Common Assessment Review

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for...

• growth of big business

• involvement in foreign wars

• acquisition of foreign territories

• increased temprance regulations

19th century nativist organizations advocated for...

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias

• globalizing the economy through participation in free trade agreements

• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks

• promoting an ethnically homogenous society through restrictions on immigration

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker shaded areas?

• the introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains

• the expansion of railways throughout the west

• the acceptance of Mormons by the US government

• the peaceful integration of settlers with Native American populations

What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?

• preventing the depletion of natural resources

• discouraging anti-American activism

• reducing competition for US jobs

• addressing a lack of urban housing

How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the US?

• by promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools

• by creating a charitable foundation to end hunger

• by supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy

• by establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts

Which is NOT a characteristic of a business monopoly?

• encourage business competition

• rise prices

• put all competition out of business

• control all of a products' production

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

• labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

• Labor unions decreased nativism

• Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

• Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention by Thomas Edison?

• refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

• light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

• diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes

• sonar technology was used to track submarines

The process described in the quote led to...

• peaceful resolution of territorial disputes with Native Americans

• the establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier

• federal regulation of agriculture

• a decline in immigration to urban areas

As a result of migration to the North, like during the Klondike Gold Rush, ____ happened.

• Alaskan cities became urbanized

• A grassroots movement started to establish a national park in Alaska

• the local environment was destroyed from rapid population growth

• the industry of fishing declined in Alaska, compared with mining