Period 6 APUSH

Who coined the term 'Gilded Age'?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Mark Twain

• Andrew Carnegie

People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

• Ruralization

• Urbanization

• Colonization

• None of these

In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wabash v. Illinois, Congress created the

• McKinley Tariff.

• Sherman Antitrust Act.

• Pendleton Act.

• Interstate Commerce Commission.

This 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 I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 

• Nativists
• Political bosses
• Miners
• Labor leaders

Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes

• Nativist
• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Robber Barons

Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

• Oil

• Steel

• Railroads

• Finance

In the 1870's and 1880's, American farmers began to join together. They wanted fair treatment from banks and the railroads. Which was not an organization of farmers for farmers?

• National Labor Relations Board

• National Grange

• Farmers Alliance