Gilded Age

The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by

• providing free land to settlers
  
• granting land for construction of transcontinental railroads
• allowing slavery to spread to the territories
• placing Native American Indians on reservations

Passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 affected Native American Indians by

• supporting their cultural traditions
• attempting to assimilate them into American culture
  
• forcing their removal from areas east of the Mississippi
• starting a series of Indian wars on the Great Plains

Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon?

• supply and demand
• mercantilism
• monopoly
• trade

Owned the largest steel company in the United States

(~ 1900)

• Collis Huntington

• J. P. Morgan

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo

• The discovery of precious metals

• A series of federal land grants

• A decrease in agricultural production

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 U.S. military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.

• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.

• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.

• Factories could extend working hours.

Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated —

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias.

• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks.

• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements.

• promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration.

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

The period between the 1870s and 1900 that is known for the rise of railroads, big business, industrialization, and social problems is known as the __________.

• Progressive Era

• Modern Era

• Gilded Age

• Early History