Gilded Age and Progressive Era Unit Test

The people in this photograph would be MOST interested in___________

• Elimination of political machines

• Child labor laws

• Women's right to vote

• Temperance

Fill in the blank: The writing and actions of journalists known as _____________ identified areas in need of reform.

The 19th Amendment increased democracy in the U.S. by __________

• banning the sale of alcohol

• establishing direct primaries

• establishing a minimum wage

• granting women the right to vote

What famous figure in of the Temperance Movement is depicted in this image?

• Ida Tarbell

• Susan B Anthony

• Carrie Nation

• Lady Liberty

The Gilded Age contained problems within ______________

Check all that apply:

• Politics

• Business practices

• Labor and Working conditions

• Living conditions

A political machine is___________

• a political organization that use both legal and illegal methods to get candidates elected

• a mechanical machine that is used in the voting process

• a third political party

Anti-immigrant feelings resulted in ___________

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Tenement Act

• The Statue of Liberty

• Ellis Island closing in 1954

Which journalist and photographer exposed the horrible conditions of NYC tenements?

• Boss Tweed

• Ida Tarbell

• Susan B. Anthony

• Jacob Riis

Ellis Island and Angel Island are both________

• settlement houses

• immigration processing centers

• amusement parks

• islands in the Pacific Ocean

What happened to the population of cities in the late 19th and early 20th century?

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same