The Gilded Age (Labor Unions and Politics) 1-6

Which action is best described by this excerpt?

• Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States.

• Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities.

• Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States.

• Muckrakers tried to uncover government scandals in urban communities.

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of a suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition legislation

• Expansion of labor unions

This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be...

• based on the political party affiliation of the applicant

• determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations

• based on the approval of lawmakers

• set aside for business executives of large corporations

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the...

• increased need to protect worker intrests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Describe the contributions of Boss Tweed.

Describe the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and Sherman Trust Act (1890).

Chose two of the following (woman, children, minorities and immigrants) and discuss the issue they experienced during the Gilded Age.