Gilded Age - US History

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by -

• Campaigning for women's suffrage
• advocating the use of poll taxes
• making improvements in urban infrastructure
• providing public assistance for former slaves

47. During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for -

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased teperance regulations

64. Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

• Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.
• Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.
• Speculators bought large parcels of land and the built factory towns to attrract new immigrants.
• Native Americans sold most of theirtribal lands directly to railroads companies.

52. Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union Leaders
• Philanthropists
• Political Bosses
• Nativists

46. What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?

• The rapid influx of immigrants mae it difficult for local governments to provide basic services.
• Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing governments decisions at the local level
• the economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth
• settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.
• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
• Business needed to hire skilled workers
• Factories could extend working hours

21. Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo
• The discovery of precious metal
• A series of federal land grants
• A decrease in agricultural production

26. Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced
• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed
• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States
• Irish families immigrated to the United States

42. Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900s as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear
• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations
• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions
• Factory owners introduced wage equity policies for women in the workplace

64. Reasons for Economic Problems of the Gilded Age
- Rapid growth of trusts and monopolies
- Ruthless business tactics of the robber barons
- Use of unfair practices by the railroads such as rebates, pools, and differential rates
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by -

• passing the Interstate Commerce Act
• implementing the silver standard for currency
• creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
• establishing a new tax on capital gains