The Gilded Age

Which of the following is a pull factor that drew immigrants to settle in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• a. famine

• b. land shortages

• c. religious persecution

• d. promise of a better life

What is the first thing that immigrants at Ellis Island encountered once they got off the ship?

• a. interrogation by a government investigator

• b. physical examination by a medical professional

• c. interviews for employment by local factory owners

• d. dark and crowded conditions with lice-infested bunks

What was one factor that contributed to the urbanization of the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• a. Immigrants settled mainly in the cities.

• b. Farmers were able to produce more food.

• c. A new American culture was being developed.

• d. Schools began offering education in English literacy.

What is one way that city governments attempted to handle the problems encountered by city residents?

• a. They enacted laws to regulate housing.

• b. They employed scientists to keep drinking water safe.

• c. They required factories to provide transportation for workers.

• d. They mandated that neighborhoods be connected by modern roads.

What did political machines do to make sure they won elections?

• a. They hired political cartoonists.

• b. They committed election fraud.

• c. They brought police forces to voting booths.

• d. They publicized political campaigns in newspapers.

Why did reformers consider the practice of patronage to be a bad idea?

• a. It stopped the two-party political system from being effective.

• b. It allowed government leaders to increase tariffs on foreign goods.

• c. It prevented the most qualified people from getting civil service jobs.

• d. It encouraged businesses to take kickbacks from large construction projects.

In the late 1800s, what was a common feature included in the urban planning of cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago?

• a. green space

• b. agricultural areas

• c. amusement parks

• d. fine art museums

What was one impact of the 90 percent literacy rate in the United States in the late 1800s?

• a. It lowered the price of newspapers.

• b. It encouraged advances in printing methods.

• c. It created more opportunities for higher education.

• d. It caused more authors to become famous for their works.

What was one way that bicycling influenced the lives of women?

• a. It gave them more independence.

• b. It allowed them to enter the work force.

• c. It stopped them from becoming suffragists.

• d. It prevented them from traveling without a chaperone.

Why did performing arts become popular in cities?

• a. People in cities were looking for new ways to spend their free time.

• b. People in cities were more open to different types of entertainment.

• c. Railroad workers endured harsh conditions and frequent accidents.

• d. Immigrant railroad workers earned as much money as the other workers.