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The Gilded Age, Part I
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A review for HHS USHistory's Unit Test on "The Gilded Age"
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1
The Homestead Act offered
a free house
free money
free federal land
a home instead of an apartment
2
Why did the Populist's want free coinage of silver?
decrease influence of labor unions
raise campaign contribution limits
reduce inflation
increase money in circulation
3
The expansion of railroads helped farmers by
encouraging farmers to form coops
raising the price of agriculture products
linking farmers with buyers from coast to coast
increasing the variety of crops grown
4
What aspect of American society contributed most to the assimilation of new immigrants?
work
church
school
community centers
5
What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act accomplish?
railroads could not charge unfair rates
federal government attempted to end monopolies
influence of labor unions was lessened
factory workers were guaranteed a part of company profits
6
Chief characteristics of The Gilded Age include
big business and westward expansion
reform movements and revivals
rights for women and minorities
literature and art
7
The primary objective of the Dawes Act was
to assimilate American Indians
to help American Indians invest in industry
to turn reservations into corporate farms
to end wars between Indians and the US military
8
Which of the following use new concepts and technology to organized and managed an enterprise with some personal risk?
union leaders
entrepreneurs
business professors
federal reserve
9
The Homestead Act led to
American Indians being sent back east
an increase in farming communities out West
the discovery of gold
the decrease in agricultural crops being grown
10
What groups did Carnegie and Rockefeller give money to?
libraries
colleges
All of the above
scientific research
11
The Populists were created to address the concerns of which of the following?
immigrant workers seeking economic justice
prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
robber barons pursueing higher profits
small farmers needing affordable credit
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Nativists advocated for
restricting immigration
limited military power
conserving natural resources
participating in free trade
13
Why did native born Americans in the West wish to limit Chinese immigration?
Chinese immigrants were joining labor unions
Chinese immigrants were being elected to government office
Americans were losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
Americans were losing land to Chinese immigrants
14
How did electricity affect the US economy?
factories could extend the workday
college education was available to all
travel becomes more expensive
products become more expensive
