CSmith U.S. Unit 7: Gilded Age Review

And be it further enacted, That the person applying for the benefit of this act shall, upon application to the register of the land office…make a sworn statement… that he or she is the head of a family, or is twenty-one years or more of age, or shall have performed service in the army or navy of the United States… and that such application is made for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation… on payment of ten dollars, he or she shall thereupon be permitted to enter the quantity of land specified: 160 acres.

How did the law above impact the development of the U.S.A.?

• It ended slavery

• It increased industrialism in American cities

• It accelerated western migration and settlement

• It established racial segregation in the nation

And be it further enacted, That the person applying for the benefit of this act shall, upon application to the register of the land office…make a sworn statement… that he or she is the head of a family, or is twenty-one years or more of age, or shall have performed service in the army or navy of the United States… and that such application is made for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation… on payment of ten dollars, he or she shall thereupon be permitted to enter the quantity of land specified: 160 acres.

Which of the following groups would be most impacted by the law above?

• American urban workers working in industrial settings

• Industrialists in charge of monopolists

• American women advocating for suffrage

• Native Americans in the Great Plains

The poster shown was a result of which of the following government actions?

• Dawes Act of 1877

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

• 14th Amendment

• The Freedman's Bureau

The change shown above is an example of of

• Cultural appropriation

• Imperialism

• Expansionism

• Cultural assimilation

The trend shown in the graph led to

• Increased poverty in rural America

• A decline in Western settlement

• A rise in industrial production nationally

• the end of child labor in the U.S.A.

The invention shown in the picture led to

• Increased costs of living for American consumers

• Decreased safety in American households

• Increase productivity in American workplaces

• Economic recession due to decline in oil usage

The graph shows the impacts of what major development in the U.S.A.?

• Industrial Revolution

• Women's Suffrage Movement

• Spanish-American War

• Agricultural Revolution

The trend on the graph shown occurred because

• Cities became cleaner and more considerable

• American government passed laws requiring workers move to cities

• Available jobs and opportunities existed in cities more than rural areas

• A lack of available land and space in America

Which of the following individuals had the greatest impact on the change shown in the graph?

• John D Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Abraham Lincoln

• J.P. Morgan

The character in the cartoon above is most closely associated with which of the following economic concepts?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Monopoly

• Venture capitalism