APUSH Gilded Age

These photographs are of the same student at Carlisle Indian School during the late nineteenth century. Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?

• Immigration

• Assimilation

• Nullification

• Nativism

This cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States was beginning to change from —

• a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one

• a slave-owning society to one without slavery

• a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism

• a direct democracy to a representative one

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

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.

• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900s affected the development of the U.S. economy?

• Long-distance travel became more expensive.

• College education became more accessible.

• Manufacturing processes became more efficient.

• Household appliances became more costly.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’ Settlement House movement in Chicago?

• The founding of women’s colleges

• The assimilation of immigrants

• The establishment of public libraries

• The introduction of prison reform

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?

• The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services.

• Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.

• The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.

• Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to —

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits.

• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.

• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.

• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.

How did the person named in this 1909 handbill work to improve the lives of African Americans?

• By organizing voter-registration drives for African Americans

• By promoting vocational training for African Americans

• By supporting the formation of labor unions by African American workers

• By organizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to African Americans