THE GILDED AGES AND PROGRESSIVISM

How did railroads help industrialize America from 1850 to 1900? (Select all that apply)

• transported people and ideas

• transported goods to new markets

• transported new immigrants to America

• transported raw materials

The Homestead Act resulted in

• Catholics moving to California to escape persecution on the East Coast

• businessmen paying employees higher wages to stay in the East and work in their factories

• many people selling their possessions and moving west to claim land

• improved relations with Native Americans

In the late 1800s many territories in the western part of America became states.  This fact can most likely be attributed to the

• influx of immigrants that came to America settled in the western territories

• the transcontinental railroad allowed people to quickly move west

• the Panama Canal allowed ships to efficiently reach the west coast of America

• the Native Americans were relocated to reservations so now American citizens could move onto their former land

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

Why do you think this man was trying to cover up or paint the Tammeny Hall Tiger?

• to make the political machine of New York seem better than it was

• To cover up the corruption of political bosses in New York

• to cover up secret information about the government in New York

• To cover up the mistreatment of immigrants by political machines

The innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s.

• boats
• railroads
• automobiles 
• horse drawn carriages 

The Homestead Act offered settlers

• cattle, cotton seeds, and a mule to anyone that settled in Texas

• government bonds of up to $2,000 if they would settle the Great Salt Lake area

•   two Conestoga wagons and a team of oxen to settle in the West

• 160 acres of land if they would live on and improve the land 

What idea is the cartoon addressing?

• Monopoly

• Laissez Faire

• Americanization

• Industrial Revolution

What was the economic impact of the Transcontinental railroad?

• It made shipping farmer's goods and traveling across the country cheaper

• Conflicts with the Native Americans increased

• The US government made millions from the Homestead Act

• It caused a decrease in taxes on big business

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gilded Age?

• people began moving to rural areas to farm acres of cotton and grain

• the political process was opened up to citizens of different ethnicities and social class

• America expanded westward to accomplish its goal of Manifest Destiny

• the government passed favorable laws to help the growth of big business