Gilded Age & Westward Expansion

Based on the illustration and your knowledge of history, why were these individual immigrating to the United States?

Select THREE correct answers.

• They were escaping violence and famine in their home countries.

• They were looking for jobs and economic opportunities.

• Nativism and Social Darwinism were expanding in U.S. cities.

• They were escaping religious persecution in their home countries.

• U.S. cities had abundant and comfortable tenement buldings.

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USH.3(C) [R]

USH.28(A)

Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy included many ​ (a)   which enhanced American Education

• libraries
• science labs
• orchestras

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USH.23(A) [S]

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.

• Golden Age

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Roaring Twenties

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USH.3(B) [R]

Match each of the political issues to their impact

• Civil Service Reform

• Ended patronage and required exams to attain government jobs

• American Indian Removal

• Corruption and unfair practices in government and voting

• Growth of Political Machines

• Removal, destruction of culture, forced assimilation

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USH.3(A) [R]

William Boss Tweed was an American politician most notable for being part of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party ​ (a)   that played a major role in the politics of New York City and state.

• political machine
• political parties
• political offerings
• political infrastructures

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USH.3(A) [R]

USH.28(B)

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the growth of railroads in the late 1800s?

• Railroads increased the demand for steel

• Railroads increased markets and brought urbanization to many areas

• Railroads created raw materials for industry

• Railroads reduced the need for steamships

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USH.3(B) [R]

USH.28(B)

​ (a)   led to innovations like the Bessemer Process which resulted in faster production of steel and other products.

• Industrialization
• Farm Issues
• Cattle Ranching

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USH.3(B) [R]

Why did labor unions form in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Workers wages were too high

• Government regulations required unions to form

• Poor working conditions, low pay and unfair treatment

• Reduction of required immigrant regulations

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USH.3(B) [R]

The excerpt is from a law passed in 1882. What led Congress to pass this law?

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• State legislation that limited the formation of labor unions

• Rising wages for factory workers

• Increasing Nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment

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USH.15(C) [S]

Which of the following are examples of ways the federal government attempted to assimilate American Indians? Select two correct answers

• American Indian artifacts were displayed in public places

• American Indians were allowed to return to their native lands

• American Indian children were sent to boarding schools

• American Indians were denied access to basic goods

• American Indian tribal lands were divided into individual plots

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USH.25(B) [S]