What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

It allowed tribal lands to be split among individual members

One of the effects of industrialization during the Gilded Age was -

An increase in urbanization and overpopulation

How did the expansion of railroads benefit farmers?

giving them access to distant markets

The image above, most likely illustrates which of the following -

a view that Natives should to be assimilated/Americanized

Nativists in California would most likely have supported the

passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

One of the primary reasons that labor unions were formed was to:

protest poor working conditions

What effect did the transcontinental railroad have on the western frontier?

led to near extinction of buffalo and encouraged settlement

This was a challenge during the Klondike Gold Rush

It was freaking cold! And terrain was rough.

One reason for the expansion of machine politics in the 19th century was -

influx of immigrants that needed help in the new country

The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed primarily because -

nativists were angry at immigrants taking US jobs

One of the most significant effects of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was -

rose the standard of living in the West

Some big business owners were called robber barons because they -

eliminated competition using unfair methods

One major reason for settlement of the Great Plains regions was -

the availability of free public lands for homesteading

How did industrialization affect the lives of women and children?

They more often became wage earners

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1
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
It allowed tribal lands to be split among individual members
It moved all Native Americans to reservations
It provided free education to American Indian children
It restored former hunting grounds to the tribal ownership
2
One of the benefits of the laissez-faire policies towards the economy was -
allowed big business to grow
increased government regulations
the growth of labor unions
poor working conditions
3
The Bessemer process made better steel. Which tycoon used it.
Rockefeller
Joseph Pulitzer
J. P Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
4
This image illustrates how government decisions were often made by -
immigrant groups
labor unions
big businesses
Congressman
5
One of the effects of industrialization during the Gilded Age was -
An increase in urbanization and overpopulation
An increase in the population of rural areas
a decrease in urbanization in port cities
A decline in the growth of big businesses
6
How did the expansion of railroads benefit farmers?
raising prices of agricultural products
encouraging them to form agricultural cooperatives
increasing the variety of locally grown crops
giving them access to distant markets
7
The image above, most likely illustrates which of the following -
a view that Natives should to be assimilated/Americanized
the push towards U.S. citizenship for all Natives
The need for government quotas on immigration
The resentment towards Natives
8
Nativists in California would most likely have supported the
continuation of the contract labor system
creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream culture
9
The Homestead Act promoted westward expansion by -
providing more lands, promoting urbanization
limiting immigration
offering jobs to laborers
offering public lands for free
10
One of the primary reasons that labor unions were formed was to:
protest poor working conditions
promote immigration
support big business
protest poor living conditions
11
What effect did the transcontinental railroad have on the western frontier?
it protected Native Americans and the buffalo
it only affected a small strip of land
led to near extinction of buffalo and encouraged settlement
led to greater cooperation by Native Americans and cowboys
12
This was a challenge during the Klondike Gold Rush
It was freaking cold! And terrain was rough.
The altitude prevented the gold digging
Indian attacks prevented the gold digging
Rough terrain prevented gold digging.
13
One reason for the expansion of machine politics in the 19th century was -
influx of immigrants that needed help in the new country
federal restriction prevented voter influence at local level
increased immigration limited natural resources
Tight regulations on the economy did not allow urban growth
14
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed primarily because -
nativists were angry at immigrants taking US jobs
labor unions wanted to recruit workers
The railroad companies did not favor Chinese workers
to promote segregation
15
The images below, most likely illustrates the views of which of the following groups?
union leaders
political bosses
philanthropists
nativists
16
One of the most significant effects of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was -
it increased prices for consumers
limited the growth of big business
limited urbanization
rose the standard of living in the West
17
Some big business owners were called robber barons because they -
used their wealth for philanthropic activities
provided workers with better working conditions
eliminated competition using unfair methods
promoted a free enterprise economy
18
New immigrants in the Gilded Age tended to
move to suburbs
live a nomadic lifestyle
move to urban areas
move to rural areas
19
One major reason for settlement of the Great Plains regions was -
the availability of free public lands for homesteading
limited trade opportunities
Native Americans selling their tribal lands
the abundance of natural resources
20
How did industrialization affect the lives of women and children?
They became more educated
They rose as labor union leaders
They more often became wage earners
They earned higher social status as business owners.
21
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about monopolies and trusts?
they promoted safe working conditions
they lowered prices
they limited competition
they encouraged labor unions

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