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Gilded Age, Westward Expansion, Progressive Era

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The movement from the rural areas to the cities is known as 
a)
Reservations
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Ethnic Ghettos
d)
Urbanization
2.
This law gave settlers land in the West as long as they farmed it.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Reservations
c)
Great Plains
d)
Monopoly
3.
Poor areas of cities densely populated by people of common language and origin
a)
Fun ghettos
b)
Reservations
c)
Monopolies
d)
Ethnic Ghettos
4.
This act was intended to help Native Americans acquire private land in the reservations, but instead they sold them. It was also intended to have Native Americans assimilate.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust
5.
Worker organizations who tried to collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions
a)
Political machines
b)
Entrepreneurs
c)
Labor unions
d)
Corporations
6.
The act of giving one's personal wealth to the benefit of society
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Corporation
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Urbanization
7.
People who take a risk and start a business
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Political machines
c)
Sherman Anti-Trust Acts
d)
Ethnic ghettos
8.
Economic system in which private businesses compete free of government control
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
This one is so difficult sir
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Dawes Act
9.
Organizations run by a political boss in power who often provided jobs and services to immigrants and the poor in exchange for their votes
a)
Corporation
b)
Labor unions
c)
Monopolies
d)
Political machine
10.
A policy or idea that government should not interfere with business; a hands off business attitude 
a)
Laissez-faire
b)
Hands-off
c)
Free enterprise system
d)
Corporation
11.
He established the Standard Oil Company and maintained a monopoly over the oil industry. He forced railroad companies to give him special rates while they charged his competitors higher prices.
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Bill Gates
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Boss Tweed
12.
When a company has complete control over the supply of a product or service it is known as a 
a)
Monopoly
b)
Labor union
c)
Political machine
d)
Corporation
13.
Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is knows as 
a)
Urbanization
b)
Americanization/Assimilation
c)
Immigration
d)
Nativism
14.
Those born or native to the United States who wanted to restrict immigration were known as 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Political machines
d)
Monopolies
15.
A federal law passed in 1890 that stopped monopolies from engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act 
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
16.
The time period between 1870 and 1900 characterized by industrialization, the growth of railroads, political corruption, child labor, the growth of labor union, the rise of entrepreneurship, and free enterprise
a)
The Progressive Era
b)
The Gilded Age
c)
The Great Depression
d)
Expansionism
17.
A train route across the United States finished in 1869 that allowed the economy to shift from a local market to a national market
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Reservations
18.
He had a monopoly over the steel industry; He wrote the Gospel of Wealth and gave away millions of dollars to build libraries and endow universities
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Child labor
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Andrew Carnegie
19.
These were the leaders of political machines; the most famous of these leaders was "Boss" Tweed of Tammany Hall in New York City 
a)
Political machines
b)
Labor unions
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Political bosses
20.
The practice of employing minors for low wages and poor working conditions
a)
Child labor
b)
Nativism
c)
Immigration
d)
Reservation
21.
A federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Labor unions
22.
In Toy Story 2, what was the name of Woody's girlfriend
a)
Mr Potatohead
b)
Jessie
c)
Little Bo Peep
d)
Miss Piggy
23.
Name the character
a)
BB8
b)
R2D2
c)
C3PO
d)
Hans Solo
24.
This was the first federal law (1882) to restrict immigration to the U.S. It showed American prejudices against Asians. 
a)
Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Immigration Act
d)
Dawes Act
25.

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

26.

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

27.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

28.

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Luke Skywalker

29.

Which of the following is an initiative?

a)

People have the right to remove a politician from office

b)

People have the right to choose who will run for President

c)

People have the right to propose a new law

d)

People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government

30.

Which of the following is a Recall?

a)

People have the right to choose who will run for President

b)

People have the right to remove an elected official from office

c)

People have the right to propose a new law

d)

People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto

31.
Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Jacob Riis
32.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
33.

Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to own property

c)

equal pay for equal work

d)

equal access to employment and education

34.

