WorksheetsUnit 19 Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these is NOT true of the Republican platform during the Gilded Age?
Endorsed big business
Supported protective tariffs
Garnered favor in the South
Widely supported by African-Americans
Which of the following is NOT true of the Democratic platform in the Gilded Age?
Supported by the solid South
Often supported temperance
Successful in big cities in the North
Argued for states' rights
Which of these was NOT elected president between 1870 and 1900?
Theodore Roosevelt
Rutherford B. Hayes
James Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Who was a President who was shot and killed in the Post-Reconstruction era?
Chester A. Arthur
William McKinley
James Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
The first Democratic President to be elected in the Gilded Age was...
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
James Garfield
Which government body was created by the Pendleton Act of 1883?
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service Commission
Railroad Commission
Secret Service
Farmers and small business owners most often endorsed which economic measures?
Minting of silver and printing of greenbacks
Reliance on the gold standard
Quantitive Easing
Supporting policies that promoted global free trade
What does the "politics of complacency" refer to?
The unwillingness of the people to engage in politics
the unwillingness of politicians to tackle controversial issues
the apathy many industrial workers felt toward local governance
the disregard industry bosses had for human safety
Which of these was a part of the "billion-dollar congress?"
printing of greenbacks to aid in public debts
Issuance silver in line with the demands of farmers
Lowering tariffs to promote free trade
Increases in pensions to Civil War veterans
Which of these was NOT a reason the election of 1896 was pivotal?
Shift in political focus from agrarian to urban
Heavy investments into campaigns
Ushered in a period of democratic dominance
Marked an end to political stalemates
BONUS: Who was the capitalist who utilized the Panic of 1893 to expand his economic influence into the railroad industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
BONUS: The Spoils System of Andrew Jackson was essentially undone by which piece of legislation?
Interstate Commerce Act
Civil Service Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Dawes-Severalty Act
