Virtual Day Review

In the late 19th century, people moved "west" because

• opportunity to own and settle farmland through the Homestead Act

• opportunities to work in factories

• conflicts in the cities forced them to move to more rural area

• the Native Americans relocated to the southeast to free up space for immigrants

Which best describes the message in this late 19th century painting called "American Progress"?

• Americans will bring light and civilization to the west

• Americans will go to war with Native Americans

• The American government forced people to move west

• Immigrants wanted to move west but were discriminated against.

Why did immigrants move to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?

• to escape natural disasters

• economic opportunities, like industrial jobs

• to spread anarchist and socialist ideas

• to cause a revolution within the U.S.

Which was NOT a labor issue in the Gilded Age?

• low wages

• long hours

• unsafe conditions

• variety of jobs

Which technology spurred the growth of the west in the late 19th century?

• telephone

• steel plow

• transcontinental railroad

• radio

The movement to help the "common man" like farmers and laborers during the late 19th century was called

• Temperance Movement

• Suffrage Movement

• Civil Rights Movement

• Populism Movement

The Populists were against the gold standard, the monetary system used during the Gilded Age. Who is the central figure, who was a Populist, in the cartoon?

• William J. Bryan

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Henry Ford

The excerpt is from Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth." According to this, what should the wealthy industrialists do with their wealth?

• Save it and pass it down to their family

• Do not keep it all to themselves - donate to the people in need

• Pay their workers higher wages

• Donate it to labor unions

The response to the problems created during the Gilded Age was a movement known as Progressivism. Which accurately describes this Progressive era?

• Time period when the U.S. experienced an economic downturn.

• Time period of immense wealth, but the workers saw no help or change.

• Time period that saw a variety of social, economic, and political reforms to help the citizens of the country.

• Time period of socialism.

Who finally listened to the people and began enacting Progressive reforms?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

• Eugene V. Debs