Key Reforms of the Progressive Era

· Initiative

· Referendum

· Recall

· Direct Primary

· 17th Amendment


How did the reforms listed above impact America?

a)

A system of separate schools for new immigrants

b)

They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government

c)

More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.

d)

They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class

35.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
36.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
37.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
38.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
39.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
40.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
41.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
42.
Topic 2: Name That Celebrity
a)
Jennifer Hudson
b)
Selena Gomez
c)
Rihanna
d)
Demi Lovato
43.
Which celebrity is this?
a)
Starfire
b)
Patrick
c)
Starfish
d)
Aqua Man
44.
Which celebrity is this?
a)
Lil Wayne
b)
Obama
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jay Z
45.
Work
a)
Rihanna
b)
Beyonce
c)
Shakira
d)
Lady Gaga
46.

A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

a)

Philanthropists

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Good person

d)

Tycoon

47.

In The Gospel of Wealth, he argues that very wealthy men like him had a responsibility to use their wealth for the greater good of society

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

JP Morgan

48.

Cities populations grew in the West, expand in communication and commerce, and growth in settlers are due to-

a)

The Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The Klondike Gold Rush

c)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

The Telegraph

49.

Big Business, Westward Expansion, bad working conditions, political machines, and immigration were issues of what time period in the U.S

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Building an Empire

d)

Civil Rights and the 60's

50.

Native Americans were removed from their land and sent to reservations to-

a)

make land available for settlers

b)

make land available for immigrants

c)

protect the buffaloes

d)

clear way for the railroads

51.

Encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Dawes Act

c)

The Transcontinental Railroad

d)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

52.

____________________ gained power by providing immigrants with services.

a)

Political Machines

b)

Big Business

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Andrew Carnegie

53.

was established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation

a)

Civil Service Reform

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

54.

the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters without any political experience

a)

The Spoils System

b)

Civil Service Reform

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Dawes Act

55.

When arriving to the U.S, ________________ experienced unhealthy living conditions.

a)

immigrants

b)

settlers in the west

c)

Germans

d)

children

56.

Rich topsoil attracted many settlers to the-

a)

Great Plains

b)

East

c)

South

d)

Northeast

57.

A migration of settlers to Alaska and Western Canada began with The ____________________

a)

Klondike Gold Rush

b)

California Gold Rush

c)

Texas Oil Rush

d)

Oklahoma Oil Rush

58.

Americans who disliked immigrants were called-

a)

nativists

b)

deplorables

c)

The KKK

d)

The T.E.A Party

59.

Congested, overcrowded, and pollution were some problems due to-

a)

Urbanization

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

The Klondike Gold Rush

d)

The Transcontinental Railroad

60.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed due to-

a)

low wages & unemployment in the West Coast

b)

low wages & unemployment in the South

c)

plenty of jobs and high wages in the country

d)

plenty of jobs and high wages in the West coast

61.

Sped up the production of steel

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Atkins Reaper

c)

Barbed Wire

d)

The Transcontinental Railroad

62.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
63.

Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.

a)

Nativism

b)

Ethnic Enclaves

c)

Assimilation

64.

Which is the best example of a political machine?

a)

A group of immigrants gather together and demand rights, and better pay

b)

The government breaks apart big businesess

c)

A political organization that uses corruption to buy and cheat votes

d)

A politician asks for donations for his campaign

65.

William "Boss" Tweed was known for what?

a)

Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control

b)

Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor

c)

A Republican political machine

d)

A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants

66.

Nativist would often argue...

a)

That immigrants working for low wages were taking jobs away from American citizens

b)

Immigrants were benefiting the US by creating a melting pot

c)

Immigrants were destroying the US because they taking all the land in the Dawes Act

d)

Immigrants should be allowed to participate in all elections

67.

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

a)

Machines needed to be repaired more frequently

b)

Products could be manufactured on an assembly line

c)

Businesses needed to hire skilled workers

d)

Factories could extend working hours

68.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English

b)

Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there

c)

The people in the poster were native-born Americans

d)

Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population

69.

What is happening in this photo?

a)

The Civil War is being ended

b)

Transcontinental railroad is being finished

c)

Transcontinental railroad is being started

70.

3) What were the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad? (Pick TWO)

a)

It allowed for the rise of the steel industry

b)

It connected the United States by rail from east coast to west coast

c)

It lead to increased the population in western cities

d)

The population in urban centers grew drastically

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