Gilded Age Review

What is the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?

• Preventing the depletion of natural resources

• Discouraging the anti-American activism

• Reducing competition for U.S. jobs

• Addressing a lack of urban housing

Which of these is the best definition of an era?

• A period of time identified by political, economic, or social trends.

• A series of various changes over the years.

• A series of events unified by individual or organized protests.

• A period of time lasting between 10 and 15 years.

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the U.S.

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.

• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.

• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

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 agricultrual corporations.

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union leaders
• Philanthropists
• Political bosses
• Nativists

In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —

• a civil service based on patronage rather than merit

• allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce

• a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems

• allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals

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.

Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest.
• The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest.
• The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants.
• The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants.

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

• Increased property values in rural areas

• Increased life expectancy in urban areas

• Increased birth rates in rural areas

• Increased migration to urban areas

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to:

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• end warfare between American Indians and the US military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry