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Gilded Age Quiz

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"In the last half of the nineteenth century, the United States experienced vast industrial growth. A new class of wealthy entrepreneurs and a prosperous middle class emerged. Factory jobs also increased to meet production demands." 
What demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

Increased property values in rural areas
Increased life expectancies in urban areas
Increased birth rates in rural areas
Increased migration to urban areas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following contributed most to the increased settlement of the Great Plains?

The availability of buffalo
The discovery of ancient metals
A series of federal land grants
A decrease in agricultural production

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to 

increased U.S. presence in China
competition for jobs on the West Coast
rapid population growth in the Northeast
China's actions during the Boxer Rebellion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
The fear in the west of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How did the invention shown in the patent illustration affect industry?

Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
Products could be manufactured on an assembly line
Businesses needed to hire skilled workers
Factories could work extended hours

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

By raising the consumer price of agricultural products
By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Populist demands in the Late 1800s
* Regulation of railroad shipping charges
* A graduated income tax
* Free and unlimited coinage of silver
These demands most reflected the concerns of --

small farmers in need of affordable credit
robber barons pursuing higher profits
prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
immigrant workers seeking economic justice 

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