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Review for APUSH unit test over the Gilded Age #apush #gildedage #ushistory
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1
All of the following made the new immigrants very different EXCEPT
They all came seeking religious freedom
Their customs and traditions were very different
They practiced different religions
They were generally unskilled and illiterate
2
Choose
ALL
of the reasons for the development of suburbs in the US
mass transit
racism
the interstate system
inexpensive land
3
Which of these groups were helpful to poor immigrants?
Settlement Houses
Political Machines
Social Darwinists
The American Protective Association
4
All of the following characterized big cities during the Gilded Age
EXCEPT
increasing integration of neighborhoods
crowded tenements
outbreaks of deadly disease
poor sanitation
5
Which of the following is not related to urbanization?
laissez faire
farm mechanization
Immigration
factory jobs
6
The slum buildings popular in large cities during the Gilded Age were called
ghettoes
vaudeville
tenements
suburbs
7
Gilded Age politics were known for
All of these
Waste
Speculation
Corruption
8
How were policies towards Native Americans in the 19th century
Many Natives fled to Canada
Natives pleaded with government to create reservations
Let Natives live their lives as they wanted
Natives were forced onto reservations
9
Who is this?
William "Boss" Tweed
Chester Arthur
Jim Gould
Grover Cleveland
10
Which of these would Social Darwinists most likely support?
a guaranteed living wage for workers
subsidies for farmers
relief for the unemployed
non-regulation of business
11
Choose
ALL
of the changes that took place in education from 1865 to 1900
Increased opportunities for minorities
Development of the credit system for high schools
Kindergarten
Land grants for colleges
12
Businessmen like Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan were often called
Scalawags
Muckrakers
Robber Barons
Greenbacks
13
Standard gauge, standard time, and Pullman Car all had a tremendous impact on what industry?
airline
automobile
railroad
maritime
14
During the Gilded Age, the 2 major political parties
were divided over the power of the federal government
were divided over silver vs. gold currency
Had few significant differences
disagreed on virtually every issue
15
Ulysses S. Grant won the election of 1868 because
he won a large majority of the popular vote
of the votes of former slaves
the majority of whites voted for him
of his great political skill
16
Who was the most famous political machine politician of the Gilded Age?
Marshall Field of the Chicago Stalwarts
William Jennings Bryan of the Populist Party
Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall
Andrew Carnegie of U.S. Steel
17
The Supreme Court upheld the concept of "separate but equal" in which court case
Brown v. Topeka
Wabash v. Illinois
Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
18
The Pendleton Act required folks seeking federal jobs to
Agree to make financial contributions to their party
Take a competitive exam
Have a college degree
Present a written recommendation
19
New Immigrants coming to the US following the Civil War came from
Western and Southern Europe
Asia
Southern and Eastern Europe
Northern and Eastern Europe
20
Which of these was NOT a problem facing Americans during the Gilded Age?
Monopolies
Nativism
Corruption
Lack of jobs
21
Which group was the first to face legislation limiting their immigration into the US
Italians
Japanese
Irish
Chinese
22
Supreme Court decisions in the late 19th century most often
protected consumers
favored corporations
supported government regulation of business
favored labor unions
23
Choose
ALL
of the ways that Southern whites disenfranchised black voters
Grandfather clauses
Literacy tests
Lynching
Poll taxes
24
He used vertical integration to dominate the steel industry
JP Morgan
JD Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbelt
25
Chinatown and Little Italy are examples of
monopolies
tenements
political machines
ethnic neighborhoods
26
One major shift in population that happened during the Gilded Age was
Immigration radically decreased
People moved to the city to work in factories
African Americans returned to agriculture in the South
Folks moved from the city to rural areas
27
This railroad scandal involved congress and tarnished the president's reputation
The Thomas Nast Affair
Credit Mobilier
Whiskey Ring
Tweed Ring
28
Laissez faire is
the creation of monopolies
owning all steps in the manufacturing process
government regulation of big business
no government interference in the economy
29
Who called this period the Gilded Age?
Mark Twain
William Randolph Hearst
Boss Tweed
James Garfield
30
Folks who dislike immigrants and prefer "native born" Americans are called
segregation
nativism
racism
assimilation
31
He used horizontal integration to monopolize the oil industry
JD Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbelt
JP Morgan
32
Choose ALL of the answers that can correctly be attributed to barbed wire
Ended the long drive
Ended being used in warfare
Closed the frontier
Is pointy
33
What is the name of the center where most immigrants from Europe were processed?
Tammany Hall
Ellis Island
Tybee Island
Angel Island
34
He made a fortune in banking and investment
JD Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbelt
