US History Gilded Age 1

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased temperance regulations

This cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States was beginning to change from-

• a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one
• a slave-owning society to one without slavery
• isolationism to interventionism
• a direct democracy to a representative one

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

Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900's affected the development of the U.S. economy?

• Long distance travel became more expensive
• College education became more accessible
• Manufacturing processes became more efficient
• Household appliances became more costly

Us Cattle Industry in the Nineteenth Century
-Wild cattle multiplied for centuries in the Southwest
-Growing cities demanded more beef
-Cowboys rounded up cattle and drove them to shipping centers on railroad lines
- The introduction of barbed wire and windmills led to large fenced ranches
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Which statement best completes this list?

• Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef
• Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants
• The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture
• The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry

6) Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States cities during the Gilded Age?

• They were imported as forced labor for infrastructure projects

• They were brought in to boost a declining population

• They were drawn in by the offer of free land from the Homestead Act

• They saw opportunity for a better life and factories needed workers

6) Which if these describes Tenements?

• New prison cell structures

• Containment camps for newcomers

• Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in

• Reservation rooms for Native Americans

6) Which describes Nativism?

• The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

• The idea to selectively breed people by race

• To separate people based on race

• To separate people based on religion

8) Which of these lead to the rapid industrialization of the U.S.? (Choose 3)

• Lots of raw materials

• Government let big business grow

• Population increase from immigration

• The rise of Political Machines

8) What happened to the population of cities as they expanded (urbanization)?

• It decreased as a need for farmers drew people westward

• It increased as factories grew and needed more workers