WorksheetsBogema Midterm Review Part I
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Boss Tweed controlled what city?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Atlanta
2.
What act explains this picture?
a)
Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Nativism Act
c)
Quota System
3.
This image explains which social philosophy of the Gilded Age?
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Populism
4.
Which statement best explains the quote below:
"No race can prosper till they learn that there is as much dignity tilling a field as in writing a poem" - Booker T. Washington
"No race can prosper till they learn that there is as much dignity tilling a field as in writing a poem" - Booker T. Washington
a)
Hard work and earning a living are more important than higher learning
b)
Hard work is not worth anything if you cant write
c)
Vocational training is useless, liberal arts is more imporant.
5.
Which statement explains this cartoon best?
a)
Farmers were happy with railroads
b)
Farmers left the Grange movement to join railroad companies
c)
Farmers felt they were treated unfairly by railroads
6.
Explain this image:
a)
Trusts had little power in politics
b)
Trusts controlled politicians to keep them from regulating them
c)
Trusts had few friends in Congress
7.
Ida Tarbell wrote ____________ that criticized _____________.
a)
The Jungle, Meat Industry
b)
History of Standard Oil, Rockefeller's business practices
c)
How the Other Half Lives, tenement housing
8.
What was the purpose of the United States Forest Service?
a)
Protect and conserve the nations forests
b)
Allow businesses to gain a competitive edge
c)
Deregulated environmental protection
9.
During the late 19th century which statement would best represent working conditions for children in factories?
a)
low and unfair wages
b)
Constitutional law allowed harsh working conditions
c)
Big business policies led to ideal working conditions
d)
Children didnt work in the Gilded Age, they went to school!
10.
Why was there a great migration?
a)
success of civil rights movement
b)
jim crow laws in the south and jobs in the north
c)
completion of the transcontinental railroad
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