The "Gilded Age" Review - Burley

Which goal was shred 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 employment.
• To promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia and Europe?

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

• New production techniques
• Government regulation
• Employee ownership
• The formation of labor unions

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the -

• creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
• passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
• continuation of the contract labor system
• assimilation of Native American Indians to mainstream culture

This image depicts which problem of the Gilded Age

• Political Machines
• Nativism
• Child Labor
• Robber Barons

Which was a "gilded" consequence of the Homestead Act?

• creation of a system of dams for crop irrigation
• provision of free land to settlers
• removal of all restrictions on immigration
• relocation of Native American Indians to reservations.

Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because -

• factory and workshop jobs were available there
• little available farmland remained in the Midwest
• most immigrants came from large cities in Europe
• city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants

This scene demonstrates a problem with -

• Immigration
• Nativism
• Urbanization
• Industrialization

Who would most likely vote for a Populist Party candidate?

• Immigrant
• Homesteader
• Robber Baron
• Political Boss

Who would most likely vote for a Populist Party candidate?

• Immigrant
• Homesteader
• Robber Baron
• Political Boss

Which statement is NOT TRUE about third parties?

• Third parties give voice to minorities
• Third parties generate new ideas
• Third parties often influence laws
• Third parties attract few voters