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Gilded Age -

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
2.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
3.
TRUE OR FALSE: Robber Barons lived in filthy, overcrowded apartments with one toilet per floor
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrant coming to the US?
a)
Opportunity 
b)
Oppression
c)
Cultural ties
d)
Freedom
5.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
6.

What does the term gilded mean?

a)

Full of riches and opportunities

b)

Gaining new land

c)

Covered in a thin layer of gold

d)

Made of solid gold

7.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

a)

Increased the number of Chinese immigrants

b)

Prohibited work-seeking Chinese from entering the U.S.

c)

Prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving the U.S.

d)

Prohibited immigrants from entering the U.S.

8.

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

a)

Cars

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

AC

d)

Industrialization

9.

The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

a)

Assimilation/Americanization

b)

Nativistism

c)

Communism

d)

Vietnamization

10.
Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?
a)
Northern Europe
b)
Eastern and Northern Europe
c)
Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
Central Europe
11.

Who was the political boss that ran NYC politics?

a)

William McKinley

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

John Rockefeller

d)

Boss Tweed

12.

What is the name for a big business who controls the market?

a)

Private Business

b)

Monopoly

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Hull House

13.

What groups were developed to get better pay and conditions for workers during the Gilded Age?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Chinese Immigrants

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Monopolies

14.

What main immigrant group was kicked out and excluded in 1882?

a)

Irish Immigrants

b)

German Immigrants

c)

Polish Immigrants

d)

Chinese Immigrants

15.

What is the word for "hands off government?"

a)

Laissez-Faire

b)

Monopolies

c)

Political Machine

d)

Communism

16.

What process made the steel process more efficient?

a)

Light Bulb

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

Telephone

d)

Type Writer

17.

Which immigrant group was both Catholic and going through a famine?

a)

Polish

b)

Irish

c)

German

d)

Chinese

18.

Which of the following was NOT a major businessman of the times?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Kary Grant

c)

J. P. Morgan

d)

John D. Rockefeller

19.

Which of the following is an example of tenement?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following was NOT an important invention of the Gilded Age?

a)

telephone

b)

Internet

c)

electricity

d)

automobile

21.

Which goal was shared by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

a)

to help large corporations to increase their production

b)

to introduce new and innovative techniques to factories

c)

to promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia and Europe

d)

to organize workers to demand better conditions from employers

22.
businessmen known for their positive contributions to the modern industrial economy
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Monopolists
c)
Captains of Industry
d)
Union
23.
What is the significance of Ellis Island?
a)
It was the place where most European immigrants settled.
b)
It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens.
c)
It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government.
d)
It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
24.
What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island in 1904?
a)
Processing permanent residents applying for U.S. citizenship
b)
Processing highly skilled workers arriving from China and Japan
c)
Processing first-class passengers arriving on European steamship lines
d)
Processing immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe
25.
Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Fools Island
26.

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

a)

There owned all the businesses in California

b)

They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.

c)

They opened too many restaurants

d)

they thought they would take their jobs

27.
What major event caused millions of Irish immigrants to come to the United States?
a)
World War 1
b)
The Irish Potato Famine
c)
The Civil War
d)
The Gold Rush
28.
Which amendment to the United States Constitution defines citizenship?
a)
16th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
None of the above
29.

The South adopted laws called...

a)

Brown Codes

b)

Black Laws

c)

Brown Laws

d)

Black Codes

30.

What was the name of the court case that made segregation legal?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Jim Crow

d)

Ferguson v. Jim Crow

31.

creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States

a)

W.E.B. Dubios

b)

Elizabeth Canton

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida B. Wells

32.
What was Jane Addams' establishment called?
a)
The Escape.
b)
Convalescent Home.
c)
Hull House.
d)
The Mansion.
33.

settlement house

a)

a house for settlers to live in while they are building their own home

b)

a development of houses that serves as a community

c)

an area of poverty that is a problem

d)

a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

34.

Why were people like those shown in this image hopeful about their future?

a)

Nativism and Social Darwinism were expanding in American cities.

b)

The U.S. social security system provided financial and medical benefits.

c)

There were many jobs and business opportunities in America.

d)

American cities had large and comfortable tenement apartment buildings.

35.

What were Jim Crow laws primarily designed to do in the Southern United States?

a)

Support women's suffrage

b)

Enforce racial segregation

c)

Promote economic growth

d)

Encourage immigration

36.

Which Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Roe v. Wade

37.

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of Jim Crow laws in the South?

a)

Increased political participation by African Americans

b)

Economic disadvantages for African Americans

c)

Barriers to voting for Black citizens

d)

Segregated schools and public facilities

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