Chapter 5 Gilded Age

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

• Union Leaders
• Philanthropists
• Nativists
• Political Bosses

Railroads, windmills, steel plows, and barbed wire are all examples of -

• items used to settle the Appalachian Mountains during the Gold Rush.
• native american technology.
• inventions and adaptations used to settle the Great Plains.
• innovations of WWI.

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

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

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• JP Morgan
• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison

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

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

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

An increase in political corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization took place during the-

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Roaring 20's

• Great Depression