WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did the Gilded Age get its name?
The gold rush attracted many people West
Poor people became rich quickly
The time appeared golden on the surface but was corrupt underneath
Gilded unions often fought with industrialists
Who was "Boss Tweed?"
A powerful politician who ran a political machine in New York
A corrupt president who was impeached from office
A wealthy industrialist who helped shut down unions
A working class man who created the largest labor union in the U.S.
Economic inequality led to what TWO social conflicts in the U.S.?
Women's Rights Movement
The Spanish American War
Rich vs. Poor
Unions vs. Business
What positive things did political machines provide to the working poor and immigrants?
Housing reform, business reform
housing, jobs, food, and medical care
stricter business laws and better pay
fraudulent votes, newspaper coverage of problems
What negative things did political machines do in the Gilded Age?
provide housing, food, jobs to the working class
Discourage business from expanding
Prevent industry from growing
influence elections, bribe police, patronage
What is patronage?
The act of stealing money from gov't projects
The practice of not allowing certain people to vote.
The practice of appointing people based on political support, not merit
The act of influencing elections unfairly
How did political bosses enrich themselves?
They used their genius to invent new machines.
They used corrupt contracts to get money kickbacks
They were rewarded by the gov't for reforming urban problems
They invested stocks into corporations.
What were Jim Crow laws?
A series of laws that gave African Americans more freedom
Laws created to enforce segregation
A decision to grant equal access to public schools.
Laws created to end segregation
What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Separate but equal was unlawful
African Americans could not vote
Separate but equal was lawful
African Americans must have the right to vote
Select two methods used to deprive African Americans of the right to vote.
Property Tax
Poll Tax
Standardized Testing
Literacy Tests
What TWO methods did Booker T. Washington emphasize in fighting for equality?
Creating a "talented tenth" of Black leaders
learning a valuable trade or job
Avoiding all forms of racial violence
Demanding immediate end to segregation
What TWO methods did W.E.B. DuBois emphasize in fighting for equality?
Creating a "talented tenth" of Black leaders
Focusing on learning a trade or skill
Demanding the right to vote immediately
Avoiding campaigning for right to vote
How were Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois similar?
Both men were born in the South and witnessed slavery
Both stressed education and opposed racial violence
Both called for an immediate end to segregation
Both believed in a group of ten-percenters who became leaders
