The Gilded Age Review

Which of the following characteristics best describes the Gilded Age?

(choose 3)

• Mass Immigration

• Industrialization

• Growth of Monopolies & Political Machines

• Increased role of Government restrictions on business

The growing ___________ feelings were a result of increased immigration in the U.S., and the lack of available jobs.

• Nativist

• Lassiez-Faire

• Urbanized

• Populist

Which of the following economic policies allowed large Monopolies to form?

• Free Market

• Capitalism

• Lassiez-Faire

• Socialism

Which act was put into place as an attempt to force assimilation on Native American Indians?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Pendleton Civil Service Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Which act was passed in order to encourage Western settlement?

• Dawes Act

• Sherman Anti-trust Act

• Pendleton Civil Service Act

• Homestead Act

What is it called when government positions were given to political supporters or friends instead of being based on merit?

• Urbanization

• Patronage

• Assimilation

• The American Dream

Which new innovation fueled the expansion of the Steel Industry in the U.S. during the 1800's?

• steel plow

• industrialization

• Electric Light Bulb

• Bessemer Process

Someone who assumes all the risks to start a new business/company is known as a ....

• Entrepreneur

• Philanthropist

• Populist

• Monopolist

Which of the following entrepreneurs was leader of the steel industry?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• George Pullman

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which innovation allowed for factories to increase production by allowing for a longer work day?

• Bessemer Process

• Telephone

• Light Bulb/Electricity

• Assembly Line