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Gilded Age Presidents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many historians refer to the Gilded Age Presidents as the "_______________________ Presidents".

a)

Powerful

b)

Shiny

c)

Golden

d)

Forgotten

2.

Which of the following BEST describes what is on the "inside" of something "gilded"?

a)

strength

b)

beauty

c)

nothing

d)

weak or rotten

3.

Which of the following Gilded Age Presidents were assassinated shortly after taking office?

a)

Garfield

b)

Arthur

c)

Grant

d)

Cleveland

4.

What determines if someone wins the election to become President of the United States?

a)

public opinion

b)

popular vote

c)

Electoral College

d)

Party Convention

5.

Of all the Gilded Age Presidents, who was the ONLY one from the Democratic Party?

a)

Hayes

b)

Arthur

c)

B. Harrison

d)

Cleveland

6.

What famous American author came up with the term "Gilded Age" to describe this time period?

a)

John Hemingway

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Mark Twain

d)

Jack London

7.

Which of the following best describes how wealthy businessmen or politicians were drawn to look in political cartoons during the Gilded Age?

a)

Dumb

b)

Short

c)

Fat

d)

Nice

8.

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?

a)

Hayes

b)

Arthur

c)

Garfield

d)

Cleveland

9.

Which of the following best describes WHY President Garfield was assassinated?

a)

An Italian Immigrant was upset at his handling of foreign-speaking immigrants.

b)

A radical Democrat was mad that his political party did not win the Presidency.

c)

A disgruntled man wanted revenge for not receiving a government job from the President.

d)

A former Confederate soldier wanted revenge for the Civil War.

10.

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?

a)

Hayes

b)

Arthur

c)

B. Harrison

d)

Cleveland

11.

In politics today, which TWO (must mark both) is accurate concerning "Red" and "Blue" states?

a)

Blue States are ones that vote primarily for Democrats and Red States are ones that vote primarily for Republicans

b)

Blue States are ones that vote primarily for Republicans, Red States are ones that vote primarily for Democrats.

12.

During the Gilded Age, what was often the most powerful political group in the Big Cities of America?

a)

Military Commanders

b)

Political Machines

c)

Republicans

d)

Democrats

13.

Who ran against Hayes and might have been President if it wasn't for the "Corrupt Bargain" and "Compromise of 1877"?

a)

Arthur

b)

Tilden

c)

Lincoln

d)

Johnson

14.

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?

a)

Hayes

b)

Garfield

c)

Arthur

d)

Cleveland

15.

Which number range accurately reflects the total number of Presidents we have had in the United States from the Constitution through today?

a)

10-20

b)

40-50

c)

60-70

d)

90-100