Gilded Age Review

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Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age? Options: The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation., Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power., In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry., Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

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Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.

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The primary objectives of the Dawes Act was to: promote cultural assimilation of American Indians, turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland, end warfare between American Indians and the US military, promote American Indian investment in private industry

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promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

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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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The innovation of this transportation helped open up the national market.

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railroads

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During the 19th and early 20th century, these men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?

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political bosses

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Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.

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philanthropy

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Because of the rapid growth of industrialization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

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Urbanized cities

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Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from entering the country.

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Nativists

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Who founded Hull House, a Settlement House opened in Chicago in 1889 during the Gilded Age, designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty?

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Jane Addams

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Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to: The Baby Boom, Immigration, The Homestead Act, Better Healthcare

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Immigration