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Gilded Age Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Workers began to speak out for their rights and some joined ______________.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Philanthropic Organizations

c)

Farming Unions

d)

Political Clubs

2.

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?

a)

Like gold on the outside, rough on the inside

b)

Rough on the outside, like gold on the inside

3.

What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?

a)

Cars

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

AC

d)

Industrialization

4.

The growth of machines and factories to produce goods is called...

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

populism

d)

nativism

5.

To go on strike means to

a)

refuse to work

b)

quit your job

c)

collectively bargain

d)

hold up protest signs

6.

1. Why was the time period of the late 1800s called the Gilded Age?

a)

It was a time period marked by corruption and the creation of gold statutues

b)

It was a time period marked by great success on the outside, but had terrible conditions and massive inequality on the inside

c)

It was a time period marked by monopolies and philanthropy.

d)

It was a time period marked by immigration.

7.

What invention led to the efficient production of goods in factories?

a)

The Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Collective Bargaining

c)

The Assembly Line

d)

The Light Bulb

8.

When workers organize to negotiate with employers for better working conditions in it called

a)

Going on Strike

b)

Unionizing

c)

Collective Bargaining

d)

Philanthropy

9.

Working conditions in factories were

a)

Bad: long hours, low pay, dangerous

b)

Good: balanced hours, good pay, safe

10.

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

a)

Rural areas to Urban areas

b)

Urban areas to Rural areas

11.

One of the most infamous factory fires in the United States was the

a)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

b)

Square Shirtwaist Factory Fire

c)

Circle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

12.

Most of the workers that died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire died as a result of

a)

dangerous sewing machines

b)

smoke inhalation

c)

neglectful safety features

d)

faulty fire escapes

13.

The growth of cities is called . . .

a)

rural

b)

technology

c)

immigration

d)

urbanization

14.

Many people, including immigrants, lived in run-down ___________________ during the Gilded Age.

a)

slums

b)

factories

c)

coal mines

d)

offices

15.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
16.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
17.

Immigrants came to America to escape

a)

religious persecution

b)

low living standards

c)

poor economies

d)

all of the above

18.

To make a difference and to making something better...

a)

Reform

b)

Nativize

c)

Urbanize

d)

Industrialize

19.

The United States became a "melting pot" because

a)

Cultures stayed separated

b)

Cultures began to blend together

c)

Food production was too slow

d)

Food production was too fast

20.

The Great Migration was the movement of ______________ to ________________ after the Civil War.

a)

Native Americans to the South

b)

African Americans to the North

c)

Native Americans to the North

d)

African Americans to the South