WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a true statement about political machines during the Gilded Age?
a)
Political participation was damaged from the spoils system and the fierce partisanship of the era.
b)
The Tammany Hall political machine lost power when Boss Tweed was arrested and fled to Spain.
c)
The Pendleton Civil Service Act helped political machines gain power in many cities by providing more government jobs.
d)
Political machines won the loyalty of large immigrant groups by promising solutions to problems like poor sanitation or transportation.
2.
“Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people.” (1892)
Which group showed the greatest support for this idea?
Which group showed the greatest support for this idea?
a)
western farmers
b)
union leaders
c)
factory owners
d)
railroad companies
3.
The Populists believed that most of the United States economic problems would be solved by establishing
a)
currency reform
b)
postal savings banks
c)
a national property tax
d)
a renewed policy of open immigration
4.
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to
a)
encourage settlement of the West
b)
set up reservations for Native American Indians
c)
establish land-grant agricultural colleges
d)
assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads
5.
The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
a)
restore previously taken land to Native American Indian tribes
b)
maintain traditional Native American Indian cultures
c)
assimilate Native American Indians into American culture
d)
end all governmental contact with Native American Indians
6.
In the period from 1860 to 1900, the Federal Government encouraged the settlement of the West by
a)
passing an increased number of liberal immigration laws
b)
selling the most fertile public land to Native American Indians
c)
providing free transportation to settlers moving to the frontier
d)
granting tracts of land to railroad companies to encourage construction
7.
"[Buffalo hunters] have done more in the last two years, and will do more in the next year, to settle the . . . Indian question than the entire regular army has done in the last thirty years. . . . For the sake of peace let them kill, skin, and sell until the buffalo are destroyed.” —General Philip Sheridan
What was the result of the process described in this quotation?
What was the result of the process described in this quotation?
a)
Native American Indians were granted farmland under the Homestead Act.
b)
The disappearance of their economic base helped drive Native American Indians onto reservations.
c)
Many Native American Indians moved to Eastern cities to work in factories.
d)
Most Native American Indians Canada to find new ways to earn a living.
8.
-Free and unlimited coinage of silver
-Government ownership of railroads
-Graduated income tax
Which of these political parties first proposed these reforms in its platform?
-Government ownership of railroads
-Graduated income tax
Which of these political parties first proposed these reforms in its platform?
a)
Republican Party in 1876
b)
Populist Party in 1892
c)
Bull-Moose Party 1912
d)
Democratic Party in 1932
9.
In the late 1800s, the goal of the Federal Government’s policy toward Native American Indians was to
a)
destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values through assimilation
b)
grant them full citizenship and due process
c)
give their tribal groups authority over their own affairs
d)
increase the land holdings of western tribes
10.
During the period from 1865 to 1900, disputes between labor and management were often marked by
a)
the use of violence by both sides
b)
cooperative efforts to resolve differences
c)
government support of striking workers
d)
arbitration by the Federal Government
11.
What major trend related to population occurred during the industrialization boom of the late 1800s?
a)
Immigration decreased
b)
Suburbanization decreased
c)
Urbanization increased
d)
Migration to rural areas increased
12.
Which two speakers would most likely label late 19th-century industrialists as robber barons?
a)
A and B
b)
A and D
c)
B and C
d)
C and D
13.
According to the graph, which was the first year in which more Americans lived in urban areas than in rural areas?
a)
1860
b)
1890
c)
1920
d)
1930
14.
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
a)
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
b)
The best way to develop major industries was to form proprietorships.
c)
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company
d)
Foreign competition in the oil industry was hurting American companies.
15.
What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
a)
job security
b)
paid vacations
c)
improved wages and hours
d)
health insurance
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