Gilded Age Quiz

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

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.

• Nativist Act
• Mexican Reparition Act
• Dawes Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....

• Philanthropy
• Labor Unions
• Political Bosses
• Credit Unions

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

• political parties
• El Chapo
• political bosses
• republican party

The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.

• direct voting
• civil service reform
• political machines
• civil labor unions

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

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Donald Trump
• Nativists

This is the term for immigrants that is the process for turning and teaching immigrants about the culture and government of the United States.

• Americanization
• Nativism
• American
• MexiCAN

One Weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed, leader of New York City's infamous Tweed Ring, in jail was

• federal income tax evasion charges
• the cartoons of political satirist Thomas Nast
• the RICO racketeering act.
• New York City's ethics laws

James Garfield was assassinated

• as a result of his service in the Civil War
• because he was a Stalwart Republican
• because he opposed Civil Service reform
• by a deranged, disappointed office seeker

The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to 

• take a competitive exam
• present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator
• agree to make financial contributions to their political party
• pledge independence from either major party