Worksheets02.30-1 QUIZIZZ: The Gilded Age
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What invention ended the way of life for cowboys and Plains Indians?
Mechanical reaper
Bessemer process
Airplane
Barbed wire
What caused slow progress during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Hazardous mountain regions made work difficult
Railroad companies often had to spend time seeking out people to invest
Railroad companies could not find enough laborers to work for low wages
Competition between railroad companies slowed down progress
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad is associated with the settlement of which region of the US?
Northeast
South
West
Southeast
What kind of people worked on building the railroads?
pioneers
immigrants
homesteaders
Native Americans
During which battle did the Plains Indians defeat Colonel George Custer?
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Sand Creek
Wounded Knee Massacre
Trail of Tears
Which of the following inventions allowed the building of skyscrapers?
Bessemer process and elevator
Sewing machine and light bulb
Assembly line and barbed wire
Railroads and printing press
What section of the country saw the growth of industries and businesses in the early 1900’s?
West
South
North
Texas
What type of business sells shares of its stock to investors?
monopoly
corporation
trusts
capitalists
Who invented the light bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Theresa Brady
Elias Howe
All of the following statements are true of pre-factory work except:
a worker makes the entire product
little skill is needed for the job
workers make less goods
workers learn trades by apprenticing
When a business buys all the services and products that go into that business, it is said to be which term?
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
Corporation
Philanthropist
All of the following are characteristics of capitalism except:
Competition between businesses
Free market trade
Private ownership of business
Government control of the economy
Corporations, stocks, monopolies and trusts are most closely associated with the:
rise of big businesses
formation of labor unions
development of new inventions
development of the factory visit
A person who gives away all of his money is called:
entrepreneur
robber baron
philanthropist
boss
A person who uses ruthless business tactics to get money from customers is called a(n):
entrepreneur
robber baron
philanthropist
boss
A person who starts his own business is called:
entrepreneur
robber baron
philanthropist
boss
Which of the following people BOUGHT the US Steel Corporation?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What company was started by John D. Rockefeller?
Otis Elevators
Kodak Pictures
US Steel Corporation
Standard Oil Company
Which word describes the kind of economic system found in the United States?
communism
monarchy
capitalism
republic
Which of the following statements about the “Gilded Age” is true?
the middle class ran society
there was a major difference between the rich and the poor
immigrants lived in luxury
many people shared in the wealth resulting from the growth of big business
Which of the following people STARTED the US Steel Corporation?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
