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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 1800s, which development led to the other three?formation of labor unionsgrowth of industryfederal regulation of business trustsincreased demand for natural resources
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.World War IProgressive EraGilded ageRoaring Twenties
- 3. Multiple Choicein 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.Nativist ActMexican Repatriation ActDawes ActChinese Exclusion Act
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers helped lead many of this workers in....PhilanthropyLabor UnionsPolitical BossesCredit Unions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?boatsrailroadsautomobileshorse drawn carriages
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the rapid growth of Industrialization in the North people moved out of rural towns to ...Rural farmsUrbanized citiesSuburbsCalifornia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOne reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governmentsBelieved immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive landThought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exportsConsidered immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe tactic enabled Samuel Gompers to develop the AFL into the largest labor union in US?Allowing women and minorities to joinSigning up low-wage, unskilled immigrant laborersLobbying Congress to pass laws limited activities of rival unionsConcentrating on higher wages and better working conditions
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industryfactoriesrailroadscorporationstelephone
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Robber Baron?A Marxist of the latter part of the 19th century who encouraged the workers of the world to unite.A capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitationA capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through hard work and honestyAn anarchist
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy was it called the Transcontinental railroad?It crossed all the territory in the Louisiana TerritoryIt crossed from East coast to West coast of the countryIt crossed from Texas into MexicoIt connected all railroads in the Union
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competitionUnionizationOilgarchyMonopolyUrbanization
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe theory or policy that the government will not interfere with businessEntreprenuerdétenteLaissez FairePhilanthropy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe long time leader of the union known as the American Federation of LaborSamuel GompersTerrence PowderlyJohn P. MorganHenry Bessemer
- 15. Multiple ChoiceName for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages lowThe Robber BaronsAnarchistsPhilanthropistsAbolitionists
- 16. Multiple ChoiceTerm where the strongest, most clever, most efficient business will survive and the weak businesses will die out.Social DarwinismAmericanizationEconomies of ScaleHolding companies
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich law made it illegal for companies to work together to destroy competition, prevent free trade, or keep prices high or unfair?Pendelton Civil Service ActSherman Antitrust ActInterstate Commerce ActThe Chinese Exclusion Act
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMany of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were eventually declared illegal primarily because theyallowed children to work under unsafe conditionsdonated large sums of money to political candidatescombined companies that manufactured different productseliminated competition by forming monopolies
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800s, rapid industrial development resulted ina decrease in tariff ratesan increase in the price of farm productsan increase in the rate of urbanizationa decrease in population growth
- 20. Multiple ChoiceOne reason the AFL was successful was that this organizationfocused on the needs of skilled workersended the use of blacklists by employersrejected the use of strikes and boycottscalled for government ownership of industry
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1800 and 1860 came fromSouthern and Northern EuropeEastern and Western EuropeSouthern and Eastern EuropeNorthern and Western Europe
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?America is for AmericansThe streets are paved with goldAll immigrants strengthen AmericaGive me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
- 23. Multiple ChoiceMost nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the ...continuation of the contract labor systemcreating of settlement houses to aid new immigrantsassimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culturepassage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich government action from the 1800s resulted in significant migration within the United States?Embargo ActHomestead ActSherman Antitrust actFugitive Slave Law
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1870s, the Granger movement was organized to promote the interests offarmerssuffragistsfactory workersrecent immigrants
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 19th century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily toexplain the differences in income between the rich and the poorurge Congress to end immigrationencourage the passage of compulsory education lawssupport the growth of new political parties
- 27. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 1800s, which group strongly supported open immigration policies?southern farmersnativistsfactory ownersconservationists
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe growth of big business in the late 1800s resulted inthe widening of the economic gap between rich and poora reduction in child laborthe elimination of the middle classa shift in transportation investment from railroads to cars
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:UrbanizationRevolutionIndustrializationCivilization
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe mass movement of people from rural areas into towns and cities is called:UrbanizationRevolutionIndustrializationCivilization
