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WorksheetsHornsby Gilded Age Test Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
2.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
3.
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....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
4.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
automobiles
d)
horse drawn carriages
5.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?
a)
political parties
b)
Democratic Party
c)
political bosses
d)
Republican party
6.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
7.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrialization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Suburbs
d)
Ranches
8.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
9.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
10.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
11.
Fact most significant in development of labor unions during nineteenth century?
a)
Working conditions
b)
Racial segregation
c)
Class discrimination
d)
Growing prosperity
12.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
13.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
14.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
15.
What New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt. For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.
a)
Daley
b)
Grant
c)
Tilden
d)
Tweed
16.
What region of Europe had the most immigrants coming to America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
South Europe
b)
NE Europe
c)
SW Europe
d)
SE Europe
17.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Populists
d)
Nativists
18.
Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman were
a)
wealthy industrialists of the late 1800s
b)
leaders of labor unions
c)
notorious industrial strikes
d)
horizontally consolidated companies
19.
The Boss of the Tammany Hall Machine was
a)
Boss Blaine
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Boss McClure
d)
Boss Haywood
20.
The Gilded Age earned its name from the
a)
Improvement in the average American’s standard of
living.
b)
Gold discoveries in California
and Nevada.
c)
Corruption, greed and the surface appearance of
wealth.
d)
Use of gold to back America’s money supply.
21.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
dangers faced by coal miners.
b)
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
c)
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
d)
illegal deeds between special interests and the government
22.
Jacob Riis, in How the Other Half Lives, and Lincoln Steffens, in The Shame of the Cities, contributed to reform movements in the United States by
a)
exposing
poverty and corruption
b)
opposing
westward expansion
c)
criticizing
racial injustice
d)
supporting
organized labor
23.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
24.
Who established Hull House, a center for immigrants and the poor to improve their lives?
a)
Frances Williard
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Gloria Steinem
d)
Susan B. Anthony
25.
This is the number one reason for immigration in the 19th century.
a)
Democracy in America
b)
Religious tolerance in country of origin
c)
Political oppression in country of origin
d)
Economic opportunities in America
26.
Source of 1st wave of immigrants, then source of 2nd wave of immigrants
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe, then Northern Europe
b)
Northern Europe, then Southern and Eastern Europe
27.
What groups formed to solve problems of child labor, unequal pay, length of work day, and poor working conditions?
a)
Political machines
b)
Labor unions
c)
Robber barons
d)
Interest groups
28.
What is laissez faire? It is the philosophy that government should
a)
Remain “hands off” in the growth and development of big business
b)
Play an active role in industry regulation
c)
Encourage voting among minority groups
d)
Protect life, liberty and property
29.
What are natural resources, transportation, population shift, government support of big business, and new technology?
a)
factors leading to U.S. Industrial Growth
b)
factors leading to the end of the Industrial Revolution
c)
factors halting westward expansion
d)
innovations leading to labor unions
30.
Newcomers to the U.S. mostly settled in
a)
Rural areas on farms
b)
Urban areas with those of similar origin
c)
Reservations
d)
Wealthy suburbs
31.
Lack of water, increased crime and lack of sanitation were problems faced by
a)
Cities due to technological innovations in industry
b)
Cities due to increased immigration
c)
Rural areas due to corruption in government
d)
Rural areas due to the Dawes Act
32.
The American Federation of Labor
a)
Was short lived due to lack of public support after the Haymarket Square Riot.
b)
Became the voice for skilled laborers in the Gilded Age.
c)
Began as a secret society of tailors.
d)
Quickly achieved its goals of ending child labor and increasing wages.
33.
Which organization controls the activities of a political party?
a)
Elections
b)
Vote machine
c)
W.I.N.
d)
Political machine
34.
What invention in the late 19th century led to improved communication and the exchange of ideas?
a)
printing press
b)
telegraph
c)
telephone
d)
internet
35.
The completion of what in the 19th Century made it easier for producers of raw materials to sell their goods to urban markets elsewhere?
a)
Interstate Highway System
b)
Atlantic to Pacific Charter
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Panama Canal
36.
Why did urbanization happen during the Gilded Age?
a)
People were trying to escape the problems of the cities.
b)
People wanted to farm more so they moved to the urban areas.
c)
People were escaping tenements and overcrowding in the country.
d)
So many people needed jobs that they moved to the city for factory work.
37.
