The Gilded Age Review Questions

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to cities in the North during the early 20th century?

• Increased availability of jobs in the North

• Farmers' need for agricultural laborers

• Unfulfilled immigrants could find work in the North

• Blacks desired to escape the prejudices of the South

Which of the following was Congress's first attempt to regulate monopolies in the United States?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following was passed in response to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• the Pendleton Act

• the Sherman Antitrust Act

• the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following describes the Knights of Labor? A. A national labor union B. An American Federation of Labor C. A powerful lobby D. A political party

• A national labor union

• An American Federation of Labor

• A powerful lobby

• A political party

Which of the following describes the American Federation of Labor?

• A. A national labor union

• B. An American Federation of Labor

• C. A powerful lobby

• D. A political party

Which of the following describes the Populist Party?

• A. A national labor union

• B. An American Federation of Labor

• C. A powerful lobby

• D. A political party

Which of the following describes the Pullman Strike?

• A. A national labor union

• B. An American Federation of Labor

• C. A powerful lobby

• D. A political party

Which of the following describes the Haymarket Riot?

• A national labor union

• An American Federation of Labor

• A powerful lobby

• A political party

Which of the following describes the Homestead Strike?

• A national labor union

• An American Federation of Labor

• A powerful lobby

• A political party

Which of the following describes the Pullman Strike?

• A. A national labor union

• B. An American Federation of Labor

• C. A powerful lobby

• D. A political party