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The Gilded Age, Part I
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
Nativists advocated for
conserving natural resources
participating in free trade
limited military power
restricting immigration
2
Why did native born Americans in the West wish to limit Chinese immigration?
Chinese immigrants were being elected to government office
Chinese immigrants were joining labor unions
Americans were losing land to Chinese immigrants
Americans were losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
3
The Homestead Act offered
free federal land
a free house
free money
a home instead of an apartment
4
How did electricity affect the US economy?
college education was available to all
products become more expensive
mass production increases
travel becomes more expensive
5
Which of the following is a push factor for immigration to the US?
jobs
religious persecution
land
freedom
6
Why did Carnegie and Rockefeller give all that money away?
the church made them give to the poor
the government made them give to the poor
it was the responsibility of the rich to help the poor
it was the responsibility of the rich to show off wealth
7
What aspect of American society contributed most to the assimilation of new immigrants?
school
church
community centers
work
8
The expansion of railroads helped farmers by
raising the price of agriculture products
encouraging farmers to form coops
increasing the variety of crops grown
linking farmers with buyers from coast to coast
9
What groups did Carnegie and Rockefeller give money to?
scientific research
libraries
All of the above
colleges
10
How did schools contribute to the Americanization of immigrants?
taught reading and writing
taught American culture
study of different languages
taught everyone to get along
11
What is a philanthropist?
gives away money
gives away secrets
gives away advise
gives away food
12
Which of the following is a push factor for immigration to the US?
gold
land
money
war
13
Which of the following men was a philanthropist?
Andrew Carnegie
Boss Tweed
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Nast
14
What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act accomplish?
influence of labor unions was lessened
federal government attempted to end monopolies
railroads could not charge unfair rates
factory workers were guaranteed a part of company profits
15
The Homestead Act led to
the decrease in agricultural crops being grown
American Indians being sent back east
the settlement of the West
the discovery of gold
16
The primary objective of the Dawes Act was
to turn reservations into corporate farms
to end wars between Indians and the US military
to assimilate American Indians
to help American Indians invest in industry
17
Chief characteristics of The Gilded Age include
rights for women and minorities
big business and westward expansion
reform movements and revivals
literature and art
18
Which of the following is a pull factor for immigration to the US?
famine
religious persecution
freedom
war
19
Which of the following is a pull factor for immigration to the US?
poverty
jobs
religious persecution
war
20
Why did the Populist's want free coinage of silver?
reduce inflation
increase money in circulation
decrease influence of labor unions
raise campaign contribution limits
