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Gilded Age Review
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1
A law to make appointments to gov jobs by the merit system.
The Pendleton Act
Homestead Strike
Immigration Exclusion Act
Assimilation
2
The western frontier at the end of the nineteenth century was most transformed by _________
The Dawes Severalty Act
The mechanical mower-reaper
Railroads
The Homestead Act
3
Laissez-Faire?
Government Interaction with businesses
No Government Interaction with businesses
4
Term used to describe business owners who were very wealthy from paying employees
low
wages
Monopoly
Robber Baron
Bribers
5
The Pullman Strike of 1884.....
Halted trains throughout the United States
Ended only after federal troops subdued the strikers
Made Eugene V. Debs a national figure
All of the above
6
Name the only President to be elected to two non-consecutive terms in 1884 and 1892
Roosevelt
Garfield
G Cleveland
Lincoln
7
Assembly line was formed by
Guy Ferrari
Henry Ford
Ryan Zoon
David Russe
8
President assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker?
Isenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Garfield
9
What does AFL stand for?
American Federation of Labor
Army Federation Laws
American Fibers Laborers
American Farmers Legion
10
Term used for someone who manages their own business
Democrat
Entrepreneur
Robber Baron
Contractor
11
Who created the Light Bulb?
Andrew Carnegie
The Dupont Family
John Adams
Thomas Edison
12
Where did the Transcontinental Railroad stretch from??
North and South
West and East
13
What did Alexander Grand Bell invent?
Train
Automobile
Telephone
The Church Bell
14
Which political party dominated the office of the Presidency between 1860 and 1908?
Both Republicans and Liberals
Liberals
Republican
Democrat
15
Which of the following statements is LEAST true about immigration between 1880 and 1900?
most immigrants came from northern and western Europe.
immigration increased steadily during these years.
Chinese immigrants were excluded by law.
most immigrants were unskilled day laborers.
16
merged his steel and electric companies to form United States Steel Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Boss Tweed
John Rockefeller
JP Morgan
17
Act that required railroads to set non-discriminated rates for shippers
Bessemer Process
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Carnegie Law
Interstate Commerce Act
18
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a _______ owner
Boat
Railroad
Ammo
Wagon
19
Created by Rockefeller when creating monopolies
Tuition
Bargains
Trust
Loans
20
Urbanization is the movement to ______
Cities
Farms
Other Countries
an Island
21
Coxey’s Army marched on Washington, D.C. in the hopes of winning
Equal economic rights for blacks
Free coinage of silver
Equal political rights for women
The right to unionize
22
What was the Bessemer Process?
Made large amounts of steel
Made train cars
Made a large amount of saws
Process by which lumber was stacked
23
Political group who controlled NYC in the late 1800s
Liberals
Republican
Democrat
Tammany Hall
24
The political cartoonists who exposed the corruption of that group to the public?
Andy Hammlett
Micheal Sullivan
Boss Tweed
Amelia Anderson
25
From what region did most immigrants in the United States come at the end of the 19th century?
Latin America
Ireland
Germany
Southern and Eastern Europe