Which of the following expresses characteristics from the Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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 agricultural corporations.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Thomas Edison was known for -
improving America's economy with his inventions
helping establish a free-enterprise economy
influencing the writing of the Declaration of Independence
fighting for progressive reforms that protect rural farmers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a result of nativist sentiments towards Chinese immigrants, the U.S. government passed the
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pendleton Act
4.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Millions of Irish families and individuals left Ireland because of (a) and immigrated to the United States for (b) . However, several Irish immigrants were discriminated against due to their (c) .
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —
increased need to protect worker interests
decreased power of political machines
increased demand for skilled workers
decreased profitability of the agricultural sector
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Individuals taking advantage of the Homestead Act wanted to --
take up arms against Cherokee Indians to remove them from the frontier
become a cowboy and earn money driving cattle across the Great Plains
help relocate the Native American tribes to reservations
settle the frontier by receiving free farmland from the government
7.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Identify the country where most immigrants originated from during the Gilded Age.
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