Gilded Age Honors Flashcard

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How did the Republican-controlled Congress contribute to the growth of a national market during the Civil War?

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By constructing a transcontinental railroad system

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Land Grants were given to encourage settlement and economic development in the West.

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True

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During the Gilded Age, why did the public begin questioning the relationship between government and big business?

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Big businesses were getting more opportunities than the common people.

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Which type of government “awards” convinced the people there was a corrupt relationship existing between big business and Congress?

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Land Grants

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Which of the following was NOT a factor that led to the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the mid-to-late 1800s?
Large supply of labor,
Technological advances,
Pro-business federal government,
Worker’s rights movements

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Worker’s rights movements

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Which option below most accurately describes monopolies of the 2nd Industrial Revolution? Options: 1. Innovative businesses that created high paid jobs for common workers, 2. Powerful corporations with total control over the market for a good or service, 3. Cutthroat government organizations that taxed wealthy industrialists, 4. Leaders in equal opportunity and safety for workers in the Gilded Age

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Powerful corporations with total control over the market for a good or service

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The federal government did not regulate big businesses. How did this impact working families?

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Low wages & few workers' rights

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Which statement best describes the Gilded Age?

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A time of rapid economic & population growth, resulting from massive social change caused by industrialization

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True/False. Advancements in electricity and transportation led to a major shift in population from rural areas to cities.

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True