Gilded Age- St 11

Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

• America had many organizations for immigrants to join.

• America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

• It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.

The transcontinental railroad was mostly built by:

• Chinese and Irish immigrants because they worked for low wages.

• Americans who moved west from large cities in the east.

• Indians

The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:

• expansionism

• gilding

• mechanization

• assimilation

Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?

• When one person or company controls a market

• a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie

• a law that gave them advantages in business

The growth of cities is called:

• assimilation

• ruralization

• mechanization

• urbanization

Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:

• trust

• union

• monopoly

• industry

Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Stamp Act
• Great Plains Act
• Homestead Act

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

In the late 1800's, which was NOT a reason Congress passed restrictions on Chinese immigrants?

• Chinese immigrants took jobs
• Nativist & racial hate
• Chinese immigrants were moving east
• Chinese workers took lower pay

Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?

• Galveston
• Long
• Ellis
• Angel