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThis is NOT a cause of Urbanization during the Gilded AgeImmigrationClimate ChangeIndustrializationThe Great Migration
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThis is NOT a cause for the Great MigrationEscaping racial segregation of the SouthEscaping SharecroppingAttracted by the Cultural boom in citiesEscaping Disease in South
- 33. Multiple ChoiceMost immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?Washington, D.C.Ellis IslandAngel IslandBaltimore
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the living conditions of most immigrants in the Gilded Age?Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people aroundMost immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildingsMost immigrants lived in single-family homesMost immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be considered a negative impact of the America's Industrial Revolution-Increased production of goodsChild labor in Northern factoriesIncreased export of American made goodsGrowth of manufacturing in the Northeast United States
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the battle of Wounded Knee significant?Represented the end of Native American warsChief Wootan led the Indians to victoryLed to the formation of a new Indian NationPresident Grant was killed during battle
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Hall are examples of how John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegiesupported philanthropic activities in societyapplied scientific discoveries to industryattempted to undermine the U.S. economic systemManipulated government and formed the illuminati
- 38. Multiple ChoiceFor whose rights did the American Federation of Labor fight?The richThe skilled and unskilled labor forceThe politiciansThe former slaves of America
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat industry had the largest impact on the growth of steel production?RailroadsSky scrapersSubmarinesAgricultre
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe 2 main ways Boss Tweed made money was fromRailroads and SteelSteel and OilKickbacks and PayoffsHorizontal and Vertical Integration
- 41. Multiple ChoiceA Chinese immigrant leaves China for the US to work on the transcontinental railroad.PushPull
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA Mexican family moves to the US to get away from the drug wars in Mexico.PushPull
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA Norwegian family leaves Norway in the 1800's because the US is selling cheap landPushPull
- 44. Multiple ChoiceDemography is the study of:world economic conditionsmountains and other physical features on the landscapeurban areasstatistics related to the changing structure of human population
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWilliam “Boss” Tweed and other leaders stole millions of dollars fromNew York CityChicagoClevelandPhilidelphia
- 46. Multiple ChoiceHow did political machines help people?giving them jobsgiving them moneypaying for funeralsall of these
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich event weakened the influence of the Knights of Labor?the Haymarket Square Riotthe Credit Mobilier Scandalthe passage of the Sherman-Antitrust Actthe passage of the Dawes Act
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich photojournalist brought attention to the horrible conditions in which immigrants lived in his work "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York"?Upton SinclairAlfred T MahanJacob RiisIda Tarbell
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich person was an influential political boss who ran Tammany Hall in New York City?Samuel GompersAndrew CargegieEugene DebsWilliam Tweed
- 50. Multiple ChoiceLaissez-faire is an economic philosophy that was favored by many big business leaders of the late 19th century. Which statement best describes the role of government that is following the philosophy of laissez-fair?The government tells businesses which goods they should produceThe government makes regulations that help business but harm cunsumersThe government does not interfere in business practicesThe government is highly involved in business practices
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWho exposed the illegal activities of William March "Boss" Tweed, a powerful New York City politician?Mark TwainWilliam Randolph HearstHoratio AlgerThomas Nast
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat was an important result of the Haymarket Riot?It led to higher wages in the railroad industryIt caused extensive damage throughout Homestead, PennsylvaniaIt made employers and Americans suspicious of unionsIt drove the Pullman Palace Car Company into bankruptcy
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of material does the Bessemer process produce?Strong, lightweight steelCheap, clean oilFlexible, moldable silverClean, safe coal
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhich policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation?Laissez-faireProtective tariffsCollective Bargainingcartels
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the impact of the invention of electric streetcars, commuter trains, and subways in the late 1800s?Rural regions grew in population and diversityTraffic in downtown areas was disrupted and caused many problemsUrban life changed very little but life on farms changed dramaticallysuburbs grew in population due to the ease of commuting
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThe expansion of American settlement to the Great Plains most likely causedthe near extinction of millions of buffalothe destruction of thousands of acres of foreststhe draining of marshlands and swampsthe construction of a network of canals to ship crops
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the US government create reservations for the Plains Indians?stop fighting between warring tribesprotect their unique culturetake advantage of their hunting skillsuse their land for mining and ranching
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Plains Indians fight against moving onto reservations?Pioneers’ trails crossed over the reservations.They would no longer be able to hunt and live the traditional way.The reservations had to host different tribes.The reservations were too far from water.
