Gilded Age US History

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

• Job opportunities

• War & Famine

• Family ties

• Freedom

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

• Educated professionals

• Skilled workers

• Unskilled workers

• Scientists

Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• social darwinist

• political bosses

• nativist

• political machines

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

• shorter hours

• lower pay

• no child labor

• safer working conditions

Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• William Tweed

Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Homestead Act

• Sherman AntiTrust Act

• Dawes Act

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 new innovation contributed to a significant increase in factory production in the United States at the beginning of the Twentieth Century (1900s)?

• Railroads

• Electricity

• Steam power

• Telegraph systems

How did industrialization in the United States change the lives of women and children in the nineteenth century?

• Women and children gained higher social status as business owners.

• Women and children were more educated in order to compete for jobs.

• Women and children increasingly became wage earners in their families.

• Women and children rose as leaders in the movement to organize labor.

How did the introduction of electricity affect the workplace in the United States?

• Businesses relocated to suburban areas.

• Factories were able to open late into the night.

• Cottage industries expanded into more homes.

• Assembly lines were able to move more quickly.