WorksheetsWestward Expansion & Gilded Age
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 52mins
What migration pattern largely occurred during the Gilded Age?
Countryside to Cities
Cities to Countryside
U.S. to Europe
North to South
What reason was given to justify the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Chinese immigrants were becoming more wealthy than native-born people
Chinese immigrants were assimilating too quickly into American society
Chinese immigrant began to outnumber native-born Americans
Chinese immigrants were taking jobs
What was ONE of the three major things labor unions fighting for?
Longer hours
More children in the workforce
Higher wages
Less regulation
What is the definition of a monopoly?
Splitting up of a company into smaller companies
A company without competition
A company operating in a city
A company owned by an immigrant
What is laissez-faire?
A belief that the government should not interfere in private business
A belief that government should heavily regulate business
A belief that the economy should be fair to all
A belief that companies should be heavily taxed
What industry did John D. Rockefeller make his money in?
Steel
Oil
Banking
Automobile production
What is horizontal integration?
When a company buys up their supply chain
When a company expands to compete with competitors
When a company first opens for business
When a company buys out their competitors
What is vertical integration?
When a company firs opens for business
When a company buys its supply chain
When a company buys out its competitors
When a company opens a location in another state
Why did 250,000 African-Americans move from rural areas to the cities during the Gilded Age?
The end of slavery forced them to move to the cities
African-Americans did not experience racism in the cities
The U.S. government forced them to move to the cities
Farm equipment became better and more efficient, making the demand for farm labor much less, and African-Americans moved to the cities for job opportunities
Who was the philanthropic entrepreneur who made his fortune in the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
Henry Ford
Grover Cleveland
When was the Gilded Age?
1828-1836
1932-1945
1787-1812
1877-1901
Why did Americans move to the West?
To escape religious persecution
To assimilate to Native American culture
To better themselves economically (money or land)
Because Lebron moved to the Lakers
What is a union?
An individual demanding better wages, hours, and working conditions
Business owners lobbying Congress
Many business owners joining together to buy out their competitors
Many workers joining together to demand better wages, hours, and working conditions
Who were becoming wealthy during the Gilded Age?
Everyone
Hourly workers
Business owners
Unskilled workers
What were the names of the major 2 entry points in New York and California used for immigration processing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
South Padre Island and Galveston Island
Ellis Island and Angel Island
Rikers Island and Liberty Island
Treasure Island and Falkland Islands
What was the Gilded Age NOT known for?
Political corruption
Communism
Mass immigration
Labor unions
What happened to Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
He killed all of the Lakota tribe
He and his soldiers were killed by Native Americans
He made a peace treaty with the Sioux tribe
He surrendered to the Native American warriors
What is the term that means someone adopts the culture and customs of a dominant culture? For example, a Polish immigrant adopts American customs and culture after moving to the U.S.
Assimilation
Tribalism
Nativism
Public transportation
The __________ railroad spread from the East to the West in the U.S.
Transcontinental
Southern
Transnationalism
Pacific
Boss Tweed, was the head of Tammany Hall, the NYC political machine that belonged to which political party?
Republican
Democratic
Whig
Libertarian
What piece of legislation distributed free land in the Great Plains and primarily attracted farmers?
The Homestead Act
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Dawes Act
The American Indian Citizenship Act
This law was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by offering reservation land on the condition of renouncing their tribes...
The American Indian Citizenship Act
The Homestead Act
The Dawes Act
The Meat Inspection Act
What precious metal was found in California in 1848, and in Klondike(Alaska) in 1896?
Platinum
Coal
Silver
Gold
How did the arrival of settlers change the Great Plains?
Shift from hunting to farming
Increase of the white settlers in the West
Expansion of railroads and the rise of new towns
All of the Above
Assimilation is the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of another group or nation.
True
False
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
the railroads helped the NA move east
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
Which of the following was widely used in the Great Plains to build houses for the settlers?
sun dried brick (adobe)
lumber from trees
Sod (made from mud and grass)
buffalo hides for teepees
The reason why raw and manufactured goods could be transported more easily
the trails that people followed across the country
the growth of railroads
people delivered products on their wagons
stores popped up in the Great Plains
What industry did Andrew Carnegie work in?
Oil
Steel
Political Machines
Banking
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
Who was the political boss that ran NYC politics?
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
John Rockefeller
Boss Tweed
What is the name for a big business who controls the market?
Private Business
Monopoly
Transcontinental Railroad
Hull House
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
What process made the steel process more efficient?
Light Bulb
Bessemer Process
Telephone
Type Writer
What did Thomas Edison invent?
Telephone
Glider
Bessemer Process
Light Bulb
What could business do now that they had the light bulb and electricity?
Close Early
Work From Home
Extend Working Hours
Pay Low Wages
Where were people moving to during the late 19th Century (1800s)?
Farm to Farm
City to City
City to Farm
Farm to City
The process described above led to...
peaceful resolution of territorial disputes with American Indians
the establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier
federal regulation of agriculture
a decline in immigration to urban areas
Which factor contributed MOST to these changes?
The rising costs of national defense
Threats posed by immigrant radicals
Abuses of the spoils system by political machines
The inefficiency of large corporations
Which issue is this cartoon addressing?
Political corruption
Temperance
Civil Service Reform
Segregation
Which result completes the diagram?
Ratification of a suffrage amendment
Building of the transcontinental railroad
Passage of prohibition legislation
Expansion of labor unions
Which issue was discussed in the writings of Jacob Riis?
Discrimination against African Americans in US cities
Harsh conditions of tenement housing in US cities
Growing conflict between rural regions and US cities
Increasing efforts to reduce Chinese immigration to US cities
Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?
Union leaders
Political Bosses
Philanthropists
Nativists
These photographs provide evidence that one goal of the Carisle Indian School was to...
restore US citizenship to American Indians
encourage the study of American Indian religious practices
protect American Indians from nativist policies
assimilate American Indians into US culture
Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?
Mechanical reapers to replace horse drawn reapers
Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges
Transistors for radios
Electric lightbulb
Which statement best completes the list?
Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef.
Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants.
The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture.
The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry.
This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be —
based on the political party affiliation of the applicant
determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations
based on the approval of lawmakers
set aside for business executives of large corporations
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
Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.
Person
Philanthropist
Nativist
Political Boss
What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?
Cars
Transcontinental Railroad
AC
Industrialization
The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.
Assimilation/Americanization
Nativistism
Communism
Vietnamization
People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...
Ruralization
Urbanization
Colonization
None of these
Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?
Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English
Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there
The people in the poster were native-born Americans
Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population
Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations
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
Which idea summarizes the Gilded Age?
Many Americans moved west to farm
Native Americans were placed on Reservations
The discovery of Gold increased western migration
Industrialists used their wealth to influence politics
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
What statement about tenements was true during the Gilded Age?
The living conditions of tenements improved greatly
The number of people living in tenements declined
Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements
Tenements were torn down and rebuilt
