Period 6 Review

Why is the year 1865 significant?

• The Civil War started

• Abraham Lincoln was elected

• The Civil War ended

• Reconstruction ended

The Gilded Age was characterized by (select all that apply)

• The rise in trusts and monopolies

• The growing gap between the rich and the poor

• An increase in factory jobs

• A rise in unions to demand fair working conditions

Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?

• Very crowded

• Spreading sickness and disease

• No windows, heat, or plumbing

• All of the above

Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?

• The federal government was placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.

• The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.

• The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.

• Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.

Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?

• meatpacking, automobile,  and construction

• railroads, steel and oil

• textile, meatpacking and canals

• political machines, settlement houses and ghettos

All of the following were reasons for urban growth EXCEPT ...

• mechanization.

• specialized industries.

• immigration.

• discovery of gold.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.

• The best way to support the Standard Oil Company was to form proprietorships.

• Foreign competition with the Standard Oil Company was hurting American companies.

• Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.

A period in US history c1869-1889 that seemed alright on the outside but was politically corrupt internally.

• Gilded Age

• Antebellum

• Post-War Period

• Atomic Age

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....

• Philanthropy

• Labor Unions

• Political Machines

• Credit Unions

That a “talented tenth” should lead the race to full social and political equality with whites was the view of ...? (LT 6.4)

• Eugene Debs

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Andrew Carnegie