WorksheetsGilded Age Unit Exam
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following relate to the Gilded Age EXCEPT
a)
New wealth
b)
Strong Presidents
c)
Rapid growth
d)
Corruption
2.
During the Gilded Age, both major political parties
a)
supported the candidacies of strong Presidents.
b)
worked to control the problems of rapidly growing cities.
c)
ignored the problems of the rapid growth of industry.
d)
worked together to solve the problems of the Gilded Age.
3.
Political bosses
a)
were the elected heads of a political party.
b)
were tasked with making sure elections were free of corruption.
c)
provided jobs and housing in exchange for votes.
d)
were only used by 3rd parties.
4.
All of the following were issues faced by cities during the Gilded Ages EXCEPT
a)
an excess of housing
b)
overcrowded housing
c)
rapid spreading diseases
d)
fires
5.
Why did some native-born American citizens react against immigrants?
a)
Fear of foreign governments taking over the United States
b)
Fear of being out voted
c)
Employers fear that immigrants would become unionized
d)
Fear that immigrants would bring new technology
6.
The Chinese Exclusion Act ended Chinese immigration for almost
a)
25 years.
b)
75 years.
c)
100 years.
d)
150 years
7.
The farmers of the Populism movement wanted
a)
the government to pay off their loans.
b)
the government to print more money and have unlimited coinage of silver.
c)
to have free transportation for their goods going to market.
d)
to end the Spoils System.
8.
The Populist Party Platform included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a graduated income tax
b)
government ownership of railroads
c)
a recall system and a single term for the President and Vice President
d)
Federal loans for corporations
9.
Political boss who controlled New York City
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Laissez faire
c)
Dumbbell Tenements
d)
Hull House
e)
Tammany Hall
10.
A powerful political machine
a)
Tammany Hall
b)
Laissez faire
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Dumbbell Tenements
e)
Hull House
11.
Apartments
a)
Dumbbell Tenements
b)
Laissez faire
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Hull House
e)
Tammany Hall
12.
The view that the government should intervene in the economy as little as possible
a)
Laissez faire
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Dumbbell Tenements
d)
Hull House
e)
Tammany Hall
13.
West Coast entry point for immigrants
a)
Angel Island
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Grange
d)
Suffrage
e)
Ellis Island
14.
Sensationalism
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Grange
c)
Suffrage
d)
Ellis Island
e)
Angel Island
15.
Time when the dollar buys more
a)
Deflation
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Grange
d)
Suffrage
e)
Ellis Island
16.
Time when the dollar buys less
a)
Inflation
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Grange
d)
Suffrage
e)
Ellis Island
17.
East Coast entry point for immigrants
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Grange
d)
Suffrage
e)
Angel Island
18.
The right to vote
a)
Suffrage
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Grange
d)
Ellis Island
e)
Angel Island
19.
Farmers’ organization
a)
Grange
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Suffrage
d)
Ellis Island
e)
Angel Island
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