Robber Baron

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One factor that promoted industrialization in the United States in the late nineteenth century was the --

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expansion of the railroads

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The 19th century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the --

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abuses of great wealth and unregulated business

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What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions? Preventing the depletion of natural resources, Discouraging anti-American activism, Reducing competition for U.S. jobs, Addressing a lack of urban housing

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Reducing competition for U.S. jobs