Exam 1-Westward, Industrialization,Immigration,Gilded

Industrialists working with politicians for political power and material gain would best fit into which era?

• Gilded

• Progressive

• Industrial

• Reconstruction

Where was population growing at the fastest rate during the years 1870-1910?

• Mountainous Regions

• Urban Areas

• Rural Areas

• Farms

What was a main way immigrants were assimilated into American culture?

• Government classes

• English classes

• Giving them money

• Consumer classes

Laissez-faire economic policies meant that the government did what?

• Interfered

• Assisted all businesses

• Allowed big companies to have control and stayed "hands off"

• Allowed smaller companies to grow with a "hands on" approach

Who did the US want to fill the need for cheap labor during the late 1800s?

• Immigrants from foreign countries

• Native Americans from the south

• Political Bosses

• Educated Upper Class Citizens

Cities rapidly growing helped lead to--

• Political Machines

• Increase in Agricultural Exports

• Fewer Factory Workers

• Efficient Government

The Homestead Act (160 acres) helped to establish

• Agricultural Communities

• Big Businesses

• Gilded Age

• Corruption in the Government

Things like the Dawes Act and boarding schools were an attempt by the federal government to--

• Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream culture

• Assimilate western settlers into Native American culture

• Learn the ways of the Native Americans

• Create trust and peace with Native Americans

What types of jobs were immigrants "needed" for?

• Skilled craftsmen

• Scientists and technicians

• Educators

• Unskilled factory workers

Which led to the settlement of the frontier?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Trade network with Native Americans

• Decrease in Agricultural Production

• Discovery of gold in California