Gilded Age Review

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

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 US military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by

• campaigning for women's suffrage

• advocating the use of poll taxes

• making improvements in urban infrastructure

• providing public assistance for former slaves

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear

• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations

• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being

• opposed to machine politics

• loyal to the UK

• conscientious objectors

• Roman Catholics

Nineteenth century nativist organizations advocated

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias

• conserving natural resources through participation in free-trade agreements

• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements

• promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

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 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to

• increased US presence in China

• competition for jobs on the West Coast

• rapid population growth in the Northeast

• China's actions during the Boxer Rebellion

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

• Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction

• Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading

• Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants

• Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits

• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced

• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

• Business were required to pay fees to open overseas locations