The Industrialization and the Gilded Age Test
Which sentence best supports the idea that Mrs. Mallard, in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," viewed her husband's death as a source of freedom?
"But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome."
How did the Grange respond to the challenges farmers faced in the late 1800s? Select the two correct answers.
-It passed state laws to regulate railroad rates and grain elevator fees. -It created cooperatives so farmers could pool their resources and bargain collectively.
What were consequences of The Long Walk? Select the two correct answers.
-The Navajo returned to their homeland after the reservation was deemed a failure. -Many American Indians died from poor living conditions.
Which illegal practices were sometimes used by political machines such as Tammany Hall to influence public policy? Select the two correct answers.
-bribery -kickbacks
How did mining contribute to western migration in the 1800s?
A few miners found gold and other valuable metals, leading many people to establish stores and other businesses near the newly rich.
How did the development of the trust change the way businesses operated?
A small group of people could now own and operate multiple companies in an industry.
How did industrialization improve life for many Americans?
Advances in technology led to more conveniences and a higher standard of living for a growing middle class.
"Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies aboveDon't fence me inLet me ride thru the wide-open country that I loveDon't fence me in . . ." -By Cole Porter and Bob Fletcher Use the passage to answer the question. What struggle in the western frontier are the lines in the poem most likely describing?
Cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.
What legal action during the Civil War ended slavery in states that had left the Union?
Emancipation Proclamation
Use the quote to answer the question. "We mean to uphold the dignity of labor" -Knights of Labor Did labor unions succeed in this goal in the late 1800s? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.
I say that they did. They had to have multiple strikes like the Homestead Strike. Not to mention, it was more than 5 people (if the strikes only involved 5 people, I would say that they didn't succeed in upholding the dignity of labor). Eventually, they even stopped kids from having to work in factories. In 1938, there was a law passed, The Fair Labor Standards Act. It changed the way Americans live.
Use the quotation to answer the question. It is said that the quality of recent immigration is undesirable. The time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, are now numbered among our best citizens. —Grover Cleveland, 1897 What argument is President Cleveland making in this statement?
Immigrants and their children can be good citizens.
What effect did mechanized farming have on the environment?
It contributed to a depletion of water sources.
How did the Farmers' Alliance contribute to the rise of the Populist movement?
It united farmers from many different parts of the country into a single movement.
What was life like for factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?
Urban workers' wages were very low and made it difficult to live.
Which of the following was a major challenge of urban living in the late 1800s?
crowded living conditions
Which of the following inventions contributed to the increase of industry in cities in the late 1800s?
electric power
Read the passage from Judge Harlan's dissent of Plessy v. Ferguson. Determine which highlighted excerpt most clearly shows Harlan's objection to the ruling. It was said in argument that the statute of Louisiana does not discriminate against either race, but prescribes a rule applicable alike to white and colored citizens. But this argument does not meet the difficulty. Everyone knows that the statute in question had its origin in the purpose, not so much to exclude white persons from railroad cars occupied by blacks, as to exclude colored people from coaches occupied by or assigned to white persons. Railroad corporations of Louisiana did not make discrimination among whites in the matter of commodation for travelers. The thing to accomplish was, under the guise of giving equal accommodation for whites and blacks, to compel the latter to keep to themselves while traveling in railroad passenger coaches. No one would be so wanting in candor as to assert the contrary. The fundamental objection, therefore, to the statute, is that it interferes with the personal freedom of citizens.
it interferes with the personal freedom of citizens.
Which challenge faced by farmers during the late 1800s was caused by overproduction of crops?
low crop prices
What were the artists of the Ashcan school of art best known for?
showing urban life in a realistic manner
Which of these was a goal shared by the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?
the eight-hour workday
Which of the following was a response to the poor living conditions of tenement housing?
the settlement house movement
What major problem did the Hispanic Americans in the Southwest face?
white settlers taking their land from them
What motivated the mass migration of many African Americans to Kansas in the 1800s?
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton encouraged African Americans to move to Kansas for better opportunities.
What happened as a result of J.P. Morgan's work in the financial industry?
He helped form some successful businesses that are still in existence today.
Use the political cartoon to answer the question. The arrest of "Boss Tweed"—another good joke. The Shadow of Justice. "I'll make some of you cry yet." "Sheriff Brennan merely nodded to Mr. Tweed, bade him 'Good-day,' and laying his hand tenderly on his shoulder, said laughingly, 'You're my man!' It seemed like a deliciously cool joke, and judging from the faces, it was. —New York Tribune." In a paragraph, interpret the message of this Thomas Nast political cartoon, which shows Boss Tweed laughing as he is being arrested while the Shadow of Justice looks on. Be sure to read the captions carefully and consider what each character in the cartoon might represent. In particular, what is suggested by the words of Sheriff Brennan and the Shadow of Justice?
The relationship between the sheriff and Boss Tweed is supposed to show the corruption of the situation and Justice is suggesting that eventually Tweed will be truly caught (which he was).
Why were immigrants who arrived from southern and eastern Europe targets of discrimination?
Their religious practices were unfamiliar to other Americans.
Which of the following contributed to the industrialization of the U.S. in the late 1800s?
There were many immigrant workers willing to work long hours for low wages.
What did the three authors Edward Bellamy, Henry George, and Thorstein Veblen have in common?
They all believed that the industrial age was bad for America.
Why were immigrants from southern and eastern Europe more likely than immigrants from northern and western Europe to settle in cities?
They couldn't afford to move out of the cities they arrived in.
Why did white Southern Democrats disenfranchise black men?
They feared the consequences of African Americans having political power.
