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WorksheetsGilded Age
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
2.
TRUE OR FALSE: Robber Barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrant coming to the US?
a)
Opportunity
b)
Oppression
c)
Cultural ties
d)
Freedom
4.
Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?
a)
shorter hours
b)
lower pay
c)
no child labor
d)
safer working conditions
5.
Where did you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?
a)
New York City
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chicago
d)
Philadelphia
6.
What was the result of the industrial growth during the late 1800's?
a)
Growth in the percentage of agricultural workers
b)
Less diversity in American cultures
c)
A population shift from urban to rural areas
d)
A sharp increase in urban populations
7.
Following the Civil War, which two immigrant groups faced discrimination during the period of industrialization?
a)
Chinese and Irish
b)
African and Chinese
c)
Irish and British
d)
Indian and Irish
8.
Settlement houses were created because of increasing--
a)
immigrant populations
b)
urban employment
c)
educational opportunities
d)
government regulation
9.
Jane Addams is most recognized for her work with--
a)
large corporations
b)
labor unions
c)
political machines
d)
settlement houses
10.
Which city developed into a steel-manufacturing area?
a)
Boston
b)
Detroit
c)
Pittsburgh
d)
New York City
11.
Which groups of people were often blamed for the problems of the cities like poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?
a)
Union members
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Immigrants
d)
Trolley dodgers
12.
Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from--
a)
the rural countryside to the city
b)
the United States to Mexico
c)
The United States to Canada
d)
cities to the country
13.
1. Adventure
2. Escape from oppressive governments
3. Hope for better opportunities
4. Religious freedom
Which title best describes this list?
2. Escape from oppressive governments
3. Hope for better opportunities
4. Religious freedom
Which title best describes this list?
a)
Resources for the Development of cities
b)
Reasons for Westward Expansion
c)
Reasons for Increased Immigration to the United States
d)
Reasons Why Colonists Immigrated to Europe
14.
Being unjustly harsh is called...?
a)
Oppressive
b)
Urban
c)
Political
d)
Your parents
15.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
16.
Poor, crowded, and unhealthy describe:
a)
Prospecting
b)
Tenements
c)
Country life
d)
A farmer's life
17.
What is the significance of Ellis Island?
a)
It was the place where most European immigrants settled.
b)
It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens.
c)
It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government.
d)
It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
18.
The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for "textile?"
a)
Steel
b)
Coal
c)
Cloth
d)
Cotton
19.
All of the following are reasons immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900 EXCEPT--
a)
escape from high taxes
b)
better climate
c)
religious freedom
d)
escape famine and land shortages
20.
What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?
a)
the growing availability of factory jobs
b)
the constant fear of an influenza outbreak
c)
the declining interest in westward expansion
d)
the educational opportunities at free universities
21.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
22.
Where was Angel Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Los Angeles, California
23.
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
24.
I want a better future.
a)
political push factor
b)
family pull factor
c)
economic push factor
d)
quality of life pull factor
25.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
26.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
31.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
32.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
33.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
34.
Which act was rushed to Congress and passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906?
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Australian Ballot Act
d)
Meat Inspection Act
35.
The Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked by
a)
increasing wages for unskilled labor
b)
decreasing the pace of work
c)
combining small tasks into one job
d)
having them use small machines to do jobs previously done by hand
36.
As the Industrial Revolution spread to the United States, most of the early factories were built in the nations
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
37.
Which word means related to cities?
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
38.
Which word means related to farms or "the country?"
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
39.
Which word means outside of the city, but not all the way out in the country?
a)
urban
b)
suburban
c)
rural
40.
When workers refuse to go to work, it is called a:
a)
picket
b)
strike
c)
day off
d)
stink
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