Quiz Me! - Era: Gilded AgeTest your knowledge about the Gilded Age! 1 / 10Who was responsible for the development of electric power in 1879? George Washington Carver Henry Bessemer Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell 2 / 10How did Thomas Edison both demonstrate and protect his economic rights? Opened his “invention factory” at age 23 Built a whole team of engineers and scientists Registered 1,093 patents Created an electric vote recorder 3 / 10Who was responsible for the invention of the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell Samuel Morse Thomas Alva Edison W.E.B. DuBois 4 / 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. 5 / 10What was the primary purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? to limit monopolies to restrain labor unions to regulate merchant shipping to control the railroad industry 6 / 10After building a successful American steel company, this notable Scotsman dedicated his later years to helping those less fortunate. Henry Ford William Jennings Bryan Thomas Edison Andrew Carnegie 7 / 10In order to create their famous invention, Wilbur and Orville Wright engaged in a great deal of research and testing of - weather systems patents wings antitrust laws 8 / 10What factors influenced the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Trade deficits and a need to increase manufacturing Growing regulations and decreased Gold in California Wildfires in California and a tsunami in China An economic depression and resentment of cheap labor 9 / 10Who was the infamous political boss of New York’s Tammany Hall? Thomas Nast Boss Tweed Jacob Riis Upton Sinclair 10 / 10What was William Jennings Bryan’s message in his “Cross of Gold” speech? That those who fought for the Union forces would get to heaven for their sacrifice That the nation should adopt the gold standard That the Gilded Age was overrated That the nation’s currency should be backed by silver and gold Your score is Try another 10!
