The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

8th Grade

26 Qs

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The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Most of the New Immigrants coming to the U.S. during the Gilded Age came from __________.

Northern and Western Europe

Eastern and Southern Europe

Southeast Asia

West and South Africa

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Many immigrants and poor individuals in cities lived in single rooms in buildings called _______.

Motels

Alleys

Tenements

Cellars

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States 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 for themselves and their children

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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His invention the light bulb allowed for factories to stay open longer.

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Henry Bessemer

Cornelius Vanderbilt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How did the Bessemer process allow cities to grow rapidly?

It allowed factories to stay open longer

It allowed for instant long-distance communication

It allowed for steel to be made quickly

It allowed for banks to make more money

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does it mean if something is 'Gilded'?

It is made of solid gold

It is the best possible

It is covered with a thin layer of gold

It is old and wearing away

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What conditions led to the development of labor unions?

arbitration

low wages, long hours and unsafe work conditions

strikes

collective bargaining

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