Gilded Age Politics and Immigration

What were the consequences of the growth of urban populations at the turn of the century?

• Lack of sanitation, clean water, etc.

• Increase in crime rates

• Immigrants took all the good jobs from Americans.

• Rise in economic equality

How would you describe tenement houses in New York City during the Gilded Age?

• Luxurious and spacious

• Crammed full of people.

• Well-maintained and clean

• Crowded, but safe and neighborly.

Who coined the term "survival of the fittest?"

• Herbert Spencer

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wallace

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

What happened after the failure of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad?

• The depression of 1893

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• The Great Railroad Panic

• The New Deal

How would you describe Gilded Age politics?

• There was more corruption than political creativity.

• There was an expansion of presidential power.

• Marked by a period of intense social and economic change, with a focus on civil rights.

• Politicians were morally pure compared to leaders of Big Business.

Why was the development of cast-iron and steel-frame construction techniques significant to the growth of cities?

• They allowed people to build skyscrapers.

• It enabled the construction of strong fences.

• It created more jobs for women.

• Cast-iron and steel-frame construction made factories safer.

Who were the Mugwumps?

• They were a group of Republicans who believed in building honest government.

• They were a group of Democrats who supported Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election.

• They were a group of abolitionists who fought for the emancipation of slaves.

• They were a group of Native Americans who fought for their rights and sovereignty.

Which of the following people became an influential leader of the southern farmer’s alliance movement?

• Thomas E. Watson

• Booker T. Washington

• William Jennings Bryan

• Eugene V. Debs

Which of the following happened following the election of 1896?

• The Populist party fell apart.

• The Republican party surprisingly gained control of Congress.

• The Democratic party split into two factions.

• The Progressive movement began.

Who gave the famous "cross of gold" speech?

• William Jennings Bryan

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• James A. Garfield