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Chapter 6 Gilded AGe
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Gilded and Progressive Era Test Review #americanhistory #gildedera
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1
Jim Crow laws -
made discrimination legal
improved working conditions in factories
discriminated against immigrants
made segregation illegal
2
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to
make railroads raise wages for their workers
force railroad companies to keep their rates secret
allow railroad wokers to form their own unions
eliminate overchariging by the railroad companies
3
Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations for jobs were enacted to -
allow the government to compete with private industry
eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring
encourage the growth of local political parties
support the development of public employee labor unions
4
He was assassinated only a few months after his election in 1880
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
5
Which of the following was the most popular form of entertainment during the late 1800's?
baseball
radio
singing
soccer
6
At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
that is where the jobs were
George Washington commanded it!
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
7
This individual supported the Social Gospel movement by creating a settlement house known as Hull House in Chiago
Amelia Earhart
Jane Addams
Booker T. Washington
Baby Ruth
8
This political boss was in charge of Tamanny Hall in New York City
George Lucas
George Plunkitt
Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
9
Members of the Populist Party were mostly
farmers
former Mugwumps
businessmen
industrialists
10
What landmark SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the U.S.) decision resulted in "separate but equal"?
Muller v Oregon
Brown v Board of Education
Loving v Virginia
Plessy v Ferguson
11
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in order to keep the Chinese from taking our-
Children
Jobs
Homes
Slap Braclets!
12
During the late 1800s Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was difficult because -
crop prices were increasing
agricultural output was declining
railroad companies charged high rates for transporting goods
farm workers joined unions
13
An economic system where the government controls the economy
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Mixed
14
Graft is defined as -
money or advantage gained by dishonest means
Someone stealing your lunch money
A diagram that exhibits a relationship between numbers
A flat structure, typically made of logs, that floats
15
He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
16
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
running for political office
offering to pay higher taxes
importing more foreign goods
giving money to government officials
17
All of the following describe women during the Gilded Age EXCEPT
Some women out West got the right to vote
Some women became secretaries
Women got elected to Congress
Women earned half as much as men in factories
18
What does urbanization mean?
Growth of islands
Growth of farms
Growth of mountains
Growth of cities
19
An old immigrant is
A senior citizen
An immigrant that arrived before 1880
An immigrant from Greece
An immigrant that arrived after 1880
20
Urbanization leads to all of the following except
Pollution
Overcrowding
Crime
Improved transportation