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1870-early 1900's Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time period from the 1870s to the early 1900s that saw an increase in invention, industry, jobs and immigration was known as

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Gilded Age

2.

Wealthy and powerful businessmen who made their money using ruthless tactics were known as

a)

Inventors

b)

Robber Barons

c)

OG's

3.

Overcrowded buildings where most immigrants and workers lived were called

a)

the ghetto

b)

projects

c)

tenements

4.

If you did not want immigrants moving to your area, or working in your jobs you could be called a

a)

Robber Baron

b)

Nativist

c)

Communist

5.

The place in New York City's harbor where European immigrants came to be processed and enter America was

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

The Statue of Liberty

6.

This Robber Baron was the owner of The Standard Oil company

a)

JP Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D. Rockafeller

7.

The average factory worker would work

a)

8-10 hours a day

b)

4-6 hours a day

c)

10-14 hours a day

8.

The Robber Baron who was the head of the Steel Industry was

a)

JP Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D. Rockafeller

9.

This was a big problem during the Gilded age, that caused many injuries and deaths to occur in children

a)

The Spanish Flu

b)

Child Labor

c)

Small Pox

10.

"Laissez Faire" meant that

a)

The Robber Barons were creating monopolies

b)

The immigrants were taking all the jobs

c)

The government did not care what Robber Barons were doing in their businesses.

11.

To help improve their working conditions and treatment by business owners, many factory workers formed

a)

Immigrant groups

b)

The Freedman's Bureau

c)

Labor Unions

12.

This group filled many of the Jobs and caused cities to start to become crowded.

a)

Immigrants

b)

Child Labor

c)

Robber Barons

13.

This Immigrant group had come to America before the late 1800s, from Northern European countries, and were not poor. They were seen more positively by the American government and citizens

a)

New Immigrants

b)

Old Immigrants

14.

This Immigrant group had come to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s, from Southern and Eastern European countries, and were poor. They were not looked at positively by the American government and citizens.

a)

New Immigrants

b)

Old Immigrants

15.

Immigrants from Asia and China began to come to America in the Mid-late 1800's in order to

a)

find land

b)

help build the Rail Roads

c)

take over in factories