WorksheetsGilded Age Review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the----
Increased need to protect worker interests
decreased power of political machines
increased demand for skilled workers
decreased profitability of the agricultural sector.
This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:
the telegraph
the Bessemer Process
the Model T
The light bulb
What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions?
By homesteading on the Great Plains
By joining labor unions
By working for Political bosses
Through better education
What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?
Paying their workers low wages
Philanthropic donations to charity
Supporting social darwinism
Working with political machines
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
What was an important effect of the invention of the light bulb?
Machines were able to be more efficient
Products were created on the assembly line
Factories could extend working hours
Businesses hired more skilled workers
What innovation contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) of the United States?
Railroads
Telephone
Dry farming
Sewing machine
The Dawes Severalty Act dealt with which group in America?
Indians (Native Americans)
Immigrants
Chinese
Settlers
What industry did John D Rockefeller create a monopoly in?
Oil Refineries
Automobiles
Telephones
Steel
What is Andrew Carnegie's legacy?
His legacy is his contributions to the development of the automobile industry.
His legacy is his philanthropy and his role in the expansion of the American steel industry.
His legacy is his involvement in the banking sector.
His legacy is his impact on the telecommunications industry.
What is industrialization?
The shift from human and animal power to machine power.
The process of moving from machine power to animal power.
The belief that the United States should expand across the North American continent.
The use of hard working immigrants to mine natural resources.
When did the United States enter a period of rapid industrial growth?
Before the Revolutionary War.
After the Revolutionary War.
After World War 1
After the Civil War.
What is being implied in this political cartoon?
Standard Oil will sell their product at competitive rates
Standard Oil follows the business model of Thomas Hobbes' book Leviathan
Standard Oil has extended their influence beyond simply producing oil
Standard Oil will benefit all Americans
What are companies who dominate a specific industry (steel, oil, etc.) called?
Monopolies
Local Business
Corporations
Competitors
What did Union workers do when negotiations with their employers failed?
They used collective bargaining
They went on strike
They gave up and went home
They set factories on fire
The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What industry did Andrew Carnegie work in?
Oil
Steel
Political Machines
Banking
What industry did JP Morgan work in?
Banking
Oil
Steel
Political Machines
What industry did John Rockefeller work in?
Political Machines
Steel
Banking
Oil
Who did political machines get votes from?
Immigrants
Entrepreneurs
Labor Unions
Native Americans
What did political machines offer in exchange for votes?
Light Bulbs
Farms
Employment
Car
What groups were developed to get better pay and conditions for workers during the Gilded Age?
Native Americans
Chinese Immigrants
Labor Unions
Monopolies
Who would nativists try and restrict from entering the U.S.?
Immigrants
Native Americans
Monopolies
Farmers
What main immigrant group was kicked out and excluded in 1882?
Irish Immigrants
German Immigrants
Polish Immigrants
Chinese Immigrants
Who did the Dawes Act try and assimilate?
Chinese Immigrants
German Immigrants
Native Americans
Farmers
What act gave people free and cheap land?
Dawes act
Homestead Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
What was the major form of transportation that took people to distant markets?
Horse and Carriage
Model T Car
Transcontinental Railroad
Walking
What is the word for "hands off government?"
Laissez-Faire
Monopolies
Political Machine
Communism
Where were people moving to during the late 19th Century (1800s)?
Farm to Farm
City to City
City to Farm
Farm to City
Which immigrant group was both Catholic and going through a famine?
Polish
Irish
German
Chinese
What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Many more goods were imported.
The government lowered taxes.
The number of people working as farmers increased.
The cost of many goods made in the United States decreased.
_____ opened the way for worldwide communications with the invention of the telephone.
John D. Rockefeller
Alexander Graham Bell
Jacob Riis
Andrew Carnegie
Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves _______.
buying out raw material producers and distributors
merging with companies producing similar products
forming trusts
used new methods to increase production
Between 1860 and 1900, a primary cause of migration from rural to urban areas was ____.
inflationary pressure on crop prices
lack of rural housing as building slowed
increasing economic opportunity in cities
government resettlement policies
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called ____.
nativism
civil service
gentlemen's agreement
graft
This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a graduated income tax, and a federal loan program.
Green Party
Populist Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?
The Immigrants and the Poor
The Immigrants and Big Businesses
The Poor and the Chinese
The Chinese and the Big Businesses
Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?
Assimilation
Nativism
Protectionism
Temperance
Americans who grew angry and resentful at the increased Immigrant migration into the country, especially those from Southern and Eastern Europe
Nativists
Populists
Philanthropists
Social Workers
Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?
Urbanization
Industrialization
Nativism
Assimilation
The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?
Rural areas to Urban areas
Urban areas to Rural areas
A wealthy person who donates to charity is known as a ...
Philanderer
Philonthrope
Philistine
Philanthropist
When workers unite and join together to negotiate with their boss for higher wages and better conditions, they have formed a ...
union.
trade deal.
strike.
communist organization.
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Work and Infrastructure
Corruption and Laissez-Faire
Urbanization and Immigration
Monopolies and Political Bosses
Which of the following is an example of tenement?
How did the "New Immigrants" differ from the "Old Immigrants"?
They were younger.
They came alone
They had more money
•Most of them spoke very little English.
How did many nativists feel about the rapid influx of immigrants between 1870 and 1900?
They feared they would take away concerts and parks
•They feared the immigrants might take their jobs for lower wages.
They were excited to get new neighbors
They welcomed the arrival of diverse peoples with different foods and traditions
How did experiences of Chinese immigrants differ from those of the "New Immigrants" from Southern Europe
They could own property, testify in some states or become citizens
They could vote
They could not own property, testify in some states or become citizens
They could not vote
What is Industrialization?
The process by which an economy remains primarily agricultural
The movement of people from rural to urban areas
The process by which an economy transforms from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods
The economic philosophy of no government involvement with private business
What does the term Laissez-Faire refer to?
The desire to promote the welfare of others
The process of moving from rural to urban areas
The economic philosophy of no government involvement with private business
Risking one's own money to start a business in hopes of making a profit
What was one of the reasons people moved to America in the 19th and early 20th centuries?
To visit family
Economic opportunities
To study at American universities
To escape the American dream
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An act that promoted Chinese immigration
An act that restricted Chinese immigration from 1882-1892
An act that allowed free trade with China
An act that encouraged Chinese cultural exchange
What did the Transcontinental Railroad accomplish?
It increased the journey time from east to west
It had no significant impact on travel
It reduced the journey from east coast to west coast
It only transported goods, not people
What was one of the main concerns of the Social Gospel Movement?
The establishment of National Banks
The abolition of child labor and factory regulation
The direct election of Senators
The implementation of a graduated income tax
Many immigrants found work as-
unskilled labor in factories
farmers on the Great Plains
skilled craftsmen
Educators
What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?
Immigrants were exploited by political machines
Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference
American workers formed labor unions
Many immigrants lived in tenements
What idea is the cartoon addressing?
Monopoly
Laissez Faire
Americanization
Industrial Revolution
What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?
Paying their workers low wages
Philanthropic donations to charity
Supporting Social Darwinism
Working with political machines
Social Darwinists
nativists
This period, during 1877 to 1900, is known for the rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
World War I
Progressive Era
Gilded Age
Roaring Twenties
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Work and Infrastructure
Corruption and Laissez-Faire
Urbanization and Immigration
Monopolies and Political Bosses
