WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Anti-Trust legislation was created mostly to:
a)
increase competition in business
b)
create new monopolies
c)
create opportunity to labor unions
d)
clean up the environment
2.
What shared factor most encouraged settlement of the west AND the industrial revolution?
a)
The Homestead Act
b)
Pro-Business Government
c)
The Populist Party
d)
The Railroads
3.
A railroad pool:
a)
controlled the price of railway stock
b)
shared equipment to maximize efficiency
c)
worked to better serve rural America
d)
fixed prices and divided business for profit
4.
The Supreme Court consistenly ruled on the side of ________. For Ex. Wabash v. Illinois, E.C. Knight v. US, etc.
a)
farmers
b)
natives
c)
corporations
d)
government organizations
5.
All of the following are true of the Gospel of Wealth EXCEPT:
a)
everyman should try to becomes rich.
b)
money should be given to the poor.
c)
the wealthy should spend their money for the good of society
d)
wealth was reward for a life of religious devotion
6.
The central topic of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech was:
a)
laissez faire economics
b)
foreign ownership of US debt
c)
bimetallism
d)
the importance of the gold standard
7.
An 8 hour work day was a major goal of:
a)
politicians
b)
farmers
c)
labor unions
d)
business owners
8.
The increasing movement of people into the cities is referred to as:
a)
industrialization
b)
urbanization
c)
The Great Migration
d)
Birds of Paradise
9.
Which of the following most restrictiveness anti-immigrants law passed in the Gilded Age?
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Immigration and Naturalization Act
c)
The Alien and Sedition Act
d)
The National Origins Act
10.
Samuel Gompers was:
a)
Republican politician
b)
an industrialist
c)
A labor union leader
d)
Whitehouse Chief of Staff
11.
Who would be most likely to help an immigrant who had just arrived in America during the late 1800s?
a)
Tammany Hall Politicians
b)
Social Darwinists
c)
the American Protective Association
d)
lawmakers in Congress
12.
Major problems with the new urban cities included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
deadly disease
b)
excessive farm animals
c)
economic segregation
d)
overcrowded housing
13.
Settlement Houses were designed to:
a)
serve as a social club for economic elites.
b)
create new workers for the factory system
c)
give women a college education.
d)
aid immigrants in adjusting to life in America
14.
The major issue of the Election of 1890 was:
a)
lowering the tariffs.
b)
Bimetalism
c)
the reduction of veterans pensions.
d)
The Panic of 1893
15.
National politics during the Gilded Age were
a)
stalemated between regions
b)
evidence of a strong 3rd party.
c)
represented by parties taking strong positions on issues.
d)
focused on the plight of new immigrants.
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