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Gilded Age
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1
Which group of people were the Populist Party fighting for?
Big Businesses
Monopolies
Small Farmers
Government
2
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the
Increased demand for skilled workers
Increased need to protect worker interests
Decreased power of political machines
Decreased profitability of the agricultural sector
3
This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896 (group of sanitation workers). Why is there an need for this group?
Decreased regulation of urban rail systems
Increased urban population
The establishment of immigration quotas
The passage of labor laws
4
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman
Antitrust
Act?
Businesses were required to pay fees to open foreign locations
Workers had greater share of company profits
The influence of labor unions on factory owners were reduced
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
5
What happened to Native Americans during the Homestead Act?
Forced to live on Reservations
No longer were nomadic
Nothing due to treaties made with both parties
Allowed to assimilate with the Americans
6
Which issue is this cartoon addressing?
Political corruption
Civil-service reform
Segregation
Temperance
7
During the Gilded Age there were a notable increase in federal support for-
the acquisition of foreign territories
increased temperance regulations
the growth of big business
involvement in foreign wars
8
Growth of urban populations led to -
Poor Sanitary conditions
All of them
Crime
Tenements and Over crowding
9
Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?
Electric Lightbulb
Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers
Transistors for radios
Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges
10
What was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?
Natives sold their land to railroad companies
Factories were built
Public land was converted to private through homesteading
All land was sold at auction.
11
During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by -
campaigning for women's suffrage
providing public assistance for former slaves
making improvement in urban infrastructure
advocating the use of poll taxes
12
Why are monopolies/trust illegal?
Doesn't allow for "off-brands"
Big businesses can control prices
It is Communistic
Allows for too many products of the same type
13
Nineteenth century nativist organizations advocated-
conserving natural resourcs
limiting federal military power
globalizing the economy
creating restrictions on immigration
14
How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of West?
By raising money to build factories along the routes
By providing people with access to essential goods
By establishing military forts along the routes
By giving funds to local leaders to build schools
15
Competition is great for consumers but bad for -
Inflation
Big Businesses
The people of the town
The government
16
Which result completes this diagram-
Expansion of Labor Unions
Building of the transcontinental railroad
Ratification of a suffrage amendment
Passage of prohibition legislation
17
Why were so many children used as a labor source in the 19th century?
Cheap source of labor
No schools around
Small hands
They were orphans
18
Homesteaders claimed 160 acres of land. They lived on land/made improvements/farm for 5 years...What did this lead to?
peaceful resolution of disputes with Native Americans
a decline in immigration to urban areas
federal regulation of agriculture
the creation of Agricultural communities on the American frontier
19
Who did this (almost extinction of buffalo) have the greatest impact on?
Settlers
US Economy
US Government
Natives
20
This shows the same student at Carlisle Indian School, what best explains the changes in the photographs?
Immigration
Europeanism
Assimilation
Nullification
