The Gilded Age

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?

• Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside

• Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside

The Dawes Severalty Act dealt with which group in America?

• Indians (Native Americans)

• Immigrants

• Chinese

• Settlers

Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?

• The Immigrants and the Poor

• The Immigrants and Big Businesses

• The Poor and the Chinese

• The Chinese and the Big Businesses

The title given to people like Carnegie who invested their money to start businesses, such as his steel monopoly.

• Entrepreneurs

• Nativists

• Philanthropists

• Populists

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Nativism

• Assimilation

How did Political Machines use Infrastructure to gain power and manipulate Immigrants?

• Got them to work on those projects in exchange for votes

• Got them to work on those projects in exchange for money

• Kept them from getting those jobs

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

• Rural areas to Urban areas

• Urban areas to Rural areas

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

• "Boss" Tweed

• John Rockefeller

• Jane Adams

• Andrew Carnegie

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

• Political Machines

• Industrial Capitalists

• Robber Barons

• Labor Leaders

During the Gilded Age came the rise of monopolies which were-

• government bargains with organized crime

• businesses so large and powerful they had no competition

• large donation from rich individuals to public charities

• corrupt political engines which controlled city governments