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WorksheetsGilded Age CFA Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What policy did the government promote to help Native Americans?
Vigilantism
Pluralism
Militarism
Assimilation
Plessy v Ferguson was significant in that it _______
Struck down the notion of “separate but equal”
Legalized Jim Crow laws throughout the south
Created more equality
It made Jim Crow laws illegal throughout the U.S.
Many Native Americans longed for the return of their way of life. Many turned to a
religious ceremony called the _____
Moon Dance
Trail of Tears
Powatomi Dance
Ghost Dance
Use the list to answer the question.
Great Railroad Strike, 1877
Homestead Strike, 1892
Pullman Strike, 1894
What do these strikes all have in common?
They required the use of troops to restore order
They targeted foreign-owned businesses
They demonstrated the success of labor unions
They caused the federal governments to support worker’ demands
Which factor contributed to the decline of political machines?
passage of suffrage for women
introduction of the spoils system
passage of civil service reforms
demands of nativists
The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in
the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with
Aid for construction of railroad stations
Reduced prices for iron and steel
Land grants
Cash grants from new taxes
What does this image say about the control of political bosses?
political bosses wanted to squish the opportunities in New York
political bosses control all of New York City
Political bosses were showing their approval with a "thumbs up" image
New Jersey did not have political bosses
Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?
He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors
He was a government inspector looking for corruption
He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government
He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization
What does this image say about the control of Standard Oil?
Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA
Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses
Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers
Standard Oil had control over many aspects of government
What does this image say about the need for labor unions?
labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.
Labor unions decreased nativism
Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers
Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day
