STAAR GILDED AGE

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultrual corporations.

The primary objectives of the Dawes Act was to:

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• end warfare between American Indians and the US military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I

• Progressive Era

• Gilded age

• Roaring Twenties

The innovation of this transportation helped open up the national market.

• boats

• railroads

• automobiles

• horse drawn carriages

During the 19th and early 20th century, these men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?

• political parties

• democratic party

• political bosses

• republican party

Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.

• geopolitical

• political bosses

• anthropology

• philanthropy

Because of the rapid growth of industrialization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

• Rural farms

• Urbanized cities

• Suburbs cities

• Rural cities

Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from entering the country.

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Robber barons

• Nativists

In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?

• Margaret Sanger

• Jane Addams

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:

• The Baby Boom

• Immigration

• The Homestead Act

• Better Healthcare