Which immigrant is credited fro inventing the light bulb?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
38.
Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?
a)
Injunctions
b)
Lock outs
c)
Scabs
d)
Strikes
39.
Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?
a)
Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
b)
Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
c)
Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
d)
Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
40.
In 1911, a fire broke out in the ________________, a sweatshop in New York City. Nearly, 150 people, mostly young women, lost their lives in the fire. The deaths shocked the public.
a)
Haymarket Square
b)
Tiananmen Square
c)
Triangle Shirtwaist
d)
New England
41.
What innovation of Henry Ford's became the model for the manufacturing of American cars and consumer products because it enabled him to produce his cars more cheaply & quickly even after increasing workers’ wages?
a)
Assembly line
b)
Bessemer process
c)
Political machines
d)
Tenant farming
42.
Why were immigrants in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists (factory owners)?
a)
The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate
b)
The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine
c)
The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.
d)
The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
43.
Sweatshops, political machines, tenement dwelling, xenophobia, low wages were all problems related to which group?
a)
Women
b)
Native Americans
c)
Poltical Machines
d)
Immigration
44.
What was a major concerns of people during the Gilded age?
a)
The Power of the rich.
b)
Cholera
c)
Immigration
d)
The president having too much power and control.
45.
Describe tenement housing.
a)
Single family homes in large cities.
b)
Apartments in small towns in the midwest.
c)
Cramped apartments in large cities that had disease & crime.
d)
Basement apartments in Chicago
46.
How nineteenth-century city bosses and their machines retained control?
a)
Providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support
b)
Developing alliances among diverse immigrant populations
c)
Using police forces to protect organized labor
d)
Establishing local militias to prevent outside interference
47.
When was the Gilded Age?
a)
1870-1900
b)
1820-1860
c)
1900-1920
d)
1865-1877
48.
Which statement reflects an attitude that has been characteristically nativist?
a)
Governments should implement programs for assisting the unemployed
b)
Legislation should be passed to protect the rights of minorities in the United State
c)
America is a haven for the world’s discontented
d)
America must be preserved for Americans
49.
This political cartoon is a criticism of which business practice in the 19th century?
a)
vertical integration
b)
monopolization
c)
industrialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
50.
Political bosses and Political machines used these methods of manipulation and coercion to maintain control in municipal and locally elected public offices during the nineteenth-century .
a)
Providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support
b)
Developing alliances among diverse immigrant populations
c)
Using police forces to protect organized labor
d)
Establishing local militias to prevent outside interference
51.
What New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt. For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.
a)
Daley
b)
Grant
c)
Tilden
d)
Tweed
52.
The Gilded Age would be best described as.....
a)
The US was on a Gold Standard as of 1873
b)
There were grave problems behind the seeming prosperity of the era
c)
It was a period of growth and intensive manual labor
d)
It resulted in only benefits for the nation
53.
Why might some people use the term "Robber Barons" to describe business leaders like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan?
a)
They helped build America during the Industrial Age.
b)
They used unfair business practices and did not treat workers well.
c)
They believed in giving away money to charity.
d)
They believed only the strong should survive.
54.
How did the incandescent light bulb improve nineteenth-century urban conditions?
a)
Created possibility of home-based businesses
b)
Prompted more immigrants to leave large cities
c)
Enabled passenger trains to operate at night
d)
improved the quality of life and extended working
55.
Images such as this illustrate the abusive practice that many Gilded Age US Big Businesses were —
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
engaging in hiring minors as child laborers and paying them less than adults
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
56.
How did vertical integration benefit companies such as Carnegie Steel?
a)
Allowed labor unions to participate in decision-making
b)
Controlled production and distribution processes
c)
Invested in health and education of employees
d)
Included local politicians on boards of directors
57.
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?
a)
The federal government is ruining the oil industry by placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
b)
The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
c)
The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
d)
Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
58.
Which of these best describes life in a tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Lots of sickness & disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of these describe tenement life
59.
The cultural fusion and integration of different groups of people that occurred in the U.S. around the time was called ____________________.
a)
integration
b)
assimilation
c)
immigration
d)
procrastination
60.
The Chinese Exclusion Act…
a)
barred U.S. cities from
hiring Chinese workers.
b)
prohibited Chinese laborers
from entering the country.
c)
stripped Chinese Americans of their U.S.
citizenship.
d)
forced Chinese children to
attend segregated schools.
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