Gilded Age Review

1.  What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?

• a.  Migration to rural areas increased
• Migration to rural areas increased
• Immigration decreased
• Urbanization increased

In the late nineteenth century, the “bosses” of urban political machines often—

• Denied voting rights to the poor
• Accepted bribes in return for favors
• Wasted money on military spending
• Discriminated against migrant workers

Which demographic shift occurred in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a result of industrialization?

• Northerners moved to the Sun Belt states.
• Rural residents moved into urban areas.
• Working class people left the cities to move to the suburbs.
• African Americans moved from the North to the South.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of "new" immigrants after 1880?

• Educated
• Unskilled
• mostly from Southeastern Europe
• many settled in ethnic enclaves

In the late nineteenth century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies in the United States harmed the economy by—

• Unfairly limiting competition
• Decreasing the urban growth rate
• Preventing technological innovation
• Failing to keep pace with European industries

What is the main idea of this cartoon? 

• the Senate is working for the people, not for special interests.
• Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.
• Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.
• Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

• Immigrants were encouraged to learn to speak English.
• Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there.
• The people in the poster were native-born Americans.
• Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.

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 into mainstream culture

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 promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia and Europe
• To organize workers to demand better conditions from employers

A market in which one company has complete control over an industry's production, quality, wages paid, and prices charged for a product.

• Monopoly
• Capitalism
• Patronage
• Socialism