Gilded Age 2022

The control of an entire or most of an industry by one company:

• laissez faire

• capitalism

• monopoly

• patent

What were two things workers demanded throughout the mid - late 1800's?

• safer working conditions

• higher wages

• lower hours

• all the above

Which minority group was forced to give up their way of life as more people migrated to western territory?

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Irish Immigrants

• Chinese Immigrants

This Act broke up Indian lands to be distributed to Indian families, with the remainder being auctioned off:

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Civil Service Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?

• Southern United States to the North.

• Eastern United States to the West.

• Canada to the southern United States.

• Canada to Mexico and Central America.

Where were most immigrants on the East Coast processed?

• Washington, D.C.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Baltimore

_{Why did Mark Twain label the late 1800's as the "Gilded Age"?}

• Description of the extremes between wealth and poverty.

• The abolishment of slavery.

• The worker rights gained by labor unions.

• Peace created with foreign countries.

In 1866, farmers across America formed the "Grange." What was the purpose of this organization?

• To bring back the institution of slavery.

• The represent farmers as a group, so that their voice could be heard in government.

• To help farmers make the transition from a lifestyle of agriculture to one of industry.

• To help children in rural areas receive an education that focused on more than just farming and agriculture.

To improve their labor conditions, many industrial workers formed _________________.

• Trusts

• Holding companies

• Monopolies

• Unions

Which group fulfilled the majority of the labor needs in the U.S. during the Industrial Era?

• aristocrats
• freed slaves
• immigrants
• veterans