#1 Gilded Age Review

a time after the Civil War when the government tried to fix and change things in the South, like giving African Americans more rights and rebuilding the area. It was tough and sometimes violent, but it helped make some important changes.

• Assimilation

• Segregation

• Reconstruction

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Reconstruction' which refers to the time after the Civil War when the government tried to fix and change things in the South, like giving African Americans more rights and rebuilding the area.

unfair laws that separated black people from white people and made life very difficult for African Americans. They were eventually overturned, but not before causing a lot of pain and suffering.

• Indian Removal Act (1830)

• Jim Crow laws

• Literacy test/Poll Tax

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Jim Crow laws, which were unfair laws that separated black people from white people and caused a lot of pain and suffering for African Americans.

separating people based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics, often with the intention of giving some groups more advantages than others. This was a major problem in American history, especially during the Jim Crow era, and it led to widespread inequality and discrimination.

• Segregation

• Assimilation

• Laissez-Faire

Answer explanation

Segregation involves separating people based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics, often with the intention of giving some groups more advantages than others. This was a major problem in American history, especially during the Jim Crow era, leading to widespread inequality and discrimination.

required people to pass a literacy test or pay a poll tax in order to be allowed to vote. These laws were used to prevent many African Americans and poor whites from voting, which was a major injustice and violation of their rights as citizens.

• Political machines

• Segregation

• Literacy test/Poll Tax

Answer explanation

The literacy test and poll tax were used to prevent African Americans and poor whites from voting, making it a major injustice and violation of their rights as citizens.

forced tribes living east of the Mississippi River to move west to Oklahoma Territory on the Great Plains

• Segregation

• Indian Removal Act (1830)

• Assimilation

Answer explanation

The Indian Removal Act (1830) forced tribes living east of the Mississippi River to move west to Oklahoma Territory on the Great Plains.

the process of adopting the culture and customs of a dominant group. In the United States, this often involved forcing Native Americans to abandon their own culture and language and adopt the customs and language of white Americans.

• Assimilation

• The Homestead Act:

• Tenements

Answer explanation

Assimilation is the correct choice as it refers to the process of adopting the culture and customs of a dominant group, often seen in the history of Native Americans in the United States.

provided tracts of land called homesteads to settlers in the West

• The Homestead Act

• Railroad

• Indian Removal Act

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The Homestead Act' because it provided tracts of land called homesteads to settlers in the West.

Built by Chinese and Irish Immigrants connected the east and west coast. Allowed for faster transportation of people and materials. Helped greatly to settle the West. 

• The Interstate Commerce Act

• Railroad

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Railroad' as it was built by Chinese and Irish immigrants, connected the east and west coast, allowed faster transportation, and greatly helped settle the West.

Ruled that only Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce which prohibited unfair practices by railroads, such as charging higher rates for shorter routes

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Interstate Commerce Act

Answer explanation

The correct choice is The Interstate Commerce Act, which gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce and prevent unfair practices by railroads.

The first federal law to restrict immigration to the U.S. and banned the immigration of Chinese workers and residents for employment purposes

• The Homestead Act

• The Interstate Commerce Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer explanation

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first federal law to restrict immigration to the U.S. and banned the immigration of Chinese workers and residents for employment purposes.