WorksheetsGilded Age
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
2.
What did Thomas Edison invent?
a)
Uses for peanuts
b)
Telephone
c)
Light bulb
d)
Moving assembly line
3.
What did Henry Ford invent?
a)
Moving assembly line
b)
Uses for peanuts
c)
Light bulb
d)
Telephone
4.
How did Cornelius Vanderbilt build his wealth?
a)
Automobile Industry
b)
Railroad and Shipping Industry
c)
Oil Industry
d)
Steel Industry
5.
Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Great Plains Act
d)
Homestead Act
6.
Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Goods were transported across country
b)
Travel across the country was possible
c)
Populations in the west increased
d)
Railroad reduced the size of the US
7.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?
a)
Educated professionals
b)
Factory workers
c)
Scientists
d)
Lawyers
8.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
9.
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
JP Morgan
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