Industrialization (Gilded Age)

What does gilded mean?

• to cover in gold to make something appear more expensive

• a new steel process

• to make silver out of stones to increase value

Which industry best benefited from the Bessemer process in the mid 1800s?

• ranching

• steel

• cotton

Which of the following is a true statement concerning the Gilded Age?

• The steel industry never hired immigrant workers.

• The steel industry provided opportunities for Europeans with little to no expertise to create a new life for themselves in the U.S.

• The United States had no job opportunities for immigrants because we had enough Americans to fill all the jobs.

• Immigrants on the west coast were processed into the country at Ellis Island.

How did immigrants make a positive contribution to the United States?

• immigrant workers needed very little expertise

• immigrants sent money back to their homelands

• immigrants built culturally rich communities

Which of the following best explains why the U.S. experienced a larger early 20th century surge in immigration?

• The 20th century immigration surge was larger because it was a continuation of the late 19th century surge in immigration.

• The immigration surge of the late 19th century was smaller because iron work was less prestigious than steel work.

• The larger 20th century immigration surge was because the quickly growing steel industry needed many unskilled workers.

Which of the following policies, would Robber Barons prefer?

• laws that guaranteed a minimum wage for workers

• quotas that restricted labor competition from immigrants

• antitrust legislation that prevented monopolies

• patent laws that protected innovations

How did the contributions of men such as Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller affect the United States post-Reconstruction?

• Their generous charities helped foster a system of social welfare in the United States

• Their entrepreneurship helped the Untied States become a world industrial power.

• Their donations to the arts encouraged an increase in the U.S. tourism industry.

During the Gilded Age, many immigrants supported city political bosses in exchange for

• admission to universities

• employment opportunities

• reduced corruption

Jim Crow laws started spreading across the South during the Gilded Age. Which Supreme Court decision upheld Jim Crow laws?

• Dred Scott v Sandford

• Boynton v Virginia

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

What was the effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v Ferguson (1896) on civil rights in the United States?

• Segregation was declared unconstitutional, and African Americans were given full civil rights/

• Segregation was declared constitutional, and African Americans were given full access to civil rights.

• Segregation was declared constitutional, preventing African Americans from gaining full civil rights.

• Segregation was declared unconstitutional because segregation was a state's rights issue not a federal issue.