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WorksheetsGilded Age Presidents
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Many historians refer to the Gilded Age Presidents as the "_______________________ Presidents".
Powerful
Shiny
Golden
Forgotten
Which of the following BEST describes what is on the "inside" of something "gilded"?
strength
beauty
nothing
weak or rotten
Which of the following Gilded Age Presidents were assassinated shortly after taking office?
Garfield
Arthur
Grant
Cleveland
What determines if someone wins the election to become President of the United States?
public opinion
popular vote
Electoral College
Party Convention
Of all the Gilded Age Presidents, who was the ONLY one from the Democratic Party?
Hayes
Arthur
B. Harrison
Cleveland
What famous American author came up with the term "Gilded Age" to describe this time period?
John Hemingway
Frederick Douglass
Mark Twain
Jack London
Which of the following best describes how wealthy businessmen or politicians were drawn to look in political cartoons during the Gilded Age?
Dumb
Short
Fat
Nice
Which President became President after what was called the "Corrupt Bargain of 1876" or the "Compromise of 1877" in which the Republicans got the Presidency and the Democrats got the Jim Crow period?
Hayes
Arthur
Garfield
Cleveland
Which of the following best describes WHY President Garfield was assassinated?
An Italian Immigrant was upset at his handling of foreign-speaking immigrants.
A radical Democrat was mad that his political party did not win the Presidency.
A disgruntled man wanted revenge for not receiving a government job from the President.
A former Confederate soldier wanted revenge for the Civil War.
Which Gilded Age President won a first term of office, then lost his re-election, and finally ran a second time and won a second term as President over the candidate that defeated him?
Hayes
Arthur
B. Harrison
Cleveland
In politics today, which TWO (must mark both) is accurate concerning "Red" and "Blue" states?
Blue States are ones that vote primarily for Democrats and Red States are ones that vote primarily for Republicans
Blue States are ones that vote primarily for Republicans, Red States are ones that vote primarily for Democrats.
During the Gilded Age, what was often the most powerful political group in the Big Cities of America?
Military Commanders
Political Machines
Republicans
Democrats
Who ran against Hayes and might have been President if it wasn't for the "Corrupt Bargain" and "Compromise of 1877"?
Arthur
Tilden
Lincoln
Johnson
Which of the following Gilded-Age Presidents was NEVER elected into office, because he inherited the position and didn't receive the nomination from his own party for a second term?
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Which number range accurately reflects the total number of Presidents we have had in the United States from the Constitution through today?
10-20
40-50
60-70
90-100