- 59. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Dawes Act, what did Congress believe about Native Americans?American Indians should live like white people.American Indians should to be able to control their own reservations.Traditional Indian culture should be celebrated.Traditional land use like hunting should be improved with new technology.
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following factors contributed to the demise of the open-range system?The use of sod for housesThe invention of barbed wireThe development of railroadsThe disappearance of big mining companies
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 provide?It recognized Native American tribes as independent nations.It presented land to individual Native American tribes.It improved conditions on reservations.It granted each Native American family a 160-acres farmstead.
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best explains what the Dawes Act did?a. it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whitesa. it put bounties on buffalo, with the goal of starving the Native Americansa. it gave free land to white settlersit allowed the railroads to build on private land
- 63. Multiple Choice__________________ refers to the belief that Native Americans should give up their way of life to become part of “white” culture.Reconstructionassimilationpopulismcultural separation
- 64. Multiple ChoiceChief Joseph, Sitting Bull, and Geronimo shared what common experience?Beneficiaries of peace treaties with US governmentResisted efforts to displace their peoples from traditional homelandsPopular figures in Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowOpposed tactics of Apache and Cheyenne
- 65. Multiple ChoiceUnder this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers.Dawes ActHomestead ActInterstate Commerce ActPendelton Act
- 66. Multiple Choice
What was the goal of these measures?To keep Asian immigrants out of American societyTo assimilate Asian immigrants into American societyTo encourage Americans to become more multiculturalTo give Asian and European immigrants the same treatment - 67. Multiple ChoiceGoals for Economic Improvement for Workers
· sought higher pay for workers
· demanded an 8 hour work day
· demanded better working conditions
· sought closed shops
The goals listed above support the efforts of which organization?Women’s Trade Union LeagueDaughter’s of the American RevolutionAmerican Federation of LaborNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People - 68. Multiple Choice- Desire to unite family and friends
- Transcontinental Railroad completed
- Precious minerals such as gold and silver are discovered
The pull factors above led to ...the decrease of nativismincreased immigrationimproved Indian relationsevents of the Industrial Revolution - 69. Multiple ChoiceThis image best supports the conclusion that immigrants to America were most influenced by -the gold that would be found in parts of Americathe desire of America’s social reformers to assist poorthe dream of many immigrants to escape poverty or persecutionthe opportunities available in the American labor market for employment and benefits
- 70. Multiple ChoiceTHEY WOULD CLOSE TO THE NEW-COMER THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIED THEM AND THEIR FATHERS OVER
Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?Union leadersPolitical bossesPhilanthropistsNativists - 71. Multiple ChoiceNineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated —limiting federal military power through the organization of local militiasconserving natural resources through the creation of national parksglobalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreementspromoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration
- 72. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following effects did the Frontier Wars NOT have on the Native Americans?many died in battlemany died from hunger and diseasesmany lost their traditional way of life on reservationsmany developed new technology to fight diseases
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the United States do to change the lifestyle of Natives?The U.S eliminated most if not all Native tribesNatives are placed in reservationsThe U.S respected the traditions and life of Natives and left them aloneNatives experience famine and drought
- 74. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Cyrus McCormick develop?Wind MillsSteamboatHarvesting machineTom Thumb
- 75. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes Thomas Nast?corrupt politicianleader in big businesspolitical cartoonistwriter and social commentator
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one of the dangers of living in a tenement?Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions.Tenements were owned by landlords that lived in areas that were far away.Families had to live within walking distance of the industrial plants and factories.Tenements typically housed more than one family in the same apartment.
- 77. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people made up the majority of immigrants to America before 1870?Scandinavian CatholicsChinese BuddhistsEuropean ProtestantsSouth American Jews
- 78. Multiple Choicethe Gilded Age was characterized by a booming economy and ...political corruptionsweeping political reformsgreat social equalityprosperity for everyone
- 79. Multiple Choicenativists saw immigrants asthreat to their jobsgood source of votessupporters of reform
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?The availability of buffaloThe discovery of precious metalsA series of federal land grantsA decrease in agricultural production
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