American History: The Gilded Age

What was the purpose of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

Who discovered and wrote a book about the process of evolution through natural selection?

What was the purpose of the Spoils System/Patronage?

Which of the following opened the door to higher education for the American middle class?

Who twisted the meaning of biological evolution to make it fit an opressive narrative of the rich over the poor?

Which of the following established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)?

Who became president because of the Compromise of 1877?

Which championed state and local control of government and felt personal liberty was more important than moral reform?

Which of the following presidents was assassinated?

Which group wanted some measure of civil service reform?

What era of American history occurred between the Reconstruction Era and the Progressive Era?

Who was the American robber baron who was a financier and investment banker duirng the Gilded Age?

Which of the of the following was invented during America's Second Industrial Revolution?

What was the free silver movement of the Gilded Age?

Who is the reporter that brought to light the unlivable conditions of tenement houses?

What economic policy is based on a belief that a free market will produce the solutions to economic and social problems?

What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?

What is the purpose of a monopoly?

Who assassinated President James Garfield?

Which was an agrarian-based political party aimed at improving conditions for farmers during the late 1800's?

Which political party during the Gilded Age promoted policies benefitting banks and businesses?

Which of the following supported the continuation of the Spoils System/Patronage?

Which of the following was an alliance of skilled workers' trade unions?

Which of the following presidents was related to a former president?

Which of the following presidents served two non-consecutive terms?

Which of the following led to the rise of the middle class in the U.S.?

Known as "the Commodore," who was the American robber baron that built his wealth in railroads and shipping?

Who led the American Railway Union during the Gilded Age?

Which of the following presidents was assassinated?

Who designed a popular sleeping railroad car?

What event prompted the downfall of the Knights of Labor?

Who authored the Gospel of Wealth, arguing that the rich should engage in philanthropy and help the deserving poor?

What groups formed during the Gilded Age to help with workers' rights?

What did the South receive from the Compromise of 1877?

Who was the party boss of the political machine Tammany Hall in New York City?

Who led the Knights of Labor during the Gilded Age?

Which is the first major labor organization in the United States that pressed for the eight hour work day?

Which of the following created a national railroad strike during the Gilded Age?

Which robber baron led the expansion of the American steel industry?

Which president is considered the last of the Gilded Age presidents?

Which of the following resulted in the forced closure of banks and railroads and drove down wages and crop prices?

Which of the following restricts the activities and power of labor unions?

What is the purpose of a workers' strike?

Which of the following presidents was not elected president?

Which group of workers was involved in the Homestead Strike of 1892?

What do anarchists want?

Who led the American Federation of Laborers (AFL) during the Gilded Age?

What was the purpose of political machines during the Gilded Age?

What do you call replacement workers during a strike?

Who was the American robber baron who founded Standard Oil?