Unit 1 Test: Gilded Age

Unit 1 Test: Gilded Age

10th - 12th Grade

36 Qs

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Unit 1 Test: Gilded Age

Unit 1 Test: Gilded Age

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10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

government regulation
new production techniques
the formation of labor unions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which goal was shared by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

to help large corporations to increase their production
to introduce new and innovative techniques to factories
to organize workers to demand better conditions from employers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal
government to ____.

regulate aspects of business
favor big business over small companies
expand the positive features of the trusts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was an important benefit of the laissez-fair policies of the federal government in the late nineteenth
century?

American entrepreneurs were abgle to invest in their businesses with little government interference.
American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions.
American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The statement “God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be
developed and used for the good of mankins,” was probably said by ____.

John D. Rockefeller
Terrence Powderly
Thomas Edison

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the second half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?

expansion of political machines
growth of American cities
development of tenement housing
increase in crime

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was an important effect of industrialization in the United States in the later part of the 1800s?

The proportion of American living in cities continuously increased.
The urban population declined.
The rate of expansion of railroad lines began to drop.

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