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Gilded Age: Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life
Gilded Age: Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life
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In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced American politics by
offering to pay higher taxes.
giving money to government officials.
running for political office.
importing more foreign goods.
2
Small rentals where many immigrants lived?
Tenements
Slums
Hostals
Ghettos
3
During the late 1800s the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New York City
Boston
4
Hands off approach by government on business matters
blue laws
laissez-faire
quarantine
Chinese Exclusion Act
5
The main result of Haymarket Riot was...
Workers across the nation got a raise
Workers got an eight hour workday
Unions were seen as violent
Workers took over the city of Chicago
6
Vertical Consildation is when
A company buys out thier competitors suppliers
A company mergers with thier competation
A company directly buys out their competition
A company forms a cartel with other companies
7
Which mercenary group got involved in the Homestead Strike?
The Pinkertons
The PA National Guard
Executive Outcomes
The US Army
8
Which best describes the main goal of Gospal of Wealth
The poor and the rich have grown apart
Everyone can become rich if they work hard enough.
The Rich should give money to the poor by choice
The Rich work harder then the poor and deserve more money
9
In the late 1800s, what resulted from immigration & the increased productivity of factory jobs?
overpopulation of the South
mechanization of agriculture
high wages for factory workers
the rapid expansion of urban areas
10
The mascot of Leonia is?
Oh my
Lion
Tigers
Bear
11
Slang for its cold outside
Its Brick
It's Winter
Its very Cold
Its Cold
12
Charles Darwin coined the term "survival of the fittest"
True
False
13
Which of the following best describes key positions held by the Republicans in the Gilded Age?
gold standard, high tariffs, and limits on immigration
free silver and fewer blue laws
free silver, high immigration, and low tariffs
no government aid to railroads and no blue laws
14
Before Andrew Carnegie entered the steel business he worked for the railroad in which city?
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
15
Charles Darwin is famous for the theory of what?
Biology
Social Darwinsim
Evolution
Quantum Physics
16
Mckinley ran this kind of political campaign in 1896?
Whistle Stop
All of the above
50 State Plan
Front Porch
17
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigration laws discriminated most against
Mexicans
agricultural workers
Asians
Europeans
18
Social Darwinsim states that
All humans are equal and equal wealth needs to be given to all
The workplace is like the jungle, only the strong survive
Wealth equals intelligence and hard work. Poor people are lazy
Animals and humans cannot coexist.
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A tax on goods that come into America?
Capital Gains
Tonnage
Levey
Tariff
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Trusts were....
Companies that owned all the means of production
Companies that bought out their rivals
Companies that were run by the Federal government
Companies that sold stock to investors and had a board of directors
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Buying out suppliers of rival companies?
Vertical Intergration
Horizontal Intergration
Gospel of Wealth
Hostile Takeover
22
The Central Pacific Railroad allocated 500,000 dollars in thier budget for?
Paying fees for oil to Rockfeller
Bribing Gov't Officals
Paying off thier Chinese workers
The building of the Golden Gate Bridge
23
In the "Gospel of Wealth" Andrew Carneige believed
That people should be free to gain as much wealth as possible
That people should leave the Catholic church
That the rich should give money directly to poor people
That the rich should not pay any taxes
24
The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed to
end the spoils system.
place additional regulation on the railroads.
end Japanese immigration to the United States.
print money backed by silver rather than gold.
25
Jacob Riis published a picture book documenting the plight of the poor
Call of the Wild
How the Other Half Lives
Leaves of Grass
One Step Up.... and Two Steps Back
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Which of the following led to the people to push for reform during the Gilded Age?
unfair business practices
declining business profits
increased factory and farm production
high tariffs
27
Poor areas of inner cities
urban
rural
ghettos
suburbs
28
This party became dominate after the American Civil War
Know Nothing
Democrats
Green Party
Republicans
29
Unofficial organization designed to keep a particular party or group in power
purity crusaders
political machines
nativists
Democrats
30
Which of the following best describes key positions held by the Democrats in the Gilded Age?
increased money supply, lower tariffs, & higher farm prices
gold standard and strict limits on immigration
pensions for Union soldiers & more govt aid to railroads
enforcement of blue laws and higher tariffs
31
Man who ran for President as a Democrat in 1896?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William Bryan
Grover Cleveland
32
This law was the only law to ban immigration from a specific group from coming to the U.S.
Japanese Act of 1890
East Asian Exlcusion Act
Asian Farm Act of 1895
Chinese Exclusion Act
33
Best History Teacher in this school?
Ms. Seavers
Mr. Cullen
Mr. Vesce
Mr. K
34
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
Political machines fought against crime in the slums.
Political machines were free of corruption.
Political machines provided them with jobs.
Political machines put powerful "bosses" out of business.
35
Best fast food places?
McDonalds
Chick Fil A
Wendy's
Burger King
36
The main objective of nativists in the late 1800s was to
repeal laws that restricted immigration.
build tenement apartments for immigrants.
restrict immigration.
help immigrants adjust to American culture.
37
When two countries have an open border, that means?
Only working age men can move freely between nations
People can move freely from each nation
People can move freely with a work stamp
Visa is needed for entry
38
What attracted many Asians to the United States in the late 1800s?
The chance to open businesses
the desire for free land
jobs with American railroad companies and gold
repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act
39
Which of the following attracted many immigrants to the United States?
job opportunities
strong labor unions
free colleges
cheap, comfortable housing
40
When one person or group controls all the aspects of production
Trust
Monopoly
Corporation
Holding Company
41
A monopoly is when...
A secret aggrement that business make with one another to keep prices high
A business that pays off government officals
A business buys up its rivials suppliers
A business that buys up all its rivals
42
The Eagles will win the Superbowl this year?
Yes, of course
Absolutely
Yes
Definitely maybe
