The Gilded Age - Part 3
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Which Act regulated railroad prices and practices?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Homestead Act
Interstate Commerce Act
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
The Supreme Court found the Granger Laws (how much the railroads could charge for transport and storage for crops) to be _____________________ because only federal laws can regulate interstate commerce/trade.
constitutional and was passed
unconstitutional and was not passed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Which statement describes how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the United States
during the late 1800s?
The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.
The railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the West.
The railroad contributed to population growth and increased sharecropping in the East.
The railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks in the East.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Paper money backed by gold or silver is called ______________.
The Gold Rush
Monopoly
Bimetallism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Who believed money should be backed by silver because silver was an abundant resource?
more available = more money
Bankers and Businessmen
Populists
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
During the Gilded Age, what was the primary economic reason for Southern states and private companies to implement the convict lease system?
To provide vocational training and rehabilitation for prisoners.
To reduce the number of people in prisons by having them work in public projects.
To generate significant revenue for states and provide a source of cheap labor to industries.
To ensure that former enslaved people could not find work after the Civil War.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
During the major industrial strikes of the late 19th century, which action did the Federal Government take?
Military troops were sent to substitute for striking workers.
Military force and court injunctions were used against the workers to help end the strikes.
The government forced companies to honor their contracts with unions.
The government paid for damage to public and private property.
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