Gilded Age

What was a useful function of political machines in the late 1800s? 

• They prevented corruption in local government
• They helped provide a supply of cheap and skilled labor for industry.
• They served as role models for future city governments by acting as city managers.
• They assisted in the social and political assimilation of immigrants into the community.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

• Immigrants and Natives 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 encourged diversity in its immigrant population

Technological development most revolutionized US steel industry.

• Electrification
• Vulcanization
• Steam power
• Bessemer Process

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. 

• Philanthropy
• Labor Unions
• Political Bosses
• Credit Unions

The innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s.

• boats
• railroads
• automobiles 
• horse drawn carriages 

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy where there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by Congress to –

• regulate aspects of business
• expand the positive features of the trusts
• favor big businesses over small companies
• move toward government ownership of key industries

Which immigrant is credited for inventing the light bulb?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

How did passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?

• It supported their existing cultural traditions

• It started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains

• It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture

• It forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River

Industry caused urbanization because...

• people moved out of cities in order to find jobs
• people moved to cities because that's where jobs were
• cities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areas
• the railroad allowed people to move East easier