WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
This era was given this name because under the glittery surface there were issues of poverty, unemployment, and corruption.
The Progressive Era
The Gilded Age
The Reconstruction Era
World War II
This President was assassinated in 1880
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Charles Guiteau
Choose the 2 factions of the Republican Party that disagreed on civil service reform.
Stalwarts
Mugwumps
Half-Breeds
Democrats
This man helped immigrants in New York in exchange for their votes
James Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Boss Tweed
None of the Above
What was the result of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?
There was no impact on the city. The only thing that burned down was Mrs. O'Leary's Barn
Much of the city of Chicago was burned down and needed to be rebuilt
Mrs. O'Leary was accused of starting the fire for the rest of her life
Both B & C are correct
Who was Jacob Riis
A Gilded Age Politician
A reporter who exposed the corruption of Boss Tweed in New York
A reporter who took photographs of the bad conditions of New York City Tenements
None of the Above
Which of the following would be a reason why immigrants would leave their home country for America?
America had more jobs
An immigrants home country may have been in the middle of a war
There were famines such as the Irish Potato Famine
All of the Above
This Act prevented 1 group from entering the United States
The German Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Mexican Exclusion Act
The Irish Exclusion Act
True or False: If a person is born in the United States, they are automatically a United States Citizen
True
False
During the Gilded Age, the majority of Immigrants came from where?
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
Which of the following was NOT a location where immigrants came into the United States during the Gilded Age?
Ellis Island
Angel Island
The Mexican Border
This policy expresses resentment or hatred towards immigrants
Anti-Semitism
Nativism
Patriotism
Ethnocentrism
After ending up in debt, farmers created this political party
The Green Party
The Populist Party
The Republican Party
The Socialist Party
Choose the 2 Labor Unions that were discussed in Chapter 3
The American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
International Workers of the World (IWW)
The Knights of Labor
This event(s) encouraged people to move West
Gold was discovered in California
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered families 160 acres of farmland
People were offered the opportunity to kill Plains Indians and Buffalo
Both A and B are correct
Completing the construction of this helped connect the East and West coasts of the United States
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Hoover Dam
The Empire State Building
None of the Above
This profession required taking livestock from Texas and moving herds North to connect to the railroad lines.
Texas Rangers
Sheriffs
Miners
Cowboys
True or False: Assimilation is an attempt to educate, civilize, and Americanize Plains Indians
True
False
What are reservations?
The names of the schools where Native Americans get educated
Land given to Native Americans where they could live freely without the intervention of white people
The only land that white people were allowed to settle on; all other land belonged to Native Americans
None of the Above
This tribe tried to escape the United States Cavalry, but ended up getting captured
Nez Perce
Sioux
Cheyenne
Apache
What was the result of Custer's Last Stand?
The Native Americans are massacred
Custer's poor leadership leads to his army getting massacred
Both sides fight to a standoff
The Native Americans are captured and sent to reservations
Why were Indians massacred at Wounded Knee?
They created a religious resistance movement known as the Ghost Dance
They took their land back from white expansion
Native Americans killed President Garfield
None of the Above
What happened during the Oklahoma Land Rush?
Native Americans took land from American settlers
There was a major battle between Native Americans and the US Calvary
Americans take land from Indian Reservations in Oklahoma
All of the Above
True or False: Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis claims that the American Frontier is open
True
False
What happened during the Haymarket Affair?
Protests became violent when someone in the crowd threw a bomb
Workers successfully fought for a shorter work day
The American Socialist Party was created
None of the Above
In the Wizard of Oz, this character represented the farmers of the Gilded Age
The Wicked Witch of the West
The Cowardly Lion
The Tin Man
The Scarecrow
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
A robber baron who owned US Steel
A robber baron who owned Standard Oil
A robber baron who owned the Central Pacific Railroad
None of the above
This company created a catalogue to appeal to rural shoppers
Amazon
Wal-Mart
Sears and Roebuck
Macy's
