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Chapter 13 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ was a philosophy that believed wealthy Americans should be responsible and use their money to bring about social progress.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Realism

c)

Gospel of Wealth

d)

Individualism

2.

Civil Service Reform was a response to what?

a)

Political Machines and the Spoils System

b)

Chinese Immigrants

c)

Indians (Native Americans)

d)

The need to regulate State Governments

3.

Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?

a)

The Immigrants and the Poor

b)

The Immigrants and Big Businesses

c)

The Poor and the Chinese

d)

The Chinese and the Big Businesses

4.

Americans who grew angry and resentful at the increased Immigrant migration into the country, especially those from Southern and Eastern Europe

a)

Nativists

b)

Populists

c)

Philanthropists

d)

Social Workers

5.

What group was motivated the most by "The American Dream" during the Gilded Age?

a)

Immigrants

b)

The Poor

c)

Indians (Native Americans)

d)

Former Slaves

6.

Declining wages and a rise unemployment on the west coast led to what piece of legislation?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Pendleton Act of 1883

7.

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

a)

"Boss" Tweed

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Andrew Carnegie

8.

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Industrial Capitalists

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Labor Leaders

9.
The photo demonstrates one of the problems with
a)
overcrowding urban tenements.
b)
labor union activism in urban areas.
c)
the overproduction of consumer goods.
d)
the growth of political machines.
10.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
11.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
12.
Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?
a)
Galveston
b)
Long
c)
Ellis
d)
Angel
13.
Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?
a)
social darwinist
b)
political bosses
c)
nativist
d)
political machines
14.
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
15.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
16.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
17.

Which group preferred silver money?

a)

Lawyers

b)

Politicians

c)

Bankers

d)

Farmers

18.
Which court case required "separate but equal" facilities for African Americans?
a)
Brown vs. Board
b)
Plessy vs Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Morrill vs Louisiana
19.
____ is tax someone has to pay to vote.
a)
Poll Tax
b)
income tax
c)
sales tax
d)
property tax
20.

This African American leader from the early 1900s wanted to preserve black people's voting rights at all costs instead of compromising and potentially losing them.

a)

W. E. B. Du Bois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.