Gilded Age

Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 

• Nativists
• Political bosses
• Miners
• Labor leaders

Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Stamp Act
• Great Plains Act
• Homestead Act

TRUE OR FALSE: Robber Barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor

• True
• False

Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrant coming to the US?

• Opportunity 
• Oppression
• Cultural ties
• Freedom

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?

• Galveston
• Long
• Ellis
• Angel

Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• JP Morgan
• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?

• Control all of a product's production
• business competition
• rise prices
• put all competition out of business

Which movement provided workplace reforms?

• Suffrage movement
• Temperance movement
• Westward expansion
• Progressive movement