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WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Many more goods were imported.
The government lowered taxes.
The number of people working as farmers increased.
The cost of many goods made in the United States decreased.
_____ opened the way for worldwide communications with the invention of the telephone.
John D. Rockefeller
Alexander Graham Bell
Jacob Riis
Andrew Carnegie
Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?
Goods were transported across country
Populations in the west increased
Railroad reduced the size of the US
Travel across the country was possible
Which of the following was NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's?
the horse
the buffalo
the extended family
land ownership
Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?
White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.
Native Americans refused to remain on the Plains.
Native American populations decreased and needed less land.
The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American peoples.
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800's?
cheap electric power
fire safety standards
the invention of the elevator
new methods of making steel
Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves _______.
buying out raw material producers and distributors
merging with companies producing similar products
forming trusts
used new methods to increase production
Which is NOT a characteristic of a business monopoly?
encourage business competition
rise prices
put all competition out of business
control all of a products' production
In the late 1800's, collective bargaining was a technique used to ______.
expand industry
win workers' rights
restrict labor unions
overcome the Bourgeoisie
Business owners generally paid low wages in factories because ______.
the government regulated wages
they wanted to maximize worker morale
keeping wages low meant lower production costs
labor unions were focused on worker safety rather than pay
Between 1860 and 1900, a primary cause of migration from rural to urban areas was ____.
inflationary pressure on crop prices
lack of rural housing as building slowed
increasing economic opportunity in cities
government resettlement policies
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called ____.
nativism
civil service
gentlemen's agreement
graft
All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the late 1800's/ early 1900's EXCEPT ____.
a wealth of natural resources
government support for business
a growing urban population
a growing rural population
This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a graduated income tax, and a federal loan program.
Green Party
Populist Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
