WorksheetsGilded Age Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much money did the Tweed Ring pocket in the building of the New York County courthouse?
a)
$1 million
b)
$3 million
c)
$10 million
d)
$50 million
2.
The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called....
a)
Tammany Hall
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Hull House
3.
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to...
a)
Decrease Chinese immigration
b)
Create segregated classrooms
c)
Settle a disagreement between China and the United States
d)
Stop Chinese Americans from attending schools in the United States
4.
The main goal of the Americanization movement was to....
a)
Limit the number of immigrants entering the country
b)
Assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture
c)
Improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.
d)
Encourage people to move from the country to the city
5.
The row house was a new type of housing that conserved space by...
a)
Rising ten or more stories high
b)
Combining air vents with trash disposal areas
c)
Sharing side walls with other buildings
d)
Enclosing a park shared by several buildings.
6.
Settlement houses were found in the late 1800s by...
a)
New immigrants
b)
Socialist Reformers
c)
Political machines
d)
Industrial workers
7.
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called...
a)
Nativism
b)
Civil Service
c)
Gentleman's Agreement
d)
Graft
8.
Boss Tweed was head of a .....
a)
Famous settlement house
b)
New York Customs House
c)
New York City Political Machine
d)
Federal courthouse in New York City
9.
An example of patronage would be...
a)
Bribing a governmental official
b)
Assassinating a public official
c)
Passing a merit test for a post office job
d)
Appointing a friend to a political position
10.
The Stalwarts were strong supporters of...
a)
Low tariffs
b)
High tariffs
c)
The spoils system
d)
Civil Service Reform
11.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act required...
a)
Applicants for government jobs to pass examinations
b)
Native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
c)
Government workers to renounce all party loyalties
d)
Cities to provide service such as clean water to their residents.
12.
The President set up a commission to investigate corrupt customhouses in New York City
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
James A. Garfield
c)
Benjamin Harrison
d)
Grover Cleveland
13.
First Democrat to be elected in 28 years and tried to lower tariff rates.
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
James A. Garfield
c)
Benjamin Harrison
d)
Grover Cleveland
14.
This President wanted higher tariff rates and passed the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote.
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
James A. Garfield
c)
Benjamin Harrison
d)
Grover Cleveland
15.
The San Francisco Earthquake disaster killed an estimated?
a)
100 people
b)
1,000 people
c)
10,000 people
d)
100,000 people
16.
This act authorized a bipartisan civil service commission basing federal jobs on a merit system and performance.
a)
Gentlemen's Agreement
b)
McKinley Tariff Act of 1890
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
17.
Settlement Houses were designed to
a)
provide housing for over population of immigrants
b)
provide housing for two to three families
c)
Provide services to people including immigrants
d)
provide housing for Socialist reformers
18.
What is it called when you have a favoritism towards native born Americans and give rise to anti-immigration groups?
a)
Americanization Movement
b)
Nativism
c)
Melting Pot
d)
Patronage
19.
This President pushed for the Pendleton Civil Service Act
a)
Benjamin Harrison
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
Grover Cleveland
20.
The best example of a merit system is.
a)
Jim bribed Bill thousands of dollars to get a civil service job on his staff.
b)
Kai took a test and qualified for government management position
c)
George donated money to Steve's campaign fund expecting a job when elected.
d)
Jeff completed the application for the civil service job.
21.
Immigrants from Europe had to pass through...
a)
Hawaiian Islands
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Liberty Island
d)
Angel Island
22.
What is a tariff?
a)
Sales Tax
b)
Excise Tax
c)
Property Tax
d)
Tax of Foreign Goods
23.
In the Government Inspection at Ellis Island which one is NOT done?
a)
Pass a mental exam
b)
Physical Examination
c)
Had to have a minimum of 25 dollars
d)
No felonies
24.
In the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan the U.S. promised it would...
a)
raise the tariff
b)
Allow unlimited unskilled workers
c)
Segregate the schools
d)
Desegregate the schools
25.
In the Americanization Movement immigrants were taught etiquette which includes.
a)
Cooking
b)
Manners
c)
Literacy
d)
Pledge of Allegiance
26.
Who founded the settlement house in Chicago?
a)
Grover Cleveland
b)
Mother Mary Jones
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Jane Addams
27.
What does reform mean?
a)
Change
b)
Opportunity
c)
Examinations
d)
Scandals
28.
How did many immigrants travel to America during this Age?
a)
Expensive air travel
b)
Comfortable 1st class cabins
c)
On crowded ships in "steerage"
d)
fast private boats
29.
This President pushed for the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
a)
Benjamin Harrison
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
Grover Cleveland
30.
This president gave patronage jobs to reformers angering stalwarts and was later assassinated.
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
James Garfield
c)
Benjamin Harrison
d)
Grover Cleveland
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