Quiz Me! - Events: Gilded AgeTest your knowledge about events in the Gilded Age! 1 / 10Which group that helped build the first transcontinental railroad faced discriminatory legislation in Congress in 1887? Vietnamese Chinese Italians Irish 2 / 10Which labor strike resulted in President Cleveland attempting to improve labor relations? The Haymarket Riot in 1886 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 The Homestead Strike in 1892 The Pullman Strike in 1894 3 / 10Who was most likely to benefit the least from the changes caused with the use of electric power? People who used electric streetcars for transportation. Workers who worked longer hours in factories. Women who used electric-powered appliances. Factory owners who could keep factories open around the clock. 4 / 10Why was the Klondike Gold Rush significant to the history of the United States? Seattle and San Francisco prospered because prospectors began their trips there. More than 100,000 prospectors rushed into the American territory. The gold rush took place on land that was sacred to North American indigenous people. Unlike other gold rushes, most prospectors found gold and became wealthy. 5 / 10Which group benefited the most from the Grange Movement? Grain elevator operators Farmers Railroad owners Women 6 / 10What was the final effort by the Lakota Sioux to halt the expansion of Americans moving west called? The Ghost Dance The Battle of Little BigHorn The Battle of Wounded Knee The Dawes Act 7 / 10Who was responsible for the invention of the telephone? Samuel Morse W.E.B. DuBois Thomas Alva Edison Alexander Graham Bell 8 / 10Which headline best explains the effects listed above? Transcontinental Railroad Meets at Promontory Point Western Settlement Opens Up Ford’s Assembly Line Changes National Economy Economy Roars in the 1920s 9 / 10Who was responsible for the development of electric power in 1879? Alexander Graham Bell Henry Bessemer Thomas Edison George Washington Carver 10 / 10Who was the infamous political boss of New York’s Tammany Hall? Upton Sinclair Boss Tweed Thomas Nast Jacob Riis Your score is Try another 10!
