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Gilded Age
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Lawyer and politician who supported Populist party and gave the 'Cross of Gold Speech"
William Mckinley
William J. Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Eugene Debs
2
What allowed for the transformation of the American West
Defeat of Indian tribes
Changes in transportation
All of the above
Homestead Act
3
Knights of labor was led by
Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
William J. Bryan
Terence Powderly
4
The Populist party advocated for all of the following EXCEPT
Gold Standard
Gradual income tax
regulation of the Railroads
Direct election of senators
5
Horizontal integration is the
merger of private and pubic industries
merger of competitors in different industries
merger of variety of of unrelated businesses
Merger of competitors in the same industry
6
The era in history in which is considered a period glittered in gold is known as?
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Jazz Age
Imperialist Era
7
Act aimed at reducing land of Native Americans and intended to Americanize and assimilate them.
Dawes Act
Ghost Dance
Homestead Act
Treaty of Fort Laramie
8
West coast immigration station where Asian immigrants, mostly Chinese came through to U.S.
Angel Island
Ellis Island
9
Who was the leader of the American Federation of labor?
Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
Terence Powderly
None of the above
10
The emergence of Populism is often associated with
High agricultural stress
Even distribution of wealth
Too few RR lines
Too much money in circulation
11
During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts in order to
Improve worker productivity
Eliminate the competition
Reduce prices
Establish overseas factories
12
From 1877-1900, the rapid growth of cities in the western part of U.S. was mainly due to
Better roads
Greater number of canals
Growth of railroads
Invention of the telegraph
13
Who was the Tammany Hall political "Boss" in New York City?
William Defoe
William Tweed
William Devane
William Tammany
14
Eugene founded the
Ineternational worker's party
Socialist Party
Populist Party
People's Party
15
This is an organized group that controls a political party in a city
Labor Unions
YMCA
Town hall
Political machines
16
Riot where police and strikers die. immigrants blamed for bombings and promote nativist feeling
None of the above
Pullman strike
Great Railroad strike
Haymarket Riot
17
tragic event where over 1046 men and women were killed because of lack of safety standards
Haymarket Riot
Great Railroad Strike
Triangle Shirt Waste Factory
Boston Police Strike
18
Strike that brought down railway system most of the west
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Great Railroad Strike
Boston Police Strike
19
Single entity controls the entire process of a product, from the raw materials to distribution
Horizontal Consolidation/integration
Verticle Consolidation/integration
20
Why did immigration to the United States become much more difficult for Chinese after 1882?
Political tensions between China & U.S.
Chinese government banned immigration into U.S.
Major shipping lines were closed to Chinese immigrants
Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act
21
Henry fords invention revolutionized the production of the automobile
Assembly line
Gear shift
Crank shaft
Transmission
22
The Populist party rose as a third party to fight for the rights of the working people
True
False
23
What was the Political Machine that dominated New York city politics
Tammany Hall New York
George Plunkitt Hall
Thomas Nast Hall
Harper's Weekly Hall
24
All of the following were challenges to settlers who moved west EXCEPT?
Defending themselves against outlaws
Erecting barbed wire fences to mark their boundaries
Keeping cattle from roaming their land
Finding land to establish their homesteads
25
Who was the leader of the Industrial workers of the world (IWW)
Samuel Gompers
William J. Bryan
Terence Powderly
Eugene Debs
26
This law provided 160 acres of land to those who settled and lived on it for 5 years.
Homestead Act
Dawes Act 1887
Pacific Railway Act
Treaty of Fort Laramie
27
The following are inventors in the 19th century EXCEPT?
Edison
Steve Jobs
Wright Brothers
Alexander Grahm Bell
28
The inventors of the late 1800s had a profound effect on America's businesses and corporations
Land development
War preparations
Businesses and corporations
Colleges and universities
29
Established Standard Oil Company, the greatest, wisest, and meanest monopoly known in history
Carnegie
Gould
Rockefeller
Dupont
30
The two immigrants who were prominent in the building of transcontinental railroad
Chinese & Irish
African Americans & Irish
African Americans &Chinese
Irish & Germans
31
Which invention and inventor are NOT correctly paired?
Bell & Telephone
Ford & Model T
Wright Brothers & Plane
Edison & Alternating current
32
One of the most violent strikes in U.S. over wage cuts. Pinkertons are called in to stop it
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
Great Railroad Strike
33
The term "Gilded Age" was coined by American writer
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
James Fenimore Cooper
Mark Twain
34
Business leader whose wealth contributes positively to the country in some way
All of the above
Robber baron
Captain of Industry
Philanthropist
35
The Gold Rush afforded new opportunities in the following locations EXCEPT?
California
Colorado
Alaska
Nevada
36
The knights of labor revels that members were both skilled and unskilled workers
True
False
37
This Act divided reservations into plots of land and pushed indians to be farmers
Homestead Act
Grants Peace Policy
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Dawes Act
38
The following are all considered Robber Barons EXCEPT?
Samuel Gompers
Jay Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
39
"Push" factors for immigrants included
All of the above
Poverty
Violence
Russian pogroms
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Primary "pull" force attracting immigrants to the United States was
Economic opportunity
The nation's reputation for law and order
Individual political freedoms
Religious freedom
41
ALL were impacts of the transcontinental railroad EXCEPT?
Railroad created jobs for workers
Regional economy was linked to a larger national economy
Cities with out railroads were vibrant and well sustained
Establish international markets in South American and